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The Sons of Martha

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In a comment the other day Leo mentioned this poem by Kipling (not the cake guy, the other one). The Sons of Martha Rudyard Kipling 1907 The sons of Mary seldom bother, for they have inherited that good part; But the Sons of Martha favour their Mother of the careful soul and the troubled heart. Read More …

The Work of Christmas Begins

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When The Song of Angels Is Stilled –  Howard Thurman When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and the princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flocks, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, Read More …