Tag Archives: Grace

At just the right time benediction

Posted on April 20, 2018 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Years ago, I found myself sitting at the dinner table of one of my literary heroes, Wendell Berry, on his farm in Henry County, Kentucky. At the end of the evening, Berry made it clear it was time for me … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of the Glorious Cross

Posted on April 1, 2016 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

I can’t let go of Easter that fast. I can’t let go of Jesus at all. Easter lingers and clings and integrates my whole life; it draws me into Christ’s own Holy life. We recently returned from a month long … Continue reading →

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Prayer of Thanksgiving

Posted on October 9, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For trees and … Continue reading →

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Serenity Prayer

Posted on March 6, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

  The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer authored by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), but is best known for being adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs.  Though clearly circulating in oral form for many years, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Clears the Temple: Matthew 21:12

Posted on February 23, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Don’t stop with the cheat at the table or the liar standing in the way; Just like You upset the advantaged few or the in-on-it many; Come and clear out the orgy in me, Your house of prayer. “Jesus Christ, … Continue reading →

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