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as the rock bears the weather

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not a lot, just forever A sermon on some initial conclusions of Qoheleth : I know what the Quester is talking about in today’s passage. I have dyslexia . Now, dyslexia is relatively common , so you may already know a thing or two about it. But once, when I was talking to friends, I said numbers, letters, and words don’t sit still in my head. They move around. I can’t just mentally keep track of them. Anyway, I’ve been told that’s not a bad description. Blessedly , though, I was diagnosed with dyslexia early . Of course, this was before IEPs. But my teachers were made to understand my situation. And many of them took time to help me learn the material, too. Nevertheless , school was mostly a humbling experience. There was no way standardized tests were going to go well for me. Most of the time, it just takes me longer to get my head around something. Given that, it was almost inevitable I would fall behind .   …But here’s the thing about dyslexia: once you learn someth...

if i could I would break into flower

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if i could i would no longer be barren Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23: Prayer: Lord, may the words of my lips and the meditations of all our hearts bear the fruit of your kingdom, be it a hundred, sixty or thirty-fold. Amen . Shall we have a story? I know I’m dying. Well, I’m getting older, at least. My feet are more coarse, yet these dirt paths give me more trouble… My sisters and brothers, though, they support me. And I think I’m okay with dying. Well, who can ever say they are okay with their own death? Still, though, sometimes a peace settles over me. And in those moments, I at least feel okay with the idea that I will die. And in those moments of peace that surpass my understanding or need, I think back over my life… And, it is funny what comes to you; what memories are clear and vivid and what memories just fall away. I remember that day on the beach. I was much younger then, full of getup and ambition; a new tax-collector. My sister dragged me there. There was...