[Albion Wilde]

Let your Spirit move around us, between us and within us changing our hearts and minds to live as one people: your people. Use each of us as a blessing to others in our schools, neighborhoods, towns, cities, our nation and the world. We pray in Jesus name, who even now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Hallelujah, amen, dear UMCRevMom.

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In Flanders Fields

“In Flanders Fields” was written during WWI by Canadian physician and Lt Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially unsatisfied with it, threw it away. “In Flanders Fields” was first published in 1915 in the London magazine Punch. One of the most quoted poems of war, its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers in Europe resulted in the poppy becoming one of the world’s most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict.

[hoosiermama]

We read in church Sunday

President gave the emperor a gift of a hand made viola made in WV - the Appalachian area and a picture of Aaron Copeland.
Here’s Copeland Appalachian Spring written in 1945 (end of WWII)
Note the Shaker hymn SIMPLE GIFTS at the end of suite

We witness in so many ways. Not always obvious!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxfjl_SYn5s