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A Lenten Reflection Give up complaining——focus on gratitude. Give up pessimism——become an optimist. Give up harsh judgments——think kindly thoughts. Give up worry——trust Divine Providence. Give up discouragement——be full of hope. Give up bitterness——turn to forgiveness. Give up hatred——return good for evil. Give up negativism——be positive. Give up anger——be more patient. Give up pettiness——become mature. Give up gloom——enjoy the beauty that is all around you. Give up jealousy——pray for trust. Give up gossiping——control your tongue. Give up sin——turn to virtue. Give up giving up——hang in there!   via EWTN  "Lenten Reflections" Be sure to click here for  a lenten prayer.

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New Church   Signs Life is not the way it's supposed to be.  It's the way it is.  The way we cope with it, is what makes the difference .  

Hunting on Sunday  I  had  everything  planned  and  had  told  my  wife   I would not be going to church with her on Sunday. My  wife  reminded  me  that  Sunday  was  the Sabbath  Day  and  hunting  a  trophy buck should not   be   part   of   the   Sabbath.      I  scouted  the  area  all  summer.       I searched out the best location for my tree-stand.    I set  it  all  up  a  month  ahead  of  time.    I  trailed   the   herd.    I  picked  out  a  trophy  buck.   Two  days  before opening  day  I  rechecked     every  aspect  of  the  hunt. ...

4 Worms In Church   Four  worms and a lesson to be learned!!!!       A  minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.   Four worms were placed into four separate jars.   The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.   The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.   The third worm was put into a container of chocolate  syrup.   The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.   At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results: The first worm in alcohol . . . . . ..  Dead. The  second worm in cigarette smoke . .   Dead! Third  worm in chocolate syrup . . . Dead! . Fourth  worm in good clean soil . . Alive…!       So  the Minister asked the...

A woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled: 'Stop! Acts 2:38!' (i.e.,  R epent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins may be forgiven . )   The burglar stopped dead in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar: 'Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell scripture to you.' 'Scripture?' replied the burglar. 'She said she had an Axe and Two 38s!'