EASTER SUNDAY

HE IS RISEN!

Prayer,

Grant, O merciful God, that in the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ we
may indeed have our portion, for in His holy name we pray. Amen.

                             The Gelasian Sacramentary

HOLY SATURDAY

Prayer

O Christ, look with favor on our aspirations and prayers, and make prosperous
to us this coming holy night of Easter, that in it we may rise from the dead
and pass over unto life. Amen.

__Old Gallican Collect

The Good Shepherd Is Slain.

Prayer

Almighty and Everlasting God, who willed that our Savior should take upon
Him our flesh and should suffer death upon the cross, so that all mankind
should follow the example of His great humility, mercifully grant that we may
both imitate the model of His patience and become partakers of His Resurrection;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

__Saint Andrew's Missal.

Supreme Court Deciding Same Sex Marriage; Is Polygamy A Fundamental Right? Asks Justice Sotamayor.

• Having numerous wives is a problem.
• That's why there is a law against it.
• Not for Muslims or Mormons.
• The Bible says no to either lifestyle.
• Polygamy is at least a natural sex union.
• Wives in polygamy do not have equal rights.
•  Observe Muslim's treatment of women.
• Gays and others; be satisfied with civil unions.
• Just some thoughts for today.

This excellent report from CNSNEWS by Penny Starr.

30 Or More Benghazi Survivors Missing After Six Months.

• Something is very strange and smelly here. Scary.
• Who are these survivors?
• Do they have relatives or friends who want to know their whereabouts?
• A choice scoop for the media, so far no takers.
• Breitbart's group working on this?
• Just some thoughts for today.

Report from FORBES by Richard Miniter.

Why Does U.S. Home Security Need 1.6 Billion Bullets?

• The news article comments the 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition divided by 120,000 agents is 13 thousand for each agent.
• How many rounds does our military require?
• Home Security so far has made no comment or denial.
• Are they buying up all the ammunition to keep it away from American citizens?
• It has also been reported that DHS is also buying large quantities of armored cars.
• Just some thought for today.

This news report and commentary from WESTERN CENTER FOR JOURNALISM by Ave Joe.

Obamacare Appears to Fall Dramatically Short of Its Promises.

• Obama, may hold the record on lies.
• How long will the uninformed or greedy voters who voted for Obama wake up?
• There are at this time, several impeachable offenses,  but no one dares.
• Not yet anyway.
• This bill passed in a few hours without anyone reading it. 
• That's a crime in itself. Dereliction of duty, which these congress critters swore to uphold.
• In the military, a severe penalty would incur. 
• We cannot get true and fair justice with ignorant voters.

More to read from this excellent editorial from the WASHINGTON POST.

Sunday Psalm and Prayer.

Psalm 1

Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel
   of the ungodly,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and
   night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives
   away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the
   judgement.
Nor sinners in the congregation of the
   righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the
   righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

New King James Version 

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

China's World Largest Solar Company Is Bankrupt. Not Government Subsidized, That's Why.

• With their cheap labor, and still going bankrupt, what does that indicate about U.S., Germany and others in solar manufacturing with 10 times labor rate?
• Will U.S. Congress get the message and stop subsidizing Green Energy?
• Drilling for more oil is the only way.
• Technology continues to improve on emission controls.
• Wind power will be the next to to bankrupt.
• Green Energy, is not the way to a clean environment. 
• Just some thoughts for today.

More to read from the WASHINGTON FREE BEACON

100,000 Federal Workers May Be Fired for $1 Billion In Delinquent Taxes.

• Good work by Republican Rep. James Chaffetz of Utah.
• Will be hard to get through the Senate.
• If they get fired, we may find out that we can get along fine without them.
• If the Senate does not pass it, bring it up again in for the 2014 election.

More to read from the AMERICAN THINKER by Thomas Lifson.

Sequester Killed 7 Marines Says Sen. Reid. A Shamful Politicizing a Tragedy.

• What a stupid and insensitive remark for anyone to say!
• A crisis not wasted.
• Does the Senator have any friends  or relatives in the military?
• If his Democratic colleagues offer no protest, they are just like the idiot Senator.
• Oh, it was taken out of context; will be what the media will come out to cover for their madman in the U.S. Senate.
• Just a thought today.

 This news from REAL CLEAR POLITICS. 

Food Stamps Should Be for Food; Not Sodas and Chips. Your Government Is Supporting Unhealthful Policies.

• Cheetos and Pepsi, perhaps have a strong lobby in Congress.
• Do any of these food stamp users know how to cook from scratch?
• Microwave is as common as the TV remote.
• Efficiency is great, if it gets you to work on time.

 An excerpt from the excellent article,

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has proposed limiting SNAP purchases to whole grains; fresh, frozen or low-sodium canned vegetables; beans; and fruits. This meal plan would supply 65 percent less fat than the average American diet and twice the fiber, according to the committee.

• Democrat voters and food stamp lobbyists are in control, and it will be hard to change their unhealthful ways.

More to read from WASHINGTON POST by Charles Lane.

Sarah Palin: Your Next Move, We Are Ready!

• She can do it!
• Main Stream Media has spent it's fire on her and she still hits them back.
• God, be on her side.

Many Americans Are Redeeming 401K's and IRA's to Pay Bills. Plus Paying Taxes and Penalties.

• The government probably looked at this many trillions of retirement funds to balance the budget by raising taxes and penalty fees.
• Or outright seizure of the funds.
• Most of the funds have lost value since 2009.
• Investors hanging in there to recoup loss.
• How they can charge taxes and penalties on losses does not seem right.

More from the ARIZONA DIALY STAR by Shan Li, La Times. 

Sunday Psalm and Prayer.

Psalm 1

Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel
   of the ungodly,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and
   night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives
   away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the
   judgement.
Nor sinners in the congregation of the
   righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the
   righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

New King James Version 

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

Does Homeland Security Fear It's Own Citizens By the Purchase of $450 Million for More Weapons?

• Will any of these Homeland Security people fire on American citizens?
• By the way, how secure is the border these day? 
• 5000 illegals let out of jail this week by Homeland Security.
• Congress has not uttered a word about this, how strange.
• Riots in Detroit? 
• Is that what they are getting ready for?
• That's a police problem.
• We are not safe, from terrorists, and now not from our own.
• Just some thoughts today.

Read more from the  GATWAY PUNDIT by Jim Hoft

Thousands of Illegal Aliens Released from Jail by Obama Adminstration.

• No outrage!
• Congress is quite.
• Why didn't they just deport them?
• Cost reduction move: Bah!

Read more from POLITICO by AP

Federal Lunches for School Kids Is $3.3 Billion of Your Money. Why Do We Have to Pay to Feed Everyone's Kids?

• If the parents will not prepare the lunch, this shows laziness or lack of care.
• In the Olden Days they would be punished for child neglect.
• Is there a way to protest feeding kids not in my family?
• Do the kids like what the government feeds them?

 An excerpt from the news report,

In the America of brown-bag school lunches, the lunches that were lovingly put in the bags were generally not only bought and paid for by moms and dads, they were made and packed by moms and dads.
But concomitant with the rise of the federally subsidized lunch, there has been a decline in moms and dads.

• So the rest of us, taking care of our children, have to take over raising the other peoples children.
• Just a thought.

 More from the CNSNEWS by Terence P. Jefferey. 

Obamacare Has 20,000 Pages, and There Will Be More. We Must Repeal Or Defund This Monster.

• First, how do you implement this? 
• Printed on both sides.
• Who is going to be the manager of this mess?
• Some of it is already being implemented.
• This is crazy!

Go to the report and view the 7 ft. stack of papers shown at THE GATEWAY PUNDIT by Jim Hoft.

Former Detroit Mayor and Father Convicted of Corruption. A Bad Ending for Black History and Pride Month.

• Blamed for the decline of the city.
• Mayor Colman Young started it all.
• There will be more indictments.
• Not just in Detroit.
• Nothing new here, except we are getting some justice!
• So many for Obama to pardon.
• If he can stay on as president.
• just some thoughts.

Read more from the CHICAGO TRIBUNE  Steve Neavling-Reuters.