Yesterday was an odd day. It was the day before D-Day, a time to think of our vets.
Then their was surprising news that President Reagan had died after a ten year losing battle with Alzheimer's. After that, Smarty Jones lost his bid for a triple crown win in the last seconds of the race. The Strawberry Full Moon was in full swing.
The highlight was attending a Literacy fundraiser in the George Library that was very successful, and it went late.
I had to get up early since I was a layreader at church. So I got there feeling still half numb and not running on full batteries. I found the "Prayers of the People" section, and came to a place where it said "We pray for those who have died, but it was blank.
So, I penciled this in and read it to the congregation without prior approval:
"We pray for those who died, especially former President Reagan, who has slipped the surly bonds of earth, to touch the face of God."
The idea came after reading about his remarks after the Challenger crew was lost. They also fit for a former President, who has now joined the Challenger crew in touching the face of God....
Michael Fjetland
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