Brother Lawrence on Worship

“The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshippers of GOD we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.”

Lawrence, Brother (2011-03-24). The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life (Kindle Locations 129-130). Kindle Edition.

Rise in crime intensifies unease in once-safe Egypt – chicagotribune.com

Peanut Gallery: There is just no way “to put the genie back in the bottle.”

“Reporting from Cairo— The headlines reflect a previously unknown cruelty: a woman gunned down in a rich Cairo neighborhood, a rash of carjackings, a deadly soccer riot, a stream of smuggled arms that have given muscle to criminal gangs once easily outgunned by police.

The revolution that inspired this country one year ago has set loose a menacing air that Egyptians find unfamiliar. Bristling beneath the political battle for power against the ruling generals is an insecurity over crime and a bitterness that has darkened Egypt’s congenial nature.”

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Rise in crime intensifies unease in once-safe Egypt – chicagotribune.com.

Morning Reading: John 4.23-24 ESV

“The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

“The heart of Worship”