[Magdalen] He whose name must not be mentioned

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

​Perhaps I was not clear enough. I firmly believe we should pray for them.
And we all are in need of prayer.

I recall a sermon where the preacher said she prayed for the grace to love
others if she lacked the love herself.

And then she added, if all else fails, she prayed for the grace to give her
the desire to WANT to love them.  We are going to need a lot of grace.  ​

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:11 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> Can you think of anyone MORE in need of prayer?
>
> -------------------------------------
> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Jan 18, 2017, at 5:59 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think we are obligated to pray for our leaders in any case, and if they
> > happen to be foul and disgusting pale excuses for a human being
> (documented
> > numerous times in mainstream reliable press), they are still nevertheless
> > children of God just as we are, and those who have dug such an enormous
> > ethical pit for themselves that it seems impossible they could ever get
> > out, then they are in desperate need of our prayers.  All the same, I
> have
> > visceral difficulty pronouncing the person's name. I think the leaders
> have
> > hit upon a wise action for profoundly distressing times.
>
>