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Description | "Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you... Do not be worried and ... afraid." ~ John 14:27 Piri Thomas waited until his young prison cell mate was asleep. Then he knelt a nd prayed aloud to God. When he finished, a voice added, "Amen!" It was h is young cell mate. "I believe in Dios, also," said the kid. "Maybe you d on't believe it, but I used to go to church, and I had the hand of God on me. I felt always like you and I feel now... quiet, peaceful." Then Thoma s asked the kid, "What's it called, chico, this what we feel?" "It's Gra ce by the Power of the Holy Spirit," the kid said. Thomas wrote; " I didn't ask any more. There in the semi-darkness, I found a new sense of awareness... I fell asleep thinking that I heard the kid crying softly. 'Cr y, kid,' I thought, "I hear even Christ crying.'" ~ Piri Thomas, excerp ted from Down These Mean Streets When was the last time our Council prayed together with the fervor of P... |
Date | Mon, June 8, 2020 |
Repeat Type | Yearly
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Time | All day event |
Priority | 5-Medium |
Access | Public |
Created by | DEFAULT ADMINISTRATOR |
Updated | Fri, July 30, 2021 8:35pm GMT |
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