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Carole Jorgensen's avatar

With eyes sewn shut and hands clamped over mouths--impossible to sing this way.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Yes, impossible, probably as impossible as believing that grace requires nothing on our part.

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Carole Jorgensen's avatar

In your 3-piece suit days, were you clergy?

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Oh, my, No, but our family ancestry contains a large number of clergy. I might have received a full ride to college if I’d studied for the ministry but that did not seem the correct path for me.

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Carole Jorgensen's avatar

Just curious because of your understanding about grace.

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Victory Palace's avatar

What a lovely expression of gratitude and to Whom we owe it all to: God - the Universal Mind that loves us, sustains us and keeps us alive. I'm thankful to be one of your subscribers so that I can be inspired by these beautiful lyrical reflections about Life's nuances; those moments which border on the inexpressible, but which you're able to capture. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Glad we have Substack to bring us together!

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Danielle ⛈️'s avatar

how wonderful!! I can say I "knew" you when you first started :-) XO

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Diane BF78's avatar

Thanks for your reflections which reflect real people in the middle. Happy Thanksgiving, Paul!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thank you, Diane!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Al beautiful reflections.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thanks, Brian.

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Troy Putney's avatar

“Once I was a past that had no future,

an ellipsis dressed in a three-button suit...” 🔥🔥🔥

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thank you, Troy!

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Patris's avatar

Wisdom.

We wouldn’t be human if we weren’t flawed, or long for what is not now. You capture that.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Excellent observation, Patris-Thank you!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I like that, Danielle-Happy Thanksgiving!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thank you, Marie!

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