Thanksgiving Eve

I was thinking of how thankful I was for the men and women of the Blue Knights, Texas Chapter 42 in Brownsville, Texas.  These unselfish law enforcement officers and their families work hard at their respective jobs, but they take time to give back to the communities where they live.  Back in October, they partnered with the Lopez Market in Brownsville, Texas and sold around 600 chicken dinners.  Here are the Knights and Lady Knights delivering the chicken plates.

With the money raised on the sale of the chicken plates, and other money raised by the Lady Knights in a bake sale held weeks earlier, the Knights were able to purchase 51 Turkey dinners to be delivered to needy families in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Last Friday, the Knights of Brownsville Chapter 42 loaded up and set out to deliver the 51 Turkey dinners at churches and schools who had identified families in need.  In Harlingen, fellow officers from the Harlingen, TX police department provided us with a police escort.

In Harlingen, Texas a group stopped at Stuart Place Elementary school, and Crockett Elementary school before returning to Brownsville, Texas and meeting up with the group below

Other groups delivered dinners in Los Fresnos and Olmito also.  We enjoy riding together for fun and fellowship, but the giving part of our mission brings us the most joy.  I'm proud to be a member.

Worship

In our comfort, the men of the church have abdicated their role as leaders.  They are afraid to speak up and the quality of our worship suffers.

I arrive each Sunday morning

with some anticipation

that perhaps I’ll find it again.

Worship.

I feel no comfort, only anxiety.

Has it left me, or have I left it?

Am I on the wrong page?

The buzz of people talking in the sanctuary

before the service,

politics, health, sports, gossip,

it creates quite a din.

No time for quiet reflection,

thoughts of God,

relief from the every day.

Hustle to be on time.

Announcements with prayers in them.

Prayers with announcements in them.

Racks with unused hymnals,

silent reminders of the inspired

utterances of saintly poets.

Sometimes we sing one or two,

rarely stopping for a breath between them

so we can chant some over used chorus

several times while craning our necks

to see the words displayed high above

on a drop down screen.

No music to follow.  Just some bouncy tune

that we should know because we

hear it so often.

It makes me want to bunny hop down the aisle.

I squirm and hope that the song service ends soon.

Worship.

Dennis Price

Arizona

Way to go Jan!!    Arizona governor vs. Phoenix Suns owner  The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, opposes AZ's new immigration laws. Arizona 's Governor, Jan Brewer, released the following statement in response to Sarver's criticism of the new law: "What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"   - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Try going to any other country without ID. I haven't checked this with SNOPES , but if it isn't true then it should be.  The Democrats are good at making the water muddy by stirring the pot with half truths.