Psalming Padawan

Preserve Thy holy church, O Lord,

From ev'ry strife and all discord

That pure and holy she may be

 O Jesus, blessed Lord,
Thou art so dear to me,
For Thou didst come within Thy word
When pastor spake to me.

It is a wond'rous thing;
Mine heart doth leap for joy -
Just as an hart doth in the spring -
When I Thy grace enjoy.

O Christ, my precious gem,
Thou art mine heart's desire;
Thy pastor sins doth not

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We've all been in church surrounded by kids.  We think, "Great, now lets hope they pay attention and don't bother me."  We all know the kids I'm talking about.  The ones with toys, or

Yesterday was a tough break for the reds.  After a depressing series in Philadelphia, I had hopes they  would have a better series in NY with the Mets big three hitters on the DL.  Well, last night was less than encouraging.  With Cueto struggling in the first it was bad.  But why did Jay Bruce have to fracture is wrist.  He was sliding for a ball and hyper