The Ceremony of Innocence
Posted By: Harlowe, 12/9/2024 2:11:42 PM
Yesterday, I walked Loki, our little dog, out of the house in the country where we are spending Thanksgiving. [Snip] I feel the past year’s weight on myself as well....It was a grueling year; the fourth in a series of grueling years, in which every single day we went into battle to fight the forces of a darkness we could never have imagined before 2020. [Snip] This malevolence sought for four years to grab hold of and swallow up every blessing: [Snip] We beat the darkness back with God’s help. At least for now. And that is everything for which we should be thankful today.
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The Ceremony of Innocence
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Yesterday, I walked Loki, our little dog, out of the house in the country where we are spending Thanksgiving. [Snip] I feel the past year’s weight on myself as well....It was a grueling year; the fourth in a series of grueling years, in which every single day we went into battle to fight the forces of a darkness we could never have imagined before 2020. [Snip] This malevolence sought for four years to grab hold of and swallow up every blessing: [Snip] We beat the darkness back with God’s help. At least for now. And that is everything for which we should be thankful today.
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to Resign Because He Doesn’t Want to
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Good riddance!
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