The
GRS Enchiridion

 A
testimony to God’s truth, an Enchiridion on Faith, Hope, and
Love

The
word “Enchiridion” means handbook, a concise reference book
providing specific information about a subject.  The
Enchiridion, Manual , or Handbook of Augustine of Hippo is
alternatively titled, Faith, Hope, and Love, in which the GRS
Enchiridion newsletter
encapsulates.

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227
years ago…on July 4th, 1776 This great nation, the United
States of America, In a struggle for what was right and free,
Was proudly born…May we celebrate that precious freedom For
which our forebears fought so bravely…The freedom that is
inherent In the Stars and Stripes, our revered
flag…Celebrate Freedom This Fourth of July

 “The
soldier, above all others prays for peace, for it is the
soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars
of war.” ~ Douglas MacArthur

 Please
consider a visit to the Wounded
Warriors Project.  Their mission is to honor and
empower Wounded Warriors.  Their Purpose is to foster the
most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service
members in our nation’s
history.

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Jesus
Heals the Ten Lepers

Jesus
Heals the Ten Lepers (Luke 17)

11-
Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee on
his way to Jerusalem. 12- As he went into a village, ten men
with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance 13- and
shouted, “Jesus, Teacher, have mercy on us!”

 14-
When he saw them, he told them, “Show yourselves to the
priests.” As they went, they were made clean. 15- When one of
them saw that he was healed, he turned back and praised God in
a loud voice.

 16-
He quickly bowed at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (The man was
a Samaritan.) 17- Jesus asked, “Weren’t ten men made clean?
Where are the other nine? 18- Only this foreigner came back to
praise God.”

 19-
Jesus told the man, “Get up, and go home! Your faith has made
you well.”

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Ice
Cream For The Soul

 Last
week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son
asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said,
“God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I
would even thank you more if mom gets us ice cream for
dessert. And Liberty and justice for all! Amen.”

 Along
with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a
woman remark, “That’s what’s wrong with this country. Kids
today don’t even know how to pray. Asking God for ice-cream!
Why, I never! “Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked
me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?” As I held him and
assured him that he had done a terrific job and God was
certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the
table. He winked at my son and said, “I happen to know that
God thought that was a great prayer.” “Really?” my son asked.
“Cross my heart.”

 Then
in a theatrical whisper he added (indicating the woman whose
remark had started this whole thing), “Too bad she never asks
God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul
sometimes.”

 Naturally,
I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son
stared at his for a moment and then did something I will
remember the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and
without a word walked over and placed it in front of the
woman. With a big smile he told her, “Here, this is for you.
Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes, and my soul is good
already.

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Somebody
said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after
you’ve had a baby … somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a
mother, “normal” is history.

 Somebody
said you learn how to be a mother by instinct …somebody
never took a three-year-old shopping.

 Somebody
said being a mother is boring … somebody never rode in a car
driven by a teenager with a driver’s permit.

 Somebody
said if you’re a “good” mother, your child will “turn out
good” …somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a
guarantee.

 Somebody
said “good” mothers never raise their voices… …somebody
never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit
a golf ball through the neighbor’s kitchen window.

 Somebody
said you don’t need an education to be a mother …somebody
never helped a fourth grader with his math.

 Somebody
said you can’t love the fifth child as much as you love the
first … somebody doesn’t have five children.

 Somebody
said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing
questions in the books … …somebody never had a child stuff
beans up his nose or in his ears.

 Somebody
said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery
… …somebody never watched her “baby” get on the bus for
the first day of kindergarten … or on a plane headed for
military “boot camp.”

 Somebody
said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand
tied behind her back … …somebody never organized seven
giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

 Somebody
said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married
… …somebody doesn’t know that marriage adds a new son or
daughter-in-law to a mother’s heartstrings.

 Somebody
said a mother’s job is done when her last child leaves home
… …somebody never had grandchildren.

 Somebody
said your mother knows you love her, so you don’t need to tell
her … somebody ISN’T A MOTHER!

 CHERISH
YOUR MOTHER

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