Messenger (Page 30)

PJ’s Page – Recently I opened a bottle of lemonade to find this phrase under the bottle top:  “Consuming this product may cause joy!”  While the lemonade was delicious, what caused my joy was the very subtle reminder of all of the reasons that I had reason to be filled with joy…and they weren’t necessarily related to the lemonade. Of course, it was a…

PJ’s Page “I watch what I do to see what I really believe.”   ~Sister Helen Prejean     I came across this quote recently and it has stayed in my mind and spirit ever since.  Sister Helen Prejean’s work with inmates on death row is the subject of the book (and later the movie) “Dead Man Walking.”  But what draws me into this quote is the way that she moved from…

PJ’s Page There is an old hymn whose refrain goes like this: Come home, come home All who are weary come home       Home.  What images come to mind when you read or hear this word?  Do you think of your childhood home?  Do you reflect upon your home now?  Because of my father’s career, my family moved frequently when I was growing up.  Between my birth and my…