#Mt Gilead

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Beautiful day to be outside ☀️

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On the Hi-Dry

This sequence of images depicts a northbound train on the Illinois Central branch to Indianapolis—nick-named the “hi-dry” for its high bridges and fills. It was completed in 1906 and so is a rather modern railroad, relatively speaking. The line became the heart of the Indiana Rail Road in 1986.

The train has departed Bloomington, Indiana, and can be seen in three spots, the first being at Mt. Gilead Road, east of town by four miles or so. The second shot was taken from the State Road 45 overpass, which has since been replaced with an at-grade crossing. And the final shot has the train emerging from the Unionville Tunnel, north portal, which is not a particularly long bore.

The lead locomotive is an EMD GP40 that was built for the Illinois Central in January of 1966; it’s still wearing the older, all-black paint scheme rather than the distinctive orange and white that was adopted by the railroad in 1967. The second engine is a GP35 from the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, which had merged with the Illinois Central in 1972 to form the Illinois Central Gulf.

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken February 21st 1977.

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OH Mt Gilead - Mailbox by Ken

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DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS (DSR) 📚 Group, Tue July 23rd, 2024 ... Tuesday of The Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year B

Reading 1 

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MI 7:14-15, 18-20

Shepherd your people with your staff,

the flock of your inheritance,

That dwells apart in a woodland,

in the midst of Carmel.

Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,

as in the days of old;

As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt,

show us wonderful signs.Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt

and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;

Who does not persist in anger forever,

but delights rather in clemency,

And will again have compassion on us,

treading underfoot our guilt?

You will cast into the depths of the sea

all our sins;

You will show faithfulness to Jacob,

and grace to Abraham,

As you have sworn to our fathers

from days of old.

Responsorial Psalm

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PS 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8

R. (8a) Lord, show us your mercy and love.

You have favored, O LORD, your land;

you have brought back the captives of Jacob.

You have forgiven the guilt of your people;

you have covered all their sins.

You have withdrawn all your wrath;

you have revoked your burning anger. 

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Restore us, O God our savior,

and abandon your displeasure against us.

Will you be ever angry with us,

prolonging your anger to all generations?

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Will you not instead give us life;

and shall not your people rejoice in you?

Show us, O LORD, your kindness,

and grant us your salvation. 

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Alleluia 

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JN 14:23

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Whoever loves me will keep my word,

and my Father will love him

and we will come to him.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel 

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MT 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds,

his mother and his brothers appeared outside,

wishing to speak with him.

Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside,

asking to speak with you.”

But he said in reply to the one who told him,

“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said,

“Here are my mother and my brothers.

For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father

is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

***

FOCUS AND LITURGY OF THE WORD

Saint Peter once said that he had written a letter to remind us of important things. The readings for today do this. No great theological insights are required; the readings simply tell us what kind of God we have.

First, the prophet Micah:

God is our Shepherd.

He shows wonderful signs.

Removes guilt.

Pardons sin.

Does not persist in anger.

Delights in clemency.

Has compassion.

Treads underfoot our guilt.

Casts our sins into the depths of the sea.

Shows faithfulness.

Shows grace.

The psalmist:

Favored us.

Brought back the captives.

Forgiven the guilt of his people.

Covered all our sins.

Withdrawn all of his wrath.

Revoked his burning anger.

Jesus:

Accepted us into his family: “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

***

SAINT OF THE DAY

Saint Bridget of Sweden

(c. 1303 – July 23, 1373)

Saint Bridget of Sweden’s Story

From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her activity—always with the emphasis on charity rather than spiritual favors.

She lived her married life in the court of the Swedish king Magnus II. Mother of eight children—the second eldest was Saint Catherine of Sweden—Bridget lived the strict life of a penitent after her husband’s death.

Bridget constantly strove to exert her good influence over Magnus; while never fully reforming, he did give her land and buildings to found a monastery for men and women. This group eventually expanded into an Order known as the Bridgetines.

In 1350, a year of jubilee, Bridget braved a plague-stricken Europe to make a pilgrimage to Rome. Although she never returned to Sweden, her years in Rome were far from happy, being hounded by debts and by opposition to her work against Church abuses.

A final pilgrimage to the Holy Land, marred by shipwreck and the death of her son, Charles, eventually led to her death in 1373. In 1999, Bridget, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, were named co-patronesses of Europe.

Reflection

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Bridget’s visions, rather than isolating her from the affairs of the world, involved her in many contemporary issues, whether they be royal policy or the years that the legitimate Bishop of Rome lived in Avignon, France. She saw no contradiction between mystical experience and secular activity, and her life is a testimony to the possibility of a holy life in the marketplace.

Saint Bridget of Sweden is a Patron Saint of:

Europe

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Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Reading 1

MI 7:14-15, 18-20

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, That dwells apart in a woodland, in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old; As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt, show us wonderful signs. Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency, And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our guilt? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins; You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and grace to Abraham, As you have sworn to our fathers from days of old.

Responsorial Psalm

PS 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8

R./ Lord, show us your mercy and love.

You have favored, O LORD, your land; you have brought back the captives of Jacob. You have forgiven the guilt of your people; you have covered all their sins. You have withdrawn all your wrath; you have revoked your burning anger.  R./ Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Restore us, O God our savior, and abandon your displeasure against us. Will you be ever angry with us, prolonging your anger to all generations? R./ Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Will you not instead give us life; and shall not your people rejoice in you? Show us, O LORD, your kindness, and grant us your salvation.  R./ Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Gospel

MT 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you." But he said in reply to the one who told him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother."

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Lillian Bertha Jones Horace (née Amstead; April 29, 1880 – August 1, 1965) was an author, educator, and librarian from Fort Worth, known for her novels Five Generations Hence, Crowned with Glory, and Honor, and Angie Brown. These are the earliest novels on record written by an African-American woman from Texas. She continued to teach, travel, and write throughout her life. She had been an educator for over thirty years.

She was born in Jefferson, Texas to Thomas Amstead (or Armistead) and Macey Ackard Matthews; she had one sister, Etta. She attended Bishop College, the Dallas Summer Normal Institute, and Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College and graduated valedictorian in a class of seventy-four. She taught during the school year and attended summer courses at the University of Chicago, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Columbia University. She attended Simmons College, where she earned her BA. While at Simmons College, she held the position of Dean of Women. She earned her MS in Library Science at the University of Chicago.

She was a member of the Texas Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alphin Art & Charity Club, Progressive Women’s Club, Women’s Council of Mt. Gilead, Heroines of Jericho, and Order of the Eastern Star; she served as chaplain of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. She was involved with the Texas Library Association and the National PTA. As a local civic leader and longtime educator at the “separate but superior” I.M. Terrell High School, she was a significant influence on local African American women like educator Hazel Harvey Peace and civil rights activist Lulu B. White.

Both of her marriages ended in divorce, strained by her professional and personal ambitions. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #zetaphibeta

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Full moon 2.25.24

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

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Mary Nell Collier Watson of Dothan passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. She was 95. Ward Wilson Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.

Services will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 2 P.M. at Ward Wilson Funeral Home with Reverend Tommy Green officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.

Visitation will take place an hour before the service.

Mary was born on October 25, 1927, to Isaac David and Verla Lee Lambert Collier in Dothan, Alabama. She was a 1946 graduate of Dothan High School and attended Bob Jones University in Cleveland, Tennessee. In 1948, she married Jerry Frank Watson, also a Dothan native. They spent 46 years together until his death in 1994. Mary Nell accomplished so much during her life, more than she realized. As an Air Force wife, she followed her husband throughout his career and enjoyed participating in all the functions that went with it. After retiring and settling back in Dothan in 1970, she, along with her best friend, Mavis Jenkins, established the Dothan Chapter of the Retired Officers Wives Club and held the first meeting in her home. She and Jerry were very active in the Retired Officers Association. She remained an active member, and after much coaxing, continued participating in their functions after Jerry's death. Her love was Dothan First Baptist Church, where she grew up and sang with her two sisters. She was currently a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. But she would tell you her greatest accomplishment was her family; the husband and four children who adored her. She loved people and especially loved babies, working as a Red Cross volunteer in pediatrics for several years at Robins AFB, GA and Ft. Rucker, AL. Her kind and gentle nature made her so easy to love in return. She will be missed greatly by those who knew her.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Watson Adams and Danny Adams, Opelika, AL, a brother, Ike Collier, and three sisters, Martha Collier Ware, Louise Collier Hagen, and Ann Collier Glasgow.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Watson Boswell (Danny) and Jerrie Watson Bass (Tommy) of Dothan; son, Thomas Watson (David Pillow), Savannah, GA; four grandchildren, Amy Latta Hartzog (David), Opelika, AL, Jennifer Boswell Peaden (JD), Dothan, Courtney Boswell McQuaker (Jamie), Auburn, AL, Matthew Bass, Dothan; 10 great-grandchildren; Ann Katherine Hartzog Lovin (Jacob), Hartford, CT, Gunnar Hartzog, Montgomery, AL, Gray Hartzog, Opelika, AL, Audrey C. Hartzog, Opelika, AL, Bailey T. Peaden (Madison), Jacksonville, AL, Collier D. Peaden and Kelsey J. Peaden, Dothan, Asa J. and Luke D. McQuaker, Auburn, AL:, Jonathon Bass, Dothan, several nieces and nephews, and a daughter and granddaughter of the heart, Julie Cantu' Kircher, Daegu, S. Korea, and Tiesha Corbitt, Dothan.

Serving as pallbearers will be her grandson and great-grandsons.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at stjude.org/donate.

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It is good for us to be here

In our well-known account of the Transfiguration, Peter simply says, “Lord, it is good for us to be here.”  Of course, he could mean Mount Tabor all in and of itself. It has an amazing 360-degree view of the Jezreel Valley, the mountains of Samaria, Mount Carmel, the Golan Heights, Mt Gilead, the whole of Galilee, all as far as the eye can see. On a clear day it is where heaven and earth…

[eclecticchick]

No favorite holiday.

What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? I don’t have a favorite holiday. I never really did. I have more of a favorite season depending on where I’m living.

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The former Derrick Motel of Mt. Gilead, Ohio is still operating as a Knights Inn. 

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Nora Cooke by Kate Keller

Via Flickr:

Nora E. Ayers was born 19 Sep 1872 in Morrow, OH to Joseph Hamilton Ayers (1840-1915) and Mary Janette "Nettie' Hyler (1846-1915). On 25 Oct 1887, Nora married William Lincoln Cooke (1867-1952). On 19 Nov 1892 in Morrow County, OH, Nora passed away. Cabinet card. Photographer was Theo. Brown, Mt. Gilead, O. www.findagrave.com/memorial/81277288/nora_e-cooke     

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DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS (DSR) 📚 Group, Tue July 23rd, 2024 ... Tuesday of The Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year B

Reading 1 

-------------

MI 7:14-15, 18-20

Shepherd your people with your staff,

the flock of your inheritance,

That dwells apart in a woodland,

in the midst of Carmel.

Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,

as in the days of old;

As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt,

show us wonderful signs.Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt

and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;

Who does not persist in anger forever,

but delights rather in clemency,

And will again have compassion on us,

treading underfoot our guilt?

You will cast into the depths of the sea

all our sins;

You will show faithfulness to Jacob,

and grace to Abraham,

As you have sworn to our fathers

from days of old.

Responsorial Psalm

---------------

PS 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8

R. (8a) Lord, show us your mercy and love.

You have favored, O LORD, your land;

you have brought back the captives of Jacob.

You have forgiven the guilt of your people;

you have covered all their sins.

You have withdrawn all your wrath;

you have revoked your burning anger. 

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Restore us, O God our savior,

and abandon your displeasure against us.

Will you be ever angry with us,

prolonging your anger to all generations?

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Will you not instead give us life;

and shall not your people rejoice in you?

Show us, O LORD, your kindness,

and grant us your salvation. 

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love.

Alleluia 

--------

JN 14:23

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Whoever loves me will keep my word,

and my Father will love him

and we will come to him.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel 

----------

MT 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds,

his mother and his brothers appeared outside,

wishing to speak with him.

Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside,

asking to speak with you.”

But he said in reply to the one who told him,

“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said,

“Here are my mother and my brothers.

For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father

is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

***

FOCUS AND LITURGY OF THE WORD

Saint Peter once said that he had written a letter to remind us of important things. The readings for today do this. No great theological insights are required; the readings simply tell us what kind of God we have.

First, the prophet Micah:

God is our Shepherd.

He shows wonderful signs.

Removes guilt.

Pardons sin.

Does not persist in anger.

Delights in clemency.

Has compassion.

Treads underfoot our guilt.

Casts our sins into the depths of the sea.

Shows faithfulness.

Shows grace.

The psalmist:

Favored us.

Brought back the captives.

Forgiven the guilt of his people.

Covered all our sins.

Withdrawn all of his wrath.

Revoked his burning anger.

Jesus:

Accepted us into his family: “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

***

SAINT OF THE DAY

Saint Bridget of Sweden

(c. 1303 – July 23, 1373)

Saint Bridget of Sweden’s Story

From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her activity—always with the emphasis on charity rather than spiritual favors.

She lived her married life in the court of the Swedish king Magnus II. Mother of eight children—the second eldest was Saint Catherine of Sweden—Bridget lived the strict life of a penitent after her husband’s death.

Bridget constantly strove to exert her good influence over Magnus; while never fully reforming, he did give her land and buildings to found a monastery for men and women. This group eventually expanded into an Order known as the Bridgetines.

In 1350, a year of jubilee, Bridget braved a plague-stricken Europe to make a pilgrimage to Rome. Although she never returned to Sweden, her years in Rome were far from happy, being hounded by debts and by opposition to her work against Church abuses.

A final pilgrimage to the Holy Land, marred by shipwreck and the death of her son, Charles, eventually led to her death in 1373. In 1999, Bridget, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, were named co-patronesses of Europe.

Reflection

-----------

Bridget’s visions, rather than isolating her from the affairs of the world, involved her in many contemporary issues, whether they be royal policy or the years that the legitimate Bishop of Rome lived in Avignon, France. She saw no contradiction between mystical experience and secular activity, and her life is a testimony to the possibility of a holy life in the marketplace.

Saint Bridget of Sweden is a Patron Saint of:

Europe

***

【Build your Faith in Christ Jesus on #dailyscripturereadingsgroup 📚: +256 751 540 524 .. Whatsapp】

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Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

Readings of Monday, June 10, 2024

Reading 1

1 KGS 17:1-6

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.” The LORD then said to Elijah: “Leave here, go east and hide in the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan. You shall drink of the stream, and I have commanded ravens to feed you there.” So he left and did as the LORD had commanded. He went and remained by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan. Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the stream.

Responsorial Psalm

PS 121:1BC-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

R./ Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? My help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. R./ Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

May he not suffer your foot to slip; may he slumber not who guards you: Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps, the guardian of Israel. R./ Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade; he is beside you at your right hand. The sun shall not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. R./ Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

The LORD will guard you from all evil; he will guard your life. The LORD will guard your coming and your going, both now and forever. R./ Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Gospel

MT 5:1-12

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”