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Spreading Love & Hope...
Welcome to today's devotion created for your use at home during these days of physical social isolation and virtual social connection. May this devotion and the links provided help you stay connected to God and the wider community.
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Thanks to Joan for the photos of the dinosaur footprint and the waterfall, taken on the Isle of Skye.
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Blessings & peace, Ana & Tod
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Music
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lyrics by Horatio G. Spafford
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'It is well with my soul,' sung by the Wartburg Choir at First Plymouth Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA during Sunday worship.
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A rendition of 'It is well with my soul',
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sung by the New Apostolic Church Choir and Orchestra, Southern Africa. The soloist is Friedel Mitas.
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The hymn's history
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Horatio Spafford, a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago, was married to Anna and father of five children. Their young son died with pneumonia in 1871, and in that same year, much of their business was lost in the great Chicago fire.
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In 1873, having rebuilt his business, Horatio stayed behind in Chicago to deal with business concerns while his wife and four daughters traveled ahead to Europe. He planned to join them there.
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On Nov. 21, the French ocean liner, Ville du Havre, set sail for Europe with Mrs. Spafford and their four daughters --Annie, Margaret Lee, Bessie and Tanetta -- on board. During the voyage, their ship collided with another, and within minutes the Ville du Harve slipped beneath the sea.
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Anna, still alive, was spotted floating alone on a piece of the wreckage. Once safe in Cardiff she wired her husband, “Saved alone, what shall I do?”
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Horatio booked passage on the next available ship. About four days out to sea, the captain told him that they were over the place where his daughters went down.
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According to Bertha Spafford Vester, a daughter born after the tragedy, Horatio wrote “It is well with my soul” while on this journey.
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When sorrows like sea billows roll,
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Thou hast taught me to say,
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It is well, it is well with my soul.
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And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, shall keep your hearts, your minds through Christ Jesus.
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Send in your favourite music or dance links to share.
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A Prayer for Earth
Thank you for the ground beneath our feet,
Your good earth that gives life to all.
In a mystery we don’t understand,
green plants spring forth from your darkness.
Canyons and mountains, plains and deserts show us your infinite imagination.
We thank you for this firm foundation
on which to build our homes and our lives.
May we always love this land as you love it.
May we care for this good earth that gives us such good life.
Touch the Earth Lightly (verses 1 and 3)
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Sunday Worship on-line 10:30
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Andover, Broad Chalke & Salisbury congregations of the United Reformed Church gather for worship. Everyone is welcome. To join the Zoom worship service, click on the button above.
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Click on the blue button above to visit Worship Words for prayers and reflections related to the Lectionary Readings for this Easter season.
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In case you missed it...
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Yesterdays' Daily Home Devotions
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