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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 2009
Page
5
A minister visits a bedridden woman who reveals she never learned to pray. Her friend taught her to speak to Jesus via an empty chair. The woman dies peacefully, leaning on the chair as she passes. The tale comforts believers that Jesus is always with them and ready to help in any challenge.
A memoir style reflection on casual clutter and everyday objects. The narrator compares flotsam and jetsam to a busy entrance junk drawer filled with tools, matches, nails, and keepsakes. A brief anecdote about a coworker and her husband highlights humility and perception of suffering in ordinary interactions.
The author reflects on suffering as a call to purpose inspired by John O'Donohue's Eternal Echoes. Personal loss, including a father's death after dementia, is framed as a source of deep lessons. Pain is seen as salvaged value, guiding toward growth and belonging despite hardship.
A personal note reflects on family photos from California showing jackets and rain gear, then shorts in sunshine, and a bright rainbow. It quotes Genesis 9 14 15 about God’s covenant, recalling that rainbows symbolize that a flood will not destroy all flesh.
Thanks for reporting on the Blanshard 125 celebrations and Cardale's 100th birthday events last weekend. The church service featured Allan Hyndman organ Don Longstaff guitar Lucy Shaw violin and Eleanor Taylor piano with a Blanshard resident choir. Reverend Bob Hunter offered prayers and Rev Bill Doyle returned to share a message of community. Ethel Fortune and Mildred Shaw were praised for memorabilia displays and Lois Hyndman thanked former Blanshard residents for joining in the homecoming celebration.
Myrna Driedger criticizes Health Minister Theresa Oswald over ongoing health care worker shortages in Manitoba. She cites summer staff gaps at Thompson Cancer Care Centre, AMC Clinic in The Pas, McCreary/Alonso Health Centre, and Brandon Regional Health Centre dialysis, plus 18 rural ER closures, urging a concrete plan to prevent seasonal service cuts.
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