Trapped under two floors of collapsed rubble caused by an earthquake -year-old Jinan a Syrian girl called out to rescuers as she shielded her little brother from the debris surrounding them ldquo Get me out of here I rsquo ll do anything for you rdquo she called heartbreakingly ldquo I rsquo ll be your servant rdquo nbsp nbsp Cries of distress are found throughout the Psalms ldquo When hard pressed I cried to the Lord rdquo While we may never experience the crushing weight of earthquake-collapsed buildings we all recognize the suffocating fears from a challenging medical diagnosis economic hardship [... more]

When I was a boy the schoolyard was where bullies threw their weight around and kids like me received that bullying with minimal protest As we cowered in fear before our tormenters there was something even worse their taunts of ldquo Are you scared You rsquo re afraid of me aren rsquo t you There rsquo s no one here to protect you rdquo In fact most of those times I really was frightened mdash and with good cause Having been punched in the past I knew I didn rsquo t want to experience that again So what could I [... more]

A study by Robert Emmons divided volunteers into three groups that each made weekly entries in journals One group wrote five things they were grateful for One described five daily hassles And a control group listed five events that had impacted them in a small way The results of the study reveal that those in the gratitude group felt better about their lives overall were more optimistic about the future and reported fewer health problems Giving thanks has a way of changing the way we look at life Thanks-giving can even make us happier The Bible has long extolled the [... more]

The Rich Rich Content of the Psalm and the verses we chant on Palm Sunday - Hossanah - Blessed is He that comes in the Name of The Lord - But don't miss the next verse God is the LORD which hath shewed us light bind the sacrifice with cords even unto the horns of the altar For those with eyes to see Palm Sunday - Passover - Good Friday Easter Morning - Yes He is our King and He died for our sin so that we would have FREEDOM forever - Give thanks to the Lord for He is [... more]

Join us for worship- For more information about Grace Church please visit www gracharrisburg org [... more]

When Walt Disney rsquo s Bambi was re-released moms and dads relived childhood memories with their sons and daughters A young mother whose husband was an avid outdoorsman with an impressive trophy room was one of those parents With her little ones at her side she experienced with them the gasp and groan of the moment when Bambi lost his mother to a hunter To this day she rsquo s reminded at family gatherings of her embarrassment when in all innocence her little boy shouted out in the theater ldquo Nice shot rdquo In time we laugh at the embarrassing [... more]