 {"id":2314,"date":"2021-07-14T04:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T04:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2021-07-14T04:14:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T04:14:34","slug":"10-1-5-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/14\/10-1-5-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain_s prayers._"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>abi, akshaya, alan.fly, andreaN, angana, ankitaT, anthonyD, anuradha, aparajita, arshiaK, Arthur, arunK,<\/p>\n<p>binduP, binitaM, boscoR,<\/p>\n<p>carl, charisma, claudette,<\/p>\n<p>deepakC, denisR, Derek.sonia, divinaP, ericaL,<\/p>\n<p>gandhaliK, Gordon,<\/p>\n<p>jenniferG, joynelF,<\/p>\n<p>kanniN, kinjalP, komal,<\/p>\n<p>Latika, lexley, lionelF, mallikaJ, marietteV, marisaD, mayuri, meherM, michaelC,<\/p>\n<p>namita, nanditaM, natashaE, natashaT, nikitaA, ninettePer, niveaS, noelSh, oleenM,<\/p>\n<p>pervinS, petal, poojaSha, poonamB, priyaB,<\/p>\n<p>radhikaA, rakhee, rashiP, rashmitaS, ratiP, rheaC, richika, rishadB, ruchiPal, ruchiPar,<\/p>\n<p>salimS, saloniB, samataV, samiyaK, samruddhiP, sanchiA, sanchitaDG, saniyaC, sanketK, sarikaR, saritaP, savioCra, sharonN, sharonSi, sharvariJ, sheetalG, shivangiP, shonaD, sohiniM, soniaJ, sonya, sophiaJ, srishtiJ, sumitraB, supriyaC, supriyaK,<\/p>\n<p>tanyaM, tomK,<\/p>\n<p>valentinaF, vibhaK,<\/p>\n<p>waltyP, Yvette,<\/p>\n<p>My dear<\/p>\n<p>We priests generally go around preaching sermons. Mostly on Sundays but the habit generally gets the better of us and many of us continue preaching every chance we get.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sermon from your friendly priest- friend!<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some people in church, please do not doze off during this sermon!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-2315\" src=\"https:\/\/ultrazaps.com\/terryblogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cid017401cbb1b3dollar83c1a740dollar0100007fxaviers.jpeg\" alt=\"cid:017401cbb1b3$83c1a740$0100007f@xaviers\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There is a story about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat<\/p>\n<p>to take day-trippers to Shetland Islands.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On one trip the boat was full of a wide assortment of people all out to enjoy themselves<\/p>\n<p>at the outing. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before<\/p>\n<p>sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>They weren&#8217;t long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch<\/p>\n<p>violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in<\/p>\n<p>prayer.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But he replied, &#8221; I say my prayers when it is calm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When the seas are rough I attend to my ship!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is when things are calm that building up of our resources&nbsp;is the wiser thing to do.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If we take care of our health when we are young then some of the crippling illnesses will not get to us when we are older.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If one studies during the year when one is calm then exams need not be stormy experiences&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>So also with marriages and bringing up children and&nbsp;relationships and careers and handling one&#8217;s finances and other things.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I have always believed that married couples should go for counselling when they are happy and very much in love.&nbsp;They could then learn how to maintain and even enhance the level of the wonderful relationship that they currently have.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There is a lot to be said for &#8220;Disaster Management&#8221;&#8230;. but if there is wise utilization of and preparation for these during calm times then&nbsp;disasters may not occur at all.<\/p>\n<p>And if they do occur then we will be better able to handle them.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>So say your prayers when the seas and the winds are calm&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Should the weather ever become rough you will better be able to handle your ship!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I need to do a lot of that myself. In the area of health, surely, but in other areas as well. I am quite a last-minute disaster solving person and my BP often goes up because of that. Don&#8217;t show it much but it is there&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Despite the rush times here, my seas here are pretty calm just now.<\/p>\n<p>I shall&nbsp;go and&nbsp;say some more prayers&#8230;.!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You do that too..<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll take care!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Love, Terry.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>abi, akshaya, alan.fly, andreaN, angana, ankitaT, anthonyD, anuradha, aparajita, arshiaK, Arthur, arunK, binduP, binitaM, boscoR, carl, charisma, claudette, deepakC, denisR, Derek.sonia, divinaP, ericaL, gandhaliK, Gordon, jenniferG, joynelF, kanniN, kinjalP, komal, Latika, lexley, lionelF, mallikaJ, marietteV, marisaD, mayuri, meherM, michaelC, namita, nanditaM, natashaE, natashaT, nikitaA, ninettePer, niveaS, noelSh, oleenM, pervinS, petal, poojaSha, poonamB, priyaB, radhikaA, rakhee, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/2021\/07\/14\/10-1-5-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Captain_s prayers._&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terry-times.com\/book\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}