Prayers

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Are not
two sparrows
sold
for a
copper coin?
And not
one
of them
falls
to the ground
apart
from your
Father's
will.
[Matthew 10:29]
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"This is a toughie,
Lord."

"What is,
My kin'der."

"THIS!
THIS!
This SCRIPTURE!"
(Look up anxiously.)
"The ONE about not
bein' ANXIOUS!"

[SMILE.]
[NOD.]

"It's almost IMPOSSIBLE!"

[CHUCKLE.]
[QUIET VOICE.]
"No,
My child."

"YEAH!
IT IS!"
(Shout.)
"Unless....YOU'RE A
VULCAN*!"

[SHAKE HEAD IN
CONSTERNATION.]
[SIGH.]
[GAZE AT ONE OF THE
TWELVE MOONS OF JUPITER.]
[TOUCH THE SURFACE OF
NUMBER #11.]
[GAZE BACK AT RUMPLED
CHILD EATING A
MARIE CALLENDER'S
CHICKEN POT PIE
FROM A BOWL.]

(Sassy smile up at
the ceiling.)
"I know that
Ya know
who I'm talkin'
about,
LORD!"

[CALM NOD.]
[PATIENT SIGH.]

(Sip some Orange Crush.)
"Cuz, Leonard Nemoy
is JEWISH.....
and, he played SPOCK**!"

[SIGH.]
[CHUCKLE.]

(Silence.)
(Munching on a piece
of chicken.)
"I forget what we were
TALKIN' about,
LORD?"

[GENTLE SMILE.]
[TENDER VOICE.]
"Obeying
Me,
child.
Obeying
Me."
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Do not
fear
therefore;
you are
of more
value
than many
sparrows.
[Matthew 10:31]


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*For the under 45-vers,
and folks who've never
watched American TV:
In the series, 'Star Trek',
Vulcans were a group of
space aliens who came
from the planet, Vulcan.
They looked pretty much
like humans, except they
had pointy ears, very high
eye-brows, extreme
intelligence (like Einstein,
minus the goofy personality
and wild hair), and best of all:
a very calm demeanor, and
logical mind. They had emotion,
but they considered it of
little value, and never
showed it on their
countenance.
**The most famous Vulcan.

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