Re: Lunch Today and Impromptu Singing Did my solitary 'sing along' at the end of a long evening on my laptop just last week. Used a church hymnal and two volumes of Then Sings My Song with bios of hymnist opposite the hymns page. When the spirit occasions these sessions, I usually say to myself, I'm going to sing one or two and go to bed. But I don't stop there. Would you believe four or five? With some of you having similar experiences would you believe the Spirit is at work amongst us? Am attending a House Church worship service every other Sunday this summer. And will raise the question of singing on my next visit and still view an online livestream service from Alaska each week.  Just as an aside and related to Journey to the East--I believe our community lost it's way when we changed Discontinuity night from Monday to Wednesday in the early 80's and stopped singing and doing Daily Office. That was a time of loss and a bit of our drifting away from our spiritual tools and discipline for me. Still I believe, in retrospect, we were destined to 'find ourselves as a 'beloved  community' in a most quiet and miraculous way. TBTG! In Joy, Peace and Hope, Dawn -We love the Source because the Source loved us first.- 1 John 4:19 On Friday, June 30, 2017 8:34 AM, Nancy Lanphear via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: WARNING!  May start singing for no reason!  I would love a bumper sticker with thse words.  I sing most of the day!  I'll send my story after shopping for our 5 community meals next week!  I do have stories to tell! One quick one - Patricia Newkirk and I compiled a new section for our older Songaia songbook..  Of course the old one had New Community Bound, Rainbow Trails, an a few others from our order days,.  The new section now has BELIEVE!  My neighbor Marilyn said, "why have you bee hiding this one for so long?"  With my memory blips, I may have already told this story, sorry! Later then, Nancy On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:16 AM, Stuart Hampton <stuhampton@att.net> wrote: Old song -- here you go.. How Can I Keep from Singing?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ How_Can_I_Keep_from_Singing%3F | | | How Can I Keep from Singing? | | | On Friday, June 30, 2017 9:12 AM, Rod Rippel <rodrippel@cox.net> wrote: Thanks for “This Old Song!.”  In what hymnal did you find it? Song just breaks out! From: Nancy Lanphear via OE Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 7:02 AMTo: Stuart Hampton ; Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Lunch today Last week we gathered On Jun 30, 2017, at 6:24 AM, Stuart Hampton via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: My wife bought me a bunch of these bumper stickers for Christmas. "Warning: May start singing for no reason" This old song says it all in just the first two verses. "How Can I Keep From Singing?" My life goes on in endless song Above earth's lamentations, I hear the real, though far-off hymn That hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife I hear it's music ringing, It sounds an echo in my soul. How can I keep from singing? On Friday, June 30, 2017 7:30 AM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Judy and I had lunch today with Joe and Marilyn Crocker at their place in Wells, ME.  Met the Crocker's dog, and sort of spontaneously burst into song . . . Goodby my Coney Island Baby, Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow, I Don't Know Why, More,  . . . Grand finale was the Poverty Song (Come Walk with Francis . . Had to dig out the words for that one. .). Any other strange outbursts happening lately?? <IMG_8766.JPG> Jim Wiegel 401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353 Tel. 011-623-936-8671 or 011- 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation. com   This Is Just To Say BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox   and which you were probably saving for breakfast   Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold______________________________ _________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/ listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net <IMG_8766.JPG> ______________________________ _________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/ listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net ______________________________ _________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/ listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net