Jack’s Winning Words 11/17/14
“I’ll see you down the road!”  (Circus good-bye)  Did you know that the circus has a chaplain who travels with them?  Fr Jerry Hogan tells how faith is important to performers.  They often ask for prayer before going up on the trapeze, or entering the tiger cage.  The chaplain also provides religious classes for the circus children.  Sometimes we forget that the people who entertain us are real folks…just like you and me…and the person next to you.    ;-)  Jack

FROM PAUL IN ST. PAUL:  during the WW II soldiers were often heard saying this: "I'll see you up ahead".  sort of the same idea.====JACK:  It's also sort of like the believer who says that they'll meet a loved one in heaven (in the "sweet by and by".====PAUL:  good stuff as always, Jack.  thanks.

FROM EEC IN FHM:  Remember that tightrope walker who walked between the Chicago skyscrapers? He (and his family) had a pastor that travels with them. They interviewed him.====JACK:  I think it was Joel Osteen who shows up for Nik Walenda's special events.

FROM BB IN ILLINOIS:  Had no ideas circuses had a chaplain.  Very interesting to me ~ to think they have fears about what looks so effortless to the observer.===JACK:  This information was in a story about Ringling Brothers-Barnum Bailey Circus which is appearing in our area.

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  How interesting! AB Ministries has a couple of Race track Chaplains, which is rather similar. Bill was chaplain for the Illinois "Senate for several years; that had its interesting moments....The 92nd General Assemby passed  Senate Resolution #341 expressing sympathy and appreciation for his life, upon his passing, and mailed lovely official document of it to me and all of our children. A very nice thing to do!!  The circus was just in town  at Prairie Capital Convention Center, where my grandson Brian is the Director.  We told Bill, "we'll see you on the other side!"! The Great Mystery!====JACK:  Another of those descriptive "Heaven" songs is "There's a land that is fairer than day and by faith we can see it afar....In the sweet by and by we shall meet on that beautiful shore."

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  I bet the guy who works with the lions and tigers asks for a prayer.  If he doesn't he should.  I had no idea a chaplain traveled with the circus.  God bless him!====JACK:  As the chaplain for our police department, I pray daily for the safety of our officers as they go out on patrol.