CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville Indivisible gathered Friday, Sept. 25, to honor the memory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Collette Matthews, of Jonestown, left, reads about Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a candlight vigil for her on the steps at the Schuylkill County Courthouse at the end of the Schuylkill County Walk for Biden/Harris in Pottsville on Saturday evening, October 3, 2020. Thank you. “That’s all we can ever do. We had to watch TV by candlelight. A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. There are only people of awareness, and there are people who are fast asleep - and sleep has no force. If your lights went out, you were lit by candlelight for a good four days before they can get to you. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and my brothers and I love to go to The Mountain Opry when we are home. This is a time for us to probe our values, to connect what we say we believe with what we consistently step out and do. The courage of firefighters and police who did their duty, and in so doing lost their lives. There were no cell phones.

There is anger and rage - perhaps now a channeled rage - but still a rage that wants justice and even dares to say it yearns for revenge. With rare exceptions, our nation has been free from outside incursion, free from threat of enemy attack and violence for nearly 200 years. I wanted to sit in a cave and read by candlelight. The president was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center late Friday afternoon for treatment, while the first lady remained at the White House. To do that is to lose the war. Counting stars by candlelight all are dim but one is bright; the spiral light of Venus rising first and shining best, from the northwest corner of a brand-new crescent moon crickets and cicadas sing a rare and different tune. Error! Nicole Kidman from Nov 27, 2016, A Few Figs from Thistles "First Fig" l. 1 (1920), Francis Bacon (2014). The vigil concluded with a 27-second moment of silence for each year Ginsburg served on the Supreme Court.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. We can treasure another day with our families and loved ones ... And we can choose throughout to keep the memory of the flaming candles we will hold before us as a solemn reminder of what it is we aim for together, struggle for together, live for together on this small green planet ... what it is we truly celebrate. Little tiny flashlight for those books we read under the covers when we're supposed to be asleep. And now the courage of those who lost friends, loved ones, family, as they struggle through the long, aching and all-consuming moments that have become the present measure of their lives. If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the, Henry Rollins (1996).

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A time to understand even more clearly what we believe ... and proudly to affirm, live and act upon those beliefs. When the power came on again, I discovered that I was actually disappointed. Several participants noted the president’s diagnosis during the walk. You and I both know they don’t always last.”, “The stars, like candlelights of the angels, chose not to hide that night, and watched over our uncertain sleep.”, “What distinguishes candle from other lights is that it appeals to our soul, not our eyes!”. Spread the rays of happiness in every direction in every breath.”, “When his flock thronged into the midnight service, there was wonder on every face at the newly hung greens and the softly flickering candles on each windowsill. May this holy candle send forth dancing rays, Like sunrise on the most glorious morning, And may these rays of light, Encircle us and those we love. JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Liz Bettinger, of Pottsville, holds up a Steelworkers for Joe sign at the Schuylkill County Walk for Biden/Harris in front of the Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville on Saturday evening, October 3, 2020. It finds ways for our paths to connect with the paths of others, and it allows us to - live - not alone, but with others. I wanted to be alone for a thousand years in order to reflect on what I had seen and heard - and in order to forget.”, “You should regard each meeting with a friend as a sitting he is unwillingly giving you for a portrait - a portrait that, probably, when you or he die, will still be unfinished. JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Buy Now Quotes tagged as "candlelight" Showing 1-19 of 19. Candle Light Service But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him. September 14, 2001, Dave Frohnmayer, President I wanted the earth to open up, to swallow everything in one engulfing yawn. I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. “The shop-talk of Edgar Degas”, There is a mistake in the text of this quote. The numbness we felt first at the sight of flaming towers and crashing aircraft now assumes the reality of names and faces, human tears and family dreams forever torn asunder. Hope is the thing that is left to us in a bad time. Light is life. Schuylkill County Republican Committee Chairman Howard Merrick said he wished the first couple the best and hoped they and others who also tested positive for the virus “make a quick recovery and get the healthcare they need to get there.”.