A young minister, in the first week of his first parish, was=
called to do the funeral for an eccentric man who had just died. As he pre=
pared for the funeral, he stood before the open casket and consoled the wid=
ow.
He didn’t know exactly what to say, but he tried. "I =
know this must be a very hard blow, Ma’am. Everyone said your husband=
was a good man and always had funny stories or jokes to tell.
=
But we must=
remember that what we see here is not him. It is just the husk, only the s=
hell here in the casket — the real nut has gone to heaven."
~~ANSWERS to the “S” Words Quiz~~
Consonant Sound /sh/ but spelled “s&#=
8221; (1-syllable -s-)
sure
Consonant Sound /sh/ but spelled “s” (2-syllable -s-)
en sure
in sure
su gar
Consonant Sound /sh/ but spelled “ss̶=
1; (2-syllable -ss-)
ass ure
iss ue
press ure
sess ion
tiss ue
Consonant Sound /sh/ but spelled “s” (3=
-syllable -s-)
in sur ance
su gar y=
sur e ty
Consonant Sound /sh/ but sp=
elled “ss” (3-syllable -s-)
as sur ance
And a few more – like 50!! When I made up =
the quiz, I forgot all the “ssi” words. Thankfully, the brain o=
f a former student of mine when I taught at Pillsbury College 25+ years ago=
, Kristen I. still has a functioning mind. And sweet disposition to remind =
me of what I’d missed,
accession&n=
bsp; admission aggres=
sion commission =
compassion compression &nbs=
p; concession concussion &nb=
sp; confession depression &n=
bsp; decompression
digression &n=
bsp; discussion dispassionate dis=
possession emissions =
expression fission &nb=
sp; hessi=
an impres=
sion intercession intermiss=
ion
mission o=
bsession omission &nbs=
p; oppression &n=
bsp; passion &nb=
sp; percussion permission&n=
bsp; possession =
procession profession  =
; progression
Prussia &nbs=
p; readmission recession &nb=
sp; regression &=
nbsp; remission repercussio=
ns repossession repression &=
nbsp; Russia &nb=
sp; secession s=
ubmission
Succession suppression  =
; transgression transmission
~~
Dr. Bob Griffin
“Abhorring all my sin, adoring only Hi=
m”
bob@gr=
if.net www.grif.net