Hello my friends! Hope your day is going well. My blessings today was getting a lot done - and I feel it! Yes, I was busy most of the day cleaning out drawers, throwing away stuff not needed, but was clutter! Being I operate a large list for many years, I do have some drawers with prayers, good inspirational stuff etc. and I don't throw away. Organizing them all is the key. By the time I'm finished I'll have my house organized and that will truly be a blessing! Another blessing is that the thread works - and not be like it was two nights ago!
No one has the power to take your happiness or keep you from being
happy and at peace unless you allow it. Lord, help me remember that I
am sustained and supported by Your love for me who wants only for my
safety and goodness.
Scripture for the day:
"If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it
is not healthy, your body is full of darkness." ~Luke 11:34
Meditation for the day:
"If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it
is not healthy, your body is full of darkness." The eye of the soul
is the will. If our will is to do the will of God, to serve God with
our lives, to serve God by helping others, then truly shall our whole
body be full of light. The important thing is to strive that our will
be attuned to the will of God, a single eye to God's purpose, desiring
nothing less than that God's purposes be fulfilled. We can try to
seek in all things the advance of God's kingdom, seek the spiritual
values of honesty and purity, unselfishness and love, and earnestly
desire spiritual growth. Then our life will emerge from the darkness
of futility into the light
of victory.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that my eye may be healthy. I pray that my life may be lived
in the light of the best that I know.
Mother Teresa Said...
"That is why Jesus made himself bread
to satisfy our hunger for God.
See the humility of God.
He also made Himself the hungry one
to satisfy our hunger for God
through our love, our service.
Let us pray that none of us will be unfaithful.
Let us pray for our poor people.
They are also hungry for God."
ONE
ONE SONG CAN SPARK A MOMENT,
ONE FLOWER CAN WAKE THE DREAM.
ONE TREE CAN START A FOREST,
ONE BIRD CAN HERALD SPRING.
ONE SMILE BEGINS A FRIENDSHIP,
ONE HANDCLASP LIFTS A SOUL.
ONE STAR CAN GUIDE A SHIP AT SEA,
ONE WORD CAN FRAME THE GOAL.
ONE VOTE CAN CHANGE A NATION,
ONE SUNBEAM LIGHTS A ROOM.
ONE CANDLE WIPES OUT DARKNESS,
ONE LAUGH WILL CONQUER GLOOM.
ONE STEP MUST START EACH JOURNEY,
ONE WORD MUST START EACH PRAYER.
ONE HOPE WILL RAISE OUR SPIRITS,
ONE TOUCH CAN SHOW YOU CARE.
ONE VOICE CAN SPEAK WITH WISDOM,
ONE HEART CAN KNOW WHAT'S TRUE.
ONE LIFE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE,
YOU SEE, IT'S UP TO YOU.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Break My Will To Match Yours
Lord, when You come in the form of a trial,
no matter how small, like
the disappointment of having someone
disagree with me and
facing rejection from those I love;
when I know that I am in the right
and am blamed for what is wrong,
when I have worked hard
to make things pleasant,
yet meet with criticisms of
what might have been;
when the expectancy of waiting
seems to have no end,
and I see others enjoy blessings
I pray to have a share in, Oh, Lord,
make it easy for my will to conform to Yours.
For doing Your will involves
a wrenching and a tearing apart
of self-love.
My will cracks, and in the cracking
becomes whole again
while it yields to Yours.
Oh, God, the process is painful
while it lasts.
But no sooner do I yield to Your pleasure
than you unlock the torrent of joy!
What surging wave of peace You bring!
What overwhelming power of being free
while it lasts.
If this be a way of union with You, Lord,
Let my will conform to Yours,
no matter what the pain and the price,
that I may be one with You
in everything I do.
Lord, this is my wish,
Write it in Your heart
as I write it in mine.
By Clara O. Corpus
From "You Are The Potter"
TRAVELING COMPANION
By Sally I. Kennedy
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be
with you forever - the Spirit of truth. John 14:16-17
The small potty chair traveled everywhere my young grandson went.
His mom was potty-training him. So the day they came over for a swim,
they arrived with the minipotty in tow. Ryan had on swim diapers,
however the little potty was handy at the side of the pool. My
daughter would haul it around; it was never very far away from
wherever her toddler was.
We are in training, too. Faith training; the journey of our faith
walk. No last chapter on that, not in this lifetime.
Fortunately we have someone who is with us everywhere we go: a guide,
teacher, helper. The Holy Spirit is our constant traveling companion.
That is good news. Thank you, Jesus.
Let it go (by T. D. Jakes, 2004)
There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you
this, when people can walk away from you: let them walk!
I do not want you to try to talk another person into staying with you,
loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying
attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. Your destiny is never tied to
anybody that left.
The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest
that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have
continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not
joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go.
It doesn't mean that they are bad, it just means that their part in the
story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is
over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know
when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over.
Let me tell you something; I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth
spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye.
It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God
means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I
don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!!
If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never
intended for your life, then you need to... LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains... LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth... LET
IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you... LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge... LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction... LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents...
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude... LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better... LET IT GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in
Him... LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship... LET IT
GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves...
LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed .... LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself
and God is saying "take your hands off of it"... LET IT GO!!!
- - -
Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new
thing. Forgiveness is the solution.
- - -
2 Timothy 4:14 - Alexander the metalworker did me great harm; the Lord will
reward him according to what he has done.
The Ticket
Author Unknown
Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55
zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often?
When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only
partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe some
other car will tweak his backside with a mirror.
The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand.
Bob? Bob from church? Jack sunk farther into his trench coat. This was worse
than the coming ticket. A Christian cop catching a guy from his own church.
A guy who happened to be a little anxious to get home after a long day at
the office. A guy he was about to play golf with tomorrow. Jumping out of
the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday, a man he'd never seen in
uniform.
"Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this."
"Hello, Jack." No smile.
"Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids."
"Yeah, I guess."
Bob seemed uncertain. Good. "I've seen some long days at the office lately.
I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit-just this once." Jack toed at a pebble on
the pavement. "Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight.
Know what I mean?"
"I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our
precinct."
Ouch! This was not going in the right direction. Time to change tactics.
"What'd you clock me at?"
"Seventy-one. Would you sit back in your car, please?"
"Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely
nudging 65." The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.
"Please, Jack, in the car."
Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it
shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window. The
minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he asked for a
driver's license? Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before
Jack ever sat near this cop again. A tap on the door jerked his head to the
left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand. Jack rolled down the window a
mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.
"Thanks." Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice. Bob returned
to his car without a word. Jack watched his retreat in the mirror. Jack
unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one going to cost? Wait a
minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a ticket. Jack began
to read:
"Dear Jack,
Once upon a time I had a daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You
guessed it - a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man
was free. Free to hug his daughters. All three of them. I only had one, and
I'm going to have to wait until heaven before I can ever hug her again. A
thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I
had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again. Even now. . . Pray for me. And
be careful. My son is all I have left. Bob"
Jack...twisted around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the
road. Jack watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he too,
pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a
surprised wife and kids when he arrived.
Life is precious. Handle with care.
Mother Teresa Said...
Jesus has chosen us for Himself; we belong to Him. Let us be so convinced of
this belonging that we do not allow anything, however small, to separate us
from this belonging from this love.
Meditations by Padre Pio
You will never complain about offenses, no matter where they come from,
remembering that Jesus was saturated with ignominy from the malice of men He
Himself had aided.
You will excuse everyone with Christian charity, keeping before your eyes
the example of the Divine Master who excused even His crucifiers before the
Father.
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