Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:22:02 GMT

Hello my friends! Tonight at Mass we found out that a friend of ours died yesterday and her funeral will be Monday. She was 82 and she and her husband have been married 63 years! He was in the Military - playing band for the Air Force until retirement. He still plays his saxophone in bands, and sometimes in Church. He had knee surgery, and his wife was taking care of him. All their seven kids were at her bedside at the hospital when she passed away. She had the Anointing of the Sick. We will have to reach out to her husband now, just a couple blocks away. His daughter was with him at Mass tonight, we didn't get to see him though but I heard that. We visited with our friends, Ray and Ann after Mass. What a shock this was!!! Blessings though was knowing her for the last ten years, she and her husband have always been friends! She couldn't come over though because she was allergic to dogs. Another blessing today was our weather - it was a very nice and sunny day today! Supper Linus made venison - Very delicious!!! Lori is getting better with those antibiotics now and cough meds. Got to see Darla's picture today on Facebook in Miami! She looks happy and it was by a palm tree, and nice weather! Greg was taking pictures of his wife.

In everything imitate God and you will come to know him better and better.

Lord, I ask your help to come close to you in my thoughts and bring love to

this earth.

Scripture for the day:

"And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God,

and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." ~John 17:3

Meditation for the day:

"And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God,

and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." Learning to know God as best we

can helps us experience eternal life. Freed from some of the

limitations of humanity, we can grow in things that are eternal. We

can strive for what is real and of eternal value. The more we try to

live in the consciousness of the unseen world, the gentler will be our

passing into it when the time comes for us to go. This life on earth

can be largely a preparation for the eternal life to come.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may live each day as though it were my last. I pray that

I may live my life as though it were everlasting.

PRAYER WHEN IN SUFFERING

Jesus, speak to me in these days of suffering to reveal to me, the will of

God. "You have kept count of my tossing; put my tears in your bottle."

(Psalm 56:8). "This I know, that God is for me" (Psalm 56:9). Come to my

help soon. Cut short the days of suffering. Deliver me from the present

adversities. Grant me long life and health to praise you in peace. Lift me

up to become a witness for you. Thank you Jesus. Praise you Jesus.

Hallelujah. (Praise God for 5 minutes to know the will of God in your

sufferings. Thus you will receive the strength and grace to suffer. God

willing, you will get immediate deliverance.)

Abandonment Is an Awful Poverty

A Story by Bl. Mother Teresa

One day I visited a house where our sisters shelter the aged. This is one

of the nicest houses in England, filled with beautiful and precious things,

yet there was not one smile on the faces of these people. All of them were

looking toward the door.

I asked the sister in charge, "Why are they like that? Why can't you see a

smile on their faces?" (I am accustomed to seeing smiles on people's faces.

I think a smile generates a smile, just as love generates love.)

The sister answered, "The same thing happens every day. They are always

waiting for someone to come and visit them. Loneliness eats them up, and

day after day they do not stop looking. Nobody comes."

Abandonment is an awful poverty. There are poor people everywhere, but the

deepest poverty is not being loved.

The poor we seek may live near us or far away. They can be materially or

spiritually poor. They may be hungry for bread or hungry for friendship.

They may need clothing, or they may need the sense of wealth that God's love

for them represents. They may need the shelter of a house made of bricks

and cement or the shelter of having a place in our hearts.

Dear Lord,

Our relationship with you is usually like this:

Just another day for me - plenty of things to do

Go to work, come home late, nothing really new

Sat in bed put my head to rest grabbed my mobile phone

About to call my girlfriend now to tell her I loved her so

But before I had the chance to phone I received an incoming call

I had to look twice at the Caller ID to see if I was sure

It was a friend of mine his name was John an odd call at this time

We haven´t spoken for years, busy I guess, we're all guilty of this crime

What does he want? I thought to myself, a favor he must need

So I answered the phone and said hello, the rest I'll let you read

Minutes went by, no favor so far, maybe I could be wrong

But there it was - the favor he needs - I knew it all along

That’s the reason why he called me today - I guess we all do the same

Its only when we need something that we look to find their name

That’s the relationship we have with God - sad but it is true

We have to change the way we think - a message for me and you.

THE BIBLE & THE COAL BASKET

Author Unknown

The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains

of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was

up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out

Bible.

His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in

any way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the

Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do

understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does

reading the Bible do?" The

Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said,

"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of

water." The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked

out before he could get back to the house.

The grandfather laughed and said, "You will have to move a little

faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to

try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he

returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was

"impossible to carry water in a basket," and he went to get a bucket

instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a

basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough,"

and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point,

the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather

that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out

before he got far at all. The boy

scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather

the basket was again empty.

Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that

the basket looked different. Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it

was clean. "Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You

might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, it

will change you from the inside out.

That is the work of God in our lives.

To change us from the inside out and to slowly transform us into the

image of His son.

Take time to read a portion of God's word each day.

THE LETTER

Author Unknown

October 19, 2011

Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it

up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the

envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and

address.

She read the letter:

Dear Ruth,

I'm going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like

to stop by for a visit.

Love Always,

Jesus

Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. "Why

would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have

anything to offer." With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty

kitchen cabinets.

"Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to

run down to the store and buy something for dinner." She reached for

her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents.

"Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least." She threw on her

coat and hurried out the door. A loaf of french bread, a half-pound of

sliced turkey, and a carton of milk...leaving Ruth with grand total of

twelve cents to last her until Monday. Nonetheless, she felt good as

she headed home, her meager offerings tucked under her arm.

"Hey lady, can you help us, lady?" Ruth had been so absorbed in her

dinner plans, she hadn't even noticed two figures huddled in the

alleyway. A man and a woman, both of them dressed in little more than

rags.

"Look lady, I ain't got a job, ya know, and my wife and I have been

living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and

we're getting kinda hungry and, well, if you could help us, lady, we'd

really appreciate it."

Ruth looked at them both. They were dirty, they smelled bad and,

frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if they

really wanted to.

"Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is

a few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for

dinner tonight and I was planning on serving that to Him."

"Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway." The man put his

arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed back into the

alley. As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her

heart.

"Sir, wait!" The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley

after them. "Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out

something else to serve my guest." She handed the man her grocery bag.

"Thank you lady. Thank you very much!"

"Yes, thank you!" It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that

she was shivering.

"You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take

this one." Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's

shoulders.

Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the street...without her

coat and with nothing to serve her guest. "Thank you lady! Thank you

very much!"

Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and worried

too. The Lord was coming to visit and she didn't have anything to

offer Him. She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she

did, she noticed another envelope in her mailbox.

"That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day." She

took the envelope out of the box and opened it.

Dear Ruth,

It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely meal. And

thank you, too, for the beautiful coat.

Love Always,

Jesus

The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer

noticed.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

Carolina925 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:12:21 GMT

Good Sunday morning! Gloria, so sorry to hear about your friend but glad you have some good memories of her. Yes, please do keep a watch out for her dear husband, he will surely miss her deeply. We are losing so many of the people who shaped our little town during the time I was growing up and it makes me so sad. May she rest in peace.

Good news about Lori getting better. I hate antibiotics but they sure can kick out the infections. Glad Darla and Greg are enjoying FL.

Rained here all day yesterday and this morning the fog is so thick I can't see the edges of my yard. It's in the low 50s today, all day, so I'll take that.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. It's so good to read posts from yesterday and seeing some people I've been missing. Warms the heart.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:11:18 GMT

Carolina - nice to see you here!! Yes, we'll keep an eye out for her husband, Don. We wonder if he can stay in his house or move to an apt. now. It's a split level house. Did you get my email from charter?

Bobbiesue - I don't believe in the groundhog - I will be thinking of an early spring! God knows, not the groundhog, right? I wonder what ever started that idea in the first place. If it's snowing by you, he didn't see a shadow.

Felicia - thanks, and glad you liked that story.

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