Daily Positive Thread for Saturday

gloriajean — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 05:25:24 GMT

Hello my friends! Whatever I wrote here got deleted into cyperspace! The thread I put here is gone! So starting over and hoping it works this time. Still not feeling the best, I still do get nauseated at times, seems not as much as before and that's a blessing. Just got home from having supper with Lori again, and that's a blessing because she did all the cooking, and we just ate, and it was delicious and I didn't have to think about what to make that would agree with me. I'm waiting for my appetite to come back. Praying for all of you for all your needs!

Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my

circumstances.

Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give

the miracles that I need.

Scripture for the day:

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

~Psalm 119:105

Meditation for the day:

I know that the vision and power which I can receive from God are

limitless as far as spiritual things are concerned. But in temporal

and material things, I must submit to limitations. I know that I cannot

see the road ahead. I can go just one step at a time, because I do not

have a longer view. I am sometimes in uncharted waters, limited by

my temporal and spatial life, but unlimited in my spiritual life.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that, in spite of my material limitations, I may follow God's

way. I pray that I may learn that trying to do God's will is perfect

freedom.

10 Commandments of the Tongue

1) Thou shalt not gossip. Prov. 18:8 Before any evil story whispered

in the ear is passed on, it should be treated as the housewife treats

apples for a pie ... first peeled, then quartered, and cored, then

what remains liberally sugared.

(2) Thou shalt not use a multitude of empty words. Prov. 10:19. Your

tongue reveals the nature of your thinking and your character. The

divine Master Himself admonishes the children of men to "let your

admonishes be yea, yea, nay, nay, for whatsoever is more than these

cometh of evil."

(3) Thou shalt not boast. Prov. 27:2 A small man makes long, loud

boasting in order to center the spotlight of attention on himself; the

great man works quietly, Silently polishing the beacon that it may

guide the ship safely into the desired haven.

(4) Thou shalt not flatter. Prov. 26:28 Someone has said that

"Flattery is like soft soap; it is 90% lye" - and you can count on the

ratio being just about right. The words of the man or woman who would

flatter you, according to the psalmist, who had a great deal of

experience with that sort of thing, are "softer than oil, yet

withdrawn swords."

(5) Thou shalt not grumble. Phil. 2:14 The prescription for this

malady is to saturate your life with loving kindness. Let it enter

every pore and the process will be absolutely foolproof against the

gnawing frets and worries that are worse than termites, to eat the

soul out of you.

(6) Thou shalt not backbite or slander. Psalm 64:3 The tongue that

backbites or slanders is the weapon that empties churches, pours

streams of bickering humans into divorce courts, fills our jails with

wretched humanity, and lashes men and woman to Satan's kingdom.

(7) Thou shalt not mock or make fun. Job 11:3 Let us learn sympathy

and give our fellows a helping hand instead of mockery, no matter how

peculiar or odd they may be. Remember angels visit the earth in all

kinds of guises.

(8) Thou shalt not lie. Ex. 20:16 The first recorded lie was told in

the garden of Eden. Since then, the practice has spread like a plague

throughout the whole earth. Everyone hates a lying tongue.

(9) Thou shalt not swear. Ex. 20:7 Profanity is the official language

of the devil's kingdom. Have no part in it for it will disqualify you

for heaven.

(10) Thou shalt not argue in anger. Hosea 7:16 Whatever the

provocation is remember that "silence is golden" and that "a soft

answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" Prov.

15:11

-- Author Unknown

Directions Home

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DIRECTIONS TO OUR FATHER'S HOUSE.

Make a Right onto Believeth Blvd.

Keep straight and go through the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ.

There, you must turn onto the Bridge of Faith, which is over troubled water.

When you get off the bridge, make a Right turn and Keep Straight.

You are on the King's Highway - Heaven-bound.

Keep going for three miles:

One for the Father, One for the Son, and One for the Holy Spirit

Then exit off onto Grace Blvd.

From there, make a Right turn on Gospel Lane.

Keep Straight and then make another Right on Prayer Road.

As you go on your way,

Yield Not to the traffic on Temptation Ave.

Also, avoid SIN STREET because it is a DEAD END.

Pass up Envy Drive, and Hate Avenue.

Also, pass Hypocrisy Street, Gossiping Lane, and Backbiting Blvd.

However, you have to go down Long-suffering Lane, Persecution Blvd. and

Trials and Tribulations Ave.

But that's all right, because VICTORY Street is straight ahead!

SEND THESE DIRECTIONS TO YOUR FRIENDS SO THEY WILL NOT GET LOST.

A Morning Prayer...

I prayed to God this morning

That He might send me hope,

And then He sent His mighty Word

To give me strength to cope...

I prayed to God this morning

That He might send me joy,

And all around I heard the mirth

Of every girl and boy...

I prayed to God this morning

That He might send me love,

And suddenly I felt the warmth

of sunshine from above....

I prayed to God this morning

That He might send me peace,

And in the clamor of the day,

I felt a great release!

Hope C. Oberhelman

INSPIRATIONAL SAYINGS OF MOTHER TERESA

"Love begins at home."

"Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen,

for God speaks in the silence of the heart."

"How can we love God whom

We do not see, if we do not love

Our neighbours whom we see,

Whom we touch, with whom we live?"

"Intense love does not measure, it just gives."

"If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive."

"If we pray, we will believe;

if we believe, we will love,

if we love, we will serve."

"The child is God's gift to the family."

"We can do no great things; only small things with great love."

"If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace,

because you know what you are."

"Do not allow yourself to be disheartened by any failure as long as

you have done your best."

"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into what we do."

"Works of love are always works of peace."

"Give until it hurts - with a smile."

"If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell

people not to kill one another?"

"The world today is hungry not only for bread but hungry for love;

hungry to be wanted, to be loved."

"The poor are very great people, they can teach us many beautiful things"

"I am so used to seeing the smile on our people, even the dying ones smile."

"Instead of death and sorrow, let us bring peace and joy to the world."

Today we celebrated Mary's Birthday:

The Birth of Mary

Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God,

heralded joy to all the world.

For from thou hast risen the Sun of justice,

Christ our God.

Destroying the curse, He gave blessing;

and damning death, He bestowed on us

life everlasting.

Blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

For from thou hast risen of Sun of justice,

Christ our God.

 from The Divine Office

Like an Only Child

A woman who was dying of AIDS summoned a Christian friend to comfort her,

but it seemed hopeless.

“I'm lost,” she said. “I've ruined my life and every life around me. I'm

headed for H ell. There's no hope for me.”

Her friend saw a framed picture of a pretty girl on the dresser. “Who is

that?” he asked.

The woman brightened. “She's my daughter, the one beautiful thing in my

life.”

“Would you help her if she was in trouble, no matter how many mistakes she'd

made? Would you forgive her if she asked you to? Would you still love her,

no matter what?”

“Of course I would!” the woman exclaimed. “Why would you even ask a question

like that?”

“Because I want you to understand,” explained her friend, “that God has a

picture of you on His dresser, too.”

GOD ANSWERS PRAYER

I know not by what methods rare,

But this I know - God answers prayer,

I know not when He sends the word

That tells us fervent prayer is heard.

I know it cometh -- soon or late:

Therefore we need to pray and wait.

I know not if the blessing sought

Will come in just the way I thought.

I leave my prayers with Him alone,

Whose will is wiser than my own.

Lord let me capture the pure spirit of a loving child when I speak Your

name.

Let me pray as a child prays, asking little for myself,

much for other souls and for Your beautiful world.

Protect me, sleeping and waking, from evil.

Lead me by the hand to good works.

Let me praise You in simple words and in glorious silence through all

the days and the nights of my life.

Amen.

~ Author Unknown ~

Do Not...

Do not... undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is

because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not... set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know

what is best for you.

Do not... take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them

as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Do not... let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor

for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days

of your life.

Do not... give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really

over until the moment you stop trying. It is a fragile thread that binds us

to each other.

Do not... be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we

learn how to be brave.

Do not... shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find. The

quickest way to receive love is to give love; The fastest way to lose love

is to hold it too tightly.

Do not... dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope;

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not... run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have

been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

- Author Unknown

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