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Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

gloriajean — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:37:15 GMT

Hello my friends!!! Thought I'd get this out early because of Father Jerry coming etc. and it might get late. We'll also be discussing our Anniversary - he's having the Mass for us and will be giving us a special blessing. Just think - he became a priest the same year we got married - just a few months earlier. We were to his first Mass. When I broke my back when I was 28 and was in the hospital 3 weeks then, he came to see me - he's always been there for me and what a blessing to all who know him. Today's picking has been very slim, won't have enough beans for supper tonight, I'll make corn instead. Have some frozen yet from last year. Prayers going for you all!

Peace comes not from having no problems, but from being able to deal with

them.

Lord, bless me with the confidence and wisdom to grow from life's

challenges.

S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y

Jesus said, "If the same person sins against you seven times a day, and

turns back to you seven times and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive." The

apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you

had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree,

'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. ~Luke 17:4-6

M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y

When I overcome myself, then I can truly forgive other people for injuries

done to me. The self in me does not forgive injuries. The very thought of

wrongs means that my self is in the foreground. Since the self does not

forgive, I can work at overcoming my selfishness. I can cease trying to

forgive those who fretted and wronged me. It can be a mistake for me even

to think about these injuries. I can aim at overcoming myself in my daily

life and then I can find there is nothing in me that remembers injury,

because the only thing injured, my selfishness, is gone.

P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y

I pray that I may hold no resentments. I pray that my mind may be washed

clean of all past hates and fears.

The I Am's of Jesus

JOHN 6:35

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE;

anyone who comes to me shall not hunger, and anyone who believes in me shall

never thirst.

JOHN 8:12

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD;

anyone who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of

life."

JOHN 8:58

JESUS SAID: "Truly, truly I say to you, BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM."

JOHN 10:11

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

JOHN 11:25

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE;

anyone who believes in me, even though they die, yet shall they live."

JOHN 14:6

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE;

no one comes to the Father, but by me."

JOHN 15:1

JESUS SAID: "I AM THE VINE,

and my Father is the Vinedresser."

JOHN 18:4

"Then Jesus, knowing all that would befall Him, came forward and said to

them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth." JESUS SAID

to them, "I AM". When He said to them "I AM," They drew back and fell to the

ground.

A Savior Meditation

Be good, and you'll never regret it.

Be bad, and you'll never forget it.

If mistaken, be first to confess it.

If right, be the last to express it.

If wrong, then be quick to redress it.

If it's slander, be sure to suppress it.

Be kind, but let no one suspect it.

Be wise, but let no one detect it.

Be fair, for your friends will expect it.

Be swift, or perhaps you'll neglect it.

If it's borrowed, be quick to repay it.

If it's loaned, make excuse to delay it.

Be selfish, and no one will miss you.

Be a fool, and the demons will hiss you.

Be yourself, and the Good Lord will kiss you.

THE PRESSURE, THE PAIN AND THE PRESCRIPTION

By Ron Hutchcraft

A cold is no big deal. Unless it decides to expand its coverage from

your nose to your ears. And even that is no big deal unless you're

coming down from 30,000 feet up in a commercial airliner. Now, this is

not a medical news bulletin, it's a personal testimony. I could feel a

little something in my ears before I took off, but I didn't have any

idea how the altitude ups and downs of my flight were going to totally

block my ears and cause some nasty pain on the way down. The poor lady

next to me was telling me some of her heartaches and I kept yawning to

keep my head from exploding. And as my ears got more and more clogged,

it was like somebody had turned down the volume knob on what she was

saying. She must have thought I was a great listener. Well, it was a

painful afternoon, but the changing pressure in that plane let me know

I had a problem and drove me to do what I usually try to avoid, go to

the doctor. I'm glad I did -- he really helped me.

Increased pressure showed me an infection I really needed to deal

with. Actually, pressure has a way of exposing a lot of problems that

need attention. Maybe the words "increasing pressure" describe your

"flight" right now, pressure that's causing some significant pain. It

could be the pressure and the pain is in your marriage or maybe your

work. For you, the squeeze may be financial or it could be something

in an important relationship, but the stress is building. And you

don't like what that pressure is doing to you. And, like the pressure

I experienced on that flight, there's pain. Could it be there's a

purpose in what's happening, to get you to the Doctor?

Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Psalm 32:1. The

great Jewish King David was having a painful flight, he was feeling

the pressure. But it is getting him to face some things he might

otherwise never have faced. These words from his personal diary start

out with what he learned from this hurting time. He says, "Blessed is

he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered." Now the

pain and pressure that got him to that point of spiritual and

emotional freedom. Here is what he says, "When I kept silent, my bones

wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night Your

hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of

summer."

Maybe you understand some of those feelings -- like there is a heavy

hand on you, extended in times of sadness. There is stress that is

draining you, maybe even physical symptoms. My pain and my pressure on

that flight exposed a deeper problem and led me to healing. David's

pain and pressure exposed his spiritual need and led him to healing.

You may be at that same threshold.

Now Davids' had a happy ending, one which may be exactly where you

will find yours. He says, "Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did

not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to

the Lord' - and You forgave the guilt of my sin."

God sometimes lets the pressure build so we will finally deal with

what is really wrong inside us -- the sin we have never taken care of.

David went to the Soul Doctor and came away a man forgiven and clean.

That could happen to you -- that same liberation -- if you will

finally let go of your pride and go to the Forgiving Place, the cross

where Jesus loved you so much that He died for all the sins you have

ever committed. When He said, "Father forgive them" from that cross,

He was including you.

If you will put your total trust in Jesus Christ to be your Savior

from your sin, you're clean. All this pressure and all this pain has

been to let you know there is something wrong deep down inside, the

deadly infection of sin that only Jesus can cure.

Here in this most painful and stressful time, you are suddenly on the

edge of the healing your soul has always needed. You are face-to-face

with Dr. Jesus.

The Address:

I arrived at the address where someone had requested a taxi. I honked but no

one came out.. I honked again, nothing. So I walked to the door and knocked.

Just a minute answered a frail, elderly voice.. I could hear something being

dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before

me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on

it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one

had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with h sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the

counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and

glassware.

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to

the cab, and then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her. 'I just

try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated'.

'Oh, you're such a good boy', she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me

an address, and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'

'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly.

'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice'.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have

any family left,' she continued. 'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I

quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the

building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when

they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse

that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner

and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm

tired. Let's go now'

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building,

like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were

solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been

expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was

already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' she asked, reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me

tightly.

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said.

'Thank you..'

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me,

a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in

thought.. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman

had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in

my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others

may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY

WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

You won't get any big surprise if you send this to folks you care about.

But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate by

sending it on if only for a moment...

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as

well dance.

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

I don't know about tomorrow,

I just live from day to day.

And I don't borrow from the sunshine

'Cause the skies might turn to gray.

And I don't worry about the future,

'Cause I know what Jesus said,

And today I'm gonna walk right beside him

'Cause he's the one who knows what is ahead.

There are things about tomorrow

That I don't seem to understand

But I know who holds tomorrow

And I know who holds my hand.

And each step is getting brighter

As the golden stairs I climb.

And every burden is getting lighter

And all the clouds, their silver line.

And, I'll bet the sun it's always shining

And no tears will ever dim the eye

And the ending of the rainbow

Where the mountains, they touch the sky.

There are many things about tomorrow

I don't seem to understand

But I know who holds tomorrow

And I know who holds my hand.

Yes I know who holds my hand.

Slowing Down

Slow my pace, Lord. Slow my life. Come sit by me at the well. I am

exhausted.

Give rest to my heart; bring calm to my feelings. Come, lead me to the

mountain. I am empty.

Give me these hours the leisure to be still that I savor the quiet of

rolling hills, tasting the presence of the Divine.

Bring me from the running of the day and the doing of the duties to the

sitting in the evening to know the reward of being.

Set aside the problems of mind; soothe the aches of the heart; give rest to

the body that I hear the music of my being and know a quiet that allows the

soaring of the soul.

Be gentle, Teacher, teaching the truth of being. In gentleness, command:

"Silence!"

In stillness embrace my spirit and re-enkindle with love... and opening the

embrace give freedom to the soul.

Slow my pace, Spirit of Love, breathe into my being, Word....and with a

mighty wind blow the incarnate word to the ends of the earth.

Monsignor Bernard Powers

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

lovestopaint — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:07:05 GMT

Gloria have a nice dinner tonight with Father Jerry.

Counting my blessings.

Harlene( lovestopaint).

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

masque — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:48:04 GMT

Good morning.

Gloriajean: There is so much in your post today, that I hope everyone who visits here reads every word.

I'll just repeat this part, but I will say "The Address" brought a tear to my eyes. How beautiful it was.

"Lord, bless me with the confidence and wisdom to grow from life's

challenges."

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Danky — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:25:37 GMT

BE SELFISH AND NO ONE WILL MISS YOU...............thank you, Gloria.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

HeresLucy — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:45:38 GMT

Good morning!

Gloria, too bad there wasn't enough beans for supper, I know Father Jerry would have enjoyed fresh green beans and potatoes, don't we all!!!??? YUM! Hope y'all had a nice visit.

Hey, Harlene, what's shakin?

Hello to masque and Danky, hope you both have a great day.

I have a few things to do today, not as busy as yesterday, thank goodness. I had a lot of tomatoes so I froze them. They will be good in soup and chili this winter. I'm going to get peaches and do the same. I have one qt bag left from last year so I think a cobbler is in that bag's future! lol

Not much more to say so I will hush.

Keep our country and world in your prayers. Y'all remain in mine.

Peace and blessings.

Here's a funny...

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

HeresLucy — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:47:08 GMT

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Puzzle Piece — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:59:11 GMT

Hello To All!

Gloria, you sure keep busy with your visitors and get togethers with friends. As always, your dinners/lunches sound so good. Over on another Forum, someone wrote asking about a Dump Cake and some posters gave out their recipes. I've never made one but it's good sounding for sure. Prayer for the Day is a wonderful 'vitamin' of sort.

Asking for your Assistance/Prayer - Elaine for her hip replacement surgery. She's alone with no children and lives by herself. Skip - He needs lots of prayer for his lack of social skills which he is afraid to develop and cultivate because he has such a large massive ego. He holds those that he sees as weaker (because they believe there is a Creator) to blame for his personal and worldly ills. Lastly, for me as I have a surgery schedules for next month. I have a skilled surgeon and I trust his talents, it's the recovery that I am going to have to face.

I have many blessings and so many opportunities to learn from life and all it's blessings. I am grateful for that as well as this nation, her allies, her citizens, her troops, liberties, privileges, freedoms. This thread is a wonderful daily blessing as well. Be at peace, know you are loved.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Bobbi sue — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:35:46 GMT

Blessings to all here. God bless you.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

AnikaBrodie — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:12:05 GMT

Bobbisue, Blessings to you too. I hope every day sees you feeling stronger and on the road to full recovery. (((((Hugs)))))

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Bobbi sue — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:52:48 GMT

Thank you Anika for your very kind words. You are a good person. God bless you.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Danky — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:16:15 GMT

On 8/7/2014 Love Roses said:
Hello To All!

Gloria, you sure keep busy with your visitors and get togethers with friends. As always, your dinners/lunches sound so good. Over on another Forum, someone wrote asking about a Dump Cake and some posters gave out their recipes. I've never made one but it's good sounding for sure. Prayer for the Day is a wonderful 'vitamin' of sort.

Asking for your Assistance/Prayer - Elaine for her hip replacement surgery. She's alone with no children and lives by herself. Skip - He needs lots of prayer for his lack of social skills which he is afraid to develop and cultivate because he has such a large massive ego. He holds those that he sees as weaker (because they believe there is a Creator) to blame for his personal and worldly ills. Lastly, for me as I have a surgery schedules for next month. I have a skilled surgeon and I trust his talents, it's the recovery that I am going to have to face.

I have many blessings and so many opportunities to learn from life and all it's blessings. I am grateful for that as well as this nation, her allies, her citizens, her troops, liberties, privileges, freedoms. This thread is a wonderful daily blessing as well. Be at peace, know you are loved.

LOVE ROSES......your post says alot about you. Every other person gets prayers first and , if any are remaining, some for you.......you most certainly are a wonderful person.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Puzzle Piece — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:51:20 GMT

On 8/7/2014 Danky said:
On 8/7/2014 Love Roses said:
Hello To All!

Gloria, you sure keep busy with your visitors and get togethers with friends. As always, your dinners/lunches sound so good. Over on another Forum, someone wrote asking about a Dump Cake and some posters gave out their recipes. I've never made one but it's good sounding for sure. Prayer for the Day is a wonderful 'vitamin' of sort.

Asking for your Assistance/Prayer - Elaine for her hip replacement surgery. She's alone with no children and lives by herself. Skip - He needs lots of prayer for his lack of social skills which he is afraid to develop and cultivate because he has such a large massive ego. He holds those that he sees as weaker (because they believe there is a Creator) to blame for his personal and worldly ills. Lastly, for me as I have a surgery schedules for next month. I have a skilled surgeon and I trust his talents, it's the recovery that I am going to have to face.

I have many blessings and so many opportunities to learn from life and all it's blessings. I am grateful for that as well as this nation, her allies, her citizens, her troops, liberties, privileges, freedoms. This thread is a wonderful daily blessing as well. Be at peace, know you are loved.

LOVE ROSES......your post says alot about you. Every other person gets prayers first and , if any are remaining, some for you.......you most certainly are a wonderful person.

Danky, what a sweet thing to say.........especially concerning me. I am human and certainly do have my 'days'. I just happen to put others first as a habit. Please come back to this board and post any blessings or positive and informative info.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

Cakers1 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:26:44 GMT

A late hello to everyone. It has been a truly blessed day today. I am grateful beyond words.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Thursday

gloriajean — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:46:03 GMT

Harlene - It was a lovely evening with Father Jerry. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and we could be in the patio all the time. He absolutely loved your card, and will treasure it and thanks you for all your hard work on it! You made him very happy!!

masque - thanks for pointing out what you thought was thought provoking, I like that one too, plus many others. I love it when you do this!

Danky - thanks, and that is for sure, isn't it?

Lucy - well he got the fresh potatoes, and they were delicious, plus fresh lettuce from the garden and tomatoes, the corn was great too, I had it frozen from last year, just put some Earth Balance on it, which is better than butter, no chol. nothing bad in it, just omega 3's and good stuff, and it tastes like butter!!! We switched from butter to this when Linus got his diabetes scare and keep on using it because it's healthy for us. Sometimes I freeze tomatoes too, so far we've been eating them as they come. Delicious! Again - good graphics.

Love Roses - I've never made a Dump Cake, it must be an easy one to make. You ask for prayer - you got it! Praying for ELaine, Skip, and of course for your upcoming surgery! May God grant you a successful surgery with easy recovery. May He work wonders in Skip and grant help for Elaine as she lives by herself and grant healing to her hip.

Bobbiesue - many blessings to come your way, too!! Thanks for posting.

Anika - thanks for posting your kind words for Bobbiesue. Kindness goes a long way.

Danky - Yes! That is true. Love Roses does put herself last. Reminds me of this poem called "Others" which I made up my own melody to and sing it. I love this!

Lord, help me live from day to day

In such a self-forgetful way

That even when I kneel to pray

My prayer shall be for—Others.

Refrain

Others, Lord, yes others,

Let this my motto be,

Help me to live for others,

That I may live like Thee.

Help me in all the work I do

To ever be sincere and true

And know that all I’d do for You

Must needs be done for—Others.

Refrain

Let ?Self? be crucified and slain

And buried deep: and all in vain

May efforts be to rise again,

Unless to live for—Others.

Refrain

And when my work on earth is done,

And my new work in Heav’n’s begun,

May I forget the crown I’ve won,

While thinking still of—Others.

Refrain

Cakers - So glad to see you!! So happy you are truly blessed - God is good! He loves us all and wants us all happy! Blessings to you!!!