Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 04:13:05 GMT

Hello my friends! Well I hope that this night the thread will work. Today's blessings was all the canning we got done today. Linus made a trip to the FLea market early this morning, brought back lots of yellow beans, tomatoes and some peppers. Then he was off to work. I snipped and cut all the beans, and started with cutting up tomatoes and got a bunch ready when Lori came to can. She made spaghetti sauces, Tomato Basil Soups and Barbecue sauces. No recipe, just her own ideas which were delicious! She made our supper too, hamburger soup using Tomato Basil Soup and lots of veggies and was that ever delicious, too! She said soups are her specialties! Our visit with her after everything was done was great too! Lots of blessings today! Got those beans frozen and raspberries frozen too. I think I will just submit this post now, and try to post the thread on the next slot because I think it won't let me copy and paste on here until that gets corrected. If not, and I have no time to type it all out, maybe a prayer here and there I will type if that's the case. Praying for you all, come and share your blessings, and know you are all loved! God bless you all!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 04:13:38 GMT

If a part of your past continues to haunt you and rob you of your

joy, forgive. Lord, I can not undo the past, but with Your help, I

can let go by forgiving myself and everyone else that has hurt me.

Scripture for the day:

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the

mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and

foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river

whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the

Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;

God will help it when the morning dawns." ~Psalm 46:1-5

Meditation for the day:

In God's strength we can conquer life. Our conquering power is the

grace of God. There can be no complete failure with God. When we

want to make the best of life, then we can live as near as possible to

God, the master and giver of all life. Our reward for depending on

God's strength can be sure. Sometimes the reward can be renewed power

to face life, sometimes wrong thinking overcome, sometimes people

brought to a new way of living. Whatever success comes will not be our

own doing, but largely the working out of the grace of God.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may try to rely more fully on the grace of God. I pray

that I may live a victorious life.

The Universal Prayer

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.

I trust in you: strengthen my trust.

I love you: let me love you more and more.

I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

I worship you as my first beginning,

I long for you as my last end,

I praise you as my constant helper,

and call on you as my loving protector.

Guide me by your wisdom,

Correct me with your justice,

Comfort me with your mercy,

Protect me with your power.

I offer you Lord,

My thoughts: to be fixed on you;

My words: to have you for their theme;

My actions: to reflect my love for you;

My sufferings: to be endured for your greater glory.

I want to do what you ask of me:

In the way you ask, for as long as you ask, because you ask it.

Lord, enlighten my understanding,

Strengthen my will,

Purify my heart, and make me holy.

Help me to repent of my past sins and to resist temptation in the future.

Help me to rise above my human weakness and to grow stronger as a Christian.

Let me love you, my Lord and my God, and see myself as I really am:

A pilgrim in this world, a Christian called to respect and love all whose

lives I touch,

Those in authority over me or those under my authority, my friends and my

enemies.

Help me to conquer anger by gentleness, greed by generosity, apathy by

fervour.

Help me to forget myself and reach out towards others.

Make me prudent in planning, courageous in taking risks.

Make me patient in suffering, unassuming in prosperity.

Keep me Lord, attentive in prayer, temperate in food and drink, diligent in

my work, firm in my good intentions.

Let my conscience be clear, my conduct without fault, my speech blameless,

my life well ordered.

Put me on guard against my human weaknesses.

Let me cherish your love for me, keep your law, and come at last to your

salvation.

Teach me to realise that this world is passing, that my true future is the

happiness of heaven,

That life on earth is short, and the life to come eternal.

Help me to prepare for death with a proper fear of judgement, but a greater

trust in your goodness.

Lead me safely through death to the endless joy of heaven.

Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(Pope Clement XI)

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

Truly blessed

Here's a great way to quickly change your attitude about anything and to put

yourself in a positive frame of mind. Wherever you are, whatever has

happened, in every situation, consider yourself truly blessed. If there's

something which must be done, that you'd really rather avoid, consider that

you're truly blessed to be doing it. That simple change in thinking can put

an amazing positive spin on the experience.

If there's a troublesome situation confronting you, consider yourself truly

blessed to be able to face it. It will help you to fashion your most

positive, effective and resourceful response.

Sure, it's difficult to think of yourself as truly blessed when you're in

the middle of something unpleasant, frightening or frustrating. Difficult as

it may be, though, it sure beats the alternative of giving in to despair and

negativity.

It may not make sense at first to your logical mind, yet in some very

positive and empowering way your spirit will understand. Indeed, you are

truly blessed, and it can be a powerful positive boost to remind yourself of

that fact. Just do it and see for yourself what a difference it can make.

Ralph Marston

PRAYER FOR THE PRESENT MOMENT

Dear God. I spend so much time reliving yesterday or

anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight of the only time

that is really mine - the present moment. You give me

today one moment at a time. That's all I have - all I ever

will have.

Give the faith which knows that each moment contains

exactly what is best for me. Give the hope which trusts

You enough to forget past failings and future trials.

Give the love which makes each moment an anticipation of

eternity with You. We ask this in the name of Jesus who is

the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.

He Has Not Forgotten You

When the bills pile up

and troubles come your way

You may start to worry

How can I make another day?

Nothing seems to go right

Life can seem so unfair

That's the time to bend those knees

And bow your head in prayer!

He has not forgotten you

and He never will

He's waiting for you to realize

You need Him in life's ordeals.

The world is full of trouble

Lots of worry & woe

He wants you to remember

with Him you've got somewhere to go.

When things get out of hand

as they often do,

Always remember

He has not forgotten you!

Carolyn G Cobb

Prayer For Growth in Love

Father, You have loved us from eternity without conditions.

Whether we are beautiful or plain, rich or poor, saintly or sinful,

makes no difference to You.

Why can't we be that way toward each other?

Why do we magnify each other's shortcomings and ignore the good features?

Help us to grow in love, a love that doesn't gloss over failings,

but one that accepts them and then goes on to stress what is good in all we

meet,

what can be built on, to help the other person become fully himself or

herself.

Then Lord, as we increase our ability to love as Jesus did,

we will come closer to the kingdom He preached.

Amen.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

Cakers1 — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 04:39:34 GMT

Gloria: I just tried to paste something on another thread and it wouldn't take. The Q must not be allowing cutting/pasting from other sites anymore.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

Bobbi sue — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:46:15 GMT

Praise the Lord, Gloria. It is working! You have worked so hard, bless your heart. Thanks Cakers for your help. I am not computer lillerate, I'm afraid. I would be no help.

I am going to try to get to Sunday School, but it is very cold out. I'll try to get there.

Blessings to you all and may God answer your prayers and bless you abundantly.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

lovestopaint — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:28:17 GMT

Gloria, glad everything is working out with the thread.

It was 49 degrees this morning where I am in Pa. My kind of weather.

Counting my blessings, and blessings to all.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

Cakers1 — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 15:12:43 GMT

Good Sunday Morning everyone!

Gloria: Glad whatever was going wonky has cleared up. Like a bad zit, it was. lol

Nice coolish day today for a change - hope everyone is doing fine.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 19:38:20 GMT

Hello all! Nice day here today now - it was in the 40's when we got up. Went out to eat breakfast at a Parish near us - a fund raiser to help support a school, it actually was the Church we got married in, St. Peter's. Then on to Mass! Lazy day here being yesterday was such a busy day canning.

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