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Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:05:12 GMT

Hello my friends! Today was just an ordinary day here - but just got an email from Jan, Linus' sister, saying she's just been diagnosed with stage 1 uterine cancer, and she'll have a hysterectomy on the 16th - if it hasn't spread, then that will take care of it, if it did spread, then she'll have radiation. She asks for prayer so it won't spread. So we pray and ask for healing and put our trust in Him. Today is Father Jerry's birthday, he's 77 today, a young 77! I called him today to wish him a Happy Birthday. It was on Facebook. Cold and windy outside, but warm and cozy inside - and inside our hearts, too. How do you like the way I send out the thread from gmail?

Love and trust are the solutions for the worries and frets of life.

Lord, I pray for Your gift of Faith which is all that I need for Your

power to work within me.

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

"It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words
that I have spoken to you are spirit and life." ~John 6:63

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

I can discipline myself. I can do this disciplining now. I can turn
out all useless thoughts. I know that the goodness of my life is a
necessary foundation for its usefulness. I can welcome this training,
for it opens me to receive the power God wants to give me. I can
believe that this power is a mighty power when it is used in the right
way.

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

I pray that I may face and accept whatever discipline is necessary. I
pray that I may open myself to receive God's power in my life.

You give me strength

Holy Spirit when I am weak, You give me strength to carry on.
You comfort me each time I seek Your loving arms to lean on.

You are the Father that I need. You have the wisdom that I lack.
You give me courage to succeed, when I alone, would have turned back.
I may have crosses in my life, but I will never know despair;
for when I seek you in my strife, I know so well you will be there.

Jesus Help Me

Jesus Help me. In every need let me come to you with a humble trust saying, Jesus help me. In all my doubts, perplexities and temptations, Jesus help me. In hours of loneliness, weariness and trials, Jesus help me. In failure of my plans and hopes, in disappointments, troubles and sorrows, Jesus help me.

When others fail me and your grace alone can assist me, Jesus help me. When I throw myself on your tender love, as my Lord and Savior, Jesus help me. When my heart is cast down by failure at seeing no good coming from my efforts, Jesus help me.

When I am ill and my head and hands cannot work and I am lonely, Jesus help me. Always, Always, in spite of weariness, falls and shortcomings of every kind, Jesus help me and never forsake me.

Almighty Lord, before you I come with all my faith, begging you for comfort in my difficulties. Do not forsake me, My Lord. Open your doors, that your almighty arms will open and close as you design to give that tranquility that I so desire.

Oh my God! Receive my supplication from a wounded heart that is always fighting for me with your Divine power. Never let me scramble for want of help.

Almighty Lord, assist me to find shelter in your celestial bounty forever.

Amen

The Power of Prayer

The day was long, the burden I had
borne
Seemed heavier than I could longer
bear,
And then it lifted-but I did not know
Some one had knelt in prayer.
Had taken me to God that very hour,
And asked the easing of the load, and
He,
In infinite compassion, had stooped
down
And taken it from me.
We cannot tell how often as we pray
For some bewildered one,
hurt and distressed,
The answers comes, but many times
those hearts
Find sudden peace and rest.
Some one had prayed, and Faith, a
reaching hand,
Took hold of God, and brought Him
down that day!
So many, many hearts have need of
prayer: Oh, let us pray

Unknown

When I say good morning I mean to say:

G-od
O-ffers us His
O-utstanding
D-evotion to

M-ake us
O-bedient &
R-eady for a
N-ew day with Him.
I-nspire others please, and
N-ever forget
G-od loves you!

My Hand In God´s

Each morning when I wake I say,
"I place my hand in God's today;"
I know He'll walk close by my side
My every wandering step to guide.

He leads me with the tenderest care
When paths are dark and I despair---
No need for me to understand
If I but hold fast to His hand.

My hand in His! No surer way
to walk in safety through each day.
By His great bounty I am fed;
Warmed by His love, and comforted.

When at day's end I seek my rest
And realize how much I'm blessed,
My thanks pour out to Him; and then
I place my hand in God's again.

By Florence Scripps Kellogg

Hello! Is there too much noise in your life?

I AM your Lord God speaking!
Would you like me to speak louder?
Is it you who can't hear me already,
in the mere creation that was made by my hands;
Like the sun, which I shine on your face everyday,
or the wind, that blows through your window,
which you don't notice because your always in a hurry?
Can you not hear me in the Mass,
where I offer up myself to you through the Eucharist,
in a homily where my child speaks my words,
in the Bible - where I teach you how to live,
in prayer - where you listen and hear me speak,
or in any act of Love you experience
through another one of my children during a normal day?

I AM with you always, right here,
but unless you have time
and turn down the volume of the stereo of life,
how do you expect to hear me?

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

lovestopaint — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:15:09 GMT

Gloria, the thread seems to be coming through just fine. I will be praying for your SIL Jan. Blessings to all. Harlene(lovestopaint)

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:52:33 GMT

Harlene, thanks for your prayers for Jan and for your input on the thread from gmail. Linus stopped over at the place that fixed the power box on our computer this afternoon and asked about charter, and what would be a good internet provider, he was told charter is a good provider as far as fast internet etc. but he doesn't use it for emails, he's on gmail! Wow! I've noticed that gmail will make the paragraphs, I don't have to. So far that's a great plus!! Thank you!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

RetRN — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:28:33 GMT

Praying for all those living in areas with the blustery, frigid weather. Want everyone to be safe. Please seek help if needed.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:13:39 GMT

It sure was blustery yesterday here!! Today it's cold but the sun is out - that's a plus. Yesterday the roads were not good either. Right now it's up to 1 degree with wind advisories for tonight and tomorrow.

Thought I'd post another inspiration here:

Burned Biscuits

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now
and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast
after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and
extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if
anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my
mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him
that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that
biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he
said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he
really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your
Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a
little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best
at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like
everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that learning to
accept each others faults - and choosing to celebrate each others
differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy,
growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,
the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.
Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a
relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the
base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in
your own."

God Bless You..... Now, and Always....

So Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just
fine.!.!.!.! And PLEASE pass this along to someone who has enriched your
life... I just did!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

Cakers1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:20:10 GMT

Gloriajean: I'm so sorry to read about Jan - will certainly offer a prayer.

The thread looks just fine; you do such good work!!!

Tonight we will be down in the 20's and there is some rain in the forecast tonight through tomorrow, so freezing rain/sleet will be an issue, especially for the hill country.

Stay warm and safe everyone.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:50:53 GMT

Cakers - down to the 20's - wow!!! Darla should be down there too then.

But we have 0 degrees right now with wind chill advisory.

Thanks for your input on the thread from gmail. It is so appreciated, and thanks for offering a prayer for Jan.