Hello my friends! Hope this color isn't too hard to read!
Let me know if it is and I won't use it again. Hope your day went well. Ours did - LInus had the day off, he mowed the lawn for the last time at the house, and gave the lawnmower to Lori. Tomorrow we'll pick raspberries for the last time, he said there are plenty on there, maybe our neighbors forgot to pick them? We'll bring home the rest of the garden which isn't much left now. Today was a very blessed day which Father Jerry here at noon for a noon Mass in our apartment, and a chicken dinner - very special, blessing our place. He loved our apartment, no nice and spacious! So nice he could come again.
Linda is home now, no more growth with the tumors, and that's good news. She's taking a chemo pill every day.
May you all have a very blessed Friday!
God sends us His message, but we must be willing to receive it and then live it.
Lord, when I yield to You, I become free and full of the richness of life.
S C R I P TURE F O R T H E D A Y
"By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon
us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of
death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." ~Luke 1:78
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
God can be our shield. Then no problems of the world can harm us.
Between us and all scorn and indignity from others is our trust in God,
like a shining shield. Nothing can then have the power to spoil our
inward peace. With this shield, we can attain this inward peace quickly,
in our surroundings as well as in our hearts. With this inward peace,
we do not need to resent the person who troubles us. Instead, we can
overcome the resentment in our own mind which may have been aroused by
that person.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may strive for inward peace. I pray that I may not be
seriously upset, no matter what happens around me.
The Time Out
You're busy...stressed...overworked. You don't have time to catch up with yourself, much less with God. How could you possibly hope to find time to pray?
Sometimes you just have to stop whatever you're doing. Call a time-out.
Catch your breath. Catch up with your spirit. (The words breath and spirit come from the same root - no wonder you need to catch both of them right now!)
When life is out of balance and you're feeling kind of crazy, let these
two words be your prayer - TIME OUT! Call a time out whenever you're:
Tense
Irritable
Moody
Exhausted
Overworked
Under pressure
Testy
Once you declare a time out, you can share your situation with God.
Here's a start:
Dear God, I'm so busy I feel out of control. Help me regain my balance and find my center.
<<<PrayerStarters for Busy People by Daniel Grippo>>>
Good Looks
Joshua was a very wise advisor to the king. But he had a rather ugly face. The king's daughter was jealous because Joshua was getting more attention from her father than she was. So she tried to make fun of him.
One day she asked him mockingly: "If you are so wise, tell me why God stores so much wisdom in such a plain vessel." Joshua asked her: "Does your dad have any wine?" "Don't be silly," she said. "We've got the best wine in the whole world." "Okay," asked Joshua, "where does he keep it?" "In large earthenware jugs," she answered quickly. "Earthenware!" Joshua roared with laughter. "I'm surprised that a clever man like your dad would use such plain material for such good wine. Even the poorest people in town do that. I would expect royal wine to be kept in gold and silver jars." He bowed and left the princess, who was red-faced with anger.
She raced over to the royal wine cellar and ordered the caretaker to pour all the wine out of the earthenware jugs into vessels of silver and gold.
Shortly afterwards the king invited people to a banquet, and he ordered the waiters to serve his best wine. The guests sipped it and their noses turned up. The wine had gone sour. The king was furious and called in the chief steward and demanded an explanation, which he got. The princess got a proper scolding and she then put the blame on Joshua.
"You tricked me into doing this," she shouted. "I am truly sorry, little one," began Joshua, "but perhaps now you see why God sometimes prefers to put wisdom in ugly containers. Wisdom is like wine: it is best preserved in humble vessels."
OH, LORD, MY LORD, I SEE YOUR FACE,
IT SHOWS SUCH LOVE AND CARE,
CRYSTAL TEARS FALL FROM YOUR EYES,
AND WE HAVE PUT THEM THERE.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, YOU SAVED US FROM
AN ETERNITY SPENT IN HELL,
SEPARATED FROM OUR FATHER GOD,
FROM YOU, MY LORD, AS WELL.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, HOW MY HEART HURTS
TO SEE YOUR CRYSTAL TEARS.
YET, I KNOW I'M RESPONSIBLE,
I, AND ALL MY FEARS.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, HELP US ALL
TO "KNOW" WHAT YOU HAVE DONE,
TO SPARE US FROM DAMNATION,
FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, I CRY WITH YOU,
FOR MY HEART IS HEAVY WITH SINS.
MY SAVIOR, I GIVE THEM ALL TO YOU,
AND KNOW THEY SHALL BE FORGIVEN.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, I SEE YOUR FACE,
I SEE YOUR CRYSTAL TEARS,
OH, LORD, MY LORD, MY HEART DOES BREAK
FOR THE WORLD AND ALL ITS FEARS. OH,
LORD, MY LORD, MY SAVIOR DIVINE.
YOU HAVE DONE ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE,
TO FREE MANKIND FROM SATAN'S GRIP,
TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH THEE.
OH, LORD, MY LORD, HOLY SAVIOR, KING,
MOST HIGH GOD, EMMANUEL, DIVINE,
I ASK YOU TO FORGIVE MY SINS,
FOR NOW, AND FOR ALL TIME.
THANK YOU,
MY WONDERFUL JESUS.
September 24 - Jesus Calling
Live first and foremost in My Presence. Gradually you will become more aware of Me than of people and places around you. This awareness will not detract from your relationships with others. Instead, it will increase your ability to give love and encouragement to them. My Peace will permeate your words and demeanor. You will be active in the world, yet one step removed from it. You will not be easily shaken, because My enveloping Presence buffers the blow of problems.
This is the path I have set before you. As you follow it wholeheartedly, you experience abundant Life and Peace.
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord. They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.
—Psalm 89:15–16
I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
—Psalm 16:8
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
—2 Peter 1:2
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