Hello my friends! Hope your day is going well. Sure is slippery here where I live. Good thing I don't have to go out much, but tonight we have a Pork Dinner at our Church, in appreciation for helpers etc. should be great!!! Pork, mashed potatoes, gravey, stuffing, coleslaw etc. and desserts. Wow! Looking forward to this and the nice fellowship.
Hope you all are having a great weekend.
There is a purpose for our trials and burdens just as there is a purpose for the joys and wonders in our lives. Lord, grant
me Your peace as Your plan for me unfolds.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"'May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, and
security within your towers.' For the sake of my relatives and
friends I will say, 'Peace be within you.' For the sake of the house
of the
LORD our God, I will seek your good." ~Psalm 122:6-9
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
I believe that God's presence can bring peace and that peace, like a
quiet-flowing river, can cleanse all irritants away. In these quiet
times, God can teach me how to rest my nerves. I need not be afraid.
I can learn how to relax. When I am relaxed, God's strength can flow
into me. I can be at peace.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray for that peace which passes all understanding. I pray for that
peace which the world can neither give nor take away.
This Prayer to St. Joseph is over 1900 years old, from the "Pieta Prayer Booklet".
O St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God,
I place in you all my interest and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful
intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below
your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage
to the Loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep
in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes
near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss
His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return
the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.
Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may desire.
It has seldom been known to fail.
Follow Your Heart
Sometimes your heart thinks, whom do you really love?
You love someone, but you like someone else
Your minds speaks, but your heart denies...
Someone listens, but someone else comforts...
Someone prays, but someone else consoles...
Someone says, but someone else's actions speak...
Someone laughs, but someone else understands...
Someone just tells, but someone else makes you do...
Someone is there, but someone you want is not...
You search for someone in someone else...
Is this a beginning of Love, or is it the end?
A time comes in life when you think what love really is?
What you think is love, or is it something else?
Listen to your mind..., but follow your heart.
BIRDS AND WINGS
Author Unknown
An old legend says that God first created birds without wings.
Sometime later, God made wings and said to the birds, "Come, take up
these burdens and bear them." The birds hesitated at first, but soon
obeyed. They tried picking up the wings in their beaks, but found them
too heavy. Then they tried picking them up wit their claws, but found
them too large. Finally one of the birds managed to get the wings
hoisted onto its shoulders where it was possible to carry them.
To the amazement of the birds, before long the wings began to grow and
they soon had attached themselves to the bodies of the birds. One of
the birds began to flap his wings and others followed his example.
Shortly afterwards, one of the birds took off and began to soar in the
air above. What had once been a heavy burden now became the very thing
that enabled the birds to go where they could never go before...and at
the same time, truly fulfill the destiny of their creation. The duties
and responsibilities you count as burdens today may be part of God's
destiny for your life, the means by which your soul is lifted up and
prepared for eternity.
Don't be afraid of pressure. Remember that pressure is what turns a
lump of coal into a diamond.
You know the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance
must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not
lacking anything. James 1:3,4
- taken from the book "God's Little Devotional Book for Everyone"
Meet God in the Morning
I met God in the morning
when my day was at its best
His Presence was like sunshine
like a glory in my breast.
All day long He sailed beside me,
all day long He stayed with me,
And we sailed thru gentle waters
over a very troubled sea.
Other ships were torn and battered,
Other ships where so distressed
But the winds that seemed to guide them
Brought to me a peace and rest.
When I think of other mornings
with a keen remorse of mind
when I too had loosed the moorings
with His Presence left behind.
Now I think I know the secret
learnt thru many a troubled way.
You must meet God in the morning
if you want Him thru the day...
HANDBOOK 2016
Author Unknown
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2.. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner
like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less
food that is manufactured in plants..
4.. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2015.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily.. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.
Instead invest your energy in the positive present Moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need...
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/
her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate
others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away
like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree..
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
January 30 - Jesus Calling
Worship Me only. Whatever occupies your mind the most becomes your god. Worries, if indulged, develop into idols. Anxiety gains a life of its own, parasitically infesting your mind. Break free from this bondage by affirming your trust in Me and refreshing yourself in My Presence. What goes on in your mind is invisible, undetectable to other people. But I read your thoughts continually, searching for evidence of trust in Me. I rejoice when your mind turns toward Me. Guard your thoughts diligently; good thought-choices will keep you close to Me.
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
—Psalm 112:7
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
—1 Corinthians 13:11
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