Hello my friends! Today Linus got a lot done in the garage - painted two doors, and two more to go - and painted them Expresso color - and we went to a second hand place and bought a nice little cupboard to fit in with the other cupboards that he got there for 100.00. This one for 25.00. The garage is looking nice. Angie and I cut beans and tomorrow I'll make a hamburger soup with them in plus other veggies. The raspberries are coming now daily, love it! It's late - we were out in the patio talking - it's so nice there! She says that the nice fresh air there helps her to sleep well! Tomorrow's another busy day!
If everyone thought alike, no one would have to do much thinking.
Lord, bless me with the strength of my convictions and the ability
to disagree when necessary without being disagreeable.
Scripture for the day:
"Through Christ you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the
dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God." ~1
Peter 1:21
Meditation for the day:
God's miracle-working power is as manifest today as it was in the past.
It still works miracles of change in lives and miracles of healing in
troubled minds. When a person trusts wholly in God and leaves to God
the choosing of the day and hour, there is God's miracle-working power
becoming manifest in that person's life. We can trust in God and have
boundless faith in God's power to make us whole again.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may feel sure that there is nothing that God cannot
accomplish in changing my life. I pray that I may have faith in God's
miracle-working power.
The poor are great people
Bl. Mother Teresa
The poor do not need our sympathy and our pity. The poor need our love and
compassion. They give us much more than we give them.
During a terrible time when millions of refugees fled to India, we asked for
help and many volunteers came and spent some months with us, just loving,
serving, giving tender love and care to our people. On their departure, they
said they had received much more than they had given.
In Calcutta, some time ago, we went out at night and picked up four or five
people from the street and took them to our Home for the Dying. One of them
was in a very bad condition and I wanted to take care of her myself. I did
for her all that my love could do. When I put her into bed, she took hold of
my hand and there was such a wonderful smile on her face. She said one word:
"Thank you" and she died.
She gave me much more than I had given her. She gave me her grateful heart
and I thought: what would I have done in her place? My answer was: I would
have tried to draw some attention to myself, I would have said: I am hungry
or I am cold or I am dying. But she, she was so great, she was so beautiful
in her giving.
Abundant Pardon
When Adam abandoned God, we did too. Is this fair? In athletics, when one
player on a team commits an infraction, there is a penalty. The whole team
suffers. Humanity is a team. When our forefather, Adam, did not play by
the rules. The whole team suffered. We all lost.
We show our membership on the losing team in many ways. We promise fidelity
in marriage and think nothing of cheating. We lie to the boss to cover
mistakes. We pilfer pens, pencils, stamps, stationary, whatever, from the
office. We are petty thieves and robbers. We tell "white" lies, only the
"good" kind.
We need to return to the Lord. There is good reason to do so. Although we
tend to be unforgiving and often vengeful, God is not like us. The way of
God is the way of pardon and forgiveness. A teenage boy who pulls the
trigger and kills his teacher suffers the penalty due for his crime.
However, there is forgiveness in God. "Let the wick ed forsake his way and
the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He
will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon"
(Isaiah 55:7).
Jesus Christ died on a cross as a sacrifice for human sin. There is
abundant pardon from God based on this sacrifice.
by Dr. Dennis J. Prutow
ANGEL TALK
Author Unknown
Just inside the Pearly Gates
Underneath a gorgeous sky
Two angels hovered near a cloud
(They don't sit like you and I!)
"I just don't understand it,"
Said angel number one,
"I've watched and studied everything
Those foolish souls have done."
The second angel gave a shrug,
"Why do you even care?
It's no concern of ours at all
What they choose to do down there."
"Maybe not," the first one said,
"But still I'd like to know
With all the blessings they've received
What makes them quarrel so?"
The second angel stretched his wings
Then smoothed a ruffled feather,
"It's just about a hopeless cause
For men to live together."
"The Master's working very hard
Has been for generations. ....
And still they fight among themselves
causing death and devastation. "
The older angel softly sighed,
"You can't change things, little one,
The Master's tried everything
He even sacrificed His Son!!"
The young angel nodded slowly,
"That's what seems so bad!
He suffered, bled and died for them!
He gave them all he had!"
"Oh, He still has more to give,"
The other looked both sad and wise,
"For I've seen Jesus when souls are lost,
And I've held Him while He cries."
"For to Him each one is precious
With a value beyond measure.....
He wants them all up here with Him
To share in Heaven's treasure."
"And sometimes, someone down on Earth
Will kneel in fervent prayer
Crying out, 'Please help me, God!
Show me that You're there!'"
"And when that happens you will hear
All the bells of Heaven ring!
As the Master's love pours down like rain
And the Heart of Jesus sings!"
DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
Author Unknown
I've never made a fortune and it's probably too late now,
But I don't worry about that much 'cause I'm happy anyhow.
And as I go along life's way I'm reaping better than I sow,
I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.
Haven't got a lot of riches and sometimes the going's tough,
But I've got loving ones around me and that makes me rich enough.
I thank God for his blessings and the mercies He's bestowed,
I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.
Oh, remember times when things went wrong my faith wore somewhat
thin,
But all at once the dark clouds broke and sun peeped through again.
So Lord, help me not to gripe about the tough rows that I've hoed,
I'm drinking from my saucer cause my cup has overflowed.
If God gives me strength and courage when the way grows steep and
rough,
I'll not ask for other blessings 'cause I'm already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy to help others bear their loads,
Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.
What Satan Fears Most
What Satan fears most
Is a man on his knees;
Not vast marching armies
With great weaponry.
He knows he can stand
Against the power of men;
To engage us in battle
Is mere sport to him.
But a man on his knees
With his head bowed in prayer
Is something quite different
To the prince of the air.
For when he sees us in prayer
To our God most high,
He knows we have seen
Through his devilish lies.
That's why Satan fears most
A man on his knees;
And we'll keep him trembling
If our prayers never cease.
Author Unknown
WINDSHIELD WIPER LESSON FROM A CHILD
Author Unknown
One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of
town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet
and slick.
Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the
front seat.
"Mom, I'm thinking of something."
This announcement usually meant he had been pondering some fact for a
while and was now ready to expound all that his seven-year-old mind
had discovered.
I was eager to hear. "What are you thinking?" I asked.
"The rain," he began, "is like sin and the windshield wipers are like
God, wiping our sins away."
After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond. "That's
really good, Matthew."
Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little boy take this
revelation? So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming?
What does that tell you?"
Matthew didn't hesitate one moment with his answer: "We keep on
sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."
Who can drive in the rain again without thinking of this one???
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