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[gloriajean]

Let today's difficulties make you better not bitter. Lord, guide me, protect me

and work through me.

Scripture for the day:

"My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom,

but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith

might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. Yet among the mature

we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of

the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God's

wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our

glory." ~1 Corinthians 2:4-7

Meditation for the day:

In these times of quiet meditation, we can try more and more to set our

hopes on the grace of God. We can know that whatever the future may

hold, it can hold more and more of good. We need not set all our hopes

and desires on material things. There can be weariness in an abundance

of things. We can set our hopes on spiritual things so that we may grow

spiritually. We can learn to rely on God's power more and more and in

that reliance we can have an insight into the greater value of the

things of the spirit.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may not be overwhelmed by material things. I pray that I

may realize the higher value of spiritual things.

Hello my friends! Today's blessings are Lori's safe trip home, coming straight here, having supper with us, birthday cake, nice visit and home again with her dog. Now it's nice and peaceful here with just Sammy. Ollie ate up 3 pens! I wonder where he found them!! Good thing we have a lot more so they won't be missed. Praying for you all and thanks for your prayers for us. I always appreciate all prayer!

I've Wondered, Lord

I've wondered, Lord, how it can be

You hear me when I call?

I'm only one of millions, and

Your love is over all.

How can it be Your Holy ear

Is tuned to hear my cries?

How can You know what troubles me

And see tears in my eyes?

Do I presume too much when I

Approach Your sacred throne,

And dare to think that I can spend

Some time with You alone?

Sometimes I am so weary

I don't even want to pray.

I feel confused; things look wrong;

I don't know what to say.

In quietness and confidence,

I seek a place apart,

And rest until I feel Your Spirit

Touch my trembling heart.

Although I cannot understand,

Somehow, I know You've heard,

Like lovers who communicate

Without a single word.

You are so great! I am so small.

I'm glad it is this way.

All things are possible with You;

You hear me when I pray.

Great God of all the universe,

In joy or in distress,

I rest myself in all You are,

For you are limitless!

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PRAYER FOR A MATURE FAITH

Lord, I wish to believe in You.

Let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging Divine things and human things.

Let my faith be free. Let my faith be strong; let it not fear the difficulties or the problems of which the experience of our life, eager for light, is full; let it not fear the hostility of those who question it, attack it, reject it, deny it, but let it be strengthened in the intimate proof of Your truth; let it resist the attack of criticism.

Let my faith be joyful and give peace and gladness to my spirit, and dispose it for prayer with God and conversation with all.

A Prayer for Getting Old

Lord. Thou knowest I am growing older.

Keep me from becoming talkative and

possessed from the idea that I must

express myself on every subject.

Release me from the craving to straighten

out everyone's affairs.

Keep me from the recital of endless detail.

Give me wings to get to the point.

Seal my lips when I am inclined

to tell of my aches and pains.

They are increasing with the years and

my love to speak of them grows sweeter

as time goes by.

Teach me the glorious lesson that

occasionally I may be wrong.

Make me thoughtful but not nosey,

helpful but not bossy.

With my vast store of wisdom and experience

it does seem a pity not to use it all.

But Thou knowest, Lord, that I

want a few friends at the end.

Amen.

~Author Unknown~

HOW TO BE HAPPY

Keep your heart free from hate and your mind free from worry,

live simply, expect little, give much,

sing often, pray always,

forget self, think of others and their feelings

fill your heart with love, scatter sunshine.

These are tried links in the golden chain of contentment.

Inspirational Thought

You cannot be discouraged for long if you are close to our Heavenly Father, the giver of all hope and blessings. Lord, I will spend time daily with You and strengthen my faith.