Hello my friends! Saturday is here and hope you all have a great weekend!! Linus works from ten to two - and at six we get picked up by our friends, Ray and Ann, to go to our Church Dinner - fund raiser and silent auction! It's a great dinner all every year and every year it's a new theme. This year's theme is the Roaring Twenties, last year it was the Wild Wild west! Father Mark has a band called Father Mark and the Angels, and they will be playing again! We are so looking forward to going again! It's always so much fun! And to have a table with our best friends, what could be better? Lori is at the airport right now, her flight takes off at 7:30 for Dallas, and Darla picks her up. Quite a temperature change, no snow there! Must be nice. Praying for you all - please keep my girls in prayer, and Linus for his new job, thanks!
It is you, not where you are or what you have, that makes the difference.
Lord, may I always blossom where I am planted.
Scripture for the day:
"I will look to the LORD, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God
will hear me." ~Micah 7:7
Meditation for the day:
We can admit our own helplessness. God will hear our prayer. Our own need
can be recognized, then we can ask God for the strength to meet that need.
But once that need is recognized, our prayer is heard above all the music of
heaven. It is not theological arguments that solve the problems of the
questing soul, but the sincere cry of that soul to God for strength and the
certainty of that soul that the cry can be heard and answered.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may be humble enough to realize my need and ask for help. I
pray that I may fell certain that God will hear and answer my prayer.
A PRAYER
Almighty God, enter my heart and mind so that I no longer feel so alone in
the world. Let me have patience with myself so that I learn to enjoy my own
company. Be the light in my life, so that the darkness of my heart will be
illuminated by your love for me. Grant me the hope to know that I will not
always be alone. Help me make friends that love me for who I am and not for
what I do. Let me grow in wisdom and love for other people so that I can
become a light to others. Amen.
Needs of the Heart
Every man has a deep "heart need" that cannot be filled with doctrine or
creed, for the soul of man knows nothing more than just that he is longing
for a haven that is safe and sure and a fortress where he feels secure.
I know that He who brought me into this world will also take me safely
back...
for though there are many things I lack, He will not let me go alone into a
land that is unknown.
With that knowledge, I can travel happily on "The Highway To Heaven" and
always with "hurrying feet", for I know God will open "new fields of
usefulness" for me, where there are no limitations, no handicaps, and no
restrictions.
I know that everything that ever happens in my life, whether it is good or
bad, glad or sad, God sent it for a reason, and we must truly believe that
"God Never Makes Mistakes."
We must not question what God sends.
Instead, we must realize that when we question God, we lose the
unquestionable power of faith and we no longer can enjoy its endless
benefits.
I am well aware that I cannot make it on my own, so I ask God to take my
hand and hold it tightly, for I cannot walk alone.
Each day God only asks us to do our best, and then He will take over and do
all the rest.
Remember, God is always available and ready to help anyone who asks Him, for
God is here.
He's there.
He's everywhere.
He's as close to you as He is to me...
and wherever you are, God is sure to be.
While I may never have met you face-to-face, in God's love by His grace, our
hearts and minds can meet and share -- though we are oceans and miles apart,
God unites us in spirit and heart!
May God's love and God's joy flow around this troubled world and may you and
I, together, help to make this a reality.
This is my wish and my prayer,
Helen Steiner Rice
Mother Teresa Said...
Faith is a gift from God.
When God comes to you or you go to God, then you will have the chance to
accept Him or reject Him.
Accepting Him is the gift of faith.
MEMO FROM GOD
"Effective, immediately, please be aware that there are changes you need to
make in your life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may
fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this
life.
QUIT WORRYING: Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens
and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little
thing that comes your way?
TRUST ME: Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them
back. Trust in me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs,
your problems and trials. Put them on My list.
LEAVE IT ALONE: Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much
stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are
feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking
care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in My peace. Don't
you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back
where you started? Just let me do my job.
TALK TO ME: I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you
crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control.
But there is one thing I want you NEVER to forget. Please do not forget to
talk to me, OFTEN!!! I LOVE YOU. I want to hear your voice.
SHARE: You were taught to share when you were only a child. When did you
forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate
than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your
laughter wit those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share your
tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those
who have none.
BE PATIENT: How can you be so impatient when it takes Me a little longer
than you expected to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing,
for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only
six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.
BE KIND: Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They
may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I
still love you all. I created each of you different in some way. It would be
too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your
differences.
With all my heart, I LOVE YOU!
GOD
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