Greetings to my friends! Today's blessings was a nice day - the snow was finished already when we got up, and it got into the 40 degrees today so it was very nice out. The birds are in the feeders again - finches so far. I'm waiting for my cardinal to show up again! I get one every year. It was a blessing playing cards again after being cooped up in the house since the 23rd of March - getting out in the sun was great! This couple we played this afternoon was for the month of March but we were too sick to go out - so we played them today and tomorrow night we play the April couple and then we're caught up for the play-offs. I'm feeling better - another blessing - Thank you, Jesus, for blessings all around us!
Avoid using the words 'If only...' and 'I should have...'. These can
destroy
your peace of mind and even your health. Lord, help me to stop punishing
myself for past mistakes and live in the peace of the present.
Scripture for the day:
"O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!" ~Psalm
71:12
Meditation for the day
I can work for God, with God and through God's help. By helping to bring
about a true fellowship of human beings, I am working for God.
I am also working with God because this is the way God works, and God is
with
me when I am doing such work. I cannot do good work, however, without God's
help. In the final analysis, it is through the grace of God that any real
change in human personality takes place. I can rely on God's power, and
anything I accomplish is through God's help.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may work for God and with God. I pray that I may be used to
change human personalities through God's help.
A PRAYER
Dear Lord:
Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed
This tiny little prayer
Keeps running through my head.
God bless my mom and dad,
And other family.
Keep them warm and safe from harm
For they're so close to me.
And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do.
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Bless my computer too.
Now I know that it's not normal
To bless a mother board,
But listen just a second
While I explain to you my Lord.
You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds & ends
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my FRIENDS.
I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.
By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendship grew.
Please, take an extra minute
From your duties up above
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love!
Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each email inbox
And the person who hits send.
When you update your heavenly list
On your own CD-Rom
Remember each who've said this prayer
Sent up to God.com.
Amen.
-- Author Unknown
A Blue Rose
Having four visiting family members, my wife was very busy, so I offered to
go to the store for her to get some needed items, which included light
bulbs, paper towels, trash bags, detergent and Clorox. So off I went.
I scurried around the store, gathered up my goodies and headed for the
checkout counter, only to be blocked in the narrow aisle by a young man who
appeared to be about sixteen-years-old. I wasn't in a hurry, so I patiently
waited for the boy to realize that I was there. This was when he waved his
hands excitedly in the air and declared in a loud voice, "Mommy, I'm over
here."
It was obvious now, he was mentally challenged and also startled as he
turned and saw me standing so close to him, waiting to squeeze by. His eyes
widened and surprise exploded on his face as I said, "Hey Buddy, what's your
name?"
"My name is Denny and I'm shopping with my mother," he responded proudly.
"Wow," I said, "that's a cool name; I wish my name was Denny, but my name is
Steve."
"Steve, like Stevarino?" he asked. "Yes," I answered. "How old are you
Denny?"
"How old am I now, Mommy?" he asked his mother as she slowly came over from
the next aisle.
"You're fifteen-years-old Denny; now be a good boy and let the man pass by."
I acknowledged her and continued to talk to Denny for several more minutes
about summer, bicycles and school. I watched his brown eyes dance with
excitement, because he was the center of someone's attention. He then
abruptly turned and headed toward the toy section.
Denny's mom had a puzzled look on her face and thanked me for taking the
time to talk with her son. She told me that most people wouldn't even look
at him, much less talk to him.
I told her that it was my pleasure and then I said something I have no idea
where it came from, other than by the prompting of the Holy Spirit. I told
her that there are plenty of red, yellow, and pink roses in God's Garden;
however, "Blue Roses" are very rare and should be appreciated for their
beauty and distinctiveness. You see, Denny is a Blue Rose and if someone
doesn't stop and smell that rose with their heart and touch that rose with
their kindness, then they've missed a blessing from God.
She was silent for a second, then with a tear in her eye she asked, "Who are
you?"
Without thinking I said, "Oh, I'm probably just a dandelion, but I sure love
living in God's garden."
She reached out, squeezed my hand and said, "God bless you!" and then I had
tears in my eyes.
May I suggest, the next time you see a BLUE ROSE, don't turn your head and
walk off. Take the time to smile and say Hello. Why? Because, by the grace
of GOD, this mother or father could be you. This could be your child,
grandchild, niece or nephew. What a difference a moment can mean to that
person or their family.
From an old dandelion! Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak
kindly. Leave the rest to God.
If this story blesses you today please consider sharing it with others.
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did , but
people will never forget how you made them feel."
Don't say you're not important,
It simply isn't true,
The fact that you were born, !!
Is proof, God has a plan for you.
The path may seem unclear right now,
But one day you will see,
That all that came before,
Was truly meant to be.
God wrote the book that is your life,
That's all you need to know.
Each day that you are living,
Was written long ago.
God only writes best sellers,
So be proud of who you are,
Your character is important,
In this book you are the "Star."
Enjoy the novel as it reads,
It will stand throughout the ages,
Savour each chapter as you go,
Taking time to turn the pages.
Author Unknown.
WITH OUR KING
"In what place soever Thou shalt be, Lord my King, either in death or in
life, there will Thy servant be."
Which of us will have the courage to say this as we kneel before our King
crowned with thorns? or at the foot of the Cross? Let me look into the heart
of my King. What makes Him suffer willingly in spite of the repugnance of
nature? The same recognition of the Father's hand in all that befalls Him,
to which His word in the Garden testified: "The chalice that My father hath
given Me, shall I not drink it?" The faith that sees the Father's hand in
every trial, this it is that holds the secret of meekness. To it alone
belongs the strength of endurance, the peacefulness of trust, the crown of
thorns today, the crown of glory hereafter."
O my King, Savior of my soul and King of my heart, may Thy most Just, most
High, most Lovable will be done! Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, have mercy on us.
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