Hello my friends! How was your day! Busy here, but in a nice kind of way. Made some hamburger soup for lunch with ground turkey - Delicious! Then Angie took us out for supper at the Cafe - had a great time!! The day was spent with visiting, praying together, and shelling peas for the soup etc. just a nice day with a great ending!! Angie always treats us at our favorite restaurant once a year when she's here! It would take the whole sheet to post my blessings so those are a few! How wonderful it is to count your blessings, and take your mind off your worries. God is in control of everything anyway.
We are judged by our actions, not by our intentions. Lord, may I show
my love for You through charity and goodness toward others.
Scripture for the day:
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
~Matthew 18:20
Meditation for the day:
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
When God finds two or three of us in union, who only want God's will to
be done, who want only to serve God, God has a plan that can be revealed
to them. The grace of God can come to people who are together in one
place with one accord. A union like this is miracle-working. God is
able to use such people. Only good can come through such consecrated
people, brought together in unified groups for a single purpose and of a
single mind.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may be part of a unified group. I pray that I may
contribute my share to its consecrated purpose.
THE "U" IN JESUS
Before U were thought of or time had begun,
God even stuck U in the name of His Son.
And each time U pray, you'll see it's true
You can't spell out JesUs and not include U.
You're a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born; that's why He came.
And His great love for U is the reason He died.
It even takes U to spell crUcified.
Isn't it thrilling and splendidly grand
He rose from the dead, with U in His plan.
The stones split away, the gold trUmpet blew,
and this word resUrrection is spelled with a U.
When JesUs left earth at His upward ascension,
He felt there was one thing He just had to mention.
Go into the world and tell them it's true
That I love them all - Just like I love U.
So many great people are spelled with a U,
Don't they have a right to know JesUs too?
It all depends now on what U will do,
He'd like them to know
But it all starts with U.
-- Author Unknown
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God's Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to
visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into
complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned
with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic,
glass, crystal, some plain looking, some
expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving
behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the
best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases
it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously
went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in
society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the
type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God
has provided us."
God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the
best of everything."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to
God.
Author unknown
My child who art on earth,
worried, lonely, tempted;
I know your name perfectly,
and I pronounce it to hallow it,
because I love you.
No, you are not alone, but lived in by me,
and together we are building the kingdom
which you are going to inherit.
I like you to do my will,
because my will is that you should be happy,
for the Glory of God
is a living human being.
Always count on me
and you will have bread for today;
do not worry,
I only ask that you should get used to
sharing it with your sisters and brothers.
You know that I forgive your trespasses
even before you commit them;
that is why I ask that you should do the same
to those who trespass against you.
So that you should never fall into temptation,
take my hand tightly
and I will deliver you from evil,
my poor dear child.
A father wanted to read the paper, but was being bothered by his little
daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine, on
which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces,
he gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you
can put this together."
After a few minutes, Vanessa returned and handed him the map correctly
fitted together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished
so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of the paper is a picture
of Jesus. When I got Jesus in His place, then the world came out all right."
Author Unknown
My Name Is "Gossip"
I have no respect for justice.
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cruel and malicious
and gather strength with age
The more I am quoted,
the more I am believed.
I flourish at every level of society.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves
against me because
I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try,
the more elusive I become.
I'm nobody's friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation,
it is never the same.
I topple governments
and ruin marriages.
I ruin careers and
cause sleepless nights,
Heartache, and indigestion.
I spawn suspicion
and generate grief.
I make innocent people
cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I, AM GOSSIP
Mother Teresa Said...
Whatever you do, even if you help somebody cross the road, you do it to
Jesus.
Meditations by Padre Pio
To lack charity is to wound the pupil of God's eye. What is more delicate
than the pupil of the eye? To lack charity is like sinning against nature
(AdFP 555).
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