Community Chat

[gloriajean]

Remember that God always does what He promises. Lord, where others
bargain, You freely give, when others are too busy, You listen and when
others let me down, You never fail me. Thank You for all of my blessings.

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.

Greetings my friends! Well today was a busy day for me! Darla was here for
lunch, then she took me shopping for Wedding stuff. We checked out cakes,
hotels, limos, plus she had a chiro appointment and got her hair done - I
had a consultation with a stylist there for getting it styled for her
Wedding. It was a full day ending up with grocery shopping. I am pooped
out! They, Lori and Darla, just left - we all had supper together over
here. Thanks to all who post - it is so much appreciated! Nice getting to
know newcomers a little better. The girls leave for Texas Friday morning -
I don't know if I'll see them before - we'll see. Tomorrow Darla has a lot
of running around to do yet. I'm going to let my hair grow longer for the
Wedding.

Prepare your heart

Prepare your heart
To be strong
So soon it will unite
With to whom it belongs.

My commands are as such
Be forgiven and forgive others
Love your enemies
As sisters and brothers.

Trust in me
And I will open doors
Give in my name
And I will give you more.

Your life is not a game
I didn't create you that way
Just keep your spirit in tune with me
So that you may hear what I have to say.

You have control of who
Is the authority in your life
So keep this in mind
When your life is facing strife.

The ABC's of Achievement



Avoid negative sources, people, things and avoid negative
habits.


Believe in yourself.


Consider things from every angle.


Don't give up and don't give in.


Enjoy life today. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.


Family and Friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.


Give more than you planned to give.


Hang on to your dreams.


Ignore those who try to discourage you.


Just do it!


Keep on trying, no matter how hard it seems.
It will get better.


Love yourself first and foremost.


Make it happen.


Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal.


Open your eyes and see things as they really are.


Practice makes perfect.


Quitters never win and winners never quit.


Read, study and learn about everything important in life.


Stop Procrastination.


Take control of your own destiny.


Understand yourself in order to understand others.


Visualize it.


Want it more than anything.


Xccelerate your efforts.


You are unique, nothing can replace you.


Zero in on your target, and go for it!!

The Man In The Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that man has to say


For it isn't your father or mother or wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass;
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one starring back from the glass.

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest.
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed the most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years.
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be the heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.


I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are because there is
a father of lies who will try to deceive you. He will try to tell you that
you are not good enough, not attractive enough, not thin enough, Not strong
enough, not smart enough, not righteous enough, and that you are simply
unimportant to Me.
He will try to tell you that you have broken one too many promises, that you
have fallen one too many times, that you have lived one too many lies, and
that you've been going in the wrong direction so long that it is pointless
to turn back now.

But guess what?

YOU DO NOT BELONG TO HIM.

HE IS NOT YOUR father. I AM.

You see, you are My creation. My workmanship. You have been borne of My
thought, every part of you placed together by My hands. You have My
thumbprint upon you. You are a princess/prince, did you know that?

You are My child, the child of THE King! I look at you and see a precious,
priceless pearl. There is no ocean I would not swim, no mountain I would
not climb, no price I would not pay to have you and to be with you and call
you my own.

I already have. I have done all that I could, given all that there is. I
desire to be with you every moment of every day.

How I long for you to talk to Me every day. My love for you never grows
cold. My promises are never broken (contrary to what he might lead you to
believe). My character never changes. And you, my child have been made in
My image.

I love you dearly, unconditionally and completely. I understand every
emotion that you have. I've been there. I count every tear that you cry. I
know every hair on your head. And do you know what? I even know your
weaknesses and your failures and your fears. I know those hidden parts of
you that you wish would go away.

Those dark corners of your world that you stuff deep down, praying that no
one will ever see. I have already seen them and they will not change my love
for you. Nothing will. I love your heart and I desire all of it. I just
wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are and how precious you are
to Me.

With Unmeasurable Love,

Your Heavenly Father

-- Author Unknown

Prayer for Peace to Mary, the Light of Hope

Immaculate Heart of Mary, help us to conquer the menace of evil, which so
easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today, and whose
immeasurable effects already weigh down upon our modern world and seem to
block the paths toward the future.

From famine and war, deliver us.
From nuclear war, from incalculable self destruction, from every kind of
war, deliver us.
From sins against human life from its very beginning, deliver us.
From hatred and from the demeaning of the dignity of the children of God,
deliver us.
From readiness to trample on the commandments of God, deliver us.
From the loss of awareness of good and evil, deliver us.
From sins against the Holy Spirit, deliver us.

Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the sufferings of all
individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies. Help
us with the power of the Holy Spirit conquer all sin: individual sin and the
"sin of the world," sin in all its manifestations.

Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite
saving power of the redemption: the power of the merciful love.
May it put a stop to evil.
May it transform consciences.
May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope.

Amen.

(Pope John Paul II)

- - -
Matthew 5:9 - "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's
children."

Daily Prayer


Lord, our God, may your Son reign in our minds
so that we may think as He would have us think.

May He rule our hearts
so that we may love as He would have us love.

May He direct our whole behaviour
that it may be more like His.

Lord, for what we have, we are so grateful.

Help us especially to be sensitive and generous towards
others.
And finally, may we really want your Kingdom to come.

Amen.

May God bless your Thursday in every way! Praying for all of your needs!