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Jesus is the greatest giver of happiness that anyone has ever known.

Take Him into your heart. Lord, Your presence in my life brings me

great joy.

Scripture for the day:

"If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you

wish, and it will be done for you." ~John 15:7

Meditation for the day:

"Ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." God has

unlimited power. There is no limit to what God's power can do in

human hearts. We can will to have God's power and we can ask God for

it. God's power can be blocked by our indifference to it. We can go

along our own selfish way without calling on God's help, and we

receive no power. But when we trust in God, we can will to have the

power we need. When we sincerely ask God for it, we can receive it

abundantly.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may will to have God's power. I pray that I may keep

praying for the strength I need.

Greetings everyone! Today's blessings 1) Teeth cleaning, all is well, gum is healing well where the extractions were, 2) Got liquid pain med for Sammy - no problem getting that down him, 3) Got my red hair color done and trim - Georgia comes to the house, 4) got picked up by Ron, Linus' brother and wife, to meet all his siblings at a German restaurant to celebrate the birthday of one of his brothers, and 5) Sammy was much better tonight - pain med must be helping, and he seemed like his old self again, except for the limping. But more energetic and fun! We loved it!! It made our day! Also another blessing was that the hot dogs we tried him with today was a success and hope they continue to be a success to get his pills down. Praise the Lord!!!!!

What are your blessings?

Circle me, Lord.

Keep protection near

And danger afar.

Circle me, Lord

Keep hope within.

Keep doubt without.

Circle me, Lord.

Keep light near

And darkness afar.

Circle me, Lord.

Keep peace within.

Keep evil out.

David Adam

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

Serve the Lord with gladness;

come before his presence with singing.

Know ye that the Lord he is God;

it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;

we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,

and into his courts with praise;

be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;

and his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 100

All Roads Lead Home

Whatever you are going through,

Of pain or circumstance,

It is not there because of luck,

It is not there by chance!

God has a special plan for you

That's known to Him alone,

So trust that He is leading right,

For all His roads lead home!

He's promised He will never give

A thing too much for us,

But make escape in every trial,

So in His mercy trust.

Sometimes the way is smooth and fine,

Sometimes all rock and stone-

But whatever way He gives,

All His roads lead home!

He uses pain, He uses others,

To bring deep-needed change.

No circumstance He gives to us

Is in our life in vain.

Oh, child of His, don't be concerned,

The path ahead's unknown,

For with the Savior as your Guide,

All His roads lead home!

Lynn Fenimore Nuzzi

PRINTS OF ELBOWS ON MY BED

Author Unknown

I was but a youth and thoughtless,

As all youths are apt to be;

Though I had a Christian mother

Who had taught me carefully.

There came a time when pleasure

Of the world came to allure,

And I no more sought the guidance

Of her love so good and pure.

Her tender admonitions fell

But lightly on my ear,

And for the gentle warnings

I felt an inward sneer.

But Mother would not yield her boy

To Satan's sinful sway,

And though I spurned her counsel

She knew a better way.

She made my room an altar,

A place of secret prayer,

And there she took her burden

And left it in His care.

And morning, noon and evening

By that humble bedside low,

She sought the aid of Him who

Understands a mother's woe.

And I went my way unheeding,

Careless of the life I led,

Until one day I noticed

Prints of elbows on my bed.

Then I saw that she had been there

Praying for her wayward boy,

Who for love of worldly pleasure

Would her peace of mind destroy.

Long the conflict raged within me,

Sin against my Mother's prayers,

Sin must yield - for Mother never

While she daily met Him there.

And her constant love and patience

Were like coals upon my head,

Together with the imprints

Of her elbows on my bed.

And so at last the fight was won,

And I to Christ was led,

And Mother's prayers were answered

By her elbows on my bed.

THE STORY OF SOUL

Author Unknown

There once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden. He was

whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and had the joy of the

Lord, but he was a baby Christian. As Soul was walking, a beautiful

and seductive woman came out from behind a tree. Soul was very

startled. He said, "Hello, I'm Soul, what is your name?"

She replied, "I am Temptation, I have what you want."

"What do I want?" replied Soul.

"You want to do all things which are of the flesh," said Temptation.

Soul replied, "O.K., lead me."

So he and Temptation went off and fulfilled the desires of the flesh.

When Soul returned to the garden, he met a man named Condemnation.

Condemnation said, "Hey, I see you have met my friend, Temptation."

Soul said, "Yes, who are you?"

"I am Condemnation, I come after Temptation. We work hand-in-hand. "

Then Condemnation jumped on Soul's back and began to beat him. He hit

him in the face and kicked him when he was down. This went on for

several days.

On about the third day, a man named Mercy came running and said, "I

command you, Condemnation, to stop beating Soul."

Condemnation snickered, "Make me."

So Mercy unsheathed his sword and cut Condemnation in two.

As Soul watched in astonished pain, he was overtaken by the power of

Mercy. Mercy walked up to Soul and said, "I have dealt with

Condemnation before. He should not show up around you anymore."

Soul replied, "How can I ever thank you?"

"Well," replied Mercy, "I was sent here by God and He told me to

introduce you to a dear friend of mine. His name is Redemption."

Redemption walked up and said, "Hello Soul, I see that you are not

doing well."

Soul replied, "Not until Mercy came along. It is a pleasure to meet

you Redemption."

"Well", said Redemption," I am glad to meet you. Are you ready to

accept me?"

"What do you mean?" asked Soul.

Redemption said, "Well, when you accepted Jesus and decided to walk

with Him, then you chose to accept the things of Him and His love. I

am a part of Jesus' love. I help you feel forgiven. You will never

have to deal with Condemnation again. Temptation may come around, but

I have someone I would like for you to meet who can help you with

that. His name is Grace."

Grace walked up to Soul and said, "Hello Soul, I have been waiting for

you. As a matter of fact all three of us have been waiting to meet

you.

I will help you take the way out of Temptation that God gives you as

it comes up. The last person we want you to meet is Faith."

"Hi Soul, I am Faith, and I will help you stay strong and keep your

beliefs strong," said Faith.

Soul began to cry. When he began to cry Redemption said, "This is what

we were here for. Jesus redeemed you, saved you by Grace through Faith

and gives you his Mercy. Jesus loves you Soul."

Soul said, "I love you, Jesus."