Hello my friends! Very windy out today, I'm thankful I could stay in, snow blowing all over! Linus worked today - still has a lot to learn, but did learn quite a bit for his four hours there today. He works again on Saturday. I'm excited now because shortly Lori is coming home for supper, and we'll be celebrating her birthday tonight - she's getting a dozen roses from us, and a nice card, and we'll have some red wine. Blessings also was when Darla called today - she's coming home on April 25th - will be bridesmaid for a friend's wedding on the 27th and we'll get to see her and Greg!! PRAISE THE LORD!
Make it your goal to be someone that you would like to spend the rest
of your life with. Lord, help me approach my day interested in everything
that happens so that my life will truly be an adventure.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have
love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal." ~1 Corinthians 13:1
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
"If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have
love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal." Love means to care
enough about other people to really want to do something for them. A
smile, a word of encouragement, a word of love, goes winged on its
way, simple though it may seem, while the mighty words of an orator
can fall on deaf ears. We can use up the odd moments of our day in
trying to do some little thing to cheer up another person. Boredom
can come from thinking too much about ourselves.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that my day may be brightened by some little act of charity. I
pray that I may try today to overcome the self-centeredness that can
bore me.
Words of Mother Teresa:
We should realize that poverty doesn't only consist in being hungry for
bread, but rather it is a tremendous hunger for human dignity. We need to
love and to be somebody for someone else.
Love
To do ordinary things with extraordinary love
Let us love one another as God loves each one of us. And where does this
love begin? In our own home. How does it begin? By praying together
God told us, "Love your neighbor as yourself." So first I am to love myself
rightly, and then to love my neighbor like that. But how can I love myself
unless I accept myself as God has made me?
Contemplatives in the heart
We are not social workers. We may be doing social work in the eyes of some
people, but we must be contemplatives in the heart of the world.
Created to love
God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of
prayer--to know that he loves me, that I have been created for greater
things.
Something beautiful for God
What I can do, you cannot. What you can do, I cannot. But together we can do
something beautiful for God.
The child
The child is God's gift to the family. Each child is created in the special
image and likeness of God for greater things - to love and to be loved.
Family
The family that prays together stays together, and if they stay together
they will love one another as God has loved each one of them. And works of
love are always works of peace.
Holiness
Holiness is not the luxury of the few; it is a simply duty, for you and for
me.
Trust in the good God who loves us, who cares for us,
who sees all, knows all, can do all things
for my good and the good of souls.
One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean upon Him;
that in Him alone I put complete trust;
that I surrender myself to Him unreservedly.
Mother Teresa Said...
"Like Jesus, who submitted Himself to the common law of labor
and the common lot of the poor, we will not seek any special privileges
or treatment for ourselves, but be happy to be treated as one of the poor,
ready to be insulted, ill-treated, refused, blamed falsely,
or put into all kinds of inconveniences.
We shall not seek to defend ourselves,
but leave our defense to the Lord.
We will not worry about tomorrow
but will live the present moment intensely
with complete trust in God."
"The joy of Jesus will be my strength --
it will be in my heart, in every person I meet.
They will see it in my work, my walk, my prayer --
in everything."
What do Angels Look Like
Author Unknown
Like the little old lady who returned your wallet yesterday.
Like the taxi driver who told you that your eyes light up the world, when
you smile.
Like the small child who showed you the wonder in simple things.
Like the poor man who offered to share his lunch with you.
Like the rich man who showed you that it really is all possible, if only you
believe.
Like the stranger who just happened to come along, when you had lost your
way.
Like the friend who touched your heart, when you didn't think you had one.
Angels come in all sizes and shapes, all ages and skin types.
Some with freckles, some with dimples, some with wrinkles, some without.
They come disguised as friends, enemies teachers, students, lovers and
fools.
They don't take life too seriously, they travel light.
They leave no forwarding address, they ask nothing in return.
They are hard to find when your eyes are closed, but when you choose to see,
they are everywhere you look.
So, open you eyes and count all your Angels -- for you are truly blessed!
For life to be fullest, sweetest and rewarding:
-Do more than move; improve.
-Do more than get; give.
-Do more than regret; repent.
-Do more than look; see.
-Do more than sympathize; help.
-Do more than attend church; worship.
-Do more than have children; rear them.
-Do more than build a house; make a home.
-Do more than breathe; LIVE
-Do more than live; LOVE
Live today so that you will make life better for those around you.
You will end up making your life better too.
Lord, You teach that it is in giving that I receive.
May I always have a generous spirit. Amen.
God's Hand
Sometimes...
We must be hurt in order to grow;
We must fail in order to know,
We must lose in order to gain.
Some lessons are learned best
Only through pain.
Sometimes...
Our vision clears
Only after our eyes are
Washed with tears.
Sometimes...
We have to be broken,
So we can be tender,
Sick so we can rest and think better;
On things more important
Than work or fun;
Trip near death,
So we can assess how we've run.
Sometimes...
We have to suffer lack,
So we can know God's provision,
Feel another's pain,
So we can have a sense of mission.
So take heart, my friend,
If you don't understand today,
Instead of grumbling,
Ask God what He means to say,
In order to learn you must endure,
And learn to see the bigger picture.
In order to grow, you must stand;
Look beyond the hurt
To God's loving hand
That takes what is good,
And gives what is best,
And on this blessed thought, rest:
As your anxious heart,
With questions, waits,
God's hand only gives
What His loving heart dictates.
Sometimes the Lord calms the storm;
Sometimes He lets the storm rage...
And calms His child.
Better the storm with Christ...
Than smooth waters without Him.
- Author Unknown
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