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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends! Tomorrow is Halloween already? Wow does time fly. We are invited for supper at our best friends, Ann and Ray - she's making chili. Looking forward to it! They surely are a blessing from God - to have their friendship! Linus isn't feeling good - he cancelled an appt. this afternoon - it was far out, it was foggy and he has vertigo back, dizziness. Couldn't get in to Dr. Mike so he made an appt. with another chiro, hope he can help him. Can hardly wait for the raisins and gin to be ready so he can start taking them for his neck. Today I did quite a bit of cooking, made chicken soup for lunch, goulash or hotdish for supper with our homemade spaghetti sauce, and today I took all the leaves off the basil that was hanging up to dry, and crushed them and they are in a container now ready to use. They were used on the hot dish tonight too. Good flavor! Now I won't have to cook at all tomorrow! Lori joined us for supper tonight - Ollie was here most of the day as she was too busy to go home to let him out. This is his second home for sure. Praying for you all! May God grant you your needs.

No one has the power to take your happiness or keep you from being

happy and at peace unless you allow it. Lord, help me remember that I

am sustained and supported by Your love for me who wants only for my

safety and goodness.

Scripture for the day:

"If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it

is not healthy, your body is full of darkness." ~Luke 11:34

Meditation for the day:

"If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it

is not healthy, your body is full of darkness." The eye of the soul

is the will. If our will is to do the will of God, to serve God with

our lives, to serve God by helping others, then truly shall our whole

body be full of light. The important thing is to strive that our will

be attuned to the will of God, a single eye to God's purpose, desiring

nothing less than that God's purposes be fulfilled. We can try to

seek in all things the advance of God's kingdom, seek the spiritual

values of honesty and purity, unselfishness and love, and earnestly

desire spiritual growth. Then our life will emerge from the darkness

of futility into the light

of victory.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that my eye may be healthy. I pray that my life may be lived

in the light of the best that I know.

Mother Teresa Said...

"That is why Jesus made himself bread

to satisfy our hunger for God.

See the humility of God.

He also made Himself the hungry one

to satisfy our hunger for God

through our love, our service.

Let us pray that none of us will be unfaithful.

Let us pray for our poor people.

They are also hungry for God."

ONE

ONE SONG CAN SPARK A MOMENT,

ONE FLOWER CAN WAKE THE DREAM.

ONE TREE CAN START A FOREST,

ONE BIRD CAN HERALD SPRING.

ONE SMILE BEGINS A FRIENDSHIP,

ONE HANDCLASP LIFTS A SOUL.

ONE STAR CAN GUIDE A SHIP AT SEA,

ONE WORD CAN FRAME THE GOAL.

ONE VOTE CAN CHANGE A NATION,

ONE SUNBEAM LIGHTS A ROOM.

ONE CANDLE WIPES OUT DARKNESS,

ONE LAUGH WILL CONQUER GLOOM.

ONE STEP MUST START EACH JOURNEY,

ONE WORD MUST START EACH PRAYER.

ONE HOPE WILL RAISE OUR SPIRITS,

ONE TOUCH CAN SHOW YOU CARE.

ONE VOICE CAN SPEAK WITH WISDOM,

ONE HEART CAN KNOW WHAT'S TRUE.

ONE LIFE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE,

YOU SEE, IT'S UP TO YOU.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Break My Will To Match Yours

Lord, when You come in the form of a trial,

no matter how small, like

the disappointment of having someone

disagree with me and

facing rejection from those I love;

when I know that I am in the right

and am blamed for what is wrong,

when I have worked hard

to make things pleasant,

yet meet with criticisms of

what might have been;

when the expectancy of waiting

seems to have no end,

and I see others enjoy blessings

I pray to have a share in, Oh, Lord,

make it easy for my will to conform to Yours.

For doing Your will involves

a wrenching and a tearing apart

of self-love.

My will cracks, and in the cracking

becomes whole again

while it yields to Yours.

Oh, God, the process is painful

while it lasts.

But no sooner do I yield to Your pleasure

than you unlock the torrent of joy!

What surging wave of peace You bring!

What overwhelming power of being free

while it lasts.

If this be a way of union with You, Lord,

Let my will conform to Yours,

no matter what the pain and the price,

that I may be one with You

in everything I do.

Lord, this is my wish,

Write it in Your heart

as I write it in mine.

By Clara O. Corpus

From "You Are The Potter"

TRAVELING COMPANION

By Sally I. Kennedy

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be

with you forever - the Spirit of truth. John 14:16-17

The small potty chair traveled everywhere my young grandson went.

His mom was potty-training him. So the day they came over for a swim,

they arrived with the minipotty in tow. Ryan had on swim diapers,

however the little potty was handy at the side of the pool. My

daughter would haul it around; it was never very far away from

wherever her toddler was.

We are in training, too. Faith training; the journey of our faith

walk. No last chapter on that, not in this lifetime.

Fortunately we have someone who is with us everywhere we go: a guide,

teacher, helper. The Holy Spirit is our constant traveling companion.

That is good news. Thank you, Jesus.

My Child

You may not know me, but I know everything about you.Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up.Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways.Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image.Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being.Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring.Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived.Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation.Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.Psalm

139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live.Acts

17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb.Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born.Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love.1 John

4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your father.1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father.Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love.Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.Psalm

139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing.Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you.Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession.Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul.Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things.Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me.Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires.Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles.2 Corinthians

1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you.Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart.Isaiah

40:11

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes.Revelation 21:3-4

And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth.Revelation

21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus.John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being.Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you.Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you.1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love.Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me.1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you from my love again.Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen.Luke 15:7

I have always been Father, and will always be Father.Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is.Will you be my child?.John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you.Luke 15:11-32

Love, God