Hello my friends! Got to tell you something funny - the other night I started this thread and got it all completed and submitted. It wouldn't let me post it because there was h ell in it. Well, I looked it over and over and couldn't find that word and all of a sudden there it was in the hello! The o didn't get there so I'm more careful now. Today's blessings - wow! temps in the 30's - nice weather. Lots of snow is melted. Got a lot done today - made a list of things to do, and got all done except for one thing and that I'll do yet. In about an hour Linus will be done with a long day - hope it doesn't wipe him out this week, as he's putting in a lot of hours because of a co-worker on vacation. Let us pray for his strength. So happy he really likes his job and co-workers. Praying for all of your intentions, may God grant healing to all who need healings, and grant help to all who need help!
We are the only ones who can change how we think or how we act.
Lord, help me make positive decisions so that life doesn't just happen
to me.
S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y
"When they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and
cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he
spoke to them and said, 'Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.'"
~Mark 6:49-50
M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y
I can take the most crowded day without fear. I believe that God is
with me and controlling all. I can let confidence be the motif running
through all the crowded day. I need not be worried, because I know that God
is my helper. Underneath are the everlasting arms of God. I can rest in
them, even though the day be full of things crowding in upon me.
P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y
I pray that I may be calm and let nothing upset me. I pray that I may
not let material things control me and choke out spiritual things.
Dear Lord Jesus,
May we stand before you in our brokenness,
our weakness and our fragile humanity.
We are sorrowful for all the times we've disappointed you.
We pray that the next time we are tempted to gossip, to accuse, to judge or to despise another,
we may instead be strengthened with the Grace of the Holy Spirit to speak words of godliness
and to act with Charity.
May we make Love the motive for every decision we choose in our lives.
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Holy Water Bottle Prayer</h3>
Oh God, grant that this creature (water) may be endowed with divine grace to drive away devils and to cast out diseases, that whatever, in the houses or possessions of the faithful may be sprinkled by this water, may be freed from everything unclean, and delivered from what is hurtful. Let everything that threatens the peace or safety of the dwellers therein, be banished by the sprinkling of this water; so that the health that they seek by calling upon Thy Holy Name may be guarded from assault.
Prayer found on a Holy Water bottle.
TEN WAYS TO HAVE A GREAT DAY
1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK:
If someone is rude,
if someone is impatient,
if someone is unkind....
I will not respond in a like manner.
2. TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY "ENEMY":
If I come across someone who treats me harshly or unfairly,
I will quietly ask GOD to bless that individual.
I understand the "enemy" could be a family member,
neighbor, coworker or stranger.
3. TODAY I WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY:
I will carefully choose and guard my words being certain that I do not
spread gossip.
4. TODAY I WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE:
I will find ways to help share the burden of another person.
5. TODAY I WILL FORGIVE:
I will forgive any hurts or injuries that come my way.
6. TODAY I WILL DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE, BUT I WILL DO IT SECRETLY:
I will reach out anonymously and bless the life of another.
7. TODAY I WILL TREAT OTHERS THE WAY I WISH TO BE TREATED:
I will practice the golden rule-do unto others as I would have them do
unto you-with everyone I encounter.
8. TODAY I WILL RAISE THE SPIRITS OF SOMEONE WHO IS DISCOURAGED:
My smile, my words,my expression of support,can make the difference to
someone who is wrestling with life.
9. TODAY I WILL NURTURE MY BODY:
I will eat less;
I will eat only healthy foods.
I will thank GOD for my body.
10. TODAY I WILL GROW SPIRITUALLY:
I will spend a little more time in prayer today:
I will begin reading something spiritual or inspirational today;
I will find a quiet place (at some point during this day)
and listen to GOD's voice!!! "But since we belong to the day,
let us be self controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,
and hope of salvation as a helmet."
God's Reason
I don't know how to say it
But somehow it seems to me
That maybe we are stationed,
Where God wants us to be.
That little place we're filling
Is the reason for our birth
And just to do the work we do
He sent us down earth.
If God had wanted otherwise
I'd reckon He'd have made
Each one of us a little different
Of a worse or better grade.
And since God knows and understand
All things of land and sea
I fancy that He placed us here
Just where He wanted us to be.
Sometimes we get to thinking
As our labors we review
That we should like a higher place
With greater things to do.
But we come to the conclusion
When the envying is stilled~
That the post to which God has sent us
Is the post He wanted filled.
And there isn't any service
That we honestly can scorn~
For it may just be the reason
God allowed us to be born.
- Author Unknown
January 19
Seek My Face, and you will find more than you ever dreamed possible. Let Me displace worry at the center of your being. I am like a supersaturated cloud, showering Peace into the pool of your mind. My Nature is to bless. Your nature is to receive with thanksgiving. This is a true fit, designed before the foundation of the world. Glorify Me by receiving My blessings gratefully.
I am the goal of all your searching. When you seek Me, you find Me and are satisfied. When lesser goals capture your attention, I fade into the background of your life. I am still there, watching and waiting; but you function as if you were alone. Actually, My Light shines on every situation you will ever face. Live radiantly by expanding your focus to include Me in all your moments. Let nothing dampen your search for Me.
When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
—Psalm 27:8 nkjv
Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
—Philippians 4:7 msg
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
—Jeremiah 29:13 - From Jesus Calling
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