God will give you strength because He will give of Himself.
Lord, thank You for the many gifts of which You always bless me.
Scripture for the day:
"Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all
may see your progress. Pay close attention to yourself and to your
teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save
both yourself and your hearers." ~1 Timothy 4:15-16
Meditation for the day:
Our true measure of success in life is the measure of spiritual
progress that we have revealed in our lives. Others should be able to
see a demonstration of God's will in our lives. The measure of God's
will that those around us have seen worked out in our daily living is
the measure of our true success. We can do our best to be a
demonstration each day of the power of God in human lives, and example
of the working out of the grace of God in our hearts.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may so live that others will see in me something of the
working out of the will of God. I pray that my life may be a
demonstration of what the grace of God can do.
Hello my friends! Such a beautiful day again today - It looks like spring
has sprung and yesterday Linus put our plants out in the patio again - they
love it out there!! Now I hope we won't get freezing temps anymore! It's
been nice with just our Sammy here. He sure slept a lot today! Bet he felt
so peaceful without Koda around. Another blessing was with Lori's car - it
was minor - and not too costly - I think it was the alternator, but now it
works again and hope it will go more years. It's a 2002 chevy Impala, and
she got it in 2005, and she named it Sophie! She thought Sophie was dying,
but it looks she was just a little sick! Now a bigger blessing was that if
she would have had this trouble in MPLS instead of the smaller town it
happened in, it would have been a lot more money, and a lot farther to get
the car. We had only a half hour to that town. God was watching out for us
and sent an Angel! Thanks be to God!
Merciful God,
Free your Church from the sins of this world
and protect us from evil we see
and the evil we prefer to ignore.
We need your guidance, Lord
for we cannot do this alone.
Only with your help can we be saved.
Thank you for your desire to save us and love us.
With permission from: Creighton U Online Ministries
Pray for Grace
Water your house plants today and pray
for the grace to trust God
with your health, your money, your children…
whatever is heavy on your heart.
PRAYER IN HONOR OF CHRIST'S PASSION
I give you glory, O Christ, because You, the Only-begotten, the Lord of all,
underwent the death of the Cross to free my sinful soul from the bonds of
sin. What shall I give to You, O Lord, in return for all this kindness?
Glory to You, O Lord, for Your love, for Your mercy, for Your patience.
Glory to You, for forgiving us all our sins, for coming to save our souls,
for Your incarnation in the Virgin's womb.
Glory to You, for Your bonds, for receiving the cut of the lash, for
accepting mockery.
Glory to You, for Your crucifixion, for Your burial, for Your resurrection.
Glory to You, for Your resurrection, for being preached to men, for being
taken up to heaven.
Glory to You who sit at the Father's right hand and will return in glory.
Glory to You for willing that the sinner be saved through Your great mercy
and compassion. Amen.
O Jesus crucified,
for us you suffered, for us you died,
on the cross.
How can we pass by and not care?
It was our sins that nailed him there...
See the crowd unpitying stare,
"Forgive them Father," is his prayer...
Thorns the only crown he must wear,
Thirst and wounds our King must bear...
See our high priest makes his great prayer,
Himself the victim, bleeding bare...
Let our lives, by giving, declare;
Amen, Amen to that great prayer...
May we die to sin and so share,
The triumph he enacted there...
On the cross.
(James Phillip McAuley)
THE DEVIL´S BEATITUDES
If the Devil were to write his Beatitudes, they would probably go something
like this:
* Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an
hour once a week in Church ~ they are my best
workers.
* Blessed are those who wait to be asked and expect to be
thanked ~ I can use them.
* Blessed are the touchy, with a bit of luck they may stop going to church
~ they are my missionaries.
* Blessed are those who are very religious but get on everyone's nerves ~
they are mine forever.
* Blessed are the troublemakers ~ they shall be called my children.
* Blessed are those who have no time to pray ~ they are easy prey for me.
* Blessed are the gossipers ~ for they are my secret agents.
* Blessed are those critical of Church leadership ~ for they shall inherit
a place with me in my fate.
* Blessed are the complainers ~ I'm all ears for them.
* Blessed are you when you read this and think it is about other people and
not yourself ~ I've got you.
I HAVE MOVED
Author Unknown
Can't remember if I told you all, but:
I have moved out from 1 Beggars Alley, located at 2 Poverty Lane at
the corner of Bleak and Buster Circle. As of today, I have a brand new
home.
My new address is: Living Well on 3 Abundance Drive, located at the
corner of Blessings Street and Prosperity Peak. No longer will I
allow my self to travel on Begging Peter to pay off Paul route,
located at a dead end intersection called I Don't Have, it connects
with Borrowers Junction.
I no longer hang out at Failure's Place, near Excuses Avenue, next to
Procrastination Point. I've moved on to an Upscale community called
Higher Heights with unlimited potential and opportunities for me to
succeed.
Look at me. Each day that I'm awake, I am thankful to be a product of
my new environment. All my clothes are tailor made. I'm dressed in
life's finest. Let me introduce you to all of them: Divine Favour,
Conceive, Believe, Act on Faith, Be Persistent, and Always be Prepared
to Achieve.
Life is good because God is good! Care to change your address? There
are many vacancies!
GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
I AM WELL BLESSED AND SO ARE YOU!!!!!
'DON'T TELL GOD HOW BIG YOUR STORM IS, TELL YOUR STORM HOW BIG OUR GOD
IS'
May you all have a very blessed Tuesday! God be with you!
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