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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends! Cool day today - upon rising this morning it was only 36 degrees out but got warmer throughout the day. Today was an ordinary Monday - nothing exciting, except that we go a whole bunch more tomatoes to can from his brother's farm! Now we can make more tomato basil soups and spaghetti sauces. We plan on this Friday night with Lori. Sammy's cough won't go away, at his checkup - nothing was mentioned about the arthritis, but he has a little rattle on his right side of his chest, the Vet found, and it could be a mass. Only an X-Ray will let us know what it is. His heart is fine, I sure hope it's no tumor or anything serious. Please pray.

Your spirit is divine, but your personality is human. As you purify your
personality
you will begin to achieve a happiness of which you could not imagine. Lord,
teach
me to think, speak, and live right so that I may come to know You more and
more.


Scripture for the day:

"For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the
same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually
we are members one of another." ~Romans 12:4-5

Meditation for the day:

We can strive for a union between our purposes in life and God's purposes.
There is not bond of union on earth to compare with the union between us and
God. Priceless beyond all earth's rewards is that union. In merging our
heart and mind with God's, a oneness of purpose results, which only those
who experience it can even dimly realize. That oneness of purpose puts us
in harmony with God and with all others who are trying to do God's will.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may become attuned to the will of God. I pray that I may be
in harmony with those around me.





Grandparent's Prayer
Good Saint Ann and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary and grandparents to Jesus,
be with me and all grandparents that we may be wise and loving, may share
our time and stories and sense of humor, and may enjoy and not spoil too
much the grandchildren who are close to our hearts, for they are the sign of
God's life to us.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, be with our grandchildren and all other
grandchildren that they may love and respect their grandparents and all
older people, may remember to call, visit or write, and grow in wisdom, age
and grace before God. Amen.

SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD
By Sally I Kennedy

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed
in spirit. Psalm
34:18

Cindy waited 34 long years and stayed in the marriage. She gave it her
all, and waited for her husband to come around. He was emotionally
unavailable. He dropped dead from a heart attack last month. Bye-bye
to that hope. Sam is 58 years old. There's been a hole in his heart as
big as all outdoors for 56 of those years, wanting his father who
disappeared when he was two. Dianne has been looking for someone to
come into her life for many years. A partner and lover. She is old
now. It may not happen.

Have you ever longed for something you've never had? Something money
can't buy? Maybe a good relationship with your mother or father, or
your kids. Perhaps you would really like a relationship that is now
impossible, because that person has died.

You can be sad about something you never had. You can grieve something
you never will have. But can you lose something you never had?

One thing you could never lose - even if you wanted to - the
unconditional love that God your Father has for you. Never. No way!
Not possible to lose that; it's there for ever and ever. It's just for
you.

The LOVE that GOD has for YOU is not, and never could be, something
you never had. It's been there all of your life. Even before.And it
will be after.

Just ask him to show you. He will!


Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings, thank
you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as
possible, thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, thank you, Lord, that I
have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost,
toast is burned and tempers are short, my children are so loud, thank you,
Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in
magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food
we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous, thank you, Lord,for
the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my
circumstances were not so modest, thank you, Lord, for life.

The Ten Most Wanted People

The one who tries to be the right example to every child, rather than talk
about it.
The one who has a passion to help, rather than a passion to be helped.
The one who is willing to say, "I was wrong, I'm sorry."
The one who will look at temptation squarely and say, "No."
The one who puts God's business above any other.
The one who throws oneself totally into a project, then give the credit for
its success to his helpers.
The one who has a ready smile and a pat on the back for others.
The one who brings his children to church rather than sending them.
The one who can see his own faults before he sees the faults of others.
The one who gives his money, time and talent without thought of return.

Prayer For Strength and Wisdom

Lord,
Give me strength and wisdom
to live this day as I ought.

Give me strength...
to overcome every temptation which may come to me,
to do well every task which is assigned to me,
to shoulder every responsibility which is laid upon my shoulders.

Give me wisdom...
to know when to speak and when to keep silent,
to know when to act and when to refrain from action,
to know when to speak my mind and when to hold my peace.

So bring me to the end of this day
in goodness,
in happiness
and in peace. Amen.