Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March 2015

January 1, 2015 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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[Kitty Mittens]

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[The Mayor]

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Mistakes Made Beautiful

January 6, 2015

Read: Luke 22:39-51

[Jesus] touched his ear and healed him. —Luke 22:51

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 16-17; Matthew 5:27-48

Early in his career, jazz player Herbie Hancock was invited to play in the quintet of Miles Davis, already a musical legend. In an interview, Hancock admitted being nervous but described it as a wonderful experience because Davis was so nurturing. During one performance, when Davis was near the high point of his solo, Hancock played the wrong chord. He was mortified, but Davis continued as if nothing had happened. “He played some notes that made my chord right,” Hancock said.

What an example of loving leadership! Davis didn’t scold Hancock or make him look foolish. He didn’t blame him for ruining the performance. He simply adjusted his plan and turned a potentially disastrous mistake into something beautiful.

What Davis did for Hancock, Jesus did for Peter. When Peter cut off the ear of one of the crowd who had come to arrest Jesus, Jesus reattached the ear (Luke 22:51), indicating that His kingdom was about healing, not hurting. Time after time Jesus used the disciples’ mistakes to show a better way.

What Jesus did for His disciples, He also does for us. And what He does for us, we can do for others. Instead of magnifying every mistake, we can turn them into beautiful acts of forgiveness, healing, and redemption.

Lord, You understand how prone we are to make
selfish and foolish mistakes. Forgive us and
restore us. Please, for Your name’s sake, use even
the worst aspects of our lives for Your glory.

Jesus longs to turn our mistakes into amazing examples of His grace.

Insight

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all record the story of Jesus’ disciple cutting off the servant’s ear (Matt. 26:51-52; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:50-51; John 18:10-11). Only Luke mentions the healing of the wound, and only John identifies the disciple (Peter) and the servant (Malchus).

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good morning, and

BUMP

[JustAmy]

Graphics by MamaBear

[trisham]

Beautiful, Amy!

I’m Nobody! Who are you?

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I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there ’s a pair of us—don’t tell!
They ’d banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

Emily Dickinson (1830–86).
Complete Poems. 1924.

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Happy Grati-Tuesday, Amy & all!

[left that other site]

Beautiful!

Happy gratituesday!

((((HUGS))))

[potlatch]

You did a good job on that!

[potlatch]

Thank you Kitty!

[potlatch]

Lovely post Amy, hope your day was too!

[potlatch]

I’m ‘nobody’ too, lol. Was admiring the stained glass in the windows. Used to work with stained glass years ago.

[left that other site]

Why Thank You!

I hear the White hut Chef has been fired.

Not enough Canine Cuisine, i guess.

[The Mayor]

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Where Can I Help?

January 7, 2015

Read: Galatians 6:1-10

As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. —Galatians 6:10

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 18-19; Matthew 6:1-18

Last winter our city was hit by an ice storm. Hundreds of ice-heavy tree limbs cut into power lines, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electrical power for days. Our family kept basic energy coming into the house through a generator, but we were still unable to cook meals. As we set out to find a place to eat, we drove for miles past closed businesses. We finally found a breakfast restaurant that had not lost power, but it was packed with hungry customers who were in the same fix as we were.

When a woman came over to take our order for food, she said, “I’m not really an employee of this restaurant. Our church group was having breakfast here, and we saw how the staff was overwhelmed with so many customers who came in. We told the restaurant management we would be willing to help by waiting on tables if it would ease the burden and help people to get fed.”

Her willingness to serve reminded me of Paul’s words: “As we have opportunity, let us do good to all” (Gal. 6:10). In light of the many needs around us, I wonder what could happen if we all asked God to show us opportunities to serve Him and help others today.

Dear Lord, show us where and how we might
serve others and ease their burdens. Give us
hearts of love and compassion that reflect
Your love. Then help us to take action.

We follow the example of Christ when we serve people in need.

Insight

The letter to the Galatians is one of the most intense in the New Testament. Paul was dealing with a legalistic Judaism seeking to impose the demands of the law upon people who had, by faith, embraced grace in Christ. This legalism was intended to pull those followers of Christ back into a performance-oriented approach to pleasing God. Our service for God is to come from an overflowing heart of appreciation for His love for us.

[MEG33]

I love this devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[MEG33]

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
To Amy's Place

Great Grandmother MEG, GGson Porter, GGson, Truitt, Beautiful Grandmother(DIL)

Dec 28th visit at DIL's sister's home.... They played for hours. I loved every minute.
I still have messy miserable allergies....Cedar is the culprit
It's cold but sunny here...Stay warm, FRiends.

[trisham]

What a wonderful, beautiful picture, MEG! Thanks for sharing it. :)

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Meg. Are you feeling better? You’ve been in my thoughts and prayers.

I have been so tired recently but I don’t think I am ill. I think it may be post holiday depression. Been getting a lot of sleep (I should be doing something but Oh Well!).

Hope you feel better soon.

Hugs ((((( Meg )))))

[JustAmy]

That picture is wonderful, Meg. You look great!! Porter and Truitt are adorable. Thank you for sharing with us.

Happy WFWednesday.

[JustAmy]

This is great, Trish. Thank you for your wonderful graphics and poems.

[MEG33]

Thank you, sweet trish...My grandson sent it to me and I just had to share.
;o)
Thank you for all your lovely graphics and poems...

[trisham]

January

Little January
Tapped at my door today.
And said, "Put on your winter wraps,
And come outdoors to play."
Little January
Is always full of fun
Today we coasted down the hill,
Until the set of sun.
Little January
Will stay a month with me
And we will have such jolly times-
Just come along and see.

Winifred C. Marshall

Happy Wednesday, all!