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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December 2016
October 1, 2016
| JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham;
Posted on 10/01/2016 10:47:43 AM PDT by JustAmy
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friendship; october2016; poetry
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Wounds from a Friend
December 10, 2016
Wounds from a friend can be trusted.
Proverbs 27:6
Charles Lowery complained to his friend about lower back pain. He was seeking a sympathetic ear, but what he got was an honest assessment. His friend told him, I dont think your back pain is your problem; its your stomach. Your stomach is so big its pulling on your back.
In his column for REV! Magazine, Charles shared that he resisted the temptation to be offended. He lost the weight and his back problem went away. Charles recognized that Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted (Prov. 27:56).
The trouble is that so often we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism, for truth hurts. It bruises our ego, makes us uncomfortable, and calls for change.
True friends dont find pleasure in hurting us. Rather, they love us too much to deceive us. They are people who, with loving courage, point out what we may already know but find hard to truly accept and live by. They tell us not only what we like to hear but also what we need to hear.
Solomon honored such friendship in his proverbs. Jesus went furtherHe endured the wounds of our rejection not only to tell us the truth about ourselves but to show us how much we are loved.
Think of a time when a friend said something honest that caused you pain. Did it benefit you? Is it wise to accept everything our friends tell us?
A friend is one who can tell you the truth in love.
Ephesians 4:15 is a New Testament counterpart of Proverbs 27:6. It refers to two virtues that we must learn to keep in balancespeaking the truth and love. The word speaking is actually not an explicit part of the original Greek text, but is translated from a single verb. Some translators have suggested that the verb might better be rendered truthing it or truthifying it in love. The verb, when joined with in love, implies a lifestyle of integrity where truth is united with love. If we emphasize truth without love, then we can brutally hurt another person. On the other hand, if we express love at the expense of truth, we can fail to caringly confront some sin or problem that genuinely needs to be faced.
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posted on
12/10/2016 5:09:02 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: FRiends; The Mayor; JustAmy; trisham; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; pollywog; ...
*Good Morning To Amy's Place*
*HUGS*
Happy Caturday***Dogurday To All
682
posted on
12/10/2016 8:34:56 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: John Robinson; Jim Robinson
You saved the day! WOO HOO!
Thank you so much for getting FR onlinw again!
683
posted on
12/10/2016 7:17:27 PM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: FRiends; WayzataJOHNN; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; left that other site; ...
Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place
High Holy Days
Snow so softly falls silent out of the ebony sky a blanket of forgetfulness over autumn's litter and small lights strung challenges the stars above lighting the season on porch, window, and trees
I smile as I walk tonight, for even sadness flees for now we will celebrate the Season of His Dove remembering what he would accept for us so bitter and in doing so, set even my old sad soul to fly.
by WayzataJOHNN
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Blessings To All Who Enter Here
684
posted on
12/11/2016 5:38:53 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: MEG33
685
posted on
12/11/2016 5:57:29 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: MEG33; left that other site; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Jane Long; lonestar; ...
CITY TREES
The trees along this city street,
Save for the traffic and the trains,
Would make a sound as thin and sweet
As trees in country lanes.
And people standing in their shade
Out of a shower, undoubtedly
Would hear such music as is made
Upon a country tree.
Oh, little leaves that are so dumb
Against the shrieking city air,
I watch you when the wind has come,--
I know what sound is there.
Edna St.Vincent Millay
Happy Sunday at Amy's Place, all!
686
posted on
12/11/2016 5:59:01 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Thank you, (((trish))), for the sweet comment and lovely graphic and poem.
687
posted on
12/11/2016 6:05:11 AM PST
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MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
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Serving God with Our Prayers
December 11, 2016
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
James 5:16 nlt
God often chooses to move through our prayers to accomplish His work. We see this when God told the prophet Elijah, I will send rain on the land, promising to end a drought in Israel that had lasted three and a half years (James 5:17). Even though God had promised rain, a short time later Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his kneespraying intently for the rain to come (1 Kings 18:42). Then, while he continued to pray, Elijah sent his servant to go and look out over the ocean seven times, scanning the horizon for any sign of rain (v. 43).
Elijah understood that God wants us to join in His work through humble, persistent prayer. Regardless of our human limitations, God may choose to move through our praying in amazing ways. Thats why the letter of James tells us that the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results, all the while reminding us that Elijah was as human as we are (James 5:1617 nlt).
When we make it our aim to serve God through praying faithfully as Elijah did, were taking part in a beautiful privilegewhere at any moment we may be given a front-row seat to a miracle!
How can I serve You through my prayers today, Father?
Submit your prayer request or pray for others at yourdailybread.org
Great expectation on our part honors God.
Elijah was human just as we are, but God responded to his persistent prayer. We also see the idea of persistent prayer in the New Testament. To encourage Jesuss disciples to persist and persevere in prayer, He told them two parables. In Luke 11:513, a host persistently knocked on his neighbors door until his friend gave him food for his guest (vv. 89). In Luke 18:18, the widow was dealing with an unjust judge who had no compassion or concern for her. But he gave in and consented to help her to stop her pestering! In both parables, perseverance bore fruit. The question is not if God will answer prayer, for He most certainly will (Luke 18:8). The question is whether we will be found faithful in persistent and persevering prayer (v. 8; Rom. 12:12).
688
posted on
12/11/2016 6:10:49 AM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
Blessings
Amen to this wonderful devotion, Rus.
Thank you for starting our day off right every day.
689
posted on
12/11/2016 6:34:25 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: MEG33
As beautiful as snow is, I’m hoping that we don’t get more than a few inches with the coming storm! :)
690
posted on
12/11/2016 6:45:14 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
I love to look at it but don’t want it to linger more than a couple of days...It usually doesn’t last the morning here.
;o)
I hope your snow is light. I think the arctic dip will miss us.
691
posted on
12/11/2016 6:48:57 AM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: MEG33
Thanks, MEG. :)
692
posted on
12/11/2016 7:37:34 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham; MEG33
Good morning!
We are snowed in here in WI.
It’s not windy or too cold.
Have a blessed Sunday!
693
posted on
12/11/2016 8:25:04 AM PST
by
TheConservativeParty
(TRUMP 45 Meet the new boss, not the same as any old boss.)
To: MEG33; JustAmy; yorkie; tiapam; GodBlessUSA; Colonel_Flagg; jaycee; oldteen; ...
694
posted on
12/11/2016 9:09:43 AM PST
by
luvie
(There is no global anthem, no global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one country, America.)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; oldteen; Kathy in Alaska; ...
Blessings on this Winter Sunday!
Stay Safe and Warm!
(((HUGS)))
ML/LTOS
695
posted on
12/11/2016 9:36:48 AM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: MEG33
696
posted on
12/11/2016 11:17:16 AM PST
by
Jane Austen
(Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
To: MEG33
697
posted on
12/11/2016 11:17:31 AM PST
by
Jane Austen
(Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
To: TheConservativeParty
How much snow did you get? The videos that I’ve seen look like mid-winter!
698
posted on
12/11/2016 12:50:40 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jane Austen
699
posted on
12/11/2016 3:52:34 PM PST
by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Troops, ;Our Leaders And Our Nation)
To: trisham
Hi, about seven inches of snow, and it’s still falling at 6pm.
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posted on
12/11/2016 4:06:39 PM PST
by
TheConservativeParty
(TRUMP 45 Meet the new boss, not the same as any old boss.)
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