[yorkie]

I think I remember that Luv liked this song. I think it is one (especially tonight/today) that might bring a smile to each and every one of our faces:

Satchmo - It's A Wonderful World

[The Mayor]

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November 6, 2008

Serve Or Die

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READ: Mark 10:35-45

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. —Mark 10:45

Dr. Paul Brand told me of a memorable Frenchman named Pierre, who had served in Parliament until he became disillusioned with the slow pace of political change. During a harsh winter, many Parisian beggars froze to death. In desperation, Pierre became a friar to work among them and organize the beggars themselves.

They divided into teams to scour the city for bottles. Next, he led them to build a warehouse out of discarded bricks and start a business processing the bottles. Finally, he gave each beggar responsibility to help another poorer than himself. The project caught on. In a few years he founded the charitable organization Emmaus.

Eventually, there were few beggars to be found in Paris. So Pierre went to India. “If I don’t find people worse off than my beggars,” he said, “this movement could turn inward. They’ll become a powerful, rich organization, and the whole spiritual impact will be lost. They’ll have no one to serve.”

At a leprosy colony in India, Pierre met patients worse off than his former beggars. Returning to France, he mobilized the beggars to build a leprosy ward at a hospital in India.

“It is you who have saved us,” he told the grateful patients. “We must serve or we die.”

THINKING IT THROUGH
In Mark 10:35-37, what did James and John seek?
What did Jesus say about the world’s authority? (v.42).
How are followers of Christ to be different? (vv.43-45).

If you want a field of service, look around you.

Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 25–27; Proverbs 14:1-11

[jaycee]

Tuesday night left me feeling like a hang-over all day yesterday. I thought I'd wake up happy this morning....LOL! Tried to find something to make me smile~~~ Poor little kitty.....getting shipped back! You all sure did have a lot of cute kitty graphics last night.....enjoyed them all! I will be in and out today!

[luvie]

Yes, I do love that song and yes! I do have a smile on my face right now!

Thank you! ((((hugs))))

[JustAmy]

Beautiful, Yorkie. Thank you for the link and for bringing more beauty to Amy’s Place.