Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... December, 2008

I love penguins.
And promise not to slam the cymbals
Just couldn't resist!
Penguin hugs, Meg!

1,541 posted on 12/13/2008 8:56:46 PM PST by yorkie (The early bird gets the worm; the second mouse gets the cheese)

1,542 posted on 12/13/2008 8:58:50 PM PST by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)

I love that graphic! LOL

1,543 posted on 12/13/2008 9:56:34 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

1,544 posted on 12/13/2008 9:57:16 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

Been thinking about you(((LadyJ)))..I’m sorry you had difficulty. Prayers for all who are cold and without heat.

1,545 posted on 12/13/2008 10:04:18 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

To: JustAmy; MEG33; yorkie; La Enchiladita; Kitty Mittens; Billie; Mama_Bear; Lady Jag; OESY; Cardhu; ..

~~Have A Very Blessed Sunday~~

~~Merry Christmas To All~~

1,546 posted on 12/14/2008 4:38:21 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")

The flooding froze in place(!) during the overnight due to 28 degree temps and lower.
Subsidence occurred in there somewhere, so now we have bowl shaped ice.
Good to ‘see’ you as well.
Been a heck of a weekend.

1,547 posted on 12/14/2008 5:24:37 AM PST by Darksheare (Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!)

To: JustAmy; ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; La Enchiladita; dutchess; Aquamarine; ...

*Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place*

At Advent we wait with anticipation and celebration
for our coming Christ… so our hearts sing out,
"O Come Emmanuel!"

Blessings To All Who Enter Here

1,548 posted on 12/14/2008 6:17:03 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

Thank you for the beautiful Message. jaycee
Wishing you a blessed Lord's Day

1,549 posted on 12/14/2008 6:26:57 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

May you have a blessed Sunday!

1,550 posted on 12/14/2008 6:29:09 AM PST by tajgirvan (Please pray for FReeper alpha-8-25-02 to be healed for God's Glory Thank you.:)

I am sorry, darksheare..I know people are suffering up there.

1,551 posted on 12/14/2008 6:32:28 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

Thank you,tajgirvan.
Have A Blessed Lord's Day

1,552 posted on 12/14/2008 6:37:13 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

To: JustAmy; Billie; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; jaycee; LUV W; mathluv; DollyCali; Dubya; Gabz; ..

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December 14, 2008

The Glory Of Humility

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READ: Isaiah 40:1-5

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. —Isaiah 40:5

I remember sitting one Christmas season in London listening to Handel’s Messiah, with a full chorus singing about the day when “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.” I had spent the morning viewing remnants of England’s glory—the crown jewels, the Lord Mayor’s gilded carriage—and it occurred to me that just such images of wealth and power must have filled the minds of Isaiah’s contemporaries who first heard that promise.

The Messiah who showed up, however, wore a different kind of glory—the glory of humility. The God who roared, who if He so desired could order armies and empires about like pawns, this God emerged in Bethlehem as a baby who could not speak or eat solid food. This God who created all things became dependent on a teenager for shelter, food, and love.

Rulers stride through the world with bodyguards, fanfare, and flashing jewelry. In contrast, God’s visit to earth took place in a shelter for animals, with no attendants present and nowhere to lay the newborn King but a feed trough. Indeed, the event that divided history into two parts may have had more animal than human witnesses. As Phillips Brooks put it:

How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of His heaven.

In most religions, fear is the primary emotion when approaching God. In Jesus, God made a way of relating to us that did not involve fear.

In Christ, God veiled His deity to serve and to save humanity.

Bible in One Year: Psalms 143–145

1,553 posted on 12/14/2008 6:44:06 AM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)

"How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of His heaven."
Thank you, Mayor for this beautiful message
Wishing You A Blessed Lord's Day

1,554 posted on 12/14/2008 6:54:28 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

To: ConorMacNessa

Thank you,Conor, for Amazing Grace
And prayers for our troops.
Wishing you a blessed Lord's Day

1,555 posted on 12/14/2008 7:23:05 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

Very lovely Meg...thank you.

1,556 posted on 12/14/2008 7:31:46 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")

Gorgeous ornaments, Meg!

God Bless you on this Lord’s Day also!

1,557 posted on 12/14/2008 7:33:25 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")

Thank you for our wonderful Daily Bread this morning, Mr. Mayor. Have a lovely day this Lord’s Day with your family!

1,558 posted on 12/14/2008 7:39:02 AM PST by jaycee ("God's love still stands when all else has fallen.")

;o)
Thank you, jaycee.Have you warmed up yet? We are having a warm windy day..our last for awhile..The NE is hit hard..I hate ice storms.

1,559 posted on 12/14/2008 7:42:24 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)

To: MEG33; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; ST.LOUIE1; jaycee; OESY; Kitty Mittens; The Mayor; Majie Purple; ...

Good morning, Meg,

Your opening graphic is so pretty. Thank you for making Sundays at Amy's such a lovely and welcoming place to visit.

Have a Blessed Sunday, All.

1,560 posted on 12/14/2008 8:12:55 AM PST by Billie

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