[MEG33]

Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place

1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonders.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1,2

Blessings To All Who Enter Here

[The Mayor]

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March 15, 2009

Reaching Up To Heaven

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READ: Romans 8:18-27

The Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. —Romans 8:26

I see children reach up their hands to their mothers, eager to get their attention. It reminds me of my own efforts to reach up to God in prayer.

The early church stated that the work of the aged is to love and to pray. Of the two, I find love to be the most difficult, and prayer to be the most confusing. My infirmity lies in not knowing the exact thing for which I ought to pray. Should I pray that others will be delivered from their troubles—or that their troubles will go away? Or should I pray for courage to carry on through the difficulties that belabor them?

I’m comforted by Paul’s words: “The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses” (Rom. 8:26). Here the apostle uses a verb that means, “to help by joining in an activity or effort.” God’s Spirit is joined to ours when we pray. He intercedes for us “with groanings which cannot be uttered.” He is touched by our troubles; He sighs often as He prays. He cares for us deeply—more than we care for ourselves. Furthermore, He prays “according to the will of God” (v.27). He knows the right words to say.

Therefore, I needn’t worry about getting my request exactly right. I need only to hunger for God and to reach up, knowing that He cares.

O God, too weak and worn for words, I shrink
From trials that deeply wound, and yet to think
Your Holy Spirit helps me as I pray
And gives a voice to what I cannot say! —Gustafson

When praying, it’s better to have a heart without words than words without heart.

Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 26-27; Mark 14:27-53

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Lord's Day Post is Awesome, Meg!

~Glittered Flower on the King's Ranch~

I will Extol You, my God and King,
And Bless Your Name Each Day and Forever.

(Ps.145:1)

[MEG33]

Today We Celebrate

Maine Admissions Day ~ 1820
Maine The Pine Tree State by Mama Bear

Pears Helene Day~
Recipe

National Brutus Day
*Don't Be A Backstabber*

Buzzard Day In Hinkley, Ohio
History

[jaycee]

That is so beautiful, Meg! Checking out the thread and I will be back soon!

[yorkie]

Thank you, Meg, for the “Welcome” today! (your bird looks so real, I expect her to fly into my livingroom!)

[Lady Jag]

Happy Sunday!

When you wake tomorrow

I will give you a poem when you wake tomorrow. It will be a peaceful poem. It won’t make you sad. It won’t make you miserable. It will simply be a poem to give you When you wake tomorrow. It was not written by myself alone. I cannot lay claim to it. I found it in your body. In your smile I found it. Will you recognise it? You will find it under your pillow. When you open the cupboard it will be there. You will blink in astonishment, Shout out, ‘How it trembles! Its nakedness is startling! How fresh it tastes!’ We will have it for breakfast; On a table lit by loving, At a place reserved for wonder. We will give the world a kissing open When we wake tomorrow. We will offer it to the sad landlord out on the balcony. To the dreamers at the window. To the hand waving for no particular reason We will offer it. An amazing and most remarkable thing, We will offer it to the whole human race Which walks in us When we wake tomorrow. Brian Patten