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April 1, 2015
| JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends
Posted on 03/31/2015 11:13:52 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: FRiends; JustAmy; LUV W; trisham; left that other site; Jane Long; potlatch
~Happy Cinco De Mayo~
I'll have what LUV is serving, please.
941
posted on
05/05/2015 4:37:34 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: everyone; MEG33; JustAmy; trisham; LUV W; Kitty Mittens; left that other site; Jane Long; ...
942
posted on
05/05/2015 6:05:13 PM PDT
by
potlatch
("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
To: potlatch
943
posted on
05/05/2015 6:10:33 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: LUV W; JustAmy; MEG33; The Mayor; left that other site; Kitty Mittens; potlatch; All
Yummmmm!!!
I’ll also have what Luv is having! Hat dance, indeed, potlatch ;)
Happy GratiTuesday y Cinco de Mayo, y’all. Have a great week ;)
944
posted on
05/05/2015 6:17:31 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: MEG33; Jane Long
Thanks to both of you. I’ve had that little gif for many years but took off the text and musical notes and used it on ‘illegal’ political posts, haha!
945
posted on
05/05/2015 6:22:51 PM PDT
by
potlatch
("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
To: potlatch
946
posted on
05/05/2015 6:48:27 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: LUV W
947
posted on
05/05/2015 6:59:54 PM PDT
by
potlatch
("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
![](http://rusimages.homestead.com/CupOcoffee.jpg)
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The School Of Pain May 6, 2015
I know, O
Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Psalm 119:75
In his book The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis observes that God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world. Suffering often helps us to redirect our focus. It shifts our thinking from immediate circumstances so we can listen to God concerning His work in our lives. Life as usual is replaced by a spiritual schoolroom.
In the Old Testament, we read how the psalmist maintained a teachable heart even during painful circumstances. He accepted them as orchestrated by God, and in submission he prayed, In faithfulness You have afflicted me (Ps. 119:75). Isaiah the prophet viewed suffering as a refining process: Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction (Isa. 48:10). And Job, despite his laments, learned about the sovereignty and greatness of God through his troubles (Job 4042).
We are not alone in our experience of pain. God Himself took on human form and suffered greatly: For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps (1 Peter 2:21). The One with nail-scarred hands is near. He will comfort us and teach us in our suffering.
Dear Lord, life is so hard sometimes. I confess that I dont always see Your purpose in my trials. Help me to trust You, and teach me to become the person that You desire me to be.
We learn the lesson of trust in the school of trial.
: Psalm 119 speaks of the priority and sufficiency of Gods Word in the daily life of the believer. Here the psalmist admitted that he had strayed, but having been disciplined by God, he now resolved to keep [His] Word (v. 67).
948
posted on
05/06/2015 5:20:35 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
Good Morning, Rus
Thank you for starting our day off right every day with ODB.
I Appreciate You
949
posted on
05/06/2015 6:21:38 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33
950
posted on
05/06/2015 6:33:50 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MEG33
951
posted on
05/06/2015 6:36:50 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; Kitty Mittens; Jane Long; LUV W; left that other site; ...
*Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday*
At Amy's Place
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him
and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
~Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912
I Wish You A Joyful Day
952
posted on
05/06/2015 7:15:31 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33
953
posted on
05/06/2015 8:43:57 AM PDT
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; Diver Dave; Jane Long; ...
Happy Wednesday, Everyone!
***
Summer Sun
Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven with repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.
Though closer still the blinds we pull
To keep the shady parlour cool,
Yet he will find a chink or two
To slip his golden fingers through.
The dusty attic spider-clad
He, through the keyhole, maketh glad;
And through the broken edge of tiles
Into the laddered hay-loft smiles.
Meantime his golden face around
He bares to all the garden ground,
And sheds a warm and glittering look
Among the ivys inmost nook.
Above the hills, along the blue,
Round the bright air with footing true,
To please the child, to paint the rose,
The gardener of the World, he goes.
***
from A Childs Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)
![](http://imgur.com/6k0CPsm.jpg)
954
posted on
05/06/2015 8:52:25 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: The Mayor
955
posted on
05/06/2015 9:05:52 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; jackv; jaycee; yorkie; ...
Happy Warm And Fuzzy Wednesday!
![](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1418/1403402282_b39e42a532_z.jpg)
Have a beautiful Day!
((((HUGS))))
ML/LTOS
956
posted on
05/06/2015 9:52:18 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: The Mayor; All
PRAISE THE LORD! EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE THERE HAS BEEN FOOD TO EAT, FREEDOM TO MOVE AROUND FREELY, (DURING THE World WAR 2 WE HAD LIMITS ON GASOLINE USE, SHOES, SUGAR, COFFEE, etc.) WE HAD freedom of movement, and life choices.) America has flourished. The current leadership has indebted America to a crushing debt. The sad thing is we have nothing to show for it. No improvement of highway systems, or infrastructure (bridges, etc), our military has been weakened seriously. Generals removed, nothing has happened to STOP these actions... We are praying for America
Heavenly Father, we pray for AMERICA not to be destroyed my EVIL, forgive us our sins, thank Thee LORD for there being nothing to hard for Thee, we bow before Thee in faith of Thy Word, in Jesus name, amen.
To: MEG33
I love that doggie’s ears!
958
posted on
05/06/2015 10:00:20 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site
959
posted on
05/06/2015 10:15:24 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
;o)
Thank you for your lovely poem and graphic, trish.
960
posted on
05/06/2015 10:44:08 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
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