Morning Prayer

Gracious God,
Thank you for the gift of today.
Refresh me. Invite me to discover your presence
In each person that I meet
And every event that I encounter.
Teach me when to speak and when to listen
When to ponder and when to share.
In moments of challenge and decision
Attune my heart to the whisperings of your Wisdom.
As I undertake ordinary and unnoticed tasks,
Gift me with simple joy.
When my day goes well, may I rejoice.
When it grows difficult, surprise me with
New possibilities.
When life is overwhelming, call me to
Sabbath moments
To restore your Peace and Harmony.
May my living today reveal your Goodness.
Amen.

-Pat Bergen, C.S.J.

A Happy and Blessed Sunday here at Amy's Place, all!

Amen
Thank you for the beautiful prayer and church, trish.

It’s a blessing to be here today, friend. :)

A Blessed Lord's Day To You!

May it be warm and bright and full of peace.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Thank you for the Lovely scripture and blessings,(((ML))).

You are most welcome! :-)

Good Evening, Dear FRiends

Thank you for coming by today and sharing your beautiful scripture,
music, prayers and graphics.
Enjoy A Wonderful Evening....Bless You

Blessed Lords Day

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Gives a new meaning to to “rock and roll” LOL

Reeling and a rockin.. splish slash I was havin a bath..

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Just a great bit of written word...

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hilarious!

Nice!

I like to think so :)

Best film I have seen in 20 years is life of PI

Sail on...

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one got the road

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Yark! this keyboard is all wonky!!

“one” for the road

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Canâ€™t Take It Back

February 8, 2016

The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23

I couldn't take my actions back. A woman had parked her car and blocked my way of getting to the gas pump. She hopped out to drop off some recycling items, and I didn't feel like waiting, so I honked my horn at her. Irritated, I put my car in reverse and drove around another way. I immediately felt bad about being impatient and unwilling to wait 30 seconds (at the most) for her to move. I apologized to God. Yes, she should have parked in the designated area, but I could have spread kindness and patience instead of harshness. Unfortunately it was too late to apologize to her--she was gone.

Many of the Proverbs challenge us to think about how to respond when people get in the way of our plans. There's the one that says, "Fools show their annoyance at once" (Prov. 12:16). And "It is to one's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel" (20:3). Then there's this one that goes straight to the heart: "Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end" (29:11).

Growing in patience and kindness seems pretty difficult sometimes. But the apostle Paul says it is the work of God, the "fruit of the Spirit" (Gal. 5:22-23). As we cooperate with Him and depend on Him, He produces that fruit in us. Please change us, Lord.

Make me a gentle person, Lord. One who doesn't quickly react in frustration to every annoyance that comes my way. Give me a spirit of self-control and patience.

To study more about the fruit of the Spirit, read the Discovery Series booklet Live Free by Constantine Campbell.

God tests our patience to enlarge our hearts.

Insight:

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul makes fourteen references to the Holy Spirit. Believers receive the Holy Spirit through faith the moment they believe (3:2-3, 5, 14). Believers are born of the Spirit (4:29), which qualifies them to call God "Abba, Father" (4:6). In today's passage Paul warns that the flesh continues to resist the indwelling Spirit (5:17), but the key to victory is to walk in (or by) the Spirit (vv. 16, 25). Only in this way can a believer overcome the limitations of the flesh and live in a way that pleases God.

Having been, on a number of occasions, both the Honker and the Honkee, I can really relate to this message!

Actually, I have been the Honkee more often, but there you go.

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Secret Menu

February 9, 2016

I have food to eat that you know nothing about.

John 4:32

Meat Mountain is a super-sandwich layered with six kinds of meat. Stacked with chicken tenders, three strips of bacon, two cheeses, and much more, it looks like it should be a restaurant's featured item.

But Meat Mountain isn't on any restaurant's published menu. The sandwich represents a trend in off-menu items known only by social media or word of mouth. It seems that competition is driving fast-food restaurants to offer a secret menu to in-the-know customers.

When Jesus told His disciples that He had "food" they knew nothing about, it must have seemed like a secret menu to them (John 4:32). He sensed their confusion and explained that His food was to do the will of His Father and to finish the work given to Him (v. 34).

Jesus had just spoken to a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well about living water she had never heard of. As they talked, He revealed a supernatural understanding of her unquenched thirst for life. When He disclosed who He was, she left her water pot behind and ran to ask her neighbors, "Could this be the Messiah?" (v. 29).

What was once a secret can now be offered to everyone. Jesus invites all of us to trust His ability to satisfy the deepest needs of our hearts. As we do, we discover how to live not just by our physical appetites but by the soul-satisfying Spirit of our God.

Father, we praise You for revealing Your truth to us. Help us live each day in the power of Your Spirit.

Only Christ the Living Bread can satisfy the world's spiritual hunger.

Insight:

The Samaritans were descendants of the people of Israel who had been left behind when the Assyrians took the northern kingdom into captivity in the seventh century bc. These Jewish people had intermarried with the Assyrian occupying force and surrounding tribal people, which meant that according to Jewish ceremonial laws their descendants were no longer ethnically pure. As a result, Samaritans were viewed as inferior, making them outcasts from Jewish worship and life. Jesus's act of reaching out to this Samaritan woman is a wonderful reminder that grace, mercy, and hope do not know ethnic boundaries. Our God loves all people everywhere, and we should also love all people regardless of ethnic differences.