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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December, 2018
October 1, 2018 | Meg33, The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

Posted on 09/30/2018 9:22:26 PM PDT by JustAmy




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1 posted on 09/30/2018 9:22:27 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Graphic by MamaBear

“Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow.”

- Author Unknown

2 posted on 09/30/2018 9:34:01 PM PDT by JustAmy (Just Because!)
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3 posted on 09/30/2018 10:05:24 PM PDT by JustAmy (Just Because!)
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Michael Franks~If I Could Make September Stay


4 posted on 09/30/2018 10:23:58 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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For Our Friends


October 1, 2018

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. John 15:12

In Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights, a cantankerous man who often quotes the Bible to criticize others is memorably described as “the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake [apply] the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours.”      

It’s a funny line; and it may even bring particular people to mind. But aren’t we all a bit like this—prone to condemn others’ failures while excusing our own?

In Scripture some people amazingly did the exact opposite; they were willing to give up God’s promises for them and even be cursed if it would save others. Consider Moses, who said he’d rather be blotted out of God’s book than see the Israelites unforgiven (Exodus 32:32). Or Paul, who said he’d choose to be “cut off from Christ” if it meant his people would find Him (Romans 9:3).

As self-righteous as we naturally are, Scripture highlights those who love others more than themselves.

Because ultimately such love points to Jesus. “Greater love has no one than this,” Jesus taught, than “to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). Even before we knew Him, Jesus loved us “to the end” (13:1)—choosing death to give us life.

Now we are invited into the family of God, to love and be loved like this (15:9–12). And as we pour into others Christ’s unimaginable love, the world will catch a glimpse of Him.

Lord, thank You for showing us what it means to love. Help us to love like You.

When we love Christ, we love others.

INSIGHT

The important idea of love for one another found in John 15:12–14 is rooted in one of Jesus’s most enduring teaching images—the vine and the branches (vv. 1–8). Our life so completely flows from being connected to Christ that everything we do, including our ability to love one another, is drawn from His life and power.


5 posted on 10/01/2018 3:55:06 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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A Happy October To Amy's Place


Thank you for our lovely new thread, Amy and Mama Bear!
I Wish You A Beautiful Blessed Month

6 posted on 10/01/2018 6:39:53 AM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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Happy October!






My Favorite Month!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

7 posted on 10/01/2018 7:16:00 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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Happy Monday Madness!
...and welcome to October!

8 posted on 10/01/2018 8:21:17 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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October is my favorite month. Fall in Wisconsin is nice. The heat and humidity is gone and so are most of the mosquitoes!


9 posted on 10/01/2018 9:46:27 AM PDT by TheConservativeParty ( Trump is The Storm)
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God’s Brand


October 2, 2018

I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you. Zechariah 3:4

Scooping up the smallest children, a frantic maid raced out of the flaming house. As she ran, she called loudly to five-year-old Jacky.

But Jacky didn’t follow. Outside, a bystander reacted quickly, standing on the shoulders of a friend. Reaching into the upstairs window, he pulled Jacky to safety—just before the roof caved in. Little Jacky, said his mother Susanna, was “a brand [stick] plucked from the burning.” You might know that “brand” as the great traveling minister John Wesley (1703–1791).

Susanna Wesley was quoting Zechariah, a prophet who provides valuable insight into God’s character. Relating a vision he had, the prophet takes us into a courtroom scene where Satan is standing next to Joshua the high priest (3:1). Satan accuses Joshua, but the Lord rebukes the devil and says, “Is this not a brand [burning stick] plucked from the fire?” (v. 2 nkjv). The Lord tells Joshua, “I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you” (v. 4).

Then the Lord gave Joshua this challenge—and an opportunity: “If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house” (v. 7).

What a picture of the gift we receive from God through our faith in Jesus! He snatches us from the fire, cleans us up, and works in us as we follow His Spirit’s leading. You might call us God’s brands plucked from the fire.

Father, we give You our thanks for rescuing us and making us right with You.
We humbly ask for Your Spirit’s guidance as we serve You today.

God rescues us because He loves us; then He equips us to share His love with others.

INSIGHT

At the end of their Babylonian exile (Jeremiah 29:10), the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple (2 Chronicles 36:22–23). Only 50,000 returned (Ezra 2:64–65), led by Zerubbabel their governor and Joshua their high priest (Haggai 1:1). Because of opposition (Ezra 4:1–5) and economic hardships, coupled with low morale and spiritual lethargy (Haggai 1:2–11), the temple rebuilding stalled for twenty years (Ezra 4:24). God raised two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, to encourage the returnees to repent and complete the temple rebuilding (6:14–16). Zechariah was both a prophet (Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1) and a priest (Nehemiah 12:16). Through eight visions, Zechariah reminded the Jews that God is faithful and would restore and bless the nation (Zechariah 1:7–6:15). This fourth vision (3:1–10) pictures a court scene involving Joshua, the high priest, signifying God would remove their guilt, cleanse them, and make them ready to serve Him (vv. 1–5).


10 posted on 10/02/2018 4:04:57 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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A Happy GratiTuesday To All
Gratitude can transform common days into
thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy,
and change ordinary opportunities
into blessings.
_ William Arthur Ward


11 posted on 10/02/2018 5:30:02 AM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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Morning Meg, Thank you for your opening graphics and daily blessings!


12 posted on 10/02/2018 5:49:07 AM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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Happy Gratituesday!




Photo by Anne Geier

Have a Beautiful Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

13 posted on 10/02/2018 7:21:10 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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Be Grateful
..for small beauty.
Happy GratiTuesday!

14 posted on 10/02/2018 9:28:53 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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Beautiful, LUV W!


15 posted on 10/02/2018 9:29:55 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca



A Happy GratiTuesday to everyone here at Amy's Place.


16 posted on 10/02/2018 9:34:03 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I am grateful that the mosquitoes are slowly disappearing here in WI. You can even go outside and not lose a pint of blood!

Cheers to All


17 posted on 10/02/2018 12:49:41 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty ( Trump is The Storm)
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I am happy the mosquitos are going away for you!...
Our drought kept the mosquito population low in my yard...It finally rained recently and I got some bites!


18 posted on 10/02/2018 2:47:59 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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Lovely! What are those pretty coral flowers?


19 posted on 10/02/2018 2:49:31 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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My pleasure...I am here when I can be!


20 posted on 10/02/2018 2:50:57 PM PDT by MEG33 (Help Shorten FReepathons......DONATE MONTHLY)
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