Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... November and December 2019

November 1, 2019 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

[TheConservativeParty]

My dear old uncle would water his balcony planters everyday, and when I’d visit he’d ask what was wrong with them. So I’d say again to water as needed , only when dry, instead of daily...

: )

[luvie]

I hope he listened to you! :)

[The Mayor]

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December 10

Grace at the End

Bible in a Year:

• Hosea 1–4
• Revelation 1

Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering. Mark 5:34 Artist Doug Merkey’s masterful sculpture Ruthless Trust features a bronze human figure clinging desperately to a cross made of walnut wood. He writes, “It’s a very simple expression of our constant and appropriate posture for life—total, unfettered intimacy with and dependency upon Christ and the gospel.”

That’s the kind of trust we see expressed in the actions and words of the unnamed woman in Mark 5:25–34. For twelve years her life had been in shambles (v. 25). “She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse” (v. 26). But having heard about Jesus, she made her way to Him, touched Him, and was “freed from her suffering” (vv. 27–29).

Have you come to the end of yourself? Have you depleted all your resources? Anxious, hopeless, lost, distressed people need not despair. The Lord Jesus still responds to desperate faith—the kind displayed by this suffering woman and depicted in Merkey’s sculpture. This faith is expressed in the words of hymn writer Charles Wesley: “Father, I stretch my hands to Thee; no other help I know.” Don’t have that kind of faith? Ask God to help you trust Him. Wesley’s hymn concludes with this prayer: “Author of faith, to Thee I lift my weary, longing eyes; O may I now receive that gift! My soul, without it, dies.”

By: Arthur Jackson

Reflect & Pray

When have you desperately clung to Christ? How did God meet your need?

Father, thank You for Your power to rescue me. Help me to trust You to meet all my needs.

[luvie]

Grateful for the Beauty of Winter
Happy GratiTuesday!

[left that other site]

Quick! Before it Melts!

Grateful for a slightly warmer Gratituesday!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[MEG33]

~Happy GratiTuesday To Amy's Place~

I am so grateful to God for family and FRiends
*HUGS*
Blessings To All

[trisham]

Bethlehem of Judea

A little child,
A shining star.
A stable rude,
The door ajar.

Yet in that place,
So crude, forlorn,
The Hope of all The world was born.

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A Happy GratiTuesday to you MEG,
and to everyone here at Amy's Place!

[luvie]

He seems to be excited about the snow. Does Penny like it?

[MEG33]

Lovely, (((trish)))

[left that other site]

She likes it NOT.

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY GRATITUESDAY
TO AMY'S PLACE!



"The Walk to Paradise Garden"
W. Eugene Smith*

"You Are The New Day"
The King’s Singers
(Click)

May You Approach Each New Day With The
Innocence, The Optimism, And The Sense Of
Wonder Of These Two Children!

*Back story of Gene Smith and his iconic photograph.

[TheConservativeParty]

Beautiful poem and horse scene.

cheers

[TheConservativeParty]

Hope you had a great GratiTuesday!

cheers

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[The Mayor]

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December 11

Canceled Debts

Bible in a Year:

• Hosea 5–8
• Revelation 2

The Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed. Deuteronomy 15:2

In 2009, Los Angeles County stopped charging families for the costs of their children’s incarceration. Though no new fees were charged, those with unpaid fees from before the change in policy were still required to settle their debt. Then in 2018 the county canceled all outstanding financial obligations.

For some families, canceling the debt aided greatly in their struggle to survive; no longer having liens on their property or wages being garnished meant they were better able to put food on the table. It was for this kind of hardship that God called for debts to be forgiven every seven years (Deuteronomy 15:2). He didn’t want people to be crippled forever by them.

Because the Israelites were forbidden to charge interest on a loan to fellow Israelites (Exodus 22:25), their motives for lending to a neighbor weren’t to make a profit, but rather to help those who were enduring hard times, perhaps due to a bad harvest. Debts were to be freely forgiven every seven years. As a result, there would be less poverty among the people (Deuteronomy 15:4).

Today, believers in Jesus aren’t bound by these laws. But God might occasionally prompt us to forgive a debt so those who’ve been struggling can begin afresh as contributing members of society. When we show such mercy and generosity to others, we lift up God’s character and give people hope.

By: Kirsten Holmberg

Reflect & Pray

How have your “debts” been forgiven? Who can you lift up by forgiving a debt owed or a wrong done to you?

Jesus, thank You for caring about the financial burdens we carry.

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you.

[MEG33]

Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
At Amy's Place

Winter Wonderland..Michael Buble

In The Meadow We Can Build A Snowman
I Wish Everyone A Good *Hug*

[MEG33]

Rus, for starting our day off right every day.
I appreciate you.

[left that other site]

What. Again?

Happy Snowy Wet and Fuzzy Wednesday!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[The Mayor]

Merry Christmas Meg!