Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February, March and April 2021

1/01/2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[luvie]

Naptime for Peaches [and me!]
Happy Warm & Fuzzy
Wednesday!

[left that other site]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

Blue Is HOME! WOO HOO!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Woo hoo! Goin’ for a ride!
🏍

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi Peaches! Excellent napping position!

[left that other site]

I showed up at church this morning on the Harley.

It turned a few heads! LOL!

[TheConservativeParty]

Awesome! A few years ago, I told the gals at our quilting group at church that I have a concealed carry permit, that was a fun moment. Hee hee.

[left that other site]

Our pastor teaches the Course. LOL.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Daily Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))

[TheConservativeParty]

Good Night Kitty!
☺️

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Kitty!

[The Mayor]

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April 1

“So Helpful”

Bible in a Year:

• Judges 13–15
• Luke 6:27–49

Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Romans 12:13

The caller to the Christian radio station said that his wife was coming home from the hospital following surgery. Then he shared something that spoke deeply to my heart: “Everyone in our church family has been so helpful in taking care of us during this time.”

When I heard this simple statement, it reminded me of the value and necessity of Christian hospitality and care. I began to think that the love and support of fellow believers for one another is one of the greatest ways to demonstrate the life-changing power of the gospel.

In First Peter, the apostle was writing a letter to be circulated among the first-century churches in what’s now the country of Turkey. In that letter, he compelled his readers to do something that his friend Paul wrote about in Romans 12:13: “Practice hospitality.” Peter said, “Love each other deeply . . . offer hospitality,” and he told them to use the gifts God gave them to “serve others” (1 Peter 4:8–10). These are clear directions to all believers in Jesus for how we’re to treat fellow believers.

All of us know people like that caller’s wife—those who need someone to come alongside and show concern and Christlike love. In God’s strength, may we be among the ones who are noted for being “so helpful.”

Reflect & Pray

What has God equipped you to do for those in need? How has God revealed His own hospitable nature?

Loving God, help me to look around for people who need an encouraging word or action from me. Then help me offer hospitality to them.

[luvie]

Awesome news! Sorry i didn’t see the post sooner. LOL!

[luvie]

Sorry I am very late tonight. My hubby calmly told me earlier today that he thought he was having a heart attack, so we went to the ER as quickly as I could get dressed.
As it turned out, his tests all came back "normal" which was a relief. He goes to see his personal doctor on Monday to see what really caused the chest pain he was having.
So...I'm thankful that he is ok.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

[left that other site]

So glad he’s OK.

[The Mayor]

Thank God he is OK. That’s always a scary time.

[The Mayor]

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April 2

The Cost

Bible in a Year:

• Judges 16–18
• Luke 7:1–30

When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 19:30 Michelangelo’s works explored many facets of the life of Jesus, yet one of the most poignant was also one of the most simple. In the 1540s he sketched a pieta (a picture of Jesus’ mother holding the body of the dead Christ) for his friend Vittoria Colonna. Done in chalk, the drawing depicts Mary looking to the heavens as she cradles her Son’s still form. Rising behind Mary, the upright beam of the cross carries these words from Dante’s Paradise, “There they don’t think of how much blood it costs.” Michelangelo’s point was profound: when we contemplate the death of Jesus, we must consider the price He paid.

The price paid by Christ is captured in His dying declaration, “It is finished” (John 19:30). The term for “it is finished” (tetelestai) was used in several ways—to show a bill had been paid, a task finished, a sacrifice offered, a masterpiece completed. Each of them applies to what Jesus did on our behalf on the cross! Perhaps that’s why the apostle Paul wrote, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14).

Jesus’ willingness to take our place is the eternal evidence of how much God loves us. As we contemplate the price He paid, may we also celebrate His love—and give thanks for the cross.

Reflect & Pray

How could each meaning of tetelestai be applied to the cross of Jesus and what He accomplished there? Why does each one have meaning to you?

Father, when I consider the sacrifice Jesus made on my behalf, I am humbled and deeply grateful. Thank You for Jesus, and thank You for the cross.

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh my, hope he is feeling better today.
🌼

[luvie]

He is much better. Kind of gave us a scare though. I hope we know more after he sees his personal doc on Monday.

[luvie]

Thank you. Me, too!

[luvie]

It was scary! We’re just praying that his doctor doesn’t find anything majorly wrong when he sees him this coming Monday.