Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Apr. 8-9-10, 2005

4-8-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





'Bad Penny'.



Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[JustAmy]

LOL ..... thank you, OESY.


The Buddha of Peaceful Fruition in an orchard.

Happy Buddha Day!

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Tulip.
Thank you for posting the weekend celebrations.

Hope you are having a Happy Spring!

[JustAmy]

TGIF, Meekie. We are having another cool day.
Hope it gets warmer by tomorrow.

Wishing you a splendid spring.

[JustAmy]

LOL ...... Thank you, Jack.



Please don't step on the tiny slithery little migrating fishes!

Have a great Friday and a happy spring.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you. Hope it warms up for ya. :)

[JustAmy]

Thank you!

I need to leave for a little while. I should be back soon; I'm going to the bank and the post office.

Take care of the place for me. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Okay, then.

Food fights allowed?? :)

[lonestar]

Thank you! It's been a good, fun (two) day(s).

[OESY]

Nirvana

'Monks, there is that sphere in which there is neither earth nor water, fire nor air: it is not the infinity of space, nor the infinity of perception; it is not nothingness, nor is it neither idea nor non-idea; it is neither this world nor the next, nor is it both; it is neither the sun nor the moon.'

'Monks, I declare that it neither comes nor goes, it neither abides nor passes away; it is not caused, established, begun, supported: it is the end of suffering.'

'What I call the selfless is hard to see, for it is not easy to see the truth. But he who knows it penetrates his craving; and for him who sees it, there is nothing there.' -- Buddha

[Hi Heels]

yeeahh... Looks like winter is over here, too.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yeah. This is my favorite time of the year. :)

My second favorite is after the long, hot summer
is over and the temps moderate.

[DollyCali]

Happy Birthday Lonestar!!!!

[The Mayor]

It's morning somewhere..

April 8, 2005

Faithful Ambition

Read:
Galatians 6:12-18

God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. -Galatians 6:14

Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 16-18

In the late 19th century, a former student of Oxford University became the Lord Chancellor of England. One of his classmates became Britain's Foreign Secretary. A third gained an international reputation as an author. A fourth, Temple Gairdner, was perhaps the most gifted of his classmates but did not achieve fame and influence. Why? He accepted Jesus as his Savior and lived as a missionary in obscure and dangerous places.

Gairdner could have become as well-known as his fellow students. But when he decided to become a missionary, he wrote to his sister, "I have found ambition dreadfully difficult to cope with. It seems so natural, especially with one's upbringing and education, to look forward to making a mark and a name, and so awfully hard to resign oneself to living and dying tucked away in some corner."

We probably will not be called upon to make that kind of sacrifice. But are we willing to serve our Savior in radical obedience? To serve Him faithfully we must put aside our own interests, as Paul did: "God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Galatians 6:14).

We don't need to be famous. But we do need to be faithful wherever God calls us. -Vernon Grounds

Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving, every day;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
Will the toils of life repay. -Hewitt

The world rewards quick success; God rewards long-term faithfulness.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Knowing God Through Galatians

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy Hana Matsuri, everyone.

[lonestar]

Thank you. It was a good one.

[tuliptree76]

Good evening. :-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Tulip!

[tuliptree76]

How are you doing tonight, Victoria?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Doing well, thanks. Trying to catch up on the news.

How was your day?

[tuliptree76]

It was pretty good. I went for a walk this evening, so I'm a little tired from that. LOL!