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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; dansangel; dutchess; Aquamarine; Jim Robinson; LadyX; WVNan; ...
6-13-05

Graphic by Billie

The water is cool and as still as glass
I see myself as ripples swirl out and away
With each delicious little sip

Hunger is still there, yet thirst is worse
Stomach pangs can be forced away
Thirst is forever and that's a curse

With water there's food to scent and track
While I think of that future day's attack
The ripples are disturbed now... "Who are you?"

"I am a Mule Deer just like you.
I was lost in a storm without a clue
Until I smelled this water on the ridge.
I thought I'd take a chance. Do you mind?"

"Of course not, there's enough for all.
It flows a long way under a bridge.
And to the east there is a gorgeous tree line
Full of shoots and berries for us to find!"

"Us?" my new friend asked
"Sure," I said. "We'll halve the task
Of finding more than enough food
For us and others.

"It is summer now and this stream will soon be abuzz
Don't ask me why. It's just because.
With countless Raccoons, Opossum, Cardinals, Geese Moccasins, Beaver and Does.

"Animals that swim, fly and slither, most though walk.
We all need a place to get together.
To talk, no matter what the weather.
To begin our stalk and this season so quickly goes!"

Jack Deth~
05/21/05.

2 posted on 06/12/2005 10:23:33 PM PDT by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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3 posted on 06/12/2005 10:29:12 PM PDT by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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To: JustAmy; OESY; Victoria Delsoul; PreviouslyA-Lurker; NicknamedBob; Jack Deth

Here are the holidays...

June 13
Shavuot

June 14
Flag Day
2nd day of Shavuot
United States Army founded, 1775
Sand Paper invented by I. Fischer Jr. in 1834

June 15
Smile Power Day
A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed Day
Sneak A Kiss Day
Electricity Day (in observation of Benjamin Franklin discovering electricity while flying a kite on June 15, 1752)
Fly A Kite Day (Celebrating the anniversary of Ben Franklin's kite experiment in 1752)
Justice for Janitors Day
Violin Day

June 16
Morticians Day


4 posted on 06/12/2005 10:31:54 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: JustAmy; Jen; Victoria Delsoul; Brad's Gramma; PreviouslyA-Lurker; Mama_Bear; tuliptree76

June 13, 2005

Spiritual Deafness

Read:
1 Corinthians 2

The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. —1 Corinthians 2:14

Bible In One Year: Ecclesiastes 10-12

cover Some people suffer from a strange hearing disorder—they can hear sounds but can't understand words. They have no trouble hearing a bird sing or a watch tick, but words are as unintelligible as if they were a foreign language. The source of the problem is not in the ears. It stems from an injury to the brain.

There is also a spiritual deafness that affects many people. Because of a sinful heart, those without faith in Christ can read the Bible and hear the teachings of God's Word, but its spiritual message is foolishness to them (1 Corinthians 2:14).

That explains why some people can appreciate the Bible as literature, as reliable history, and as a source of high moral standards, but they fail to understand its spiritual message. They don't grasp the significance of what it says about Christ—His death on the cross for our sins, His resurrection, and His ministry of intercession for us in heaven today. These truths make no sense to them.

As you read the Bible, do you "hear" what it says? If not, ask the Lord to open your understanding to what it says about Jesus. Put your trust in Him as your personal Savior and experience a spiritual birth. That's the cure for spiritual deafness. —Richard De Haan

We cannot understand God's truth
Until we know the Lord;
It's when our heart is home to Him
We understand His Word. —Anon.

The key to understanding the written Word is knowing the Living Word.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Can I Really Trust The Bible?
How Can I Know God Through His Book?

33 posted on 06/13/2005 6:04:01 AM PDT by The Mayor ( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
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To: JustAmy; Billie; Jack Deth

Thank y'all so much for the precious poem and graphic!


34 posted on 06/13/2005 6:11:33 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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