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Posted on 08/01/2013 8:08:20 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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Your Jeremish 29:11 Graphic is So Beautiful.
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That graphic reminded me so much of this picture,
of the sunset in my home town, in AZ.
"A Parable of Immortality" by Henry van Dyke.
I am standing by the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze,
and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,
and I stand and watch
until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says, 'There she goes!
Gone where? Gone from my sight - that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar
as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight
to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,
'There she goes! ',
there are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:
'Here she comes!'
Gorgeous!
I needed that tonight!
:-)
Lovely! And the graphic is just perfectly matched! (((hugs)))
Beautiful Graphic and Poem in #825.
(((((Thank you, Sweet FRiend)))))
(((((Goodnight, Dear FRiends)))))
Our Lord Grant us All a Peaceful and Restful Night.
Dear Friends, Thank all of you for your beautiful graphics and posts. I went to Greg’s yesterday evening for pizza and pineapple upside down cake. What could be better except being with my family. Today is Greg’s birthday so we celebrated yesterday! I enjoyed it all and brought some pizza and cake home for today.....I won’t have to cook anything and that’s a good thing!
Hope all of you had a nice Sunday! I need to do a lot of catching up today, including finishing my check writing. I’m behind a bit but not late.
A good Monday to all! ((((HUGS))))
How sweet that kitty is! They can sleep anywhere....doesn’t matter to them! I feel that way sometimes....LOL!
The majestic chime of London’s Great Clock of Westminster, commonly known as Big Ben, is familiar to many. In fact, some of us may have clocks in our homes that sound the same hourly chime. It is traditionally thought that the melody was taken from Handel’s Messiah. And the lyrics inscribed in the Big Ben clock room have a time significance:
All through this hour,
Lord, be my guide;
And by Thy power,
No foot shall slide.
These lyrics are a good reminder of our constant need for God’s guidance. King David recognized that he needed guidance all through the day as he faced the challenges of life. In Psalm 25 he says: “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day” (v.5). Wanting to be a teachable follower of God, David looked to his Redeemer for direction. His heart’s desire was to wait on God with dependent faith throughout the entire day.
May this be our desire as well. Our requests for God’s help often begin the day, but then competing distractions can pull our attention away from Him. Lord, remind us to pray: “All through this hour, Lord, be my guide.”
Read: Psalm 25:1-11
Day late, busy day yesterday, was sick last night from something I ate. Over that now.
Another try at doing U tube Mp3’s, one of these days I’m going to get the hang of doing more than just the one picture.
Old Time Preacher Man, Pastor David and Shirley Combs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz1633lGE2k
I love this. Beautiful.
(((HUGS)))
Just a note to say Happy Monday to all..
This is a busy week for me.
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During a recent study, 200,000 employees were interviewed to discover the missing ingredient in their productivity. The study concluded that appreciation and affirmation topped the list of what they wanted most from their superiors. This research implies that receiving affirmation is a basic human need.
The apostle Paul seemed to realize this basic need in the Corinthian believers, so before he peppered them with firm words of discipline, he showered them with affirmation. As their spiritual leader, Paul began his letter with thanksgiving to God for the grace being displayed in their lives.
Once far from God, these believers were now participating in His grace through the death and resurrection of Christ. United with Jesus, they were drawing their spiritual life from Him, and the fruit of this union was their spiritual growth in godliness (1 Cor. 1:4-7). Paul deliberately and continually thanked God for His work in the Corinthian believers’ lives. I imagine that they were better able to bear firm criticism from Paul because of his tender affirmation.
When we see people who are obeying God, let’s take time to affirm them and to thank God for what He’s doing through them.
Read: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Amen!
We put in an in-ground pool in 1980 and had so many enjoyable years there, with our own kids first, then the granddaughters and their friends. Things slowed down with their colleges and all the things they get wrapped up in. This is the second year that I haven’t opened it. Its sad in a way but when not many have time to swim anymore, its a waste of time and money.
One granddaughter is married with a little girl and another on the way any day now! She teaches school but is off now until January to have the baby and spend some good time with it. One granddaughter isn’t married (she’s the oldest) and she runs around with her girlfriends and dates pretty much. She’s a nurse and works in Kingsport at Indian Path Hospital. They are all busy, busy!! Seems like yesterday I was posting pictures of them as little girls holding their dolls. It scares me how quickly time passes and things change.
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