Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January - December, 2022

1-01-2022 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

[luvie]

Happy Thankful-For-Our-Troops
Thursday!

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Hugs, Dear Amy!))))) That is the Sweetest Pic and Poem!

Thank you to Everyone for the Beautiful Daily Pings.
(((((Love, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Friday,
April 29, 2022

Spiritual Diagnosis

Read: Jeremiah 44:16–18, 20–23

We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord. Jeremiah 44:16

Chemotherapy reduced the tumor in my father-in-law’s pancreas, until it didn’t. As the tumor began to grow again, he was left with a life-and-death decision. He asked his doctor, “Should I take more of this chemo or try something else, perhaps a different drug or radiation?”

The people of Judah had a similar life-and-death question. Weary from war and famine, God’s people wondered whether their problem was too much idolatry or not enough. They concluded they should offer more sacrifices to a false god and see if she would protect and prosper them (Jeremiah 44:17).

Jeremiah said they had wildly misdiagnosed their situation. Their problem wasn’t a lack of commitment to idols; their problem was that they had them. They told the prophet, “We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!” (v. 16). Jeremiah replied, “Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him or followed his law or his decrees or his stipulations, this disaster has come upon you” (v. 23).

Like Judah, we may be tempted to double down on sinful choices that have landed us in trouble. Relationship problems? We can be more aloof. Financial issues? We’ll spend our way to happiness. Pushed aside? We’ll be equally ruthless. But the idols that contributed to our problems can’t save us. Only Jesus can carry us through our troubles as we turn to Him. — Mike Wittmer

What personal problem has you stumped and how are you tempted to respond in a sinful way? What do you think Jesus might want you to do?

Jesus, I’d rather fail with You than succeed without You.

Bible in a year: 1 Kings 6–7; Luke 20:27–47

[luvie]

GREG KARUKAS~GIRL IN THE RED DRESS

[The Mayor]

Off to Myrtle Beach!

[luvie]

A big WOOOHOOOO to you!! Enjoy every minute of it. Maybe I’ll see you on the beach live cams I watch. LOL! Seriously, relaaaaaaaaax and live for the moment there! Get a tan and be the envy of all your friends. :)

[left that other site]

Happy Red Friday!

Blessings to All!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Hello there, hope you had a great day. Been working extra hours and missing my time doing other things like...checking in at Amy’s Place.

Have a nice evening!

🙂

[luvie]

Sorry you’re having to work so hard and that it keeps you from playin here with us. But the pay is way better. LOL! Have a lovely weekend! 📺🛋🍿🥤

[TheConservativeParty]

Ha! Yep the pay is better. 😁

[left that other site]

You too! I’ve been very busy today too. It’s nice to just sit down at the computer at the end of the day. :-)

[TheConservativeParty]

Resting is my favorite. 😅

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Saturday,
April 30, 2022

Servants of the Night

Read: Psalm 134

May the Lord bless you from Zion. Psalm 134:3

It’s 3 a.m. at an acute-care hospital. A worried patient presses the call button for the fourth time in an hour. The night-shift nurse answers without complaint. Soon another patient is screaming, crying for attention. The nurse isn’t surprised. She requested the night shift five years ago to avoid her hospital’s daytime frenzy. Then the reality hit. Night work often meant taking on extra tasks, such as lifting and turning patients by herself. It also meant closely monitoring patients’ conditions so physicians could be notified in emergencies.

Buoyed by close friendships with her nighttime co-workers, this nurse still struggles to get adequate sleep. Often, she asks her church for prayer, seeing her work as vital. “Praise God, their prayers make a difference.”

Her praise is good and right for a night worker—as well as for all of us. The psalmist wrote, “Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord” (Psalm 134:1–2).

This psalm, written for the Levites who served as temple watchmen, acknowledged their vital work—protecting the temple by day and night. In our nonstop world, it feels proper to share this psalm especially for nighttime workers, yet every one of us can praise God in the night. As the psalm adds, “May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth” (v. 3). — Patricia Raybon

When you consider nighttime workers—nurses, janitors, first responders, and others—what prayers on their behalf can you offer to God? Why would praising God lead to a blessing from Him for nighttime workers?

Dear God, in the early morning hours while I safely sleep, send Your blessings to nighttime workers doing vital work in my community. And help me to praise You in the night.

Bible in a year: 1 Kings 8–9; Luke 21:1–19

[luvie]

Happy Caturday!

[mairdie]

So very true!

[TheConservativeParty]

Ha, they do love boxes. 🐱

[left that other site]

Happy Pupperday!

Sorry I'm Late, I Had To Take Mom out for a Walk.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging
Congregational Singing

Cynthia Clawson & Others~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~He Is Ever Over Me

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread Sunday, May 1, 2022 Let There Be Light Read: Genesis 1:1–5

Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
May 1, 2022

Let There Be Light

Read: Genesis 1:1–5

God said, “Let there be light.” Genesis 1:3

In my daughter’s earliest days, I often named for her the things she encountered. I’d identify objects or allow her to touch something unfamiliar and say the word for her, bringing understanding—and vocabulary—to the vast world she was exploring. Though my husband and I might naturally have expected (or hoped) her first word would be Mama or Daddy, she surprised us with an entirely different first word: her small mouth murmured dight one day—a sweet, mispronounced echo of the word light I’d just shared with her.

Light is one of God’s first words recorded for us in the Bible. As the Spirit of God hovered over a dark, formless, and empty Earth, God introduced light into His creation, saying, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). He said the light was good, which the rest of Scripture bears out: the psalmist explains that God’s words illuminate our understanding (Psalm 119:130), and Jesus refers to Himself as “the light of the world,” the giver of the light of life (John 8:12).

God’s first utterance in the work of creation was to give light. That wasn’t because He needed light to do His work; no, the light was for us. Light enables us to see Him and to identify His fingerprints on the creation around us, to discern what is good from what is not, and to follow Jesus one step at a time in this vast world. — Kirsten Holmberg

In what area of your life do you most need God’s light right now? How has His light helped you in the past?

Thank You, Jesus, for being the light of life, who illuminates the path for me every day.

Bible in a year: 1 Kings 10–11; Luke 21:20–38

[TheConservativeParty]

Hope you all had a nice Sunday. Was cool here, about 45 degrees. Worked the whole weekend, transplanting at my family’s greenhouse. Saturday was impatiens day and today was geranium potting. Here comes Monday, more planting. Will all be over in a month. 😅