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

Posted on 01/01/2022 11:37:54 AM PST by JustAmy

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

Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy




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Our Daily Bread

Monday,
May 30, 2022

Healing for the Whole World
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:11–19

God . . . reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18

Tucked into a remote gorge in western Slovenia, a secret medical facility (Franja Partisan Hospital) housed an extensive staff that tended to thousands of wounded soldiers during World War II—all the while staying hidden from the Nazis. Though avoiding detection from numerous Nazi attempts to locate the facility is in itself a remarkable feat, even more remarkable is that the hospital (founded and run by the Slovenia resistance movement) cared for soldiers from both the Allied and Axis armies. The hospital welcomed everyone.

Scripture calls us to help the whole world to be spiritually healed. This means we need to have compassion for all—regardless of their views. Everyone, no matter their ideology, deserves Christ’s love and kindness. Paul insists that Jesus’ all-embracing love “compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all” (2 Corinthians 5:14). All of us suffer the sickness of sin. All of us are in desperate need of the healing of Jesus’ forgiveness. And He’s moved toward all of us in order to heal us.

Then, in a surprising move, God entrusted us with “the message of reconciliation” (v. 19). God invites us to tend to wounded and broken people (like us). We participate in healing work where the sick are made healthy through union with Him. And this reconciliation, this healing, is for all who will receive it.Winn Collier

Who are the people you think God won’t (or shouldn’t) heal? Where might He call you to be a reconciler and a healer?

God, I need healing. And so it shouldn’t surprise me that everyone else needs healing too. Help me be part of Your healing of others.

Bible in a year: 2 Chronicles 10–12; John 11:30–57


1,401 posted on 05/30/2022 5:46:43 AM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Never Forget....

1,402 posted on 05/30/2022 11:12:14 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Hope you are having a nice Memorial Day
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Almost 90 degrees here. Taking the gardening in shorter bits today. The AC feels pretty nice during breaks.

🌞🌸🌼🌺


1,403 posted on 05/30/2022 12:19:53 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (MAGA FOREVER 🇺🇸)
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Been nice and lazy so far. It’s 96 and rising here, so no going outside for me. Gonna have leftover pizza 🍕 for lunch. Yeah...late lunch. LOL

Enjoy your gardening. I’ll bet it’s beginning to pop with color.


1,404 posted on 05/30/2022 1:00:35 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Memorial Day 2022




Thank You For Our Freedom

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,405 posted on 05/30/2022 3:57:18 PM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: luvie

Yep, now that most of the spring bulbs are done, there are german iris blooming. The perennials like delphinium and poppies are big and have lots of buds.

🙂


1,406 posted on 05/30/2022 4:01:17 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (MAGA FOREVER 🇺🇸)
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AMEN!!


1,407 posted on 05/30/2022 4:52:40 PM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
May 31, 2022

Hope Cuts through Storms
Read: Psalm 107:23–32

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. Psalm 107:29

In the spring of 2021, several storm-chasers recorded videos and took photos of a rainbow next to a tornado in Texas. In one video, long stalks of wheat in a field bent under the power of the whirling winds. A brilliant rainbow cut across the gray skyline and arched toward the twister. Bystanders in another video stood on the side of the road and watched the symbol of hope standing firm beside the twisting funnel-shaped cloud.

In Psalm 107, the psalmist offers hope and encourages us to turn to God during difficult times. He describes some who were in the middle of a storm, “at their wits’ end” (v. 27). “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress” (v. 28).

God understands His children will sometimes struggle to feel hopeful when life feels like a storm. We need reminders of His faithfulness, especially when the horizon looks dark and tumultuous.

Whether our storms come as substantial obstacles in our lives, as emotional turmoil, or as mental stress, God can still our storms “to a whisper” and guide us to a place of refuge (vv. 29–30). Though we may not experience relief in our preferred way or time, we can trust God to keep the promises He’s given in Scripture. His enduring hope will cut through any storm.Xochitl Dixon

When have you struggled to feel hopeful during a storm in your life? How has God given you reminders of His promises through Scripture and His people when you needed a burst of hope?

Loving God, thank You for being my hope-giver no matter what’s going on in my life.

Bible in a year: 2 Chronicles 13–14; John 12:1–26


1,408 posted on 05/31/2022 7:50:58 AM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these
~Luke 12:27~
Happy GratiTuesday

1,409 posted on 05/31/2022 10:18:03 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Happy Gratituesday!




I Am Grateful For Sunny Days!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

1,410 posted on 05/31/2022 11:28:17 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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Happy GratiTuesday!
😃🌸🌻🌺🌞


1,411 posted on 05/31/2022 2:26:48 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (MAGA FOREVER 🇺🇸)
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Sunny is a good thing! It looked really nice up there on the live cams.


1,412 posted on 05/31/2022 5:05:27 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Our Daily Bread

Wednesday,
June 1, 2022

Giving Out of Love
Read: Matthew 6:1–4

Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:4

Every day, Glen purchases his morning coffee at a nearby drive-through. And every day he also pays for the order of the person in the car behind him, asking the cashier to wish that person a good day. Glen has no connection to them. He’s not aware of their reactions; he simply believes this small gesture is “the least he can do.” On one occasion, however, he learned of the impact of his actions when he read an anonymous letter to the editor of his local newspaper. He discovered that the kindness of his gift on July 18, 2017, caused the person in the car behind him to reconsider their plans to take their own life later that day.

Glen gives daily to the people in the car behind him without receiving credit for it. Only on this single occasion did he get a glimpse of the impact of his small gift. When Jesus says we should “not let [our] left hand know what [our] right hand is doing” (Matthew 6:3), He’s urging us to give—as Glen does—without need for recognition.

When we give out of our love for God, without concern for receiving the praise of others, we can trust that our gifts—large or small—will be used by Him to help meet the needs of those receiving them.Kirsten Holmberg

How have you benefited from someone’s anonymous giving? How can you give more “in secret”?

Father, thank You for using me to meet the needs of others and for meeting my needs through them. Help me not to seek credit when I give but to do so in a way that gives You the glory. 

Bible in a year: 2 Chronicles 15–16; John 12:27–50


1,413 posted on 06/01/2022 7:57:28 AM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Because Everyone Needs A Best Friend!
Happy Warm & Messy?
Wednesday!

1,414 posted on 06/01/2022 10:46:19 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!




Stay Cool! :-)

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

1,415 posted on 06/01/2022 10:52:03 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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Awwwww....sooo fuzzy!


1,416 posted on 06/01/2022 11:00:00 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday, everyone.

Maya has been keeping me busy of late.
She wants to go outside but,
she wants the door ajar so she can come inside if dogs or a coyote shows up.

She continually brings me 'gifts'.
Recently in addition to a large grasshopper she has brought an injured gopher plus
a lizard. The lizard was alive and well.
Before I could get a grabber, it made its escape and made it under a bench.
No way, could I get it.
Later, when JustJr came by, he asked about the lizard sitting by the door.
He opened the door and it made its escape.

Weather has not been too hot but we have high winds every day.
I'm tired of blowing dirt!

Okay .... rants over. :)

Have a beautiful Wednesday.
Thank you for being here every day.

1,417 posted on 06/01/2022 11:00:50 AM PDT by JustAmy (Just Because! )
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HA! Sounds crazy. Constant wind is hard to handle after lengths of time. I hear you


1,418 posted on 06/01/2022 11:10:23 AM PDT by The Mayor (“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
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Happy Wednesday to you, too! I relate to blowing dirt...and other stuff. LOL!


1,419 posted on 06/01/2022 11:50:54 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
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Oh my, I like piggies (piglets are very cute) but that kid really likes ‘em! 😜

Have a good night!
⭐️🌟💫✨


1,420 posted on 06/01/2022 8:39:12 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (MAGA FOREVER 🇺🇸)
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