[Billie]

"MA....He's touching me!!"

[The Mayor]

August 24, 2004

Lonely, But Not Alone

Read: John 16:25-33

You will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. —John 16:32

Bible In One Year: Psalms 116-118; 1 Corinthians 7:1-19

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Her brief note to me spoke volumes. "I am a handicapped person in a wheelchair," she wrote. "I am very lonely even though I know I'm never alone. God is always there. I don't have a lot of people to talk to."

Loneliness has been termed the most desolate word in the English language. It is no respecter of age, race, economic status, or intelligence. Albert Einstein said, "It is strange to be known so universally, and yet to be so lonely."

God made us for intimacy and companionship with others. Even before sin entered the world, He declared that it is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). That's why many people often feel so empty inside.

Jesus knew loneliness too. He surely must have felt it when His disciples deserted Him (Mark 14:50). The Father's presence more than compensated for this, however. He said, "I am not alone, because the Father is with Me" (John 16:32). That intimacy with the Lord is available to all who put their trust in Him and His Word (14:16-23).

We can lessen our feelings of loneliness by reaching out to others. But even more important, we must reach out to the Lord. He is always with us, and He wants us to fellowship with Him throughout the day. —Dennis De Haan

When we are feeling all alone
And no one seems to care,
We must remember: Jesus said
That He is always there. —Sper

Those who know Jesus are never alone.

[The Mayor]

I Love your drawings Billie!

Can I put a couple of them in my Bush page?
I haven't built it yet.

[The Mayor]

[MEG33]

Terrific drawings and post to begin my day with, Billie....He's crying to President Bush and it isn't lookin' good!LOL

BUSH,CHENEY 04...FOR THE SAKE OF OUR NATION

[Gabz]

I absolutely adore your work!!!!!!!!!

Good morning!

[dansangel]

I'm always *thrilled* to see your artwork (((((((Billie))))))). Just happened to be logging on at just the right time.

:-)

((((((((Hugs))))))))) to a few of my special FRiends and especially to [[[[[{{{{{(((((Louie_Wolfie_Man)))))}}}}}]]]]]

Miss you all and hope to be back on a *regular* schedule (whatever that is) one of these days!

[mcshot]

Very impressive!
and a great way to start off my FReeper morning.
Thanks,
mc

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, BillieBlue! Really neat thread today. : )

Oh, shove it,crybaby.

LOL!Love your drawing!

I'll be back later. : )

[Temple Owl]

Good day to FReepers everywhere.

[GailA]

Good afternoon FInest, I get my computer back this evening! I blew the hard drive, not the mother board. OUCH! Don't know how much the tech was able to recover. Thankfully I'll be back to full FReeping tomorrow.

[LadyX]

Love what you've presented today, Miss Billie!

Sorry to say my computer keeps shutting down on me, saying 'I have a problem' - did a Restore, and it's still there.

Might not be able to be online today - - -

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for posting your drawings, Billie! I hadn't see 3 of them before! They are wonderful! To say you are talented is an understatement!

If we had a fair Media, they would be pointing out Kerry's whining, and also his traitorous activities, and his hypocricy! It's laughable that Kerry is trying to torment our commander-in-chief into denouncing the Swift Boat Vets, while he himself supports, and is involved with Move On. org, and after he himself lied over and over about our President, pretending our Dubya had been awol! My blood boils over at every wicked thing this creature has done to our dear President! :(

[Donaeus]

Hello Billie and all the Finest!! :) Your graphic today is priceless!! I had a similar thought Sunday night of having him in a giant diaper after thinking of the old joke about the mother who thought you changed the diaper after it was 26 lbs. Kerry's waaaaay overdue for a change--no wonder he's so cranky. LOL He can say, "I need to be pampered" but not "I need to be changed" and there's a huge difference.

Also thought of the John Wayne toilet paper--it's rough, it's tough and don't take crud off nobody. Then you've got your John Kerry toilet paper--it's pink, it's eco-friendly, and the Soviet grocer will make you wait for hours to receive your allotment if they don't run out first.

[deadhead]

Billie and jamaly, great team work! LOL, I love the cartoon you created, Billie from jamaly's suggestion. So funny, the 'cry baby Kerry' and his 'shove it wife' Excellent! And thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork with us, I love all of it.

Have a great night, all.

Colleen

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hahahaha, wonderful graphic, Billie. I love it.

Greetings everyone.