Very touching! Even to a Southern Baptist!
Good job, Pippin!
You and Pip are quite the pair. : )
Excellent graphics.
They started well, but then their enthusiasm waned and they turned to building houses for themselves. In his first message, Haggai asked, "Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?" (1:4). In message two (2:1-9), Haggai asked if anyone remembered the temple Solomon had built, and that King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed. A few elderly exiles could recall the former glory. By comparison, the abandoned work looked pitiful. Let's think for a moment about our work of building the church. For us, the church is the body of Christ-the believers themselves (1 Corinthians 12:27). Our mission as followers of Jesus is to become a strong, dedicated, growing, witnessing church. How is your local congregation doing? Is it busy doing the work of God? Are you personally involved? Or have you become distracted with the work of building your own "paneled houses"? -Dave Egner
Should then His work for lack of zeal decline? His kingdom first! Our light must not grow dim- Through faithful servants may His glory shine! -Mollon Commitment to Christ goes hand in hand with commitment to His church.
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Good morning All. Beautiful and moving tribute to his Holiness, Pippin.
Pippin, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
Billie, thank you for sharing your talent. The colors you chose are perfect. This was such a lovely, touching post to wake up to this morning.
You outdid yourself! :o)
Although I wrote the words, I was getting teared up at reading them again with the graphics.
Beautiful tribute in word and graphics.
Thank you, ladies.
Thank you both. Even though I'm not Catholic, I think it is a wonderful tribute to the Pope who I admire tremendously.
Thank you for the wonderful words, Pippin!
And thank you, Billie, for being open to this idea.
In contrast with the very intense colors surrounding coverage of the settings in Rome for the vigil and afterward,
this quietly illustrated from-the-heart expression is positively eloquent and moving ---
Beautiful tribute. Thank you both.
I have to agree with you, Billie. This is beautiful even to a Southern Baptist. I always did like Pope John Paul II. My family in New Orleans saw him when he was there years ago.
Aquamarine, good to have you back.
Mr. Mayor, always a pleasure reading your scripture.
That's beautiful, Pippin. Thanks so much for writing such a wonderful tribute to the Pope.
The prophecy of Haggai is often overlooked in Scripture, but it holds much for us. This brief book consists of four messages from God to the Jewish exiles who had returned from Babylon. Their mission was to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.