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Posted on 04/05/2019 6:03:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Bible in a Year: 1 Samuel 4–6; Luke 9:1–17
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 The Experience Project, one of the largest online communities of the twenty-first century, was once a site where tens of millions shared deeply painful firsthand experiences. As I read through the heartbreaking stories, I reflected on how desperately our hearts long for someone to see—to understand—our pain.
In Genesis, the story of a young handmaid reveals just how life-giving this gift can be. Hagar was a slave girl likely given to Abram by a pharaoh of Egypt (see Genesis 12:16; 16:1). When Abram’s wife Sarai was unable to conceive, she urged Abram to conceive a child with Hagar—a disturbing yet familiar practice of that day. But when Hagar became pregnant, tensions flared, until Hagar fled into the wilderness to escape Sarai’s abuse (16:1–6).
But Hagar’s predicament—pregnant and alone in a harsh, unforgiving desert—didn’t escape divine eyes. After a heavenly messenger encouraged Hagar (vv. 7–12), she declared, “You are the God who sees me” (v. 13). Hagar was praising One who sees more than the bare facts. The same God was revealed in Jesus, who, “when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless” (Matthew 9:36). Hagar encountered a God who understood.
The One who saw and understood Hagar’s pain sees ours as well (Hebrews 4:15–16). Experiencing heaven’s empathy can help the unbearable become a bit more bearable.
How does it reassure you to know God understands the challenges you face? How can you be a channel of His empathy and compassion to others?
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
Roxy Music
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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
Angel Lebron Y Su Sabor Latino - El Que Se Fue
Billy Carrion - Esta Fiesta
Bloque 53 - La Palomilla
Boricua Legends Orchestra - La Humanidad
Calle Faccion - La Bendicion
Celeste Mendoza - Chao Chao No Puede Ser ( Guaracha )
Celeste Mendoza - Chencha La Gamba ( Guaracha )
Celeste Mendoza - Consulate Como Yo ( Guaguanco )
Chamaco Rivera - Chichi Lele
Clase Aparte - Plazos Traicioneros
Edgardo Y Candela Con Sandy Cressman - Corazon
El Son De Mildred - El Alma De La Rumba
Elspeth Savani Con La Orquestra Zarabanda - Silencio
Grupo Jazz Tumbao - Empieza Sin M Plus
Grupo Mango - Cha Cha De Paris
Habana Con Kola - Vente Negra
Hatuey - No Quiero Mas
Hatuey - No Quiero Mas_Edit
Hungria Jr Y Su Melao - Para Que Lo Gocen
Jimmy Le M Y La Clave De Londres - La Clave Tiene La Llave
Juantio Y La Agresiva - Las Calenas Son Como Las Flores
Julio Y Kike Harvey - Que Bellas Son
Julio Y Kike Harvey - Quiereme
Kike Harvey - Por Reternerte
La Conquista Mayor - Bailando Me Enamore
La Decision - Chimpon Callao
La Decision - Manos Amarillas
La Guagua Big Band - Puerto Padre
La Ley - A Miami
La Ley - El Piso
La Macaro Orquesta - El Incomprendido
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Bet you're ready for the weekend!
Sure would be nice to head off to Hawaii for a bit, wouldn't it? Lovely flowers are blooming right now.
Well, things seem to be getting back to normal. You two tumbling in over each other again. LOL
I got to spend 20 minutes in Hawaii on a deck waiting for refueling on the way to SW Asia.
Singin' in the Bathtub--King Nawahi's Hawaiians (1929)
Howdy, Publius.
How are things going out your way? Still hoppin’ all over the place?
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