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Posted on 07/02/2021 6:02:03 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Hi.
Good evening, Biggirl, and Happy Independence Day weekend.
Stand strong and stay safe!
1901 composition by Roland Seitz.
Good evening, spel, and thank you for the Friday Night Edition of the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room! ((HUGS))
The drummer is sure enjoying himself...very nice.
Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts.
At the sink, two little children cheerfully sing the “Happy Birthday” song—two times each—while washing their hands. “It takes that long to wash away the germs,” their mother tells them. So even before the COVID-19 pandemic, they’d learned to take time to clean dirt from their hands.
Keeping things clean can be a tedious process, as we learned in the pandemic. Scrubbing away sin, however, means following focused steps back to God.
James urged believers in Jesus scattered throughout the Roman Empire to turn their focus back to God. Beset by quarrels and fights, their battles for one-upmanship, possessions, worldly pleasures, money, and recognition made them an enemy of God. He warned them, “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. . . . Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:7–8). But how?
“Come near to God and he will come near to you” (v. 8). These are sanitizing words describing the necessity of turning to God to scour away the soil of sin from our lives. James then further explained the cleaning method: “Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (vv. 9–10).
Dealing with our sin is humbling. But, hallelujah, God is faithful to turn our “washing” into worship.
Reflect & Pray
Where in your life does sin persist? Have you turned back to God to let Him clean you up?
Holy God, thank You that Your cleaning methods for purifying sin draw me back to You. Wash my hands and purify my heart as I return.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Adams and Liberty--sine nomine; sung to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven"
The Star-Spangled Banner--Anna Case (1917)
What became endearing of the Ray Charles version of the beloved “America The Beautiful” is when conservative radio talk radio show host Mark Levin would play it each and every Friday night before he (Mark Levin) would say “good night” to all his beloved family members, not only both his parents, but his brother, and all the beloved fur babies, all his dogs, including the one he made famous, his most beloved “Sprity”. This was his way of say “enjoy” the weekend ahead. PS Mr. Levin did a book. about his beloved “Sprity”.
Thank-you Kathy from for the wonderful greeting! Happy Independence Day To You in turn!
Good evening, lightman...trying to stay strong.
Happy Independence Day weekend. Any local festivities?
Double PS: All Mark’s fur babies are his decesed 🐕 dogs, in which Sprity was one of them. Mr. Levin also wrote a book about Sprity.
Here in “red flyover country” the next few nights will sound like a Civil War reenactment...already do!
Lots of public fireworks and even more “private” displays!
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
We made it thru the week. And now to enjoy the Independence Day weekend.
You’ve had “guests” this week. More family fun this weekend?
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