Posted on 05/31/2024 3:10:14 PM PDT by CottonBall
Whoa - my morning just got better!
My granddaughter just came over with a toasted BLT on rye bread. Yummy!
Now for War Room!
thanks! these are great,
Bible in a Year :
Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.
More than two hundred million people from a variety of faiths undertake a pilgrimage each year. For many throughout the ages, a pilgrim’s task has been to journey to a sacred place to receive some kind of blessing. It’s been all about reaching the temple, cathedral, shrine, or other destination where a blessing can be received.
Britain’s Celtic Christians, however, saw pilgrimage differently. They set out directionless into the wild or let their boats drift wherever the oceans took them—pilgrimage for them being about trusting God in unfamiliar territory. Any blessing was found not at the destination but along the journey.
Hebrews 11 was an important passage for the Celts. Since the life in Christ is about leaving the world’s ways behind and trekking like foreigners to the city of God (vv. 13-16), a pilgrimage echoed their life’s journey. By trusting God to provide along their difficult, untrodden path, the pilgrim grew the kind of faith lived by the heroes of old (vv. 1-12).
What a lesson to learn, whether we physically trek or not: for those who have trusted Jesus, life is a pilgrimage to God’s heavenly country, full of dark forests, dead ends, and trials. As we journey through, may we not miss the blessing of experiencing God’s provision along the way.
Reflect & Pray
How can you be open today to receiving God’s gifts along life’s path? How can you remind yourself that this world, as it is now, isn’t your real home?
Dear God, thank You for showing me that life’s trials are opportunities for me to grow a deeper faith in You.
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That actually sounds great, I love those old washers. And line dried clothing.
I think you guys have the best setup, and it’s especially good for the grandchildren. Their memories of being able to run over to see you anytime will be wonderful.
“My granddaughter just came over with a toasted BLT on rye bread. Yummy!”
And your wonderful for being Arrangements have perks for you!
Thanks for sharing your trips with us. I can imagine myself being there and having tons of fun and camaraderie.. that looks funny but that’s what Google suggested.
I checked in with Rusty, since we hadn’t heard from her for a while. All is good! She had company.
“Hello! Yes I’m ok. My daughter came down here with her dad after attending my granddaughter graduation in California. Came I last Saturday and is leaving today. So I’ve been busier than usual. No energy to post or do anything else.
Looking forward to debate tonight.
Hope you and everyone good, will check in later this afternoon if I can.”
We had a nice little rain storm this Morning also. I got to get out of watering! It must’ve been fairly heavy since a couple of my cilantro folded over and some of the lettuce tops broke. I don’t know if that means I won’t be getting feeds out of those lettuce? I’m letting everything bolt so I can get seeds and primarily, so I can get lots of volunteers next year. I always miss planting the winter/spring vegetables And do it too late.
And now it is cool! It’s overcast and that always feels better. Cats are running around somewhere, and Cooper is taking a nap. I’ll send a picture picture of him.
how about sending the pics to one of us privately to see if it shows up, cuz they just didin’t
yikes, an off-the wall idiot curious kid move...and here we all are.
Biden debate bingo, I love it!
Oh no, that’s awful! I’m glad you found a good hand surgeon eventually, that had to be very frustrating for years.
I had a coke bottle break on me when I was a teenager, I was setting it down in the glass went into my thumb, severing the tendon. My dad was in the military so I was very very lucky, they called in a hand surgeon specialist that grafted a tendon. I still can’t bend the thumb but it’s a lot more useful being straight than bent back. It was also painful to use it that way, but now I have no pain at all. It’s lasted 50 years! Knock on wood.
They didn’t again?
How do I send one privately?
:( Big blue squares again.
Thanks for the “Rusty Report”. Glad she’s on the mend!
Lolo what a life your little Cooper has! Does he ever jump in the pool?
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