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MAY YOUR HOME BE BLESSED Recently, I received a letter from the Disabled Veterans of America. In it, they included a blessing that I thought I would share with you... "May your home be blessed with the courage of compassionate hearts, seeing the greatness in every soul. May the garden of your heart bloom with even the smallest of kind acts, giving your life the gift of divine purpose." (Written on February 24, 2018)
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AT WINTERTIME Perhaps it is not Too late to be Like children again If we truly wish to be If our hearts are right With God Then our homes Shall become our havens And our foes Shall become our friends And our doubts Shall become our hopes And there shall be A new spirit in the land At wintertime (Written in January, 1979) ISAIAH 24:13,14,15 When thus it shall be In the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done They shall lift up their voice They shall sing for the majesty of the Lord They shall cry aloud from the sea Wherefore, glorify ye the Lord in the fires even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea AMERICA (6.08.1975) A is for our avenues of adventure, and the open roads of creativity M is for the many who have fought and died that we might live and enjoy the freedom and beauty of this land E is for the energy and enthusiasm of an optimistic people R is for our religious heritage, the foundation of our freedom I is for the independence of body, mind and spirit guaranteed by constitutional law C is for the chance to change and to be, and to become what we will A is for the affection we feel toward the country we love We can "taste" America... and it is grand (Written on 6.08.1975) ISAIAH 23:9,17,18 The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth And it shall come to pass After the end of seventy years. That the Lord will visit Tyre... And her merchandise and her hire Shall be holiness to the Lord It shall not be treasured nor laid up For her merchandise shall be for them That dwell before the Lord To eat sufficiently, And for durable clothing WHAT SEEK YE? Shortly after his baptism, Jesus was approached by two of his disciples. As they came toward him, Jesus spoke out and said, "What seek ye?" (John 1:38-39) What do we seek? Fame, fortune, power, authority, popularity, security, or... eternal life? In the above scripture, the disciples wanted to know where Jesus lived, at least on the surface. We suspect. however, that they really wanted to know who Jesus actually was, and what he could do for them. If you are one who may be seeking, we invite you to read the New Testament, that you may come to see who Christ is, and what he may do for you. LONELY HEARTS CLUB When we were kids, you could scan any movie magazine, and near the back there would be several advertisements encouraging those with pining hearts to write in and join a lonely hearts club. Now, it's been awhile since we perused a movie magazine (after all, we now have a wife and four kids. They, the magazines, not the wife and kids, have lossed their allure. But we have lived long enough to realize that the world is filled with lonely people with lonely hearts. A prayer for lonely hearts... Heavenly Father, bless those whose hearts are lonely this day. Fill their hearts with your love, this day. To the weeping and the widows, attend their day. Give solace to the misunderstood, and peace to every troubled heart who reads this prayer this day. In Jesus' name, Amen. (Written on August 10,1975 #511) ISAIAH 22:22,23,25 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder so he shall open, and none shall shut and he shall shut and none will open And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place And he shall be for a glorious throne To his father's house In that day, saith the Lord of hosts Shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed and be cut down, and fall And the burden that was upon it shall be cut off, for the Lord hath spoken it THE LORD IS COMING The Lord is coming The Lord is coming The Lord is coming In the morn The Lord is coming The Lord is coming The Lord is coming At the break of dawn The Lord is coming The Lord is coming The Lord is coming And all shall be well The Lord is coming The Lord is coming The Lord is coming And with him shall we dwell (Written on February 6, 2018) WHAT GETS YOU? Psychologists generally agree that whatever gets your attention...gets you! "Every year of my life," wrote Richard Cecil, "I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and good and dwell as little as possible on the evil and false." This is no head-in-the-sand philosophy or or denial of the negligent or cruel realities or our society. We are simply opting for a better way. One in which the eyes are clear the voice is soft the mind alert and the heart pure And while it is true that those who eat carrots, do not become rabbits... If we continually feast upon that which is sordid shall we not eventually become base? Or as Solomon questioned: "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes [and] not be burned?" (Proverbs 6:27) Attention, attention...what gets You? (Written on May 22, 1975 21) 0 CommentsMINDBOGGLING |
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