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PSALM 19:1,7,9,10,11 The heavens declare the glory of God And the firmament sheweth his handiwork The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple The fear of the Lord is clean enduring forever The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether More to be desired are they than gold Yea, than much fine gold Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb By them is your servant warmed and in keeping of them there is great reward
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GOODBYE DOT, FOR AWHILE We will miss your soft white and black fur, your kindness, sweetness, and gentleness. Like our other cats you gave us pure pleasure. We loved to have you come around. We will miss your sweet and gentle purr. We hope to have you with us again, some day. (Written on June 21, 2014) WHAT'S AFOOT? A few years ago, we underwent minor surgery on our right foot, which caused us to reread and better appreciate the scripture, "If the foot says, 'I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,' that does not make it any less of a part of the body." (My paraphrase of First Corinthians 12:21.) Obviously, we never miss a foot until we need one. An old proverbial question keeps running through our mind..."What mischief's afoot?'" And E.E. Cummings pegged us well when he penned..."The sweet small clumsy feet of April came into the ragged meadow of my soul." Shakespeare's advice struck a responsive cord within us..."The game's afoot: Follow your spirit." (King Henry V). Sherlock Holmes picked up on that one. Parenthetically, our spirit gained much from this experience. With faith in Him who watcheth o'er our every footstep, we envision that day when our souls shall truly be footloose and fancy free. PSALM 18:1,2,3 I will love thee O Lord, my strength The Lord is my rock my fortress and my God and my deliverer in whom I will trust my buckler and the horn of my salvation and my high tower I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised THE DANDLE BOARD Watch out for the dandle board of life! As you all know, life is full of ups and and downs. Most of us who have lived long enough to qualify for the moniker of senior citizen, have come to realize that we sit upon a board that often teeters, except, of course, when it totters. Many of us have experienced those back end splinters while awkwardly positioned upon this seesaw we call life. A few, including myself, have actually fallen off our dandle board while trying to balance our poor choices with those waxed more prudent. And, we have a found a price is almost always paid. Life, itself, may force us to ride the teeter totter. But, the final outcome of our ride may depend on our choices made along the way, and and our ability to balance. (Written 16 June 2014) I LOVE TODAY William Allen White wrote... "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday, and I love today." We also love today, for within the boundaries of its hours, we may... Look backward Plan ahead Give thanks Seek service Press forward Think quietly Speak softly Love people Pursue Holiness We...shall love today We shall...love today We shall love...today POP (1977) Some have called him Father Some have called him Dad We have always called him Pop Ever since we were a lad It takes a life of selflessness To become the cream of the crop But we know one who fits the bill We affectionally call him Pop We have met the best of the best And watched those at the top But none are dearer to our heart Than the man whom we call Pop Oh, heros may come and go And we hope they will never stop But we have one we're fondest of He's a gentleman we call Pop PSALM 17:1,5,7,8 Hear the right O Lord Attend unto my cry give ear unto my prayer that goeth not out of feigned lips Hold up my goings in thy paths that my footsteps slip not Shew thy marvelous loving kindness O thou that savest by thy right hand Keep me as the apple of thine eye Hide me under the shadow of thy wings 884 Ever since the tower of Babel, husbands and wives, parents and children, have often found it difficult to communicate positively with one another. Many hot, insulting, degrading, ego-deflating words have crept unfortunately into our language causing much family unrest and discord. Perhaps it would benefit us to change some of these debasing words into numbers. For example... "432 up, dear, we don't want to be 731 for dinner." "There you go again, 849, 849, 849." "I am not 849ing. But, you know how much your mother 947 us to be 504." "Listen, that 318 436 247 never has dinner ready on time." "Maybe so, but I don't think it was necessary for you to refer to her as a 318 436 247." "You're right I simply over-reacted. Please forgive my 619 language. My mother-in-law is not really a 318 436 247. In fact, she's very sweet and nice." "And, you're very sweet yourself dear. Oh! 884! I just broke a nail." QUESTIONS We recently read an exciting article by Edith Schaeffer regarding the questions God asks.This motivated us to turn to our concordance and search for questions of scriptural importance. Here are some of the power-packed verses we found: "Am I my brothers keeper?" (Gen. 4:9) "Can a man take fire into his bosom and not be burned?" (Proverbs 6:27) "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?" (Psalms 78:19) "Will a man rob God?" (Malachi 3:8) "What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?" (Matt 7:9) "Is there no balm in Gilead?" (Jere. 8:22) "Behold, I am the Lord of all flesh:is there anything too hard for me?" (Jere. 32:27) Although these questions are tremendously important, it is our answers to them that mayl well determine our destiny. |
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