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SPIRITUAL Rx (6) 598

8/31/2019

SPIRITUAL Rx (6)

The holidays have ended (if not all the football
games) and it's back to work for most of us. The
scriptures indicate a norm of six days work to one day
of rest.

Herein are some Scriptures we hope you'll find
helpful for those "working" days ahead...

1. Psalms 3:6..."There be many that say, who will
shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy
countenance upon us."

2. Psalms 12:6... "The words of the Lord are pure
words: as silver tried in a furnance of earth, purified
seven times."

3. Psalms 13:6..."I will sing into the Lord because
he hath dealt bountifully with me."

4. Psalms 23:6..."Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in
the house of the Lord for ever."

5. Psalms 62:6..."He only is my rock and my salvation:
he is my defense" I shall not be moved."

6. Psalms 47:6... "Sing praises to God, sing praises:
sing praises unto our King, sing praises."

7.Psalms 89:6..."For who is in heaven can be compared
unto the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can
be likened unto the Lord?"

8. Psalms 96:6..."Honor and majesty are before him"
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary."

9. Psalms 107:6..."Then they cried unto the Lord
in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their
distresses."

10. Psalms 150:6..."Let every thing that hath breath
praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord."

(First published on March 27, 1979)

BOUNTEOUS HARVEST 218

8/31/2019

      BOUNTEOUS HARVEST 218

                                          We are troubled on every side
Or so it would appear
                                          Yet we discern in the distant grey
                                          A golden dawn quietly drawing near

                                          Anxieties of the time press down
                                          Yet our misfortunes are easy to bear
         For we have a Father in Heaven
        Who listens to our humble prayer

                                          Every problem contains a hidden blessing
        We really have nothing to fear
         Clouds of darkness are now dispersing
         And God's plans are becoming clear

                                         With hope we look toward tomorrow
         With faith we cast away care
       Our burdens we leave far behind us
      And in the Lord's bounteous harvest,
      we'll share

(First published on September 9,1976 .
Slight revision made on August 31, 2019 )

ISAIAH 59:18,19,20

8/25/2019

ISAIAH 59:18,19,20

According to their deeds,
accordingly will he repay,
fury to his adversaries,
recompense to his enemies,
to the islands he will repay
recompense.

  So shall they fear the name
of the Lord from the west,
  and his glory from
the rising of the sun.

    When the enemy shall come in
like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord
shall lift up a standard against him.

  And the Redeemer shall come to Zion,
and unto them that turn from transgression
in Jacob, saith the Lord.

A MILLION FRIENDS (599)

8/25/2019

      A MILLION FRIENDS 599

Many years ago, in a large city,
  there lived two brothers. As they grew,
they were similar in many of their habits,
  but their personalities became a study
in contrast.

  Both young men gained in prominence, wealth,
  and influence.

After living a long life, the first of the brothers died.
  At his funeral, thousands attended and mourned
  the loss of a great soul.

  A few months later, the second brother died, and at
his funeral there were only three...the grave digger,
  his dog, and me.

I asked that old sand shoveler why so many mourned
the loss of the first brother, while the second brother
  was long forgotten before his death.

Said the digger, "I suspect it was a matter of insight and
outlook."

"The second brother felt that he had many enemies,
  and as time wore on, he became more cynical,
  and more bitter and more cautious and crafty...
and left no friends behind."

"The first brother would have probably wound up
  the same way, except that one evening, as a
  young man, a life changing thought entered his mind."

"This was the thought...'I have a million friends...
and you are one of them."

"And from that evening on for the rest of his life,
this brother greeted friend and foe alike."

  "And through the years, the number of his friends
grew and grew...while his foes seemed to drift away
  as the early morning dews."

(First published on March 20, 1979. Revisions made
on August 25, 2019)

A SIMPLE PRAYER (6)

8/25/2019

  A SIMPLE PRAYER (6)

Dear Heavenly Father,

Forgive me
Help me
Bless me
Guide me

In Jesus' name,
Amen

   Other Simple Prayers in the Open Road

1. June 25, 2015
2. October 15, 2015
3. February 04, 2016
4. May 26,2016
5. July 28, 2017
6. August 24, 2019

ISAIAH 59:15,16,17

8/18/2019

   ISAIAH 59:15,16,17

Yea, truth faileth, and he that
   departeth from evil maketh
himself a prey; and the Lord
saw it and it displeased him
that there was no judgment.

And he saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there was no
intercessor. therefore [Lord's]arm
brought salvation unto him, and
the [Lord's] righteousness sustained
him

   For he put on righteousness as a
breastplate, and a helmet of salvation;
upon his head, and he put on the garments
of vengeance, for clothing, and he was clad
   with zeal as a cloak.

THE FAILURE 596

8/18/2019

THE FAILURE  596

He did not start talking until he was three.
He was told by one of his high school teachers,
"You will never amount to anything."

He became a high school dropout.

He failed his first college entrance exams,
being deficient in botany, zoology and foreign
   languages.

He had to study for an extra year to gain
admittance to college. And, once there,
"he cut lectures, read what he wanted,
tinkered in school labs, and incurred the
wrath of his teachers."

He was called "a lazy dog" by one of his
college professors.

He passed his final exams by cramming
and graduated from college. But, he
antagonized his professors so much so
   that he was unable to obtain a university
teaching post.

   He finally wound up as an examiner
for the patent office. While there,
he had time to think.

   He submitted a paper to a scientific journal
that revolutionized the thinking of the scientific world.

His name...Albert Einstein.

(Written on March 3, 1979)

GOD GIVE US MEN 260

8/18/2019

     GOD GIVE US MEN 260

  God, give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office can not buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking;
For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.

    (Spoken by Richard Todd, playing the role
  of Peter Marshall, in the movie, A Man Called Peter.
  The Poem was written by Josiah Gilbert Holland.)
                        (First posted on August 18, 2019)

THE SILENT MAJORITY 597

8/11/2019

THE SILENT MAJORITY 597

The silent majority is speaking.
State legislatures are listening.
Soon and very soon state legislatures
will have to respond affirmatively
to the desire and wishes of the people.

The silent majority is crying out
loud and clear for an end to the
Federal government's deficit spending.

A sound fiscal policy is needed and
needed now. We should keep the
pressure on, until a balanced budget
is passed and become operative.

(Written on March 18, 1979, with revisions
on August 11, 2019. Obviously, things have
gotten much worse since 1979.)

ISAIAH 59:1,2,4,8

8/10/2019

       ISAIAH 59:1,2,4,8

Behold, the Lord's hand is not
shortened, that it cannot save:
neither his ear heavy, that it
cannot hear

But your iniquities have separated
between you and your God,
and your sins have hid his face
from you that he will
not hear.

None calleth for justice, nor any
pleadeth for truth.
They trust in vanity and speak lies.
They conceive mischief and bring
forth iniquity.

The way of peace, they know not,
and there is no judgment in their
goings.
They have made them crooked paths.
Whoever goeth therein shall not know
peace.