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“The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.” Ben Hur Lampman
Dear God, Thank you for the gift of our dog. She was part of the family. Her loyalty and faithfulness, her obedience and her affection for us all reminded us that all good gifts come from You. She was a blessing in our life. Although today we said good-bye, she will remain with us in our hearts.
+ Paisley 4/9/14
Sundays are for resting…
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Jumping off the crazy spin of life.
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Settling into the “He looked at everything and said this is good and on the seventh day He rested” rest.
Allowing our lives to be watered with the great YES that gave us life…
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Entering into the streams of ever flowing thanksgiving and alloing it to water the past week, the gift of the day and the rest given, and all that the week ahead contains.
Sundays heal our parched lives.
Remember…keep holy the Sabbath.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matt 11:28
Friends…true friends…are the greatest of gifts.
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A true friend gives a bit of his/her golden heart…
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May we return the blessing.
A true friend is strong when we are weak…
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May we return the blessing.
A true friend reminds us to look towards the light when all seems dim…
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May we return the blessing.
A true friend offers to lend us his/her Hawaiin shirt when we just have to “get outa’ here”, but usually encourages us to stay put and persevere.
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May we return the blessing.
A true friend knows how to make us laugh when we’d rather cry…
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but sits with us through the tears when they start to fall.
May we return the blessing.
A true friend is a messenger among us showing us the love of God and pointing to us the direction upward and beyond.
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May we return the blessing.
Messengers among us preparing our way….may we return the blessing.
Messengers among us…gifts from God….
Let us thank those messengers among us in our lives…
And may they return the blessing.
“I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers” Phil:4
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What is the Litmus Test for Love?
“Love is Patient”…
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Am I?
“Love is kind”…
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Am I?
“It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated”…
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Am I?
“It is not rude, it does not seek its own interests”…
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Do I?
“It is not quick tempered, it does not brood over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.”
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Do I?
“It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” …
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Do I?
“Love never fails.”
Have I?
“But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.” Titus 3: 4-7
We have much to be thankful for!
Thanksgiving Hangover?…Great!…Please read on…
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Turkey leftovers stored in fridge for turkey sandwiches later…
The “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing” sighs after the last bite of pecan pie have ushered us into the official hustle and bustle of the holiday race.
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Quick thank you’s have sped us into frenzied gift buying.
Is this really what it is all about?
Was our giving thanks only as deep as the ladle in the turkey gravy?
In 1621 an incredible first chapter for our country was written…
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The truth that all good things come from above and the recognition of this erupted into the first Thanksgiving.
Abraham Lincoln many years later in 1863 grounded us in the soil of this gratitude by declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Where are we now?
Let us live a Hangover of Thanksgiving and Praise.
One heart at a time living a hangover of thanksgiving and praise can cause many to look upwards and beyond.
Want to transform the world?
Slow down and walk in thanksgiving and praise.
Paul knew the secret (Acts 16:23-34)…
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It was praise and thanksgiving that broke open the prison bars.
Please join me in living the Thanksgiving hangover.
“Enter the temple gates with praise, its courts with thanksgiving. Give thanks to God, bless his name; good indeed is the Lord, whose love endures forever, whose faithfulness lasts through every age. ” Ps 100: 4-5
Why is it so hard to give thanks in times of trial?
Hands heavy, arms weak.
Laden with pain, discouragement, doubt, and lack of faith.
Tired in the trial.
But……..
Moses on the mountain. Weary from the fight.
One friend on one side, one friend on the other.
Supporting his hands, steady till sunset.
Victory in the battle.
Hands holding hands, prayer united.
Hands holding hands, hearts as one.
Hands holding hands, burden is shared.
Hands holding hands, thanksgiving resounds.
THANKSGIVING precedes the miracle. Take a hand today and give thanks.
“Through Him (then) let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise.” Heb 13;15
“The day before He suffered He took bread in His sacred hands and looking up to heaven to You, His almighty Father He gave you thanks and praise. “
Thanksgiving prepared the way.
Thanksgiving preceded the Miracle.
We too take the daily bread of our lives and through Him, with Him, in Him, look up to heaven and give thanks and praise.
Thanksgiving opens our heart to RECEIVE the miracle.
This day let us take all that we are, and all that we have been given….
With Jesus give thanks to Our Father…
and BELIEVE in the miracle of transformation.
“In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thes 5:18
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