OH LOOK!!! THEY HAVE BLUE BELL ICE CREAM!!!!
...."well, bless their hearts."
Yeah it's true. Grandma Sue got a little excited after checking-in today as she passed the suite shop. It's ok, grandpa Moses kept her blood-sugar down. They're a cute couple. Their presence made me smile.
Today is a good day! Maybe it's the harvests of sleep I had in combination with the long vacation after Freed. Today, I just feel good! I should write a Psalm like David did when he was in a great mood. Maybe an ode. Perhaps a couple of Haikus would be more fitting.
God who's majesty is great and not so wee
Your presence is like sugar, in bitter tea
"It was good for me to be afflicted...
...so that I might learn your decrees."
Little did I know, that was more than a tease
You know, I once heard a great sermon which outlined and highlighted several prayers of faith warriors in the past: Moses (Ex 15), Hannah (1Sam 2), and Jesus (Jhn 17). When you read each prayer, hear a personal cry out to God. A psalm. Detailed. Personally tailored. Not vague in the slightest. Have you ever wondered what prayers are really all about? The word invokes a distant emotional response in me. "I'll pray for you","I'll keep you in my prayers","We'll put you on the prayer list." - hearing these phrases over the years seemed to numb the word.
I love the word our greek brothers used for prayer: Parakaleo -"To call beside." Omgoodness... what a different that one notion makes to me. Growing up, "Prayer" meant speaking toward God in a kind of cold corner waiting for His response through time. "Parakaleo" is a proactive method saying "God, I need your prescence here with me." Hey, it's not unreasonable asking for God's presence. That's what heaven is all about anyway, right?
Is God walking along side you today? Just ask Him, and believe that He will! The Messiah said "Whoever asks through calling God to your side, and believes will receive." No,.. no. God will not grant every request, but he will answer every request. You silly creation :)
Read the Bible, it's good for the soul.
Because the Messiah who has been there from the beginning,
Potter
Yeah it's true. Grandma Sue got a little excited after checking-in today as she passed the suite shop. It's ok, grandpa Moses kept her blood-sugar down. They're a cute couple. Their presence made me smile.
Today is a good day! Maybe it's the harvests of sleep I had in combination with the long vacation after Freed. Today, I just feel good! I should write a Psalm like David did when he was in a great mood. Maybe an ode. Perhaps a couple of Haikus would be more fitting.
God who's majesty is great and not so wee
Your presence is like sugar, in bitter tea
"It was good for me to be afflicted...
...so that I might learn your decrees."
Little did I know, that was more than a tease
You know, I once heard a great sermon which outlined and highlighted several prayers of faith warriors in the past: Moses (Ex 15), Hannah (1Sam 2), and Jesus (Jhn 17). When you read each prayer, hear a personal cry out to God. A psalm. Detailed. Personally tailored. Not vague in the slightest. Have you ever wondered what prayers are really all about? The word invokes a distant emotional response in me. "I'll pray for you","I'll keep you in my prayers","We'll put you on the prayer list." - hearing these phrases over the years seemed to numb the word.
I love the word our greek brothers used for prayer: Parakaleo -"To call beside." Omgoodness... what a different that one notion makes to me. Growing up, "Prayer" meant speaking toward God in a kind of cold corner waiting for His response through time. "Parakaleo" is a proactive method saying "God, I need your prescence here with me." Hey, it's not unreasonable asking for God's presence. That's what heaven is all about anyway, right?
Is God walking along side you today? Just ask Him, and believe that He will! The Messiah said "Whoever asks through calling God to your side, and believes will receive." No,.. no. God will not grant every request, but he will answer every request. You silly creation :)
Read the Bible, it's good for the soul.
Because the Messiah who has been there from the beginning,
Potter
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