Friday Night

Daniel 6
Daniel in the loin's den. How would it be if someone was watching everything you do at home and at work? Would we find out something useful for work, for home or for our own personal gain? What would we do with that information? Lord watch me as I go through my day. The people that I encounter in my life, am I a good influence on them or am I just hurting them? It is the challenge that I face every day. Are we self destructive to the extent that we will destroy ourselves. Through it all we have to have faith. We have to believe that it will be all right. We have to live by the faith that we believe in. We have to have faith that all things will work together for the good. Would their intent for us be for good or for evil? Can we remove any idols that we have placed before God? Can we remove the idols that cause us to What would it take to influence people to change? God bless you tonight. I love you.
Father God, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, amen.

In Spite of Everything

I will praise the Lord. Thank you Lord for those that I come into contact with who welcome me and bring joy to myself and others. I need you Lord to help me. Reaching our for prayer, encouragement, fellowship and hugs I pray that life will reward me. I pray that the light in my eyes will bring joy to someone else. Help me to show love and kindness to people that I come into contact during my life. Lord, help me to recognize my purpose and for others to recognize theirs. Help me to bring understanding to our lives. Lord, bless us along our journey.Help us to find our way. Be blessed and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

Good Morning and God Bless You Today

Dear God I need a rest today. I took today as a personal day and I am going to play catch up on the things of this world that I must do. Check mail, refill prescriptions, make doctors appointments, sign up for summer programs and make a dent in my papers to grade. Lord, I'm tired. I know that there is more to life than this. Right now, I would like to believe the decisions that I make today don't change the structure and makeup of the whole world. I'm just trying to keep things together and not go crazy. I am constantly challenged at work, by my students and administration. At home its everybody wants a piece of me for one thing or another. I just have to back off and escape for me so that I can keep getting up. I have to renew and refresh my mind. I feel like I have to justify taking a day off. Especially in this economy where we are just waiting to hear who's being cut this year. Cuts, cuts, cuts. Who knows what will happen next school year. So, with all of that going on, I took a day off for me. My ankle is in such pain, I guess that the stairs at school are trying to do me in. Of course my class is on the third floor. I'm not complaining, just trying to adjust and make some accommodations to handle the change. So I pray and thank God for today. I thank God that I woke up in my right mind and am able to continue to work towards my purpose and God's will.

Prayers for our Ministries

Father God I pray for our ministries. I pray that in all the areas of our lives where we are working for your will and your good that we are successful. Lord our members are generous and have a good heart. Lord find this generosity within them. Allow them to be doers of the word and not just hearers of the word. Allow me to conduct myself with fairness and justice in all of my affairs. Lord your word is true and your will is steadfast. Let me not fear bad news, let me trust in the Lord. My heart is secure and I will have no fear in whatever the decision may be. I am trusting in the Lord. I honor you Lord and give you full dominion over my life. I pray Lord that we can continue to keep our ministries and our devotion to your will strong and flourishing. I thank you for all of your tender mercies and I pray that my purpose and your plan are fulfilled in my life. I know that you can complete your plan without me but I pray that I am needed to work out your plan. As you plan Lord, plan for me in your life, plan for me to be with you. Thank you God for all of your blessings. You continue to bless me daily. You woke me up this morning and I have to say thank you. The birds were singing and the light of a new day came to life. What will this day bring, I do not know but I am with you Lord. God bless you today. Be blessed and be a blessing to someone. I love you.
From a South African Post:
Be a voice for the voiceless Proverbs 31

I trust you
and you love me
I fall asleep in your arms.
I challenge you
and you love me
I learn faith and grace.
I risk you
and you love me
and I learn to love others in return...

Trusting God for My Mate

Father God in the name of Jesus I believe that you are providing a mate for me that will be a help. According to your Word I will adapt myself to respect, honor, esteem and prefer him. I will stand firmly by his side united in spirit and purpose, having the same love and being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention. Father God you say that a wise, understanding and prudent wife is from You and he who finds a true wife finds a good thing and obtains favor of you. Father God I believe that you have sent your best and that doubt, wavering, and insincerity are not part of him. Father God he acknowledges your full counsel with all wisdom and knowledge. He does not speak or act contrary to your Word. He walks in love, desiring those things that are more like you God. Everything that is not of you God will be removed from our lives so that we can walk together professing our love and commitment to a Christ like life.I thank you for perfecting you Word in my life. Lord keep me through all my failures and know that I am yours. Renew my mind, spirit and soul. I love you Lord and want to do your will. I understand its not about me and what I want, but about you and your purpose. Find a niche for me Lord. Help me to fit in. God Bless You today. Be Blessed and Be a Blessing to Someone. I love you.

Truth

I am so digusted that we are now in a world like ours, my parents lived in a segregated society that was legal, now we are moving back to that same reality. Racism is the law now in Arizona. I am in the store and I see a book by the Republican Party Chairman, a black man, that states it will help you defeat the Obama plan. My God. What is this man thinking. We now require papers for everyone and we have those who are oppressed making sure the oppressor is on our throat. The so called journalist are inciting people to violence. Violence is the only recourse that people are taking. Peace and unity are considered weak. People want to be divided. How can we survive if we are separated and torn apart? What can we hope for? Violence cannot become the norm. We cannot accept that fact that violence is the only answer. Are we not able to disagree and still live? Must we hunt and track each other like animals? I'm just disgusted that Arizona, which didnt want the King holiday, is now demanding papers or some identification from its inhabitants. I may be overreacting and its not as serious as I think. I think about how unfair it is that some of our children are innocent victims of this gun war. We know that so many people are indirectly involved with the violence. The sins of the father come down through the generations. We have to face the truth with our involvement and not downplay our role in the situation. God knows the truth.

Saving our Children

Lord how do we get the message across to the parents, the mothers, the fathers that they are a large part of the destruction of our children?
I have a parent who refuses to answer the phone. Her own family says she wont return their phone calls. She has two boys who are literally on their own. One, the one in my class cant return to school with out a parent. Its time for us to make a home visit. Her other son is in eighth grade and he is looking at not having anything like pictures and luncheon, and even the graduation gown. She just doesnt care about her children.

She's not the only one with this kind of stand off behavior with her children. I heard a woman on the radio say she faults herself. She did drugs, she smoked and now her child is a behavior problem in school and home. She seems to be confronting her mistakes and saying, I know I did wrong but now I am going to do what I can to help my child.

You know I think about the fact that, if we have women raising these children, for whatever reason, then women must MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIFE. The key is finding out how to do that. Teach them. Show them the way. How do we help them raise their children so that they dont keep killing each other?

We have to look at where we are. The men have not or will not step up to the plate and reign these boys in. Its going to have to happen with the women. Somehow we have to change their lives. We have to change our lives. We have to make an impact. Lord help us to get their attention.

Good Morning Darling

Lord I still want my Boo to be my Boo. I don't want to think I have ran my Boo away.

Praise the Lord, our Father God in heaven. Praise his Holy Name. Lord you sent your Son as Our Savior. I thank you Lord and I worship you. You are the one true God and I shall bless your Name. Your Son Jesus died for our sins. Thank You Lord for sending your Son to save us. Glory Be to God in the Highest.

Jeremiah 44:15-29
Self Destruction

Our God of heaven and earth is an awesome God and is the one true God. We shall have no other Gods before Him. Lord you led me here today and I will meditate on your word today. Thank You God for loving me and giving me strength to go another day through this crazy world. God Bless You today and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

God Does Not Play Favorites

God I know that you do not play favorites. I know we are all God's chosen one. No one is special because of anything they have done and said. We are all special because of who we are, a child of God.

Our report card pick up went well. I only had five parents from my class of 28 who didnt show up. That's good, but I would have preferred 28 of 28.
We will keep working for a much better turn out.

God is strong and powerful. Acts 10

34Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. 36You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

Be blessed tonight and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

Good Morning and God Bless You Today

Colossians 3:1-11 (The Message)

Colossians 3

He Is Your Life

1-2 So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

3-4Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.

5-8And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That's a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. It's because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger. It wasn't long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better. But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.

9-11Don't lie to one another. You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you've stripped off and put in the fire. Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.

Good Morning Father God. I like this Message version of the scripture. Especially the part that says "If you are serious about living this new life with Christ, act like it."

If you are serious about something, act like you are serious about it. Don't shuffle along with your eyes to the ground, look up, see things from Christ's point of view. I guarantee you will see things differently. Your old life is dead, your new life, with Christ in God, is all that matters. We must blend our mind, emotions and our will to live like people who have been raised with Christ. Its like growing up. You represent Christ now so you have to leave all that bad behavior behind. When you leave the house, you are representing your family, your Christ like family. Don't go out there and act a fool knowing you belong to Christ. Lord I pray for help in the areas that I have difficulty leaving behind. I thank God for the changes that have already been made in my life, and for the ones to come. I thank God for the ability to distinguish what is different and not hate it. Do not let me judge others. Lord you remind me that I am in this world, but not of this world. Let my new life bring a new lifestyle. Things I used to do I don't want to do anymore. I want to please God. I want to be a vessel to carry His Word and Deeds. Thank You God for loving me and wanting me to keep trying until I get it right. Thank you Lord. I pray for forgiveness daily. Help me to rid my self of all things that are not Christ-like. I want to pick up the garments of Christ.

Be blessed today. I know that I have a long day. 7:30am meeting, and then all day long drama. I cant guarantee bible study tonight. I've been up since 4:30 and I have only so much energy by the end of the day. Finishing at 2:45pm and then not able to get some rest in between is my challenge. Maybe you will have to put up some cots like the airport does, for those of us who have far to travel and are tired and stuck. Well, be blessed today and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

This too shall pass

May God bless you today and give you the peace that shall comfort you through all of this. I had no idea any of this was going on. I guess I need to look at facebook more often. I spent most of this evening looking at the different websites and the response you submitted. You want to say this isnt so, but unfortunately its real. What a waste of time. How dare they hold such importance to demand and get a response from the higher ups. Our values are misplaced. No wonder so many people are not in the church and they are spending millions to try to get them back.
I find it difficult to understand people sometimes. Why they continue to dislike you I don't know. I guess I really do know, its about hate, race and hate.
I posted something to your wall to show my public support. I don't want them to think your supporters are just going to sit idly by while they try to persecute you, again. This is really about wanting to judge what you do and how you do it. They don't mind you helping the poor, just don't empower them or help them to think they can actually make a difference in their world. Don't let them know they actually have power. Just keep them poor. Continue to give them the occasional fish, never teach them how to fish and be self sufficient.
I cant say too much because I am torn in my feelings and I don't want my selfishness to come out. I want you to be happy. I battle with wanting you to leave and move on to the next step and wanting you to not succumb to those who want you out. Though you have over thirty years so its not like anyone has run you out of anything, but I understand the need to stay and fight. But what actually are are you fighting for with these people? What do you gain besides the satisfaction that you are still there? I just wonder if there isnt so much more that you can do. I dont think you will ever truly be free of the haters, whether you are in or out of that organization, but they will have to find new reasons to hate, which for them wont be too hard. Well, I support you no matter what. I really do stand with you. I am there for you, ready to do whatever you need. Be blessed tonight and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

Perseverance Saturday

Father God the course you have set before me is clear. You have called me into this situation and I am praying that I stay in agreement with you.

Lord, I can do nothing with out you. I am tempted to grow weary and feel overburdened with the misery around me but I remember that Jesus said "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28

Lord Almighty, I fix my eyes on you.

Thank You Lord for today and for everyday.

I didn't get a ticket to the gala because they had sold out. I did make arrangements not to have to babysit though. I didn't change those plans, so I had a free night. I'm hoping the gala was a sensational event.

Today I realized that I left my bank card at school, how silly of me. But so far I have been to breakfast and lunch and I have not had to pay for either one. I had the car washed inside and out. I'm going to take better care of this one, I'll have it much longer this time. It is so plain, no bells and whistle, it feels like a rental. No navigation system, no six disc changer, no outside temperature, no sun/moon roof. But in spite of all the things it doesn't have what it does have is the ability to get me to and from work trouble free and that's what matters. I'm going to keep it and be thankful, until I can trade it again. Thank you God for your blessings. It could be a lot worse. We are planning on getting a new front door. I didn't realize they were so expensive. I imagine it will look very nice though. Its spring so its time to do some upkeep. Have to take care of stuff if you want it to last. I am a reader tomorrow. I'm excited about that. I always like to be closer to you. Be blessed tonight and be a blessing to someone. I love you. Hang in there.

Good Morning and God Bless

Thank You God for today. Where would I be without you. I am lost without you. Keep me safe and remember to protect me from all harm.

My Destiny

Thank You God for pulling me into my destiny. I pray that I am able to receive wisdom about my purpose. God you have not given us the spirit of fear but you have given us power. I have to ask you Lord, am I in the right lane? Am I doing what you need me to do? What is it about my task that I find difficult? What is it about money that I like? How do I manage my money? How can I use my money more effectively? Father God your Word proclaims that we shall do greater things than these. You have a plan for us. I know that in your plan you prepare us. Lord, remind us to fear you and show reverence to you for all things in our life.

Luke 16:10-12
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling wordly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?

Father God, I pray that in my dealings with my father's things that I have been just and responsible to the best of my ability and means. I have tried to be continually fair and honest, always letting him know what I am doing and how and why I have done whatever it is that I am doing. Allow me to grow wiser and smarter.

Deliverance, Development and Destiny. I am on this path. When I get to my destiny, don't forget the Lord. Don't forget to thank the Lord for the things that I did not have a hand in making possible. Some things God just places before you. Allowing you to reap the benefits. I thank you God for all of my blessings. Thank you for the wonderful things you have placed before me. I am at peace with myself. Thank you God for my peace. I am working towards the peace of being satisfied. I am not greedy nor am I dissatisfied. I welcome whatever God has for me. I will learn to be content at whatever stage of development I am in my life.

Thank you Lord for loving me and continuing to care enough to stay with me. Be blessed today and be a blessing to someone. I love you.

Good Night

Thank You Lord for the day. Thank you for all that you do for me to make my day complete. I was so tired. Didn't get much sleep. I never seem to be able to sleep the night before school. If I got two hours I would be stretching the truth. I tossed and turned all night long. Thank you Lord for allowing me to get home safely without falling asleep. I pray that tonight is much better. The tension is off. The kids were kids, what can you expect. It wasn't too bad, besides I left around noon. God is good and his mercy endures forever. Be blessed and be a blessing to someone tonight. I love you.

RIGHT THERE

I DIDN'T KNOW IT BEFORE, BUT I KNOW IT NOW THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT HERE FOR ME, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME NOW. DON'T THROW ME OUT, DON'T ABANDON ME. YOU'VE ALWAYS KEPT THE DOOR OPEN. DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR NOW. THANK YOU FOR SENDING MINISTERING ANGELS TO HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO WONDER AND DOUBT AND NOT LOSE YOU IN THE PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME. FATHER GOD THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING ME. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE. LORD LET ME NOT FEAR WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE FUTURE FOR ME. LORD I WILL NOT ABANDON MY JOURNEY. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IS SOMETHING I CONTINUE TO DESIRE. I PRAY TO GOD EVERY DAY AND NIGHT FOR HELP AND GUIDANCE. LORD WHEN YOU GIVE ME A TASK, I WANT TO DO IT, AND BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE AT THAT TASK. LORD, GIVE ME STRENGTH AND VISION AND HUMOR FOR MY DAY TOMORROW. DON'T LET MY PERSONAL FEELINGS GET IN THE WAY OF MY TASK, MY JOB. WHAT I HAVE TO DO I WANT TO DO WELL AND WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO A JOB THAT I HATE AND FIND MYSELF DESPISING MY STUDENTS. i CONTINUE TO SAY ITS DIFFICULT TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH DRUG PROBLEMS, EITHER BEING BORN WITH DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM, PARENTS THAT USED OR ARE USING DRUGS, AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES ARE USING OR AROUND STUDENTS WHO USE DRUGS DAILY. LORD, I THEY HAVE HAD SOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES THESE PAST TWO WEEKS, BUT LET THEM COME IN WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, READY TO LEARN. NOT JUST TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FIND OUT THE LATEST GOSSIP. DON'T LET THEM TALK TOO MUCH AND DON' LET ME SCREAM AT THEM TOO SOON. ALLOW US TO MISS EACH OTHER AND BE GLAD TO SEE EACH OTHER, AT LEAST FOR THE MORNING. DON'T LET THEM GET ON MY NERVES TOO QUICKLY. GIVE ME STRENGTH LORD. ALLOW ME TO GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT. LET ME GET UP EARLY SO I CAN GO IN EARLY ENOUGH TO PREPARE THE LAB FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS, THEN I AM GONE FOR THE AFTERNOON. I KNOW IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE, BUT ALLOW ME TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE. BE BLESSED TONIGHT AND BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE IN THE MORNING. I LOVE YOU. (ALL CAPS, ITS LIKE I'M SHOUTING FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOPS)

Victory over Fear

I believe that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and any tongue that rises up against me in judgment different from Our Heavenly Father, the Almighty, shall be shown to be wrong. I believe the wisdom of God's Word dwells within me and because it does, I realize that I am without fear or dread of evil. In all my ways I shall acknowledge God and His Word. God directs me and causes my path to be straight. God says I will never leave you nor forsake you or let you down, my child. I will not in any way leave you helpless or hopeless, I will not relax my hold on you. (based on Hebrews 13:5)

Good Afternoon

Hello, I am still putting in grades, occasionally. But today I have spread everything out, I am looking over all the answers and reading the assignments over again. Its like a countdown. Tomorrow is the last day. Last day of vacation too. I do them sporadically. Its not like I am dedicatedly sitting here glued to my seat entering grades.

I am trying to enter as much as I can so I can start off the last quarter on top of things. Let us not forget the lesson plans. Having said all of that, I am happy to go back to work on Monday. I have found solace in this career. I have to, otherwise I am a grouch and who wants to be grouchy all day. Everything cant be just about the money. There are many things that have been done because of money. You have to pay the bills, everything about every job is never pleasant but overall, if the good out weighs the bad, then you stay.

You have to do something you enjoy and I do enjoy teaching and education. Its just that I know I am severely challenged with middle school students. I have stepped back and found some different techniques, more professional development and a new attitude about my expectations. Don't lower them, just modify them with a different timeline, a different method to accomplish that goal. It all sounds good now. Lets see what happens after Monday. Monday won't be so bad with a meeting in the afternoon.
What did you do today? What did you have for lunch? What are your plans this evening? I wonder, I wonder, I wonder.

So to encourage me to improve my attitude I am reading the reflection and renewal guide to The Courage to Teach. On that note, I will leave you with this quote:
"If we want to reform education in the face of great obstacles, we need to develop a "movement mentality", a way of experiencing resistance not as a source of defeat but as a source of energy. There are four phases in a teacher's life: teaching from the heart, losing heart, seeking to take heart, and giving heart to students.

What phase am I in?

God Bless You today and be a blessing to someone. I love you. Stay warm tonight. Snow, can you believe it!

Thank You

It was a nice ceremony and a real treat to see the organization that you work for and have spent the majority of your life honor you with a lifetime achievement award. Finally.
Cardinal didn't let the moment pass without getting in a dig or two. One about the media, then Crain's business and finally he just felt the need to go on and on about abortion. He didn't mention what to do after the baby is here but he sure has lots to say about abortion. I don't advocate killing a life but I do believe you have to plan before and after. I think he was making another dig. All in all they paid tribute and homage. You deserved it and they know it. I'm proud of you. You had a good turn out.Be proud, be happy, you did good. Good Night, sleep tight. May God Bless You tonight.

Live By Example

God you have given us the tools to live our lives by your son's example. Often times we are more about do what I say and not what I do. A Christian lifestyles matters. We have to act in a manner that we want other to emulate and admire.
You, my dear, have done just that. You are being acknowledged with an award meant for those who are examples of Christ. You are one of those. I am proud to call you my Pastor and my friend.
I cant wait to see you get your award from those who have constantly fought against you. Glory be to God. Thank You Jesus.

Good Morning and God Bless You Today

Thank You God for your blessings today. You have given me an opportunity to wake up and know that I am loved. I will believe the promise that you have given me. What a beautiful day. What a blessing for me. I thank God for every moment. I know that your word and your will are going to come into fruition. I know things happen, stuff seems to be at it worst but keep believing. The Lord is Good and his mercy endures forever.
So today I am devoting to getting as many grades in as possible. I have the materials and I am going to try to stay focused and committed to getting them in today. I have put it off until it is imperative. So off I go to finish my grades.
Be blessed today and be a blessing to someone special. I love you.

He Is Risen!

Thank You God for all that you do for me. I thank you for reminding me of the fact that I flirted with you. I gave you that wonderful hankie. Why that? I spent alot of time deciding how to make an appropriate, sincere, gesture of my affection for you and I came up with the hankie as an afterthought that morning before going to church. It was God. Nothing else but the Lord our God would inspire me to do something like that. It caught your attention and I was so pleased to know that you still think of it. I wonder if you still have it? I know you have spoken of a box where you keep things that are treasures from your life, I wonder if that is one of them.

I am watching this special about Bishop Sheen. He was a master. He spoke to everyone in his own special way. I never heard of him before until you mentioned him a few years ago and I was able to see a few of his programs. He was magnificent. He spoke to the common man and he was very down to earth. He reminds me alot of you.

I want to renew my relationship with you. I want to be your wife by your side, together forever, for whatever time we have left. There I said it God. I want him, I want him in my life forever. I will keep him in my life forever, no matter what. Lord I pray that you allow me to have him in my life in a greater capacity, a loving man, a wonderful husband and lover. My great communicator.

Lord, today on the way to church I saw a man rifling through the street garbage. What led this man to such a low and demeaning act. I know that the bible says that the poor will always be with us, but are we aware of the truly poor? The broken hearted, and the desolate human being? What is it that caused this man on this day to be in the situation that he was in? Why did I see it today, and why is it still prevalent in my mind? He shook the Styrofoam cup to see if there was still a little drink let, he continued on down the can/basket. My light changed and I drove on, forever with the memory of that man digging in the garbage. Forever to remember that men today are still suffering and in great need. Great need. I love you and I know that you love the Lord. I thank God for his mercy on us. God has spared us a great many hardships and I thank Him for that everyday. Be blessed today and know that my grandson was acting like a right fool today and that is why I did not go through the line and give you a kiss and a wonderful blessing. Just last year, I wasn't even there so I am blessed. I will be calling tomorrow morning to put my name on the list to go see you receive this reward. What ever they are going to do I want to see it and document it. I will have the camera. Be blessed and know that you are truly know that you ARE LOVED and needed, by me.

Teach us how to Love

Father God the experiences that we have either make or break us. We are able to open our hearts and become vulnerable. We lay ourselves open. Revealing that which is our inner most being. Our hurt and our love. We don't do vulnerable very well. It happens at a high cost. Our pride and our shame are connected to vulnerable. What happens when...what happens if...Will he love me if...
Our vulnerability reveals courage. Like the three boys said to the king, I will worship our Lord Almighty, if he saves me and if he doesn't save me, no matter what I will worship Him. That's my paraphrasing, but the message is still the same. You may have power over me, you may know my weakness, but I will still love the Lord, no matter what happens. You may have seen me weak, you have seen me fall, but I still love Jesus. I will love the Lord. I have faith in God. I love the Lord means I have to show the Lord that I love you. How do I love thee, let me count the ways...
Father God teach me how to love. Teach me how to sacrifice my love and to be a servant of God. Let me be vulnerable. Let me speak the truth, let me hear the truth. Let my tears open my eyes to what I must see to move forward. Let me love and be loved. Thank You God for loving me.

Remember Me

Jesus, remember me, when you come into your kingdom.

Thank You God for blessing me tonight with such a beautiful presentation and then for an encore. A wonderful serenade right into my heart. Thank You for loving me so much. I can truly understand why you say, how can you say you love me who you don't see and not love the one that you do see. Show me your love. If Jesus died because he loved me, even when I was a sinner, then I surely can love and be loved. Thank you for loving me. Good night. Be blessed and be a true blessing. I love you.