Luke 7:1-16
After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.
2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”
6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.
11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples
And a great crowd went with him.
12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”
We are all praying with great fortitude these days.
Some have grown tired and feel God isn't listening. The truth is even in being worn down — How can we look at all of the truly Peaceful Protests and political progress and now we are all examining human righteousness. All of our current events says we are intricately examining human behavior and a path forward. The Truth would be, even the people worn down from prayers, and this Horrible Year, are peeking at prayer, God and the faithful.
We changed the seatbelt laws, surely we can buckle up when the ride is bumpy. This year has had too many parallels to the Exodus not to see Acts of God. Shaping us.
2 Corinthians 1:22
And who has also put His Seal on us
and given us
His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
There is far too much interest in the path forward, new attitudes of Moderation, condemnation of censorship to condemn the high levels of the weary peeking towards the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit is Moving.
And we know the Spirit is gentle. The Gentle whisper in the fire, storm, high wind is the Gentle Voice of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 7. Jesus is thrilled. We want Jesus to be Thrilled. We want to see Jesus Thrilled with us. Personally. We want a very pleased Jesus. Because Jesus sets the path straight and all relax and do well and have health and hope and Love.
The Bravery of the Lord's Prayer.
Thy Will Be Done.
It's brave of Abraham to set off into the unknown to follow God. Joseph was brave to travel off to Egypt with unwed Mary and baby Jesus. The Disciples saw Jesus always kicking something up, just by explaining. The Disciples had plenty of trepidation. The Brothers of Jesus had sibling dust ups. And then genuine concerns. Jesus came back to Life and the Disciples wanted Rome out. They'd totally forgotten Jesus had taken them to Caesarea and predicted the unknown Church founded on the Tomb of St. Peter's rock tomb. 80 feet below the Vatican alter today. The bones of a Jewish man in his (elderly at the time) 60s feet sliced from his body.
Fasten your seatbelts, we've been in a bumpy ride. We have lived Thy Will Be Done. We have learned skills of endurance, and we will be stronger. We will remember our Hope. We will gather up our Faith in Jesus Christ, Savior, Son of God, Almighty GOD.
Hebrews 1:3
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature,
and He Upholds
the universe
by the Word of His Power.
And we will remember the Solar System, the Planets, the Sun, the Lightning — we now know — is attached to the Solar Flares and know again the Universe is upheld by His Word. Peter had met Moses and Elijah and Peter informs us a Day to God is Thousands of years.
Luke 7:1-16
The Power of Prayer. The Delight of God.
The Centurion simply expected God could do this. The soldier didn't expect to accomplish what God Himself would do.
The Widow of Nain wasn't living in faith.
She was simply burying her child. God had compassion on her.
The woman who held on to the fringe of God's Robe in supplication,
she didn't feel she could do all this herself. She simply believed God could do what God could do.
The Bible explains Naaman was a commander of the army of Syria. He was a good commander and was held in favor because of the victory that God brought him. Yet Naaman was not only a leper, but proud and irritable to be told to wash in the river by himself. No able-bodied miracle worker was there to hold his hand. And yet, he did what he believed would please God. In irritation and in pride and in obedience.
Naaman felt forsaken for his efforts to go far, far to please God. We are not abandoned.
And we know today, people are peeking at the way forward and all types of Christian music and prayer and teachings. God hasn't given up on His Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Goodness, Goodness Creation. The Word God speaks doesn't expire. The Solar System will wear out. The Word of God remains yesterday, today and tomorrow. Fresh Heaven: God's Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. His Good Creation.
Mere glass survives from faithful Medieval workers from 1100 A.D.
Charlemagne was present at The Basilica of St. Denis consecration in 775. Most of what is now known about the Carolingian church at St. Denis resulted from a lengthy series of excavations begun under the American art historian Sumner McKnight Crosby in 1937.
The building was about 60 m long, with a monumental west work, single transepts, a crossing tower and a lengthy eastern apse over a large crypt (parts of which survive).
According to one of the Abbey's many histories — a leper, who was sleeping in the nearly completed church the night before its planned consecration, witnessed a blaze of light from which Christ, accompanied by St. Denis and a host of angels, emerged to conduct the consecration ceremony himself. Before leaving, Christ healed the leper, tearing off his diseased skin to reveal a perfect complexion underneath. A misshapen patch on a marble column was said to be the leper's former skin, which stuck there when Christ discarded it. Having been consecrated by Christ, the fabric of the building was itself regarded as sacred.
Charlemagne was present at The Basilica of St. Denis consecration in 775. Most of what is now known about the Carolingian church at St. Denis resulted from a lengthy series of excavations begun under the American art historian Sumner McKnight Crosby in 1937.
The building was about 60 m long, with a monumental west work, single transepts, a crossing tower and a lengthy eastern apse over a large crypt (parts of which survive).
According to one of the Abbey's many histories — a leper, who was sleeping in the nearly completed church the night before its planned consecration, witnessed a blaze of light from which Christ, accompanied by St. Denis and a host of angels, emerged to conduct the consecration ceremony himself. Before leaving, Christ healed the leper, tearing off his diseased skin to reveal a perfect complexion underneath. A misshapen patch on a marble column was said to be the leper's former skin, which stuck there when Christ discarded it. Having been consecrated by Christ, the fabric of the building was itself regarded as sacred.
Abbot Suger (c. 1081 – 1151), friend, confidant of French kings, began work around 1135 on the rebuild and enlargement of the abbey to which he had been given as an oblate at the age of 10. In his famous account of the work undertaken during his administration, Suger was careful to explain and justify his decision to rebuild the church, explaining at length about its inability to cope with the crowds of pilgrims visiting the shrine of St. Denis, particularly. Suger's fascination with light was not merely aesthetic. Like many French clerics in the 12th century AD, he was a believer, like many with Dionysius the Areopagite, a 6th-century mystic and they equated the slightest reflection or glint with divine light.
Denis of Paris was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. ... Denis is the most famous cephalophore in Christian legend, with a popular story claiming that the decapitated bishop picked up his head and walked several miles while preaching a sermon on repentance.
John 14:14
If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
Abba, Father God
You have said to trust and believe in God is what pleases You.
We will do this. You are our Hope and Future.
We consider the rise and fall of Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris.
1200 St. Denis
1800 St. Denis
St. Denis Today ...
St. Denis Today
and
Consider all of St. Denis...
The Abbey buildings are still there — the cloister, the refectory, the chapter house, the dormitories –
and today a school for girls
1 Peter 4:10
As each has received a gift,
use it to serve one another,
as good stewards of God's varied grace.
YOU LOVE US!
You are The Good Father asking us to Love ourselves.
To have a Spirit of Power.
To Love others.
Dwell in us, Father God, please.
Set us upon the path to find You first!
We bring Hope to Our Children.
Wisdom is Given.
In Jesus Christ. The Blessing upon us all and to all a good night and awaken in Love,
Faith and Hope each tomorrow
Abundant Love flowing down. Soaking us all!
His Living Water flows.
Galatians 4:3-7
In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son,
then an heir
through God.
Opening our doors with expectation of Your Continued Goodness
in ourselves, in the ones we Love,
Jesus Christ in the people You bring us.
We pray for the safety of
our Schools to be a safe, good,
warm place for the Children
Children need their Schools.
We uphold them with our Love and Prayers.
We ask Your Mighty Word
to for all the re-openings
Finding Your Blessing and Word of Love.
Blessing our Nation, blessing us.
Ending our Divisions.
Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump, the First Lady and Their Family
Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady and Their Family.
All of Our Families.
All of Our Families.
The Presidential Team.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.
Senator Tim Scott
Thanking You, The Southern Hemisphere
Didn't see flu the 2020 Winter Season.
A Reliable Election following all Laws
and Counting all Legal Ballots
Pleasing to all
God's Blessing upon us ALL!!!!!!
The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.
Help Hurricane Overcomers.
And Northwest Fire Overcomers.
Thank You, Your Willing Help You Give us
In Jesus Christ. Our Steadfast Love.
Thank You for Hearing Our Prayers!
Thank You, Jesus, for Your Good Gifts.
Optimism!
Please Bless us with Peace.
In Jesus Christ. Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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