John 9:1-11 ~ like Him

 

John 9:1-11

As Jesus passed by, 

He saw a man blind from birth. 

2 And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 

3 Jesus answered, 

“It was not that this man sinned, 

or his parents, 

but that 

The Works of God 

might be displayed 

in him. 

We must work the works of Him Who sent Me while it is day; 

night is coming, when no one can work. 

As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.” 

6 Having said these things, 

He spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then He anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him,

“Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). 

So he went and washed and came back seeing.

8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”

 9 Some said, “It is he.” 

Others said, “No, but he is like him.” 

He kept saying, “I am the man.” 

10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 

11 He answered, “The Man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 

‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ 

So I went and washed and received my sight.” 

Jesus is Living Water.  

Water flows as it will, getting into all sorts of deep topography, 

unseen theretofore.  Jesus is Living Water. God with us.

I can only see Jesus embracing a Love where Love fully hopes to produce Life and Joy. And that Life to be shared in dreams and in hopes and in a widening circle of Family. Life, Love. Faith. Joy.

We could help one another instead of arguing. Bring Love forth.

Foster and Adopt

In fact, Love can be shared with older babies and children as well. Families live far apart. So many children these days would love a family to care for them in Foster Families. The Foster organizations cope with babies born and simply left in hospitals. Adoptions, plentiful.

Job 38:7

While the morning stars sang together 

and 

all the angels 

shouted for joy

We rejoice in the seasons where the burden is lighter and we all pull together. 

Blessings shared.

As a nation, we have done something in the past that has blessed us all.  Fire Stations accepted children, babies, the little ones when their parents felt they needed to leave them forever.

Locally, during Covid, a baby boy was abandoned at one of our local Fire Station. No questions were asked. And the notice was put in the local paper. Why? One parent might be looking. 

And a few years went by and the local newspaper did a tremendous article and photo of Thanksgiving.  A couple wanted to celebrate their son was now 3 years old. They had been unable to have children together and the baby left, graciously and generously, at the local Fire Station had been legally adopted in time to celebrate his 3rd Birthday. The parents wanted to share their joy in the mother's decision to safely leave her son to be cared for. 

The Fire Station reported the find in the article and said at first shock. And then hope. And now joy. 

This is a longtime tradition in Texas. 

Gladney Adoption in Fort Worth since 1887

In 1887, the first "Orphan Train" from the northeast. The Orphan Train Movement transported roughly 200,000 children from the northeast throughout the Midwest and as far west as Texas.  And these children were helped with increasing determination to be placed in a family, and Gladney Adoption was created.

Today, often the children placed up for adoption at Gladney are families with too many children who want their latest pregnancy to be adopted to someone Gladney helps. Gladney

creates adoption books, where hopeful parents explain with art and photos of their heart for a child they cannot conceive together. And sometimes the prospective parent(s) looking for an adoptive family also create an art book of dreams for their unborn child.

There isn't a need to have IVF disagreements.  

Theology is one thing. Life and children another.

In vitro fertilization, a complex series of procedures, can lead to pregnancy. A treatment for infertility.

The people I know who have experienced IVF find it is the most time of tears they have ever experienced. Not everyone can carry a full term infant. It used to be $40,000 dollars even 25 years ago. 

This is when people with tears can comfort others. People who can't carry to term, could contribute to the IVF of people who cannot afford IVF.  And instead of a useless, hurtful debate on frozen embryos labeled only as human beings, we could create families. Where women who want to be mothers help one another. And fathers prepare art books with their hopes and dreams. 

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 

 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Father of mercies 

and God of all comfort 

Who comforts us in all our affliction,

 so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, 

with the Comfort

 with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, 

so through Christ 

we share abundantly 

in Comfort too.

More Love. More Help. Less arguing. 

Exodus 22:22-24

You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, 

I will surely hear their cry

 John 14:18 

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

 Isaiah 1:17 

 Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; 

bring justice to the fatherless, 

plead the widow's cause. 

 Psalm 82:3 

 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; 

maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 

Abba, Father,

Praise the LORD, 

O my soul; 

all 

my inmost being

Praise His Holy Name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul,

and 

forget not all His benefits -

Who forgives all your sins

and 

heals all your diseases,

Who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you 

with love and compassion

With Your Help, 

we will look to the Windows of Heaven in our life 

and see a blessing overflow 

believing all things work together 

for those who Love You.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

Dwell in me,

Dwell in us,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Help us find and bring

to become

 more Heaven

to this earth.

And the Nations of the world,

Your Good Creation,

Calling upon You.

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

Bless us all, 

worldwide

with Healing

Safety

Prosperity and

Peace.

Worldwide

Peace!

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

The healing of those we pray for

in our heart and soul.

The safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The Healing

of the Nation.

Wholeness

Holy.

Goodness.

And in Jesus - this Hope, 

Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus

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