Psalm 24 ~ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?

Psalm 24

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, [and all that fills it ]
    the world, and all who live in it;
² for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?
⁴ The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.

⁵ They will receive blessing from the Lord
    and vindication from God their Savior.
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face, God of Jacob.

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates;
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,
    the Lord mighty in battle.
⁹ Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty—
    he is the King of glory.

Gratitude would be the aspiration for the day. What can we give the LORD that He has not already given us. Thanks from our hearts.


Oh Lord, our rock and redeemer. Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our heart be always acceptable in Your sight. In the name of Your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.


Revelation 21
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place [tabernacle] of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people [peoples], and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.

Jesus knew and spoke of His Kingdom. The Lord God will be their light.

Revelation 21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.









Hebrews 12
12-15 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled





Hebrews 12
18-19 For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them.

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.

28-29 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

Isaiah 40:31
They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint!!!!

Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God

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John 14:1-17 ~ Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

John 14:1-17

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.


Life has seasons. Lately, I've had several friends tell me of the sorrow of losing parents or having parents passing on. Which is the living example of Romans 5:3-5

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us


The diligence in giving back to a parent in this extreme time. The exultation of perseverance.   Giving us character, hope, and the Love God has for us, pouring into our hearts.

We think as we grow older and are not given the attention of younger people, we are retired and our example is diminished. This is not what Psalm 92 tells us.

The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Planted in the house of the LORD,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,

15 To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.



Each week Catholics wisely pray for the Light of Christ to shine on them now and the hour of their death. People who die begin to be so calm, they leave a legacy of peace in passing to Home, in the Lord's eternal Kingdom.


Please see this email I received about Christian passing.

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that I will not be attending this coming Sunday as I will be returning to Europe as my Stepfather suddenly passed away today.

This gentle & lovely & 'ever happy' man was just as humble as could be and very blessed to have had a pain free 2 years as his illness progressed and was happily boasting about his wife and step children this morning to any/all nursing staff who would listen before peacefully falling asleep.

If I could please ask for prayers for my Mom & family this week, that they continue to feel the gratitude & blessings and deep sense of peace of today , knowing his desire was to return home for a spell, which he was granted for a few days:)

Hugs,
From His Loved One


And for a dear, dear friend who has a mom who fought with her this prior decade, "growing her up", and took her children in, sometimes for a summer; Giving the family a memory of "Grammie's" summer days instead of daycare. Her mom had her in her forties, so you know this Grammie was not a spring chicken, with spry ease, diligently raising these kids for the summer. This was the good fight. This daughter is treasuring her mom, and so very sad to loose her challenging-to-grow-her Mom. That work paid off - these two ladies - mother and daughter - have reversed roles and the days are Bible reading with the granddaughter - who has a full life - a grandson and very emotional daughter.

Conversation has stilled. Only bits of conversation are filled with memories.

Janice, like children do, is concerned this full-time nursing situation isn't as great as old home fires and has guilt. The kind of guilt her mom wouldn't want her to have. Or her FATHER. On October 9th, the nursing facility had someone in the distance singing "Happy Birthday." Janice asked her mom, "Do you remember who had an October 9th birthday?" Sweet Grammie replied, "My son, David, did."

Janice's mom has provided a legacy of overcoming the hardship of losing two of her four children in their forties, suddenly, to accident and sudden death. As well as the sudden death of her son-in-law, Kenny. And the early passing of her much loved husband. Grammie had quadruple heart-by-pass about 7 years ago in her eighties. She was rather nonchalant about the operation saying the situation was win-win. Win, if she continued in this life, win if she went Home. Now, in her 92nd year, the conversation that was up-building, confrontational and caring has dwindled.

Janice writes today:

"While I was visiting Mom yesterday I decided that I would read to her from the Bible (my daughter Kaitie does this on her visits, but wasn't able to come that day) and of course doing this impromptu, I fumbled around for a verse that would be familiar to her and came upon John 14. I read "Let not you heart be troubled..." and stopped, asking Mom "You know this one, this was always one of your favorites, do you remember what else it says?" and once again without hesitating she replied, "In My Father's House are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you..." Needless to say, my heart went into my throat and I couldn't go much further than that, but once again as her mind wanders and some things don't make sense - THOSE THINGS THAT MATTER DO MAKE SENSE! I love you, Mom and thank you every day for all that you are, and all that you have given to me - yesterday, today and always!"

Her friend replies:
"We were just talking about this last week, how faith is a real connecting factor. When my father-in-law was dying of cancer, he often didn't know what was going on and sometimes even us. But he could still say the Lord's Prayer and would join us to pray it whether he knew us or not. Moments to cherish."

Jesus couldn't be held by the grave. We will not either. Jesus was given a physical body to fully tell us we shall overcome death in HIS grace.

Ephesians 1:7-10
In Him we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace,
8 which He lavished upon us,
in all wisdom and insight
making known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His purpose, which he set forth in Christ
as a plan for the fullness of time,
to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth.

Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away

Isaiah 35:2
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.

And we were told of this by Him, in His Word. Romans 15:13
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

And of course, the favorite verse Della leaves to her children as a peaceful legacy of the good fight, well done, by a faithful servant of His.

John 14:1-3
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also."

 Sprovach painted Heaven's Reception

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Zechariah 4 ~ Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts

Zechariah 4

And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. 3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?”

I said, “No, my lord.”

6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 10 For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

“These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth.” 11 Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” 12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?” 13 He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” 14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones ^{[two sons of new oil]} who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

Sculpture Garden Washington D.C.

We see Israel rise again out of the ashes of destruction. Called an el name here - Zerubbabel.

The wonder of the impossible. God keeps repeating His Story. Just as Joshua was told. A message for us.


Joshua 1

I will never leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”


We love to get caught up in explaining difficult things like a plumb line. This is really about balance. What would the Lord have us do?

Not to be the virgins caught without oil, Jesus told us about, instead be fruitful for Him asking each day.

Isaiah 55:12
You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

 
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Psalm 37:23
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way

Psalm 25:14
The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.


Blessed be the Lord God of Hosts. All praise, honor and glory to Him the King of Kings. Love, Mercy and Forgiveness are in His footsteps. Let the Glory of the Lord live round about us. Now and always. Blessings upon the Name of Jesus. Amen.

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Luke 12:39-48 ~ faithful and wise

What thief tells us they intend to arrive?

Luke 12:39-48

39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

41 Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?”

42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. 48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.


No one had to tell Jesus what was in the heart of mankind. God, in the Holy Spirit, told us that. Not very surprising considering He is God. Jesus is conveying interest. And Emotion. Jesus is always Salt and Light.


1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.

I know a lady who has cancer for the first time in her sixties. She is not too worried. This is in His hands. Of course she is sad. The Disciples of Jesus were known to flop around with worry. This is a situation that calls attention to our beliefs, concerns. A valid time to trust and reflect what we know about HIM. This lady said in her sixth decade she feels, well the illness is a gamble, but we never know if we step out of our house and are hit by a bus. This is true, I have actually been hit by a bus before.

A thief is an entirely different event. We feel afraid, watched, concerned. Angry. Trying to decide if we did what we could correctly. Although, Edward, my husband was on a jury where the victim had been chased by the burglar the day before.

Yet.. you would have emotion if you were on the wrong side of Judgment. 

I knew a woman years ago, she and her husband fought and after twenty years of marriage, their huge divorce disagreement was over her newly earned and self purchased Lincoln Town Car. He was not awarded her car in the divorce, so he routinely followed her and took his key to her car and drove away leaving her stranded. Leaning on her mercy that he was really acting upon hurt feelings and she would have to either report the theft and drop it again or wait for him to feel merciful. I advised her to spend the money and have the ignition and doors changed after a dozen events. She did so.

We have a clue about our diligence in our Spiritual life, our deepest core, our soul. Yet HE is aware we often act like the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. Self concerned. WE need to stay aware of HIM and not let life snatch us back into the mere oscillation becoming stagnation.

Matthew 25
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

We can relate to this story, burning oil at both ends. 

Or we can have the understanding Most Men would not want to be called "virgins without oil " upon discovering the LORD isn't nicey nice and requests the pleasure of their company in conversation...all the time.

For me, this reminder -would be running just a little bit late. 

Or

Being along the path of life, the wide path, the rocky freeway. Zooming for a while...joyfully. Knowing our next exit, watching for stray traffic and lane changers, texters, drunks ...but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.


Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

Paul told us to be pleased with a quiet life. For a man chased from town to town - this is an interesting observation! (You have to love the Word of God for the honesty!)

Much will be required...
Jesus asked us to consider if we were prepared for a thief TO SURPRISE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF US. SCARED!

The Scriptures are very real. Jesus is telling us what the Bible tells us the Day of the Lord will happen to us.


Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;
as destruction from the Almighty it will come!

Ezekiel 13:5
You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord.

Joel 1:15
Alas for the day!
bFor the day of the Lord is near,
and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.

Pat Benatar said - you better run, you better hide - yet, we all have an invitation to leave the Planet.


Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

 Jesus our Mediator will make sure He will unite all things to HIM in the fulness of His Time.

Revelation 14:14-15
Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud

Revelation 21:18
The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as glass.

Psalm 46:4
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.




Lord Jesus, you have captured my heart and it is yours. Help me to me strong in faith, steadfast in hope, and generous in love seeking to please You. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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Proverbs 2 ~ walk in the ways

Proverbs 2


My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;

3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.

16 So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman,
from the adulteress with her smooth words,
17 who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
18 for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.

20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.



Proverbs 2

My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;


God is orderly. Even the Commandments are given in an orderly fashion. What does God give as wisdom?

1 Timothy 2
Pray 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

And I'd love to say ... I love the mediator JESUS CHRIST, THE HERO.


3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.


Who were some of the people God admires? Good information to know...

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

By faith Sarah herself received

By faith Isaac invoked future blessings

By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed

By faith Joseph counted on the Exodus

By faith Moses was looking for a greater reward

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down


6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.


Psalm 116
8 For you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.


9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.

Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.



16 So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman,
from the adulteress with her smooth words,
17 who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
18 for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.


Sinking down isn't my favorite thing.

Psalm 3
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah


Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Matthew 14:31
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”


20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.


Psalm 113
4 The Lord is high above all nations,
and his glory above the heavens!
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
who is seated on high,
6 who looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!

Mark 10:32
They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe

Father God, we lift our very lives to you and every day. Let us be fruitful for you. Desiring Your Glory and Mercy and Steadfast Love. Let us Live - Give us the Day - in Your truth. Gaining the wisdom of mercy and of verve. Light and salt. Like really good potato chips. Knowing You require of us to be crunchy - like John says torts are, not stale. Torts are difficult to swallow but the Spirit gives many blessings. You are the God above all Gods. Light from Light. And You told us, it is written, You are the God who made His first sign to make wine. At a wedding. For His mom. Because that is who YOU are - the Great I Am.

Thanksgiving for Keys found on DG and Golf courses after being lost for three days. Praise to you Lord Father God and Keeper of our Souls. In Your Highest Name. Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. 

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