John 6:16-21 ~ do not be afraid

Matins (during the night, at about 2 a.m.); also called Vigil

John 6:16-21

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.

19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.

20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”

1 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, 
and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.


We all need to get out from our troubles. Take a walk. Change direction. Worry less.

Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:16-24 all tell us about Jesus walking on water.

Jesus, was of course, having Trouble. This time, Jesus didn't want to be made King. Just like Psalm Sunday. So the problem was excessive praise for healing the sick and feeding the thousands. When we think about people - we know this reaction would be exactly right. Jesus, being God, wasn't interested in being King. Jesus goals were, and are, to save the entire world.

This walk was still Jesus on God's goals.

Which is perfect for talking about the Language of the Gospels and the Names of Jesus.

If we could sit and ask the Disciples to tell us about this, if we had witnessed this, we might have questions.

1. How is that possible? I want to do this, so how is this done?
2. How do the Names of Jesus fit in with the questions?
3. What were the weather and water conditions?
4. What does Jesus have that is different than us?
5. What was the point of this?
6. What is God saying?
7. Why did Jesus do this several different times?

To ‘walk on water‘ is a well-known saying, said Poland’s kite surfing pioneer Maciek Kozierski. As one of the world's best kite surfers, he long had a vision of himself walking on water. For Kozierski it was a matter of honor that he accomplish the feat without tricks or any technical assistance.

Together with a team that included six-time Israeli wakeboard champion Lior Eliyahu and photographers Predrag Vuckovic from Serbia and Joerg Mitter from Austria he spent four days on the Sea of Galilee on their project codenamed simply "Miracle".

We spent four full days on the water directly in front of the world-famous church at Capernaum. The plan: Kozierski would use his kite to acclerate to maximum speed, then step off the board and release the kite - and then walk on water. The difficulty: when the wind was strong the waves were too high and when the surface was calm there was not enough wind. The 26-year-old athlete from Warsaw crashed hard into the water at high speed more than 50 times and had to repeat the whole attempt time and time again.

The released kite was once damaged after flying halfway across the sea. On another attempt he missed the photographers in the water and on boats. On the last day he finally accomplished the feat and got the perfect “miracle“ shot: Maciek Kozierski walking on water and in the background is the historic church.

"And we did it without any tricks or smoke and mirrors," he said proudly.

(The team also commented Maciek's time seemed to be a little bit of a miracle, too.)

John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, 
and it will be done for you.

How is that possible?

At this point, everything Jesus did is either true or not. Moses parted the Red Sea with God's Help. 325 years A.D. and all of the Roman Empire changing to Jesus Christ tells us about the reality of faith. Most people know an Honest to God miracle. And we could all say with some comfort, yes, God is God.

Jesus arranged for a huge crowd to find the widow of Nain's son become alive to explain life after death is possible. Making the people who have life after death experiences, feel reasonably assured to speak of this. Jesus explained Easter was possible. So walking on water, would be fairly easy.

Water is H20 1 steam, 2 liquid, 3 solid at freezing. Water replenishes the earth.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Living, dead, Alive.
3 Days

This miracle isn't Jesus version of Vespa, although in John 6, He did bend space and time to arrive immediately. And this would allow the Disciples to see Jesus was being fairly serious. And wasn't John Coffey of the Green Mile with stand clear, shock, clear, shock with healing hands. I'd say Jesus was getting the Disciples the clear idea this wasn't illusion. Imagine being walk or donkey speed of life and "IMMEDIATELY",  John 6,  the boat was on the other side.

Moses had the amazing Sonic Boom of God's Voice, and instead Jesus is WORD OF GOD.
Moses asks God's help to make the waters of the Nile red. Jesus brings people out of the water into Life. Moses had help. Jesus is God.

Jesus is created by the Word of God. Today we call this the Big Bangs of Creation.

How do the Names of Jesus fit in?

John 4, Jesus tells the Samaritan woman He is the Messiah. This is the first person He tells, and He explains to her He is Living Water. Telling us, Jesus takes this seriously. We could look at this, like this: "Hi, my name is John Smith and I work for the Matrix, what do you do?"

Jesus is saying that as the Son of God, the Long Awaited Messiah, He is Living Water.
And in Jesus' world, I'd vote to be part of that. I would love to see Jesus doing any of this any day.

And sometimes, I remind myself to say this because, from time to time, burdens lift, just to reinvite:
Father God, I ask right now in the Name of Jesus to be accepted as your child and look forward to seeing what Angels have longed to see. Please end the Virus and one day we will be in Heaven together. Amen.

Jesus tells us He is Living Water and He walks on Water. Jesus is saying He is lighter than water, Jesus can be steam if He wants to be. How does water change from water to steam. Light.

Jesus is not only Living Water. Jesus is Light of the world. Light of mankind.

The boat immediately arrives at the speed of Light. Scriptures tell us also The Almighty knows the names of all the stars and all the Hosts of Heaven. The Almighty is the creator of All Things. Jesus is saying He is God.

John the Disciple gives us - all -  about Jesus in the beginning of John 1. He was not making up
poetry to tell us what Jesus is. Jesus is the Word of God manifest.


Zechariah 14:8-9
And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.

And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one.

The Alpha and The Omega.

Light of the World. When the Government did studies on Lightning, we found Lightning gets to be amazing shapes as the higher up the Lightning goes. And not only that, - if it is Lightning over Oklahoma, - then Japan registers the movement of the Stratospheres. Which actually showed us, Sun flares are attached to Lightning the way a leg can pull pantyhose. They are part of One. One System. One Light.

Zechariah said something - Amazing to Jesus' cousin.

Luke 1
“And you, my little son,
will be called the prophet of the Most High,
because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
You will tell his people how to find salvation
through forgiveness of their sins.

Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to visit us,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”

John the Disciple HINTED at this by explaining if we took all the books in Libraries,
we wouldn't touch the Understanding of Jesus. When the Old Testament proclaims, "Hear O Israel, God is One." Being creator of All Things is a Massive amount of - One. It was in our time of history Einstein was the first person to talk about bending Light and time to move the boat to - immediately.

What were the weather and water conditions?
What does Jesus have that is different than us?
What was the point of this?
What is God saying?
Why did Jesus do this several different times?

If we say God is One. I think we pretty well answered if Jesus could see in the dark!

(Wouldn't it be great to hear Jesus explain to our children, "Are we there yet!"

We will get there by being in love with Jesus! Jesus is pretty amazing to figure out what will get the Disciples Astonishment. After He cured the blind man who said men look like trees, Jesus said, "OH
don't EVEN go into the Village. Jesus pretty well understands us!)


Abba, our Father

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

As Peter said upon being fished out:

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

By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

And into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you!

Thanks Be Unto GOD for allowing us the Freedom to Look to God First.
To Seek His Kingdom Today on this earth
and help us to Live meaningfully in Love, Peace and Joy!

Father God, please kill the virus quickly. Give us Your Strength. You are God.

We ask Your Willing Blessings Flow as Living Water for us, Your Beloved.

In Jesus Christ, Our Wonderful Jesus,
Amen.

Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring)

Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = approximately 6 a.m.)

… Thou shalt call his name
 Jesus 

for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1: 21
…His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Might God,
…The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6

… God hath made that same Jesus… both Lord & Christ Acts 2:36

…Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world! John 1:29

…they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, the song of The Lamb Revelation 15:3


…Behold, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Revelation 5:5


..and the Bright & Morning Star Revelation 22:16


..and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life 1 John 1:1


…we have and advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous 1 John 2:1


…whereby the Dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke 1:78


…Before Abraham, I Am. John 8:58


…And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. John 1: 34

…are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25


…We have found the Messiah which, is being interpreted, the Christ. John 1:41


…I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6


…through the knowledge of the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. II Peter 2: 20

..a name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Revelation 19:16

…I am the Light of the World. John 8:12

…The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world… John 1:9

…I am Alpha & Omega the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come

The Almighty!!!

 Revelation 1:8

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John 5:1-25 ~ He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself

All Things are in the Authority of Jesus.

So He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself.

John 5:1-25

5 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”

7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.”

8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.

Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”


18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel. 

21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

Today I was reading about the survivors of Covid 19. It's not unlike Hurricane Katrina. Unlike Hurricane, cold or flu, Covid 19 has respite. After the respite, Covid 19 takes someone who has had the regular illnesses or Covid 19 and attacks again.

These verses move from healing, to the comfort of life after death. This is the subject of our intense interest in the virus.

The man who was healed had hope for 38 years. His process was ongoing and he had been diligent.
Diligent.  This illness, this virus, causes isolation. People who are working to be well at home are separated from others. People who are working to be well in the hospital are separated from others. At a time we are blessed to have love, in illness, this virus takes us to quiet and separation.

People describe pain in Covid 19. Pain in the ribs, tiredness, difficulty to draw a breathe. And in the quiet, the lack of encouragement and the pain, there can be despair. Despair can let us let go of Hope. Today there were stories on the news about hospital staff taking time to let people hear from those they love even in coma. That might be something someone well nearby offers, but in illness - the illness brings cloudy thinking reportedly - this might be overlooked if others are ill at home or even if the illness is bearing down hard.

A plan of faith is required. When Jesus traveled across the Sea of Galilee sometimes 3 times a day, Jesus was working on His Specific Plan. The people who traveled to see Jesus had a plan of faith to arrive on time.

When I was in High School, our neighborhood of about 9 blocks had about 25 children, ranging in age from 6 to 18, passing along a viral Meningitis. (Bacterial Meningitis is the deadly illness with vaccines available now.) We were told it was an offshoot of chicken pox. I got it from my brother having a friend over and he was in our home about 15 minutes. The younger children went to the Hospital due to these symptoms: "Severe Headache", high fever, altered mental capacity, intolerance to light which could progress to loud noises. The key to not getting worse - - -  was to be hydrated and fed. In a time where drink and sustenance was almost abhorrent. Take fever nsaids before time, not after the 4 hour period. Stay on top of fever reduction meds. Set an alarm.


Discipline.  During pain and confusion.
The plan to have liquids a fever would not diminish. Food available without a lot of fuss. Vitamins. Items in a row. A cabinet. Written instructions and phone numbers.

Plan. 
Not to have the Virus. Take the precautions.

Plan in case you might have the virus.
Like David said in Psalm 108 a plan not to give into Malaise.
News isn't cheery. The economy will give us opportunities to have a solution. This is about the most important point. Jesus asked His people from time to time to have faith. He never expected us to be God. Even the blind men were asked to ask Him. Blind men were asked to walk. Jesus asked Lazarus' sisters if they had faith - to see a Wonder of God. Jesus asked, not as the Punisher, Jesus asked as Friend, Loved One and Salvation.









During World War II, my in-laws, as elementary school children, picked Victory Cotton in Dallas, Texas instead of Spring Break. DISD. Dallas Independent School District.


Logistics removing Fear.
You might want to consider some lighter movies and have some humor in between naps. And in finding entertainment (suggestions from children and adults) to uplift, it might be time to talk to older children and teens about how to nurse without fear. Our county is seeing some younger people with Covid 19. Like Georgia. Some children will take on some larger responsibilities than they know. Planning removes some of the fear.

Keep Logistics from creating Fear. Recovery is 96%. A good plan is only wise.
Write this down. Go over it when asked after one explanation.

Discuss  LOGISTICS temperature taking, who to call, phone lists, liquids, vitamins, medicines (easy to find), sandwiches, frozen food, canned food. Discuss space and quarantine in the house. Discuss with adult children a plan of safe visiting even if it's outside an open window. (I've wondered about scaffolding and window cleaning visits from windows at Hospitals. And the news about the very ill having phones dialed was very heroic.) Discuss the 3 days it sometimes takes to have delivered food. How to use the ordering, how to pay. Who would be dropping off food you know. Even have an emergency plan to get to the hospital. What hospital. Insurance Cards. How you will do laundry or where clothes can safely be placed. Plan how your family will not give the virus to others.

Plan in Respite to be encouraging force and be honest. Best foot forward.
To yourself and others near you. You might ask your child to read to you. And find books and scripture to uplift. Practice praying that is calming. Just talking to Jesus as if He is our Family. Talking to God Conversationally as Father. The Lord's Prayer and Numbers 6.

Endurance.
If you were ill for 2 and a half weeks, have you told yourself to realize you will survive?

Pray
Not to get this, This Helps! Practice thinking about the people who had this mildly. Realize how many people don't go to the Hospital. Recovery Rates of 96%.

Some thoughts.

My father and his family lived with being in recovery from having Malaria being from Bolivar Co, MS. The Delta has boggy areas and they had Malaria. Regularly Tonic with Quinine, which is quite light, is consumed in recovery. The "Prescription" medications recommended is an RX prescription form is a synthetic Quinine. Malaria sufferers have shown evidence the natural Quinine is more effective. THE THING ABOUT QUININE IS THIS - it is not a preemptive medication. Repeat, it's serious in creating bleeding and in heart irregularity. Serious. Quinine is NOT something you can take to ward off illness. It helps in definite illness, when breathing is labored. Not, not, not for those who have faced heart irregularities. I'm not a medical person - these are GUESSES.

Zinc has been shown to be effective in huge colds. Zinc is not a bad idea.

Abba!

We can plan for a thousand things, and You have our Back.



We believe we will be so fortunate and Blessed to get through all this.

We pray for the Virus to end. For us, for our family and friends and world wide.

Planning ahead helps us all not to worry. You, Father, have a Plan for Life. We Plan with You.


We give thanks for Putting Jesus first and seeking Heaven on earth.  We want to Live in
Love, Joy and Peace.


Thank You for those I love. You have them covered in Jesus Christ.

Jesus is for Life and for us forever. Thank You. Amen.

We are all Praying!

We are all Praying!

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Psalm 68:19 ~ loadeth

Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)

Psalm 68:19

 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, 
even The God
 of our salvation. Selah.

Abba,

Help us daily to find the Blessings. And shake off our worries.

Lord Jesus.

Amen.

King David knows, eternally,how to pray like Monty Python. 

The Art of Not Being Seen.

Go into your mind closet and pray, don't pray like the heathen.

Amen.

This Aggie wants to know,which Aggie are you ???

Find your style!

Even President Trump does this with Governors.

(Please do not call me and scream Politics, thankyouthankyou verymuch!)

Matins (during the night, at about 2 a.m.); also called Vigil

Sometimes in stressful times, a Melatonin slow release and a Scripture verse will knock out all the worry. Make sure you are sleeping 8 hours.

Lauds or Dawn Prayer (at dawn, about 5 a.m., but earlier in summer, later in winter)
Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = approximately 6 a.m.)
Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)

Sext or Midday Prayer (Sixth Hour = approximately 12 noon)
The Lord's Prayer is said Nationwide for the Nation and your prayer requests. We ask the Blessing of seeking God first and His Kingdom here on earth and Heaven. We pray to Live Love, Peace and Joy.

Nones or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = approximately 3 p.m.)
We pray for the ill to not have suffering. We pray the Virus to stop. We pray for Health Care to have hope, strength and relief. We pray for God's Miracles and His daily Love enfolding us.

Vespers or Evening Prayer ("at the lighting of the lamps", about 6 p.m.)
Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring)

Doug Flutie. What the heck is a 'Doug Flutie'? Oh we are going to rock this...
shake it off.
shake it off.

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Psalm 108 ~ Melody

Christ in Majesty, Italian 1275 A.D.

Psalm 108

A Song. A Psalm of David.

My heart is steadfast, O God!

I will sing and make melody with all my being!

2 Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

4 For your steadfast love is great above the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

6 That your beloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer me!

7 God has promised in His Holiness:

“With exultation I will divide up Shechem

and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my scepter.

9 Moab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I cast my shoe;

over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

11 Have you not rejected us, O God?

You do not go out, O God, with our armies.

12 Oh grant us help against the foe,

for vain is the salvation of man!

With God

we shall do valiantly;

it is He

who will tread down our foes.

We all know Fight the Good Fight.
Having all the tools we can find and find useful, is a path our Father God would walk with us.

Melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, figuratively, the term can include successions of other musical elements such as tonal color.

One of the calming aspects of melody is the repeat. We can wait for the soothing portions or grab strength from the Pitch. The melody is learned. And once we comprehend what we enjoy, we will probably never forget this aspect of life. All the Biblical visions of Heaven tell us music is enduring, part of imperishable Life.

The Melody we are learning in Psalm 108, is the Good Fight today.
Psalm 107 tells us something similar, the voyage on the ocean. Beautiful and terrifying, we can picture this occurring in the same day. Calm and terrifying.

DWe all know Fight the Good Fight.
Having all the tools we can find and find useful, is a path our Father God would walk with us.

Melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, figuratively, the term can include successions of other musical elements such as tonal color.

One of the calming aspects of melody is the repeat. We can wait for the soothing portions or grab strength from the Pitch. The melody is learned. And once we comprehend what we enjoy, we will probably never forget this aspect of life. All the Biblical visions of Heaven tell us music is enduring, part of imperishable Life.

The Melody we are learning in Psalm 108, is the Good Fight today.
Psalm 107 tells us something similar, the voyage on the ocean. Beautiful and terrifying, we can picture this occurring in the same day. Calm and terrifying.

David was never recorded as being a sailor, or even going on a sea voyage. Psalm 108 has already told us the Psalmist woke up with optimism. As the day progresses, Joy is found. Suddenly, David is confronted with the idea of his loved ones suffering. We are told all the time, like Psalm 73, not to compare our lives to others. This leads to misery. Won't happen. Because - we learn from life. The Books of the Bible Samuel and Chronicles tell us immediately we want to know about Life and Lives and People. The Bible isn't just written as a History; The Scriptures are an Experience. Life isn't a tame lion. God is Good. All the Time.

As David compares his situation to the History, remember David learned while tending his family lambs and flock, David isn't really having fun when he contemplates all of the Scriptures. The Scriptures are real, life has suffering. David suffered for 22 years diligently working on being anointed of God. "Anointed of God." David was crowned four times and the prophetic went sideways.

When David had 'a bad day' it wasn't home, for glass of wine and a lot of over thinking. David went to a tent or a cave having seen entrails and broken heads. How did David cope with Horror.

David believed very strongly in something we'd call the American Dream. David wouldn't. David would say faith would ask us to do the work God gives mankind: To Believe in the One He has Sent. David understood The Almighty so well, David believe Yahweh was Jesus Christ. David believes, eternally, God wants the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the poor to have Good News preached to them. David believes whatever crisis he has, God is going to interweave this for God's Glory.

When we say Fight the Good Fight, we are saying:

The New Testament, the New Covenant, is telling us we are Living Stones. Building our souls into becoming God's Treasure. And we don't build tomorrow, we build today. David very specifically is telling us what he does daily. David the Shepherd admires The Good Shepherd. David is always tending something and as he tends, David is finding Joy. Today we might say mindfully, but David is not meditating in Peace. The Peace that passes understanding - is - very - present. David is doing as his faith and his life and his prophesy and his soul teach David - David is tapping into God's Strength, not to endure, to Thrive.

What stage of David's life is Psalm 108?

• Forgotten and overlooked, the youngest son of Jesse. Learning about God in the field with the sheep. Samuel had to rebuke Jesse to get the ball rolling.
• Innocent and overly confident teenager going up against a Giant. We have archaeological proof sitting in the Museum of Israel and accepted by the experts. (The internet was wrong, the Museum of Israel lists the asset.)
• David wades into a mine field with his employer, the King. Losing the first wife and soon on the run.
• Mercenary David lives very colorfully, and all the priests who helped him live the 'anointed' were taken in slaughter by King Saul.
• David's own band of thugs decide to Kill David when the families are taken and kidnapped by other mercenary thugs.
• David lived in a ... ditch. The Tel Dan Steele tells us David really existed. As King. Not many men ride their favorite donkey and dance naked at the Coronation.  One sort of lends itself to the other, maybe? 

What Stage of David's Life is Psalm 108?
Today.
David could be having a really bad time in his dream Palace getting the census taken. Or David could be learning Absalom is plotting heinously. The Time of David's Life is - Today.
David could be having a really bad time in his dream Palace getting the census taken. Or David could be learning Absalom is plotting heinously. The Time of David's Life is - Today.

One of the most calming aspects of God is the Melody repeats. Sing with me:
God didn't bring you this far, to drop you on your head.
And if you want to put that to Gregorian Chant - well, certainly. What ever rocks the boat.

Notice with me, the day this is played is Good Friday. How could our God. Our GOD, stand by for Good Friday. I lost a daughter as she was born. God caused Darkness, Earthquake and the earth was still. God isn't like you or me. When God died on the Cross in the agony and shame, God was on the Cross.

The same God who says on Easter Sunday, "My Father and yours."

David has learned to Thrive in World War I times. Because David believes God is so involved with him (you) our Jesus is coming back to cook Breakfast on the Beach and listen to us complain about jealousy and comfort and Politics and why does Jesus like John better, is he going to get better blessings now. While Jesus is talking about sheep, He really is telling Peter - allllll the sheep in the whoooole world.

Jesus already knew that. And God sent Jesus as an infant to be born in a barn, to an 'as yet unwed' mother. God sent Him to a barn to survive, bird flu. This is where these virus occur, food to table, in care of mere humans. Covid 19. God sent His Son to live past this.

God entrusts His Only Son, whom He Delights in, Wonderful, Counselor, Jesus The Christ of God - to the world. Tender baby, God Trusts us.

David expects to see what God is going to do is "Interweave" all things to Good.

David wasn't a deist, he didn't believe God was an absent patrician.

The Word of God Stands Forever. Alleluia.

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Psalm 20 ~ May the Lord answer you

Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)

Psalm 20

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.
4 May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.

5 May we shout for joy over your victory
and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.

6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
Answer us when we call!

In the Name of Jesus we pray! Amen!



Mostly the things we worry about don't happen. Each day is sufficient.
Finding when we are excited about Love or God or the day or a new plan.
God's Mercies Renew. Daily.  This optimism is called in Scripture, "Daily He Loadeth
us with Benefits." The Joy of the Lord is Strength.

Mindful Prayers are a tool for the heart, brain and soul. To deliberately find what is joyful in Life. When one is excessively burdened, the beginning of mindful prayers can make the eyes mist up. Fine, well and good. The Journey has begun to find what is good to create Strength and Joy.



Matins (during the night, at about 2 a.m.); also called Vigil
Lauds or Dawn Prayer (at dawn, about 5 a.m., but earlier in summer, later in winter)
Prime or Early Morning Prayer (First Hour = approximately 6 a.m.)
Terce or Mid-Morning Prayer (Third Hour = approximately 9 a.m.)

Sext or Midday Prayer (Sixth Hour = approximately 12 noon)
The Lord's Prayer is said Nationwide for the Nation and your prayer requests. We ask the Blessing of seeking God first and His Kingdom here on earth and Heaven. We pray to Live Love, Peace and Joy.

Nones or Mid-Afternoon Prayer (Ninth Hour = approximately 3 p.m.)
We pray for the ill to not have suffering. We pray the Virus to stop. We pray for Health Care to have hope, strength and relief. We pray for God's Miracles and His daily Love enfolding us.

Vespers or Evening Prayer ("at the lighting of the lamps", about 6 p.m.)
Compline or Night Prayer (before retiring)

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