Mark 7:24-30 ~ His Presence

According to the cuneiform from Babylon Chronicles, 597 BC, in The British Museum, Jerusalem remained blackened burned stones heaped upon each other. It was so burned, it took a century for the stones to be clean again in the ruins. Jerusalem was not going to be enjoyable for the meager remnant.

And Judea fell again when destroyed by soon to be Emperor Titus in 70 A.D., when Jesus would have died of natural causes and old age. Titus got to march in with an estimated one million Jewish slaves as part of his Royal Triumph Parade. The Colosseum was built as a spoil of war. The Temple Tools are carved on the Arch of Titus.

And the Arch of Titus was completed 81 AD by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus's official deification or consecratio and the victory of Titus together with their father, Vespasian, over the Jewish rebellion in Judea.




About 1550 AD the Pope used the Arch for Oath taking and loyalty ceremonies. And the Arch began to show deterioration.

By 1700 AD it was almost abandoned and a citizen lived in the ruins.

In 1812 the Pope decided to restore this:

(This) monument, remarkable in terms of both religion and art,
had weakened from age:
Pius the Seventh, Supreme Pontiff,
by new works on the model of the ancient exemplar
ordered it reinforced and preserved.


Good idea.

1948 - The Jews had refused to walk under the Arch of Titus, believing Israel would rise from utter defeat almost 1900 years later. Correct!

What will we expect from Jesus - Living Son of God - Author of the Living Word of God?

Mark 7:24-30

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.

25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”


28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.



Jesus was always known and IS Known as being approachable.


In our lives, we all come from

different aspects,

seasons and varying degrees of our Journey in Life with Jesus.

Jesus is not the type of Man, God, who will revile someone in their wobbles.


We were not there, we do not know if the Syrian woman approached Jesus with dogged diligence or if her whole approach was filled with trepidation.


If someone greets Jesus for many years and many paths with trepidation - this is just like the Prodigal Son being seen, far, far away. The Father had time to make sure this was his child.


The Bible is living and active, Jesus is not going to shame the Syrian Woman for having trepidation, Jesus is going to be with her and work out her worries.


We all will encounter the Living Father God in various seasons of our lives. Some days we read this as Jesus is being quite regal to a gentile. But perhaps this particular gentile expected God to speak to her in ways she found recognizable.


Can you imagine if the woman had approached Jesus and said this to Jesus and He replied, "Oh Ridiculous, your daughter has never ever had a demon. She had Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and you, being merely at the start of the Gregorian Calendar, surely you are uninformed and stop groveling."

(Yes, I am completely sure Jesus knew of what He was speaking of in Divine Knowledge in the passage - this is an analogy.)


God being God - is going to have to approach us in our highest level of thinking. We cannot attain to filling the Heavens with our Presence. Father Francis MacNutt is a 91 year old graduate of Harvard. He has been involved in healing ministries for 40 years. Father MacNutt says that when someone is healed they want to know right away if the healing is permanent. They begin testing the permanence of the healing like a colt on new found, shaky legs. Father God does not zap them for being people of little faith and take the healed miracle back. God allows us to grow. To lean to Him. Francis MacNutt reports the Joy of the realization process of healing.


The Vast Mercy of God will agree with the Disciple John working, walking, watching, talking, living, and experiencing Jesus. Saying to us - GOD IS LOVE.

How does Father God like to be addressed in Expectation?


Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.


Ephesians 3:12
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.



God is God. Always. His own Word tells us about Father God. We use our talents and gifts to bring them to Father God, in prayer, saying, "I hope I have pleased You." Believing of Father God - He is Love and He is easily pleased with earnest hearts who Love Him.




Abba, Father God,

You have placed me in my life - just where I am. You gave me my name, you gave me my circumstances. I have days of plenty and days of want. Help me this day to place my thanksgiving, my gratitude for what has blessed this day - as a gift from You, Father God.


Help us in our circumstances we label as difficult. You, Father God may not see our difficulty as troublesome. When our boundaries do not enlarge, You ask us do we see a desert or a patch of land to garden and cultivate. Help us to be wise in our own thinking. And See You are a God in Whom Nothing is Impossible!


Let me place my heart, my talents, my gifts in front of You and ask all things work together for Good. Let every knee bow at the Highest Name of Jesus, let us kneel and worship. You are our God. We are the people of Your pasture. We place our cares in Your hands. Thank You for hearing our voice. Let us hear and understand our calling in life from You.


We bring in our hearts, the Ones we Love. Asking You for their upbuilding, to broaden hearts and to create more Heaven on this earth.  For healing for those asking Jesus to be healed. Give us every good gift we need and continually point us in the right direction. We ask this for our work, our friends, our Church, our State and Nation. Knowing to Know Your Love is to create Love, Hope, Faith, Joy and Peace. Help us be led in Upward Goodness and not as needing a bit and a bridle.


THANK YOU FATHER GOD, Your mercies RENEW each day. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Psalm 130 ~ With the Lord there is Steadfast Love

Psalm 130

A Song of Ascents.


Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.

Genesis 28:11-13

10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”




Genesis 31:12-14

12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.’”


John 1:50-51
50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Luke 6:12
In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Abba,

You began with Your Words, "Let there be Light."

And the Children of God were told to inhabit the earth and fill it. The Exodus, the Children of Israel walked down into the depths of the Red Sea, to rise to climb back onto land. A series of seasons.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the journey from Nazareth was up in elevation to Bethlehem. Jesus was buried in a tomb with a hill on top of Him. And Jesus Rose again to New Life.

We will have seasons of all kind of life. In all seasons, we have Your Love.

In the Words of Jesus to pray always with Hope, we ask more Jesus and more Holy Spirit and more of Your Joy.

We pray over our concerns and cares and we lift up the cares of those we Love. Knowing You hear us. And will tenderly care for us.

We pray for our families and those we Love with great tenderness and know Your Love is Steadfast and filled with compassion.

We pray for those in New School Beginnings. For those in steady paths of life. We lift of those who have health concerns to be made well in Jesus Christ, Son of God.

We ask for Your Love on our Nation. And the Nations seeking Jesus. We bless You remembering the many times You have healed and acted for the People we Love. And Give Great Thanks to Pray with all of Creation. More Heaven on earth and with Your Good Will.

In Jesus Christ, we have our Blessings. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Matthew 10:5-15 ~ The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand

Matthew 10:5-15

5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

9 Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

St. Patrick, 5th Century A.D., returned to England after many years of cruel enslavement. And Patrick's reaction - return and toss out the snakes and bring Jesus Christ's Love. There wasn't really a manuel on this. No written advice. St. Patrick was winging it.

This Matthew 10 Passage is Jesus sending His 12 disciples out. Immediately. After making them His disciples. Later, Jesus would send out 72 disciples (who had motley faith in hard times.) Chapter 12 is when they are reunited. Jesus went on to preach and teach in other cities, evidently, without the disciples in Chapter 11.

Matthew's 10th Chapter goes on to say, as Jesus sends them out - trusting them - to be who they are and to preach the Good News in the power of the Holy Spirit, He says:


John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

This is amazing to me.

Can you imagine Jesus sent these raw recruits on their way? To do ... God's work. Jesus trusts them to go to it.

~ 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.

The very next statement is Jesus repeating twice. The healing is a gift of God. Do not seek pay. Human nature is to find advantage in every situation. Jesus says be a gift. The grace of God is a gift. He doesn't say in this passage to travel to foreign lands and be a missionary. He says God expects us, as untrained theologians, if we believe in Him to do Kingdom work and not to look for the advantage for ourselves.

Okay. The word of God is for us. Today.

Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Look around. This is the mission field.

Abba, Father God,

Here are my hands. Here I am. You will send opportunity, You will send Your Holy Spirit. 

It is not all up to me. Whew. You. Send me as You would like. 

You do not promise we will have miracles in all of our endeavors to bring forth Kingdom work. 

You promise You are with us through it all. You help us to shake off the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and go forward, in hope of You. 

In the name of Jesus Christ.

In the Grace upon Grace of Jesus, we rest our cares, we place our hopes. 

We fervently put our loved ones with You. We trustingly place the Nation in Your care. 

We are praying for Elliott to be healed from cancer and enjoy long life well past his early 40s into grandparenting with his beloved wife, Harby. And comfort for their 3 young children and parents.

We praise You for the prayers around the Good Creation - all asking more Heaven on earth. Your Good Will be Accomplished. For new school years and travel safety.

And with all heart, Thank You, Abba You are God and give tender mercies. And rain in August!!!

Amen, Lord Jesus!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Psalm 108 ~ Your steadfast love is great above the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds

Psalm 108

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!

13 With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.




Psalm 136

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

4 to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever

5 To him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

6 to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

7 to him who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

11 and brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

13 to him who divided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever

15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

16 to him who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

17 to him who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

18 and killed mighty kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

21 and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

22 a heritage to Israel his servant,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who gives food to all flesh,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.



We were treated to a rare Sunset tonight. The sky turned brilliantly orange. Astonishing.

All of life has so many changes. I once stood in line in the grocery store and a man asked me how long I'd been married and I replied just short of 20 years. He said that when people had been married 30 years, all things began to change. Old family would not gather as much and new families form as parents and children formed marriages and offspring. He announced 30 years is revealing.

He said you find out where the love is. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Love rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

When we consider health, we know accepting change makes life more rewarding. And like the Prodigal Son, this is a process.

One of the purposes of life is the eager anticipation of the revealing of the sons of men.

Luke 2:34
"So that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

This sounds fairly ominous. Add to this...

Ecclesiastes 1:18
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief."

Surely not the most gloriously happy, smiling way to begin the day. And now "The Good News."

The Nature of God is not:

Because I could not stop for Death
Emily Dickinson - 1830-1886

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.


The Bustle in a House
Emily Dickinson

The Bustle in a House
The Morning after Death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon Earth –

The Sweeping up the Heart
And putting Love away
We shall not want to use again
Until Eternity.

Eternity is now. God is with us.

The Nature of God, we pretty well know.

A Capstone of Living Word:

For God so loved the world, He gave His Only Son, that we should not perish, but have eternal life in Jesus Christ.

God is actually not for breaking the bruised reed. The Scriptures are filled with failing and then the perseverance of Love. One of the highlights is the Prodigal son's Father running towards - enduring Love.


How will combine our painful life changes announced by the first Chapter of Ecclesiastes?

Jesus Christ is the Way, Truth and Life. The process of enduring painful change and the process of hope now enfold forgiving one another and letting go, forgiving, of the enemies hurting our thought process peacefulness.



Psalm 136 is quite a study condensing Capstone Journeys in the Old Testament. In some ways the events are harsh. Yet there is a Truth enfolding all Comfort and our Comforter. The Endurance of Love. The Journey of new paths of Love. We see the Light of the Olympics, but the flame of God within us is never left behind when Father God dwells within us.

When Jesus gave us The Seed Parable, He was explaining the perils of Journey.

When we Believe Father God, we find this Hope and Love will happen at all ages and all seasons.


Revelation 21:5
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”

Always fascinating to learn of God's Position!

Deuteronomy 11:19
"You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them
when you sit
in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up."


Matthew 5:1
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 15:29
Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.

Matthew 13:1
That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

Matthew 13:2
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.




Why did Jesus sit to teach and pray?

Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me."

Mark 9:3
His garments
became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Luke 18:1-4

Luke 18:1-3-4-5 The Message (MSG)

Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit.

Hebrews 11:6
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.



Abba,

We love to remember Jesus as Grace upon Grace. From His fullness we have received.

We recall Jesus aided the father who professed his belief with far more compassion than His own Disciples who said "Teach us to pray."

Mark 9:23-24
23“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” 24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

We believe in Your Word's the prayer of a righteous man availeth much. We pray for those who have asked us to pray for them, body, mind and soul. The overwhelming Love and Power of Jesus give healing, Love and hope. Remembering Jesus told us and healing ministries agree - more prayer the better. Praying with expectation.

And with Joy and Verve - we pray for those we Love and thank God for their blessings. We pray for those who display courage in their patience wait for the solution. We bless those who lead with Courage and Mercy. We continue daily to pray for the prayers that have been asked of us. With great expectation and great Comfort the Holy Spirit provides the strength and joy of You - to do our lives.

Blessing Father God for the summer providing more time to visit family and be there. Asking blessings on the elderly for fortitude, health and clarity. Giving thanks for opportunities for ourselves and our Children. The blessings of Home and Hearth and Education. Seeing the new season of summer with Profound Joy.

Carrying these prayers up to our work, our needs, our communities, our Churches. Knowing God will bless us for far away prayers like praying for the national government and our elected officials. Asking God to bring Truth to the news, more Good News and balance. And refusing to be discouraged. Instead letting God have room to show He is God and God is not worried. Blessing Abba for covering us in the Name of Jesus.

We are praying with Hope for Elliott to live to old age, well past age 42, to overcome cancer and live to great old age with Harby his wife.

Amen in Jesus for today and tomorrow!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Matthew 19:28 ~ the renewal of all things

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you,
at the renewal of all things,
when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne."

Revelation 21:1-7

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 

2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, 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.”

Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son."

The clouds roll in, very similar to the ocean

Yesterday we said God of Peace, our Father gives us a plan to have peace:

Philippians 4:8
The apostle Paul said, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things and the God of peace will be with you”

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Jesus told us how close God's Kingdom is:
Luke 17:20-21
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

Matthew 4:17
From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."



God tells us His Word is Alive and is yesterday, today and tomorrow. Our lives today are lives are Eternity.

The Word of God tells us we have no proof we are living Eternally now. God simply tells us we are.


We ask for more Heaven to be on earth. More of God's Will.

God is perfectly Able to bring His Will. And in believing Him, we will have peace and live seeing Him in life and making all things new by faith.

Abba, Abba, Abba,

1 John 5:15
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him.

How will we know? Only will we know by Faith. God is working all things to Good for those who Love the Lord.

We will ask and know how Loved we are Jesus asked us to pray for, "More Heaven on earth" and with Your Good Will.

We will join with all of the Light of Christ in mankind praying across God's Good Creation for more Heaven on earth.

We will pray for Your Unceasing Steadfast Love to fill our souls. Opening our eyes to Your Renewing Mercies Daily. We will pray for Jesus to fill the hearts and souls of those we Love and You have given us.

We will find Your Willing Blessings. We will know You are our Father of Encouragement and endurance. God of Love.

Surely we will lead our lives knowing Goodness and Mercy followed in our footsteps following Jesus with Awe and Wonder every day. The fullness of the earth is Yours. Our cares our in Your Hands and Heart. Our Nation is in Your Care. The Children of God are Your Beloved. The prayers we have for the people You have given us. Praying for Elliott to be healed. We are eternally renewed in Jesus.

Amen.

  

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Philippians 4:8 ~ God of Peace

Philippians 4:8

The apostle Paul said, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things and the God of peace will be with you”

We are seeking more Peace. As the Nation arrives into the 2020 Elections, we want peace. We want to break the cycle of outrageous claims, ridiculous rhetoric with fear mongering. We want to be less surprised at fiery trials.


The Good Old Days filled with Peace. And Peaceful Allies. Not exactly. The UK had ongoing Civil War since the time of Charles I who was executed in 1649. And then again, Civil War with Scotland in The Battle of Culloden, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745 - all but destroying Scottish Culture. 1775–1783 War for Independence. The French Revolution lasted 10 years from 1789 to 1799. 1812 War with the US. 1861-1865 American Civil War and then the World Wars.

We need to be less surprised and intrigued by harsh circumstance and refrain -  "heartily" = from making this our discussions of weather, war and sports.


How do we find peace???

The "God of Peace" says, "Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things and the God of peace will be with you.”

When we have dreams of peace, love, joy and prosperity we are not looking for war and hate to find trouble only serving as distraction.

It seems we have the Animal Farm Truth. We can focus on the hate, the war or we can build. Build lives, education, opportunities, dreams, families, marriage or slog around.


To focus on upbuilding Goals, takes us far.

Refuse the candidates who focus on hate and war. Find Solutions Providers. Delete hate providers rhetoric.



Abba, our Good and Joyous Father,

John found he could recognize You finding You are God of Love.

David found You to be God of Compassion as Father.

Jonah found You to be slow to anger, relenting to send calamity.

Paul found You to be God of endurance and encouragement. Finding Jesus to be our hope of Glory.

You are God who prefers the aroma of toasting bread in Your Temple. We find You have given us a recipe for Peace we can hold on to! And go far!

We pray for more Heaven on earth for ourselves and our cares. More Heaven on earth for those we love and have new beginnings as school starts again. For more Joy. More Love. For our Nation to trust in God and find Peace. More Heaven on earth as the Children of God fill this good earth of Your creation with prayers for Heaven.

The Children of God and the Nations seeking Your Brightness, will delight in Your Good Will. Continuing to Pray with Love and Hope - Nourishing our souls in Worship. Soaking our souls with Your Love and Nourishment.

In Jesus we will Rejoice. Jesus our King. Amen.

whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things and the God of peace will be with you

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †