Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPvQwjpoeE
I’m a day early and a dollar short this time guys. I tried to edit this post but for some reason the software wouldn’t do ti. I’ll post another Caterday post tomorrow . . .
that SCARED me! I have stuff to do on Friday!
lol….
Well, I had happily posted the kitty post. I tired to edit out the Caterday comment but the software wouldn’t let me fo that. . Sorry. I’m really, really old. 🙂
I had to laugh at my own old self, Garrison. Been known to forget what day of the week it is, so …
Hey, kiddo. Everyday is Saturday when you’re retired. It all sorta runs together, otherwise. 🙂
yeah, that’s the thing about retirement
you never have a day off
Ad rem The software is acting wonky tonight. Don’t know if it’s me, but I had problems with editing.
I’ve been told the editing function goes away after the first 5 or 10 minutes. Was that your problem? Anyhoo…I edited out the part you requested. 😉
Thanks Ad rem. It’s kinda hard to “edit” a duuhh moment . . .
Peace in Trying Times
By Pastor Paul M. Sadler
The other evening I turned on the national news to see what chaos and mayhem was going on in the world. I really wasn’t surprised by what I heard! Year after year, the headlines are becoming increasingly more ominous. In the Middle East, Syria is embroiled in a major civil war; Israel is repeatedly threatened with annihilation; and ISIS is attempting to build an Islamic State where the beheadings of those who reject their ideology is commonplace. Then there’s Iran, which is nearing the completion of a nuclear bomb, that will undoubtedly result in the nuclear proliferation of other nations in the region.
In Europe, many countries are facing financial collapse. Greece has already declared bankruptcy. Here in America, our government has managed to rack up a national debt to the tune of 17 trillion dollars, which our country will probably live to regret simply because there’s no one to bail us out. If this isn’t troubling enough, most of our cities are becoming more like the wild west where lawlessness has taken over our streets with daily carjackings and shootings being a common occurrence.
The opportunists have seized the moment to run commercials between these alarming headlines to alert everyone to the coming economic collapse that will make the 2008 crash look insignificant. The survivalist takes advantage of this mass hysteria to warn everyone to be prepared for the next act of God or man-made disaster by purchasing a survival kit with a large supply of food.
If you had to take two aspirins and lie down after reading these lines, it is important for you to remember that Paul predicted that perilous times (II Tim. 3:1) and lawlessness (I Tim. 1:9) would be widespread in the last days of the age of grace. These troubling events have caused many believers, who fail to rightly divide the Word of truth, to wonder if we are in the early stages of the Tribulation. But we want to assure everyone who reads these words that if you are a believer in Christ you are delivered from the future Tribulation and wrath to come (I Thes. 1:10; 5:9 cf. Rev. 6:15-17).
Not one Old Testament prophecy is being fulfilled today, including those found in the four Gospels and early Acts. This does not necessarily mean that the stage isn’t being set by Satan for coming world events. The above headlines should remind us that we are living in man’s day and will experience many times the injustices of man’s wrath (I Cor. 4:3). Through it all, we can rest in the peace of God that passes all understanding—it will keep our hearts and minds through the most trying times!
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/peace-in-trying-times/
2 Timothy 3:1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
1 Corinthians 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
rebel53blog, my all time favorite George Jones song was “He Stopped Loving Her Today”.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm Septuagint (Psalm 51 KJV).
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
GREAT FRIDAY
The Great Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim of Syria (+ 373)
O Lord and Master of my life! The spirit of slothfullness, despondency, love of power and idle speech grant me not; but do Thou grant the spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience and love unto Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may see mine own transgressions and not judge my brother: for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
GREAT FRIDAY
On Holy and Great Friday, we celebrate the Holy, saving, and dread Suffering of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ: the spittings, the slaps, the blows, the insults, the mockery, the purple robe, the reed, the sponge, the vinegar, the nails, and the lance; and above all, the Cross and the death which He voluntarily accepted for our sake; in addition we commemorate the saving confession, on the Cross, of the good Thief who was crucified with Him.
Holy and Great Friday
Kontakion. Plagal of Fourth Tone.
Come, let us all praise Him who was crucified for us; for Mary beheld Him on the Tree and said: Though Thou endurest the Cross, yet Thou art my Son and my God.
Dismissal Hymn. Fourth Tone.
Thou didst ransom us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. Nailed to the Cross and pierced with the lance, Thou didst pour forth immortality for men. O our Savior, glory be to Thee.
A PDF of the Great Friday Synaxarion in English is at this link with other PDFs for Great Lent and Great Week.
http://www.imoph.org/Theology_en/Triodion.html
Great Friday is, for those healthy enough, a day of fasting from all food and from drinks with nutrition.
There are more articles on fasting here, but this link does not have “https” in it, so a security warning might pop up.
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/pr_fasting.aspx
THE SPONTANEITY OF LOVE
“Love suffereth long, and is kind…” 1 Cor. xiii. 4-8
Love is not premeditated, it is spontaneous, i.e., it bursts up in extraordinary ways. There is nothing of mathematical certainty in Paul’s category of love. We cannot say – “Now I am going to think no evil; I am going to believe all things.” The characteristic of love is spontaneity. We do not set the statements of Jesus in front of us as a standard; but when His Spirit is having His way with us, we live according to His standard without knowing it, and on looking back we are amazed at the disinterestedness of a particular emotion, which is the evidence that the spontaneity of real love was there. In everything to do with the life of God in us, its nature is only discerned when it is past.
The springs of love are in God, not in us. It is absurd to look for the love of God in our hearts naturally, it is only there when it has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
If we try to prove to God how much we love Him, it is a sure sign that we do not love him. The evidence of our love for Him is the absolute spontaneity of our love, it comes naturally. In looking back we cannot tell why we did certain things, we did them according to the spontaneous nature of His love in us. The life of God manifests itself in this spontaneous way because the springs of love are in the Holy Ghost. (Romans v. 5.)
Oswald Chambers
April 30th Devotional
Verse of the Day for Friday, April 30, 2021
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“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
Blast from the past ……the mask-free days …… when the kids were growing up in America, CO2 free
Mornin’ infidels.
Mornin’ WeeWeed
TGIF
Mornin’ DI!
Anyone know why when i click on Parler icon to post articles from here, I get a picture of an iphone and it says to ‘rotate my device.’ WTH does that mean?? I’m on my computer. I have to copy url and open parler then paste. Only on CTH site.??♀️
Amen
More dirt track racing at another dirt oval; Friday night:
4/30/2021 at Red Dirt Raceway
https://www.reddirtraceway.com/profile/?r=355650&rt=sch
Sport Mod/B-Mod Shootout + Meeker FREE Night | Meeker, OK
-Gates open at 6:00
-Drivers meeting at 6:41
-Races start at 7:30
-General admission is $13
-High school students and younger are just $5(must show student ID)
-Kids 5 and under are FREE!
-Anyone wearing a Meeker Bulldogs will get in FREE to the grandstands!
-Tailgate area is $60 per carload(Max of 8 people…Everyone must be in the vehicle and only ONE ice chest per vehicle)
-Pit passes are $30(5 years and younger are only $10)
-Single car qualifying and special race format for Sport Mods/B-Mods
Event Classes
Sport Modifieds/B-Mods, Pure Stock, Hornets/Tuners, 65cc Flattrack Motorcycle, Sprint Cars(Winged 2 barrel+305), Non-Wing Micros, Flattrack Motorcycle – Amateur, Flattrack Motorcycle – Pro
WoO, USAC,ASCS, ASCoC, Pennsylvania Posse, dirt tracks all across the nation. Chico, Placerville, Marysville, Tulare, Watsonville Ca. Deming Wa. Dirt vision, Flo Racing live on the tube.
Gotta love it!!
https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.fbijtvYdiBQjl7SY1ZB7dQHaFa&pid=Api&P=0&w=233&h=171
https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.75aFBS19P5OFfObhnUpyUAHaEK&pid=Api&P=0&w=270&h=153
“A new study finds coronavirus actually causes long-term changes to an infected patient’s genes.”
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/eb-gcm041621.php
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East Idaho News Report, “Feel Good Friday” segment:
Ben Lemons is one of the most beloved principals in eastern Idaho. He has been leading the students and teachers at Riverview Elementary School in Shelley since the school opened 11 years ago. Just a few days ago, the Idaho Association of Administrators named Mr. Lemons the 2021 Idaho Distinguished Principal. He will now represent Idaho at the national level in Washington DC later this year.
Tragedy in Israel yesterday. Sympathies to the families of the 45 deceased, and to those who suffered injury, in the collapse/stampede at the kabbalah festival.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/lag-bomer-80-year-old-in-critical-condition-52-requiring-treatment-666768
We already knew the CDC is crooked. Reporter Emerald Robinson quantifies the evidence.
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1388117364458377216
This is what the CDC is doing for all those “breakthrough” cases (where a vaxxed person gets the ‘vid)
“Respiratory specimenfor SARS-CoV-2 sequencing•
Specimen selection
o Clinical specimens for sequencing should have an RT-PCR Ct value ≤28.
o If a Ct value is not available, specimens that are positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen by another testing modality may be sent.”
Link to CDC document where the above quote is found:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/Information-for-laboratories-COVID-vaccine-breakthrough-case-investigation.pdf
This right here – setting the PCR test cycles WAY TOO HIGH – is how they FAKED the pandemic. I’ve read that the false positives were actually coming in at 95% rather than 85%.
AND lowering them NOW is being used so they can insist that the vaccines were effective.
DISGUSTING. And demonic.
This deserves more attention:
https://twitter.com/AlexBerenson/status/1388151972096839685
When I meet someone who tells me they’ve been “vaccinated” I have to suppress a wince.
VAERS is voluntary, and it is assumed that many events are never sent their way, so there’s no exaggeration whatsoever of the numbers they are reporting.
An acquaintance got the J&J jab and then within a week or so got the virus. Lots of tests and remedisvier and oxygen (and what else ?) , and was just released from about a week hospital stay. Oddly…. she now insists everyone needs to “Get the vaccine!!!!” Oh…, and “Thank goodness for Biden”. It defies logic!
A couple other family members of said acquaintance were informed they too have the virus since getting the jab(s).
They all swear by the ‘vaccine’
~Nuts!
It’s a Cult of Compliance.
It’s time!
I miss all the happy music from the past. Thanks for posting.
IKR? We had fun then!
Johnny Crawford, ‘Rifleman’ star and original Mouseketeer, dies at 75
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/rifleman-star-johnny-crawford-dies/507-92ef05d0-55f4-4740-a6f2-35b46f22e93b
Thanks for posting this. How very sad. When I was a kid I never missed The Rifleman. I had the biggest crush on Johnny Crawford.
Patty, I also had a crush on him as a kid. I suspect a number of young teen girls felt the same. Initially learned of him from The Rifleman and then he became a Mouseketeer (also one of my favorite TV shows). It saddened me to learn a few months ago that he had Alzheimer’s.
As a young teen, he recorded a number of short songs (have the CD) – discovered one of the songs was “Janie” – made me smile. He seemed to have avoided any of the pitfalls some young talents encounter. I credit that to his parents upbringing.
Kentucky Derby tomorrow so I have sugar syrup with mint sprigs chilling in fridge, bottle of rebel yell bourbon open already have my wide brim hat I wear on the tractor. tried to place a $25 bet on Essential Quality with twinspires but don’t have a cell phone # so can’t place a bet. Husband wants to bet on hot rod charlie but he doesn’t have cell either. bwaaah
how are the rest of you doing? which horse are you betting on? bet everybody but me has a cell phone.
I don’t have a cell phone, either!
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Political drama in Lebanon has taken an interesting turn against Iran. https://yalibnan.com/2021/04/29/christian-parties-demand-end-to-iranian-occupation-restoration-of-lebanons-sovereignty/
Oh Canada! Always on the wrong side of everything. It’s a wonder they have survived all these years.
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LILLEY: Trudeau’s internet bill would take Canadians off the web
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-internet-bill-would-take-canadians-off-the-web?
Obama’s ‘go to’ on reforming Ukraine is trying again over 10 years later.
Well now. Seems Ukraine is getting ready for Biden in more ways than one. https://112.international/politics/main-topic-of-blinkens-visit-to-ukraine-is-security-foreign-minister-61020.htmlNaftogaz….muddy trail to Biden https://www.unian.info/economics/naftogaz-all-supervisory-board-members-file-for-resignation-11407612.html