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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Psalm 27 1
The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid?
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday, Treepers!
Some Things to be said about the Harp and Their Players , Garrison ?
So Calming , Peaceful and Graceful ,, You must Watch the Harp being Played as well as Listen ?
Thank You ?
Harp music = solace. 🙂
Garrison, Debora’s piece was beautiful. I loved that she rocked back and forth with her harp! Leenie
I’m going to see if I can find a guitar transcription of The Nightingale. 🙂
May this day of Pentecost deliver the Holy Spirit to you and yours.
Awaken, you Sleeping Giants!
Amen!
Amen
A Certain Man
By Pastor Jeff Bertram
In order to review the text for a message I was preparing, I opened my Bible to a familiar passage in Acts chapter 10. In my pastoral ministry I had been preaching through the Book of Acts, so the story of Cornelius was vivid in my memory. But before I could get into the body of the text, the first five words almost seemed to jump off the page at me. It was as though they were written in bold print and capital letters: “THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN.”
My mind was suddenly flooded with the realization of the extent of the love of God for man, and the individuality of it. There must have been a lot of people living on the earth during the time of Cornelius, but God was interested in this certain man. I am sure there were many things that could have captured God’s attention at that moment, but He was interested in him.
It made me think, with all the things going on in the world today, that we can lose sight of what is important—but God never does. He is interested in our lives and desires to be involved in them. God is so great that even with all the trials and turmoil we experience in life we can pray and He will hear our prayers. And He doesn’t just hear them, He is also concerned with our well-being.
You may think that Acts 10 is just the story of how God used Cornelius to illustrate the breaking down of the middle wall of partition in the flesh, and the transition from God’s kingdom program to His program of grace. That’s true, but this story also shows that God is concerned with individuals. He wants all men to be saved.
But that’s not the end of His involvement. He also wants men to come unto the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4). The more truth we can know about Him, the more we can trust Him. He wants a personal, intimate relationship with you. He loves you and is sensitive to your needs (Heb. 4:15).
So when the trials of life get you down and it seems that all hope is gone, remember: you are a certain man or certain woman, and He cares for you.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/a-certain-man/
Acts 10:1 ¶ There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
A quick trip down memory lane of the last year and several months of LUNACY we have all had to endure.
Afternoon there, neighbor!
There’s a new disease in town, and I wanted you to know about it.
It gives the chills and sweats and headaches
and fevers and diarrhea and a cough and it can kill you.
Not a cold or a flu, but a new thing.
It can kill most of us, it turns out.
Very dangerous.
We’re going to have to lock you down, in fact.
For your well-being. Two weeks is all we ask to flatten this curve.
What’s a curve? Funny you ask.
It’s when too many people get put into the hospital.
We just want to slow the numbers.
Whittle them down a bit.
Lock you out of work and church and play for two weeks.
Totally worth it, we promise.
What do you mean, you don’t have any symptoms?
It causes all symptoms and no symptoms,
and the people with no symptoms are the most dangerous people.
In fact, wear this mask. Put it on your kids.
Pull them out of school and hide them from the other kids.
We know that the flu kills way more kids every year
and kids need to develop an immune system, but put it on anyway.
It’s about solidarity, and you don’t want to kill old people, do you?
Change of plans — it’s looking like four weeks.
Not everybody was on board, you know,
and this means that the disease still exists.
Yes, like the cold.
And it looks as though we’ve got a new wave!
So we’re going to lock you down another month
and release a bunch of convicts.
Poem continues at:
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/two_weeks__trust_us.html
Blast from the flu-likes of the past “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”
Blast from the past….
President Trump send this kid a signed MAGA hat. We need this Californian He is a PATRIOT!
. . . 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).
CAREFUL INFIDELITY
“Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on.” Matt. vi. 25
Jesus sums up common-sense carefulness in a disciple as infidelity. If we have received the
Spirit of God, He will press through and say – Now where does God come in in this relationship, in the mapped out holiday, in these new books? He always presses the point until we learn to make Him our first consideration. Whenever we put other things first, there is confusion.
“Take no thought…” don’t take the pressure of forethought upon yourself. It is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything else that worries us. Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the word He puts in? The devil? No, the cares of this world. It is the little worries always. I will not trust where I cannot see, that is where infidelity begins. The only cure for infidelity is obedience to the Spirit.
The great word of Jesus to His disciples is ABANDON.
Oswald Chambers
May 23rd Devotional
“Commit your ways unto the Lord, and put your trust in Him….and He will bring it to pass, and He will help you!”
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.
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
Fourth Sunday of Pascha
The Sunday of the Paralytic Man
The Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life.
(sung thrice)
Fourth Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Paralytic
Kontakion. Third Tone.
As of old Thou didst raise the paralytic, O Lord, by Thy divine presence do Thou raise my soul, which is paralyzed grievously by all manner of sins and unseemly deeds, that being saved I may cry out: O compassionate Christ, glory be to Thy power.
Sunday of the Paralytic
An explanation, by Saint Theophylact, of the Holy Gospel according to Saint John and Christ’s healing of the paralyzed man at the pool in Bethesda.
http://www.cpress.orthodoxws.com/c_fourth_pascha
A DELIGHT.
Cowparsely & Tulips…………oh my. And the structure of the garden is perfection.
Hint of the cross axis in one pic……………………….then the Full Monty, the Cross Axis reveal.
Yep, PERFECTION in this garden. For pollinators, soil, people. Properly layered, Canopy-Understory-Floor, aka: tall trees-understory trees-tall shrubs-lower shrubs-perennials-groundcovers…………including use of contrasting textures-colors….I can SMELL THIS GARDEN !! Hear it too.
Don’t mean to neglect the wise use of Stick Trees, or, or, or, oh my. Thrilling garden.
“A poet’s job is to find a name for everything: to be a fearless finder of the names of things.” Jane Kenyon . This garden, fully ripe, NAMES EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE.
What’s not to like about Jane Kenyon? She understands the ‘muse’, “That poem was given to me by the muse, the Holy Ghost.” J. Kenyon.
Love, seek, adore, Agrarian Garden Design. Gifted from God. Trust the Muse. Seek the Muse.
How can anyone not understand what this garden is saying to you? “I want to have a relationship with you.” Muse.
Garden & Be Well
Verse of the Day for Sunday, May 23, 2021
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“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
Galatians 5:13 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
MAGA
TS Ana ain’t nothing. It should not even be classified as a tropical storm since it is over cold water. What’s next? Classifying winter storms that have a closed circulation as “Tropical”?
The real threat on the globe from the weather is in the Bay of Bengal. That looks to become a monster Cyclone that is going to come ashore over the low lying coasts with a potentially huge death toll. Death tolls in the past from storms like this have ranged above 200,000 when there is a high storm surge over highly populated low elevation coast lines.
Bad news for those of you in eastern PA on up into New England. Looks like a blast of cold bringing cold heavy rain is going to hit you folks right over Memorial Day weekend.
For the rest of us in the east the sudden summer will continue for another week or 10 days and then we’re in for some temps cooler than average for a time in June. No frost! Just cooler than we have been having. Some rain coming with it. So those of you that always look forward to the time when your grass starts growing slower are most likely going to be disappointed for a time.
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 … put me in coach, I’m ready to play
Reminds me of the times back in the 1950s when we used to go to Griffin Park in Washington DC. I delivered papers for the Washington Times at that time and the paper would give free tickets to the games to the newspaper boys. Otherwise, I would never have been able to afford to go.
We used to go watch the Yankees when they came into town to play the Washington Senators. That was the Yankees of Mantle, Berra, Skowron, Kubick, Ford, and Stengel, that won most of the World Series in the 1950s.
When we went, the stands were nearly empty, probably less than a 1000 people in attendance. A couple of events stand out – one was a batter, I think it was Eddie Yost, who kept fouling off pitches until he eventually walked. He had remarkable bat control. On one pitch he fouled off a ball that went nearly straight up and flew over the 3 levels of stands and out of the stadium behind home plate. The announcer said that was incredible and in 20 years of watching, he had never seen that happen. Then a few pitches later, the batter did it again.
Another thing that happened was one of the fans shouted derogatory comments about one of the Washington outfielders. I thought that was rather mean.
That was great that you got to go to the games.
As a little leaguer in Texas in the 50’s, our coach was able to get a film of the world series (no TVs) and he would invite the team over to his garage to play it…… giving us tips during the viewing.
I still remember the first lesson he gave me as a rookie centerfielder…referring to line drives….…”son, I don’t care if you catch the ball, I just want you to make sure you stop it and throw it back to the infield.”
In the early 1960s’s my father would take me to Connie Mack Stadium in north Philadelphia to watch the Phillies lose another game. Then came the 1964 season. I was 11 years old in mid-September and joyous with the realization that my team was going to the World Series….
I remember my Cubs doing that in 1969.
We were doing great until a black cat walked around Ron Santo in the on-deck circle. We blew it.
Been to two Senators games at Griffith Stadium myself (with my father) pre-1960. That was an old time stadium that really looked like bygone days.
Great song Cactus. Let me share my favorite YROT. Hoyt Axton. As a military history buff I always liked the riff on the rivalry between Beauregard, Lee and Hood at the end.
Virtuosity always makes it look so easy . . . 🙂
I have no idea what you are talking about.
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This is music I grew up around. The guitars being slightly out of tune on “Ratelesnakin’ Daddy” so reminds me of my hometown’s little “daytimer” radio staton. 🙂
Yawn!
I had never heard of Jimmy and Johnny before. I think they may be on to something there at 19:30
Excerpt:
Have we lost our minds as a culture? We spend billions of dollars to have somebody rip the hair out of our body by the root. That hurts!
But we won’t let our Federal Government drip water on the faces of terrorists.
I think the CIA needs to open up some spas around the world. That’s all I’m sayin’.
“You know Achmed, before we send you back to the battlefield as part of the new Western Civilization catch and release program, you’re in luck. The US Government’s gonna’ clean you up today, my man. Those 72 maidens you’re dying to lay with in the next life, they don’t want to lay next to a throw rug.”
Dry Bar Double Feature – Jeff Allen
LOL
CO2 Cyclone Doomsday Flat Out Refuted: 170 Years “Absolutely No Trend” In Hurricane Intensity/Frequency
CO2 Cyclone Doomsday Flat Out Refuted: 170 Years “Absolutely No Trend” In Hurricane Intensity/Frequency – Watts Up With That?
Now this surprises me! I would have thought frequency and intensity during the satellite era would have increased due to the jump in the ability to detect and remotely sense storms that slipped through unnoted or who’s intensity could not be measured during the pre-satellite era.
Thus, it seems to this non-scientist and non-mathematician that in reality frequency and intensity have declined.
Anyway it seems to me that any honest casual observer that is informed knows that the alarmist claims of more severe weather due to “climate change” just aren’t backed by the facts or observations. There is absolutely no correlation between the frequency and intensity of any type of storms, and atmospheric CO2.
“Indeed, society’s ultimate ‘no,’ expressed via arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment, is rapidly being suspended for blacks via police defunding, progressive prosecution, and deincarceration.
That San Dimas deputy said ‘no’ to a black person on camera for the entire world to see. The driver used every weapon in the black rhetorical arsenal, but the deputy stood firm. Ironically, when she told him ‘you’re not white,’ she was kinda right: A non-Hispanic white would’ve given in. Or, if not, he would’ve been targeted by the press and local politicians and activists for destruction.
That’s the danger of the video: It shows a nonblack saying ‘no’ to a black and getting away with it.
Heaven forbid that footage might give whites any ideas. You show Hispanic whites standing up to blacks, next thing you know, all whites might start to think they have that right.
Plus, the deputy showed how to do it smartly, especially the part about not being baited. And not being cowed. The black woman screamed ‘you’re murdering me,’ and the cop calmly said ‘no I’m not.’ The black woman used racial insults, and the cop said ‘here’s your ticket; have a nice day.’
This isn’t a viral video; it’s an instructional video….”
The article….
https://www.takimag.com/article/saying-no-to-black-people/
That is great, I would have been very tempted at the end instead of saying ‘here is you ticket’, to say ‘here is your sign’. LOL!
Blast from the past….
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.
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France has its own jihad squad beginning with its foreign minister. Hasn’t Lebanon turned out wonderfully? https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-jewish-arab-riots-show-israel-at-risk-of-long-lasting-apartheid/
Watch out where you fly https://jam-news.net/belarus-authorities-arrest-opposition-activist-after-his-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-minsk/
Crazy. These leaders foment separatism and violence, and then act as though riots preceded their incitements.
People do tend to stay separate if there is violence.
You’ll even see it in married couples with children who once loved each other — someone may leave the household to escape violence and threats, which make life unbearable.
So many of the “leaders” are asshoe, a condition which is not determined by ethnicity but by character…
Cultures can be asshoe too.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.