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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✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, August 23, 2021
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One of life’s great rewards is to be lucky enough find your Nancy . . . I thought about this very thing as I sat next to her tonight giving her a back-rub before she went to sleep. It felt exactly the same as it did the first time we sat together, so many years ago. If we can have this, we are indeed fortunate. Enjoy, Treeper friends.
Frank at his best…you could hear the power in his voice at this stage
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American Soldier perspective on Afghanistan evacuation.
Good morning America!
“Outlaws” who only know how to pretend . . . Truth.
Take me Home
Perfection. Thanks. 🙂
Thanks lindec. Loved it. Two of the Best, at their Best. And I understand this was an out take.
I discovered Tom from a flyer stapled to a telephone pole in West LA. He looks at life as if it’s a phonograph, sees the little details that people overlook, that bring you back to the moment you were really there.
Like some other eccentric artist like Van Gogh, he has had different periods. This is from the one I think of as his ballad period, my favorite. Here’s another, hope you like it
Thanks, Tornarosa. I love this song “Martha” from “Closing Time”, Waits’ debut album from 1973. It is so nostalgic for such a young man(at the time he wrote it). One of my favorite albums as well.
I also lived in West L.A. back in the day. I grew up near there. Interestingly, Tom Waits young son played on my son’s baseball team in Little League here in northern California. He and his wife attended games and seemed like really great parents. There were always a lot of teen age brothers attending those games that year. hmmm
Tulsa Queen
two-fers! 🙂
Lead guitar Alvin Lee? Not thee Alvin Lee?
I think so.
Albert Lee was Emmylou’s lead guitarist for several years. She followed Linda Ronstadt’s example and always made sure she had first-class musicians in her bands.
Thank you Garrison. The lead guitar and band playing here in Tulsa Queen create a very haunting backdrop for this song. They are great for sure.
RIP DON EVERLY
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
Psalm 51 (KJV – Masoretic)
Now I’m craving a bowl of Capn’ Crunch!
Good Morning! My name just happens to be Capn’ … Capn’ Crunch! Lol
Hahahahaha!!!!! Clever Lever Activated! 😀
hehehehe! 😉
Hey H.M. have A Great Day!
….Thanks! Get some rest! Then when you wake up…YOU Have A Great Day! 🙂 hehe! 😛
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1429699160370974722
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1428783213158309893
Love it! I had a black cat with those crazy eyes for 19 years. Never a dull moment!
Dear Heavenly Father.. inspire YOUR Children that remain alive around the world during this time of trial and testing to hold fast to YOUR promise given to those who will hear and simply believe The Gospel of redemption and salvation. Strengthen us Lord for the battle that is upon us for we can do nothing outside of YOUR WILL.
It’s in the Holy Name of Jesus I pray.
PRAYER CHOICE AND PRAYER CONFLICT
“When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and …pray to thy Father which is in secret.” Matthew vi. 6
Jesus did not say – Dream about thy Father in secret, but PRAY to thy Father in secret. Prayer is an effort of will. After we have entered our secret place and have shut the door, the most difficult thing to do is to pray; we cannot get our minds into working order, and the first thing that conflicts is wandering thoughts. The great battle in private prayer is the overcoming of mental woolgathering. We have to discipline our minds and concentrate on willful prayer.
We must have a selected place for prayer and when we get there the plague of lies begins – This must be done, and that. “Shut thy door.” A secret silence means to shut the door deliberately on emotions and remember God. God is in secret, and He sees us from the secret place; He does not see us as other people see us, or as we see ourselves. When we live in the secret place it becomes impossible for us to doubt God, we become more sure of Him than of anything else. Your Father, Jesus says, is in secret and nowhere else. Enter the secret place, and right in the centre of the common round you find God there all the time. Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God.
Oswald Chambers
August 23rd Devotional
Mornin’ infidels.
OMG that’s SO TRUE!
Morning WeeWeed!
Thoughts and prayers for Deplorable Infidel. He has been missing for several weeks.
Day 9 of 30 Collective Fast
…o worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness….
…come before His presence with thanksgiving….
…bring your petitions before His throne…
Dear God, please, we humbly beseech Thee to find our efforts pleasing and deliver our country and fellow countrymen, from the evil that abounds in the world. Amen.
We already know this, but it is useful communication to summarize with bullet points:
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1429612036514885635
FDA =
Fauci’s
Deadly
Accomplices
Something special about old folks with their old friend………………..
A list of the Psalms for a wide range of circumstances, dilemmas, needs, problems, and so forth as used by Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia (+ 1924).
Depending on your browser the link might show a security issue because it is http instead of https.)
The link is safe. I printed out a copy of the list.
http://www.voskrese.info/spl/arsenios.html
Klammy in Singapore and the masks.
Really? No here https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/watch-press-conference-lee-hsien-loong-kamala-harris-2129911 But here? https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-us-mou-cybersecurity-cooperation-public-defence-finance-2130121
Great post! The Polish people are very special people. Strong, brilliant and loving.
Great post! We can’t standby and let the youth of America down…. Nothing brings a smile to the face faster than childrens laughter and nothing saddens the heart like a child suffering! I pray Father you heal and protect this boy and bless his sister as well as end sickness and suffering for all children throughout the world!!! Thank You Father…In Jesus Name Amen!
Verse of the Day for Monday, August 23, 2021
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“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”
Genesis 28:15 (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.
Duchess just wanted to say …thanks for these diligent posts….I think they are important and I enjoy seeing them when I check out this thread. Helps keep things in perspective for us all.
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…
I love this peaceful branch of the Treehouse…so much turbulence to be upset about, today….it gets worser and worser, every day.
OH Lord! Let my cry come unto you!
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Altogether now Amen 🙂
Amen.
This is kinda silly but pretty funny, actually took some Planning and Moxie to pull this off
I couldn’t stop smiling!
This reminds me of when I took an ADAC driving course in Germany, sponsored by the military, with my 2004 VW Mk4 R32!
A lady there was taking the course to try and get her courage up after an accident several months before put her completely off driving, and she got paired up with me as my copilot for the portion of the course where we were to race around a partially wet dished circle with an instructor on a radio yelling “Gas Gas Gas!” when he wanted to us to floor it to discover whether our car over-steered or under-steered, to be revealed by the fashion in which we departed the painted lines.
This was a 250hp four-wheel thrill monster. I never spun out. I simply drove the circle going sideways right between the lines.
My copilot screamed the entire time.
She did get back on the road though!
That’s Funny!!!