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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Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Good morning, jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Cute little booger.
Yes indeed! 😁
I just had to do it…. too obvious to avoid. Thanks Jay for posting these songs
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Good morning jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
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Two very different comments come to mind:
1) Happy St. Nicholas Day !!!!!
2) “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! Ho! Ho! Ho!”
I’m guessing opposable thumbs. 😱
Oh my. She looks like a larger version of our new, yet unnamed, eater.
Beautiful.
Good morning Frank! Looking at the cheeks this might be the brother to your new kitty.
Bill Barr, You ain’t no Sannaclaus!
In the famous words of Arnold Schwazeneger in “The Terminator”…….. “I’ll be Bach”
🙂
Howdy Garrison!
Yo, Gramps 🙂
RIP Kirstie Alley
Live long and prosper
Kid scored a paper airplane goal
Awesome!
Never much of an accordion buff, but …
This one is eerie
What’s the big deal? Even I can play in the Key of C.
Lot O Puppies
Yikes, there are definitely 19 of them perhaps 20 (one in front of the lounger). Gonna be a few teets short.
The Gal looks like she is giving the Puppy Mama some well-deserved
*time off* 😊 Sweet !
Wild cat
Another busy December day of 10 notices.
06 December 2018 Pete Shelley [Peter McNeish], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks “Going Steady”), dies at 63
06 December 2018 John “Ace” Cannon, American pop, rock and country music saxophonist (Tuff Sax), dies at 84
06 December 2015 Tony Gomez, British rock keyboardist (The Foundations – “Baby Now That I’ve Found You”; “Build Me Up Buttercup”), dies at 76
06 December 2013 Stan Tracey, British jazz pianist, dies at 86
06 December 2011 Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer (Drift Away), dies of cancer at 71
06 December 1996 (John) Trevor Key, British photographer and graphic designer, t known for his work for album cover art (Mike Oldfield; Phil Collins; New Order; OMD), dies of a brain tumor at 48
06 December 1988 Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter
Traveling Wilburys
Solo
06 December 1988 Bill Harris, American guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63
06 December Lead Belly
(1888-1949)
American blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line), dies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 64
06 December 1989 Sammy Fain, American popular music composer, dies at 87
Wow, you ain’t kiddin’! Lots of musicians on this day.
hard to believe roy orbison was 34 yrs ago already…
Many years ago when I was just a kid we had a priest and a minister staying with us One lovely Sunday the two men decided to hold a service in the beech grove. Everyone gathered under the trees and the priest asked me to sing. I sang “In my dear green cathedral a hallowed forest shrine where leaves in love lift hands above and arch your prayer and mine…”
Years later a most wonderful most handsome most loving young lad carved a heart on the huge beech tree at the center of the grove. Inside that heart he carved his initials and mine.
now I lay me down to sleep…
be still and know…
Ahhh. ❤️
Was cardi’s where starbucks is now?
no sir.. Cardi’s was about a mile down Westheimer from Post Oak.. last time I went by there it was still a Karaoke club..
life in Uptown.. this pictorial and video/song is a real life story about a special someone.. (the halo is for her.. not the starbuck’s building..).
December 6 Oswald Chambers
“My Rainbow in the Cloud”
I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. —Genesis 9:13
It is the will of God that human beings should get into a right-standing relationship with Him, and His covenants are designed for this purpose. Why doesn’t God save me? He has accomplished and provided for my salvation, but I have not yet entered into a relationship with Him. Why doesn’t God do everything we ask? He has done it. The point is— will I step into that covenant relationship? All the great blessings of God are finished and complete, but they are not mine until I enter into a relationship with Him on the basis of His covenant.
Waiting for God to act is fleshly unbelief. It means that I have no faith in Him. I wait for Him to do something in me so I may trust in that. But God won’t do it, because that is not the basis of the God-and-man relationship. Man must go beyond the physical body and feelings in his covenant with God, just as God goes beyond Himself in reaching out with His covenant to man. It is a question of faith in God— a very rare thing. We only have faith in our feelings. I don’t believe God until He puts something tangible in my hand, so that I know I have it. Then I say, “Now I believe.” There is no faith exhibited in that. God says, “Look to Me, and be saved…” (Isaiah 45:22).
When I have really transacted business with God on the basis of His covenant, letting everything else go, there is no sense of personal achievement— no human ingredient in it at all. Instead, there is a complete overwhelming sense of being brought into union with God, and my life is transformed and radiates peace and joy.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
To those who have had no agony Jesus says, “I have nothing for you; stand on your own feet, square your own shoulders. I have come for the man who knows he has a bigger handful than he can cope with, who knows there are forces he cannot touch; I will do everything for him if he will let Me. Only let a man grant he needs it, and I will do it for him.”
https://utmost.org/my-rainbow-in-the-cloud/
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
Duchess, the last one is from the letter that Jeremiah sent to the captives in Babylon. He sent God’s Worn by the hand of Elasah ( the name means God has made) and Gemariah (Yehovah has accomplished). Coincidence ? Don’t think so. Also, fits perfectly Revelation 21:6.
Amen goes right there, GM!!! ❤️ 🧚🏻♀️ 🧚🏻♀️ 🧚🏻♀️
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.
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
May desert tribes bow down before him… May the kings of Tarshish and the coastland bring him tribute. – Psalm 72:9-10
Have you ever owned a reversible jacket? It is nifty to be able to turn it inside out and have a completely different look. Psalm 72 is somewhat of a reversible psalm, (if that were a real thing!) It is the prayer of a king, on behalf of his nation, seeking to govern well and have his reign blessed, yet it is also a magnificent description of a greater kind of King.
Nowhere in the New Testament is Psalm 72 referred to as a messianic prophecy, but the resplendent earthly king described there provides a reflection of your heavenly Redeemer King, Christ.
Verse 9 pictures peoples and kings of diverse regions coming to bring tribute to the greater king. It is similar to a scene in the future temple for “the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb” (Revelation 21:22). In that greater place, “the Kings of earth will bring their glory into it… the glory and the honor of the nations” (Revelation 21:24-26). John the Baptist observed Jesus on Earth and declared boldly who holds the title of “the Lamb,” in God’s Kingdom. “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
Jesus is alive in ALL scripture.
Look for Him as you enjoy the history and recorded words of the ancients in the Old Testament and ponder Him in the future as He assumes His throne in God’s eternal Kingdom as described in the book of Revelation. Pray for those celebrating Christ this holiday season to see Him as God’s gift to humankind throughout all time.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
December 6
MORNING
It is God which worketh in you. Phil. 2:13
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. II Cor. 3:5
A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:27
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever. Jer. 32:39
Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James 1:16-18
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:10
LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. Isa. 26:12
EVENING
The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. 26:41
In the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early. Isa. 26:8, 9
I know that in me, (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Rom. 7:18, 22, 23
The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Gal. 5:17
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. 4:13
Our sufficiency is of God. II Cor. 3:5
My grace is sufficient for thee. II Cor. 12:9
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/12/1206.html
Mornin’ all!
Where’s the Rhino horn?
Greetings Treepers!
Can you imagine the millisecond you finally see the face of Jesus?
Oh what a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, what a glorious day 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
No, I cannot.
Good morning Patience! ❤️ I wonder what is Bet up to this morning?
Yep!
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Proud to be British
December 24, 2011
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-Did you know that the chopping down of the Christmas tree represents the death of Christ and putting it back up again represents the resurrection of Christ?
-Did you know that the wreaths we hang are never ending circles, that represents eternity?
-Candy canes were made to look like shepherd hooks and the colors… Red, for Jesus’ blood, White for purity.
-The gifts, represents the 3 gifts the wise men brought for Jesus.
So when you are running around trying to get the “perfect gift”, stop yourself, take a deep breath and remember we have been given the perfect gift, Jesus Christ was given to us to remove all of our sins…
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Thank you ms. I knew some of it, but didn’t remember some. I remember the candy canes should have three thin stripes and one thick one for Jesus. The thin ones for Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you. Praying that your eyes are doing better.
thanks Mari for the Christmas cane update
thanks for asking about my eyes. Since surgery they are stable – some loss of vision but basically what i had before surgery. ‘seeing’ is a bit of a challenge – but I CAN SEE.
how’s that for a Thanksgiving / Christmas present?
Merry Christmas Ms Idaho.
Nice little reminders there… the Reason for the Season!
What would you do?
https://erroneus0.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/disney-suicide-chris-christensen-010.webp
Obviously, most people here would not have taken this man’s route but many actually do… far more than you would believe. I actually faced pretty much the same situation — a woman who, out of anger and coaching from police, claimed I did things which I did not and she later recanted. It did not matter. The laws of the states have been changed such that only a single accusation is all that is needed and matters not at all if the original complaint is retracted.
I had far less of a life at the time which is probably what saved me from myself even though I had considered this option. But this guy… I feel and precisely understand what he has experienced.
We have, instead of a clear eye on the rule of law and standards of evidence, an emotional sense of right and wrong and are driven to crusades. The left, of course, is more than happy to oblige and use that as a way to further destroy the family.
And let’s not diminish the weapon the left had given his wife.
For those who cannot see a webp file or doesn’t want to click the link…
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
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.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
It’s an ‘ok’ movie loosely based on the Battle of Athens. WWII veterans and town citizens take on a County (Democrat) corrupt political machine cheating on voting.
Betsy, calling Betsy. Please report to the open thread for your comments.
Sundance is right again: U.S. Army Gives Defense Contractor Raytheon $1.2 Billion Contract to Build Air Defense Systems in Ukraine
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
American Girl Dolls has been ‘woke’ for a number of years. Here’s the latest from them….a book about changing your gender. I’ve already sent them my comments about it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11509601/American-Girl-accused-stripping-away-innocence-book-teaches-girls-change-gender.html
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.