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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Dan, my Avast anti-virus software twice picked up and blocked malware attached to the above images. Apparently, just passing the cursor over the image triggers a d/load attempt.
headbangersbr.com URL blacklist
Sorry Garrison, I know nothing about it.
Neither I nor the images have ever touched that URL.
Regards
The malware site was stopped from d/loading the URL blacklist virus. It just happened again. Apparently the malware is embedded in your images. Maybe you could scan them before uplading? I’ve asked ad rem to check.
Hi again.
To satisfy my curiosity I tested the images on virustotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/en/
In each case it reports 0 (zero) infections from 61 virus scans – including Avast.
The images are clean.
Again, consider the advice others give about Avast’s reputation for false positives.
FYI.
May be of help?
Some nice background music for this weekend perusing The Treehouse.
Hot Shots – Catharine Burnett Bell – John Philip Sousa – Fairest of the Fair
Catharine Burnett, General Burnett’s daughter, married her second husband, Jack Bell, in Colorado and moved to Canon City, where she published a newspaper, the Canon City Cannon, with Jack. In 1908, she published her second book, “Hot Shots,” the same year that John Philip Sousa wrote his march, “The Fairest of the Fair.”
I illustrated her book with old postcards, and this video shows half the aphorisms in “Hot Shots.” Her previous book, “Moods and Tenses,” is in the Special Collections of Brown University.
XMAS – JAG – Wintersong – Sarah McLachlan
XMAS – Lord of the Rings – Here We Come A Wassailing – Home for the Holidays
XMAS – Star Wars – See Amid the Winter’s Snow – Annie Lennox
XMAS – Dr Who – Song for a Winter’s Night – Sarah McLachlan
Mary—darlin’—your editing here is wonderfully, engagingly, creatively . . . flawless. I used to sit in my editing booth and stare in wonder at the work of others. I now— in 20F outside weather !!!—similarly stare in wonder at your particularly well done piece of work. Good on you, Mary. Y’all done real good. I am both humbled and most appreciative to see this. 🙂
Yes, but you didn’t cheat! These days I cheat. I edit with the audio waveform.
Ain’t cheatin’ if it’s fun and you can do it over and over. 🙂
I’m using Adobe Premiere Pro. Used to use Avid, but it seems to be limited by the number of projects and my projects are nearing a thousand. So I fear I wiped out Avid and was forced onto Premiere. We bought our program before Adobe changed to the rental model. Husband tells me that one major flaw with the rental program is that if you stop paying, you stop having access to what you previously created.
“Rebus on the Name of Nancy Crooke” – By Henry Livingston (1786) – Fair Hebe
“The Acknowledgment” by Henry Livingston 1787 – Lovely Nancy
“Invitation to a Ball” by Clement Moore
Missed giving the reason I did the video. Grandmother, father’s mother, who died before my parents ever married. But mother had corresponded with her, and adored her.
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Waiting for the milk. You can keep the cookies.
Awww – they won’t let Gus the cat swim in this year’s dog race
What happened when a cat entered a DOG swimming race – as the extraordinary story takes a sinister turn… with some dog-lovers so outraged they’re threatening to SHOOT Gus the Tonkinese dead
Okay, so this was the first thing I saw when getting up this morning, and at first I thought the cat was some breed of dog and Gus was a man identifying as a cat … Anyways, it’s amazing to see a cat swim!
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a kitty pull off the “hung over on New Year’s Day” look quite so well before.
😁 🍻🥃🥃🥃🍾 🥂 🤢
It’s a day late from Cursday, but it fits the season and the approaching special day…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets-animals/people-spot-dog-in-nativity-scene-manger-then-realize-she-s-not-alone/ar-AA15zR7g
Very cool! 🙂
So beautiful, GB. What a sweet, sweet story…
Hello fellow Treepers!
Inspired by a comment made by Betsy jones to me yesterday, I’d like to post a photo from years ago.
Stopping by Woods — A moody, atmospheric fine art photo taken by me on a snowy December day in 2004 along a nature trail at the Rocky River Reservation in the Cleveland Metroparks of Northeast Ohio. Inspired by a poem by Robert Frost.
Wonderful. You need to show off your whole range with a good music video!
Thank you very much! 🙂
🙂 😉
Thank you very much!
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles go before I sleep.
~Robert Frost~
This one, phoenix, is so good, I can feel the cold right to my bones. Truly wonderful.
Is that Bonnie Park in Strongsville?
It’s just outside the Rocky River Nature Center building.
Oh dear, Rick….my early morning eyes read your question as “Is that Bonnie Parker in Strongsville?”
😂😂😂
I couldn’t make sense of it…more coffee please…
You and me both Betsy jones … Scroll up and read my reply to nimrodman!
Hahaha…so more coffee for you as well? 😂
Afternoon Bet! Woke up at 6 to no water in the house and 3 rowdy children. Will have to figure out where the freeze is after it thaws. Got a heater in the pump house wrapped exposed pipes but maybe not enough for 10 degrees weather. Tomorrow it’s supposed to hit 35 for a bit, if not long enough will have to wait until Sunday. In the meantime been hauling water from my mom’s house. 😆❤️😘
Oh my gosh!!!! What else, G? I am so sorry. Dang….I know your mother doesn’t
live far from you but still….Sod’s law that is. Are your pipes all right?? I guess the kids thought it was an adventure…
Beautiful photos.
Thank you very much, Bessie2003! 🙂
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
I usually don’t like people in my landscapes, but you’re using him both artistically and psychologically. Impressive.
Mary fyi these aren’t my photos, this represents a bridge to the weekend! 🙂
Love the way you think, jay1776 … the weekend is looking bright up ahead!
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Whether you take the shots or not, you have the artistic vision to recognize the difference between good and adequate art, so you still get kudos! And I fear I don’t agree with Piaget. I’m not sure anyone ever really passes the concrete operations stage so, to me, it’s just a bridge. Though I AM looking forward to the weekend.
Can’t help it 🙂 😉
Good morning, Mr jay. Walking toward the light. I love this!💕🌲
Maidin Mhaith Betsy 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
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And a good 20F Texas morning to you jay 🙂
We had 4 degrees yesterday but supposed to be high of 40 Saturday, guess the last time it was that cold here in the NW was 2010 🇺🇸🥶🇺🇸
4 degrees is what I would call a heatwave. It’s colder than Hillary’s heart here.
Good morning, Garrison😘 A robust 9 degrees here. Our daughter just posted this on her FB.
“ETX WITH NO POWER
#THANK YOU ERCOT”
She’s in East Texas. And yes, she posted that in all caps. Just texted her now…
Ouch. We have power in our nook of ETX.
SORRY TO HEAR THAT SIS. 🙏
Merry Christmas frank!
Love ya too brother.
Expect incoming.
Amour with the big fella intact .
Many street dog walk .
Fights yes win some , haha, lose some too !
Cheers Frank 💪 📫 ☦️ .
Goodaye pop an LBT .
Left a message down below for you, my Aussie friend!🌲💕
Waiting for a reply to my text. Thank you, Frank… not far from you.
Yes there is. I have a petroleum engineering son in law. Might need n o shake him out of bed to go start digging😉
Power back on…🙏
Good morning, Bet. Warmed up to 11 degrees here in central Oklahoma. Went down to 2 last night, probably colder with the wind chill. No power in East Texas? Not good. Is it still out?
I went outside and started both vehicles and let them idle for a couple of minutes. Power stayed on in my area as far as I know.
I guess I’ll brew more coffee and feed the cats and dogs.
Stay warm.
Afternoon, my friend. I was hoping your vehicles would start as you mentioned them yesterday…so good news (jazz hands!).
Yes…do stay inside the warm (as we used to say in Wales). We didn’t get down that low though I didn’t look in-depth at my weather thingy to see what the wind chill was. The sun has made an appearance but we’re sitting at 23. Gradually crawling out of it.
And yes, their power did come back on. Frank, who is in Tyler said above they were good, and he is not far from her. Ours is on without a break, thank goodness. I’m glad your dogs and cats are inside. I do worry for those without a place to shelter.
Be well, Joe. Plenty of hot drinks. And hoping, as for us, you’ll see this brute of a winter storm pass quickly. I’m glad you are okay!😘
Went out first thing this morning—still 20F. Immediately felt it in my hands and feet. As a kid in OK I rode my motorcycle at 60mph during -20 chill factor weather. The bright sunshiny day was deceptive . . . Promptly froze my hands and feet. When I got back home I had to open my front door with my elbow because my frostbitten hands wouldn’t function. Getting thawed out was painful. I was left with lifelong nerve damage which showed up this morning. My hands and feet hurt! 🙂
Oh no! Oh golly, Garrison! I know it doesn’t take long. When we’re young, we think we are invulnerable. I plead guilty to that.
My British husband walked to school in short pants, it didn’t matter what the temp in Blighty was, and as where he lived was on a latitude line with Nova Scotia it was danged cold. It never bothered him. He had a newspaper delivery job starting out at 5 in the morning even when the temps were well below freezing. No problem.
Of course now in older age he feels every drop of one degree.
When I lived in Wales, it got so cold and icy that I borrowed his thermals to wear under a skirt for work. Of course they were too long, but as my skirt was long as well, I just pushed them up so they couldn’t be seen. Nevertheless all throughout the day working in our small upmarket gift shop, those blasted thermals kept crawling down so I cut a very inelegant fashion figure . Didn’t care…just shoved them back up and was grateful for them.
A favorite:
Two more . . .
Howdy Garrison 🙂
jay 🙂
I love this version of The Little Drummer Boy. Thanks for posting sunydaze.
Lovely animation film about a boy and his snowman. 25 min.
Really nice… thank you 😀👍
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23 December 2020 Leslie West [Weinstein], American rock guitarist (Mountain – “Mississippi Queen”; “Theme for an Imaginary Western”), dies of cardiac arrest at 75
23 December 2018 (Ann) “Honey” Lantree, British rock drummer (The Honeycombs), dies at 75
23 December 2013 Ricky Lawson, American musician, dies at 59
23 December Victor Borge
(1909-2000)
Danish-American comedian and pianist, dies at 91
23 December 1992 Eddie Hazel, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic – “Knee Deep”), dies at 42
Diaper Funk?
Hey, its the one they called out as their most popular….. perhaps just to counter disco, not a genre that I have much knowledge in…. but more than rap & hip hop.
Magic…Victor Borge was a brilliant pianist in his own right. How he made people laugh! He was one of my favourites. And I found when living in Wales he was a favourite of so many of my friends and family there. The fact that in his elegance and talent he could put in so much humour was genius.
“Confronting a Naked Emperor”, by Robert W Malone.
Very good read, I really like this guy.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/confronting-a-naked-emperor?r=3mqz3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Excellent article by Dr. Malone. He has been a constant critic of Big Govt., Big Pharma, Big Research, and the entire healthcare industry for their twisted evil bastardization of his mRNA invention from 30+ years ago.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
Amen, Amin🙏
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)
Immaculate Mary
Friday of the 28th Week of the Epistles
Nativity Fast
Holy Martyrs Menas the Most Eloquent, Hermogenes, and Evgraphos of Alexandria (+ 313)
Several New Martyrs under the Atheist Communist Yoke in Russia, especially of Ryazan (+ 1937)
December 10th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
December 23rd – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
A knee-slapper from the Bee, seen on GWP.
December 23 Oswald Chambers
Sharing in the Atonement
God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… —Galatians 6:14
The gospel of Jesus Christ always forces a decision of our will. Have I accepted God’s verdict on sin as judged on the Cross of Christ? Do I have even the slightest interest in the death of Jesus? Do I want to be identified with His death— to be completely dead to all interest in sin, worldliness, and self? Do I long to be so closely identified with Jesus that I am of no value for anything except Him and His purposes? The great privilege of discipleship is that I can commit myself under the banner of His Cross, and that means death to sin. You must get alone with Jesus and either decide to tell Him that you do not want sin to die out in you, or that at any cost you want to be identified with His death. When you act in confident faith in what our Lord did on the cross, a supernatural identification with His death takes place immediately. And you will come to know through a higher knowledge that your old life was “crucified with Him” (Romans 6:6). The proof that your old life is dead, having been “crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:20), is the amazing ease with which the life of God in you now enables you to obey the voice of Jesus Christ.
Every once in a while our Lord gives us a glimpse of what we would be like if it were not for Him. This is a confirmation of what He said— “…without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). That is why the underlying foundation of Christianity is personal, passionate devotion to the Lord Jesus. We mistake the joy of our first introduction into God’s kingdom as His purpose for getting us there. Yet God’s purpose in getting us into His kingdom is that we may realize all that identification with Jesus Christ means.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed.
https://utmost.org/
Spicy, I am leaving this here for my Australian brother.
Merry Christmas my much missed dear friend. I pray you are well. This group is from Down Under, and when I listen to this Gaudete, I think of you. May Almighty God keep you in His care always.🙏🌲💕 LBT
Hmmm… Christmas cancelled??
Spoiler alert… we win!!
My response to the naysayers
The only TV I get is from the antenna on my roof. I have sadly noticed this is the first year there have been no Christmas themed commercials. Very telling, very sad.
Headline news all over mainstream. 28 House Republicans vote against Respect for Child’s Survivor Act.
Several of these Republicans I recognize as conservative / MAGA, notably one being Marjorie Taylor Greene.
I have yet to find one article explaining the opposition to the bill, although I strongly suspect something is very wrong with it.
I notice that one of the Bill’s co-sponsors is Amy Klobuchar whom I have come to associate with un-American actions.
Does anybody know the details of the oppostition to this Bill?
“To amend chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, to require appropriate use of multidisciplinary teams for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
This bill was referred to committee back in September. The full summery has not been released, but I suspect the “multidisciplinary teams” referred to probably has some aspect of LQCBYRT (sp) members required to make sure the child in question has access to gender change if the team so advocates.
Going to try to find any story about this but guaranteed there has something awful in it. Every bill they pass focuses on a title which is a complete blind for what is deep within it.
The Respect for Marriage abomination is a good example. What is in it is monstrous.
Individual states can decide the definition of “Marriage”. And if that means between an adult and a minor, so be it. And that’s just one part. There is more which translates into a vile attack on Christianity with legal legs.
I’d be willing to bet the bill is rotten through and through…
Mornin’ all!
Priest ‘close to the Pope’ is accused of inviting two nuns to take part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ threesome
(30 sec)
https://rumble.com/v21m9v8-priest-close-to-the-pope-is-accused-of-inviting-two-nuns-to-take-part-in-a-.html
Wow! Love this … Would love to be there for Christmas!
Great song, wonderful video. Thank you for posting!
Merry Christmass WeeWeed!
And to you, Bari! None of my notifications work anymore…
Oh my, sorry to read that. I only get notified of replies by clicking the little bell icon next to the Post Comment button for every comment I post.
And sometimes Comcast sends all Treehouse emails into the Junk folder. I’m betting that’s not accidental.
Merry Christmas to all….
Pup date for a late Cursday, ah late to the party again…when you work days, you ask “what time is it?”…when you work nigths, you ask “what day is it?”….
….The little guy will be here 4 weeks on Christmas Eve. 17 weeks old on Monday…sheltie owners don’t let their pups go until at least 12 weeks…He has been very well adjusted and we skipped the ‘missing our litter mates’ crying stage…He arrived all friendly and ready to play!
He has learned to sit before a treat…his older brother is a good teacher! When I call him, he comes running!
He is growing and is slightly taller now…his ‘voice’ is louder….And very demanding at breakfast time!
Its been over 20 years since I have experienced the joy of a puppy…
Neither dog wants to go out in this brutal cold…the little guy has forgotten his early litter box training…and we have lost ground on potty training…oh well…the brutal cold will not last forever….
And a push for Sears Roebuck…along with my old “inefficient” appliances…(if I am not replacing them, they ARE efficient as some of my friends have had two refrigerators in the same time frame)…the carpet is from 1994 as well and is only now “showing” its age…
Still a baby and his bladder is the size of a grape!
And his teeth are as sharp as needles as he occasionally tries to teethe on my fingers while he cuddles in my lap!
Peace and joy to all…
Thank you for the update, Aggiegirl. It sounds as if all is going well, that young lad has settled in. He has a good teacher…once the weather abates, he’ll get it potty wise, which is always the worst part of puppyhood. Hold on to those (I’m assuming) Kenmore appliances! The best washer/dryer I ever owned long ago was a Kenmore. Nothing lasts any longer…or is as efficient with all the crushing government “efficiency” manufacturing standards…as is certainly the plan.
Christmas blessings to you, my friend, and to your now complete family. I’m so glad there is new joy in your life🌲💕
I want to thank Betsy, Garrison and GrandpaM for their words of kindness and wisdom to me yesterday. The loss of my little furry best friend has been difficult. This morning I realize that she is without pain and in a better place. I miss her terribly and the emptiness inside I feel is depressing. But life goes on and I am really looking forward to going to work in 9 degree temps this morning! Thank you guys again. You all and this site are the very best.
Little by little, texastrumper, the sharpness of your loss will ease. Cling to that certain knowledge she is no longer suffering. A blessing for her even though it has cost you dearly. So I wish for you that as the days pass, you will start to feel the gift of peace, knowing she is at rest herself. Blessings, sir. 🙏 B
Thank you again, Betsy. I have lost several pets in my lifetime. Cats and dogs both. All those losses were hard but this one is very different since I was the decision maker instead of nature taking its course. That is what is bothering me more than anything. It is such a horrible feeling. I know over the next three days being home and she is not here that I will adjust pretty quickly. I am trying Poyeema’s advice and telling myself that “This is Love”. It is just such a different feeling from past losses that makes it hurt a little more. Time will heal, it always does. Thanks again.
Blessings to you. And you are most welcome…🌲
Something to try with the loss, TT. Every big wave of grief, the ones to knock you over, stop your day…..tell yourself, THIS IS LOVE. We sign up for this layer of love, at the beginning.
You’ll be saying it all day for days and weeks and into future years, too, about this singular loss. THIS IS LOVE.
THIS IS LOVE. THIS IS LOVE. THIS IS LOVE.
Godspeed, THIS IS LOVE.
It is that Poyeema.
Thank you, Poyeema. I am trying this. You are correct in saying that I signed up for this when I rescued her. Even with how it all ended she had a better life with me than she could have ever gotten anywhere else. I believe that. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.
Now that is what we tell ourselves with every furry family member which has come and gone…exactly that. And we find so much comfort in it. None could have had better…
I still tear up at the loss of Woodrow…my Jack Russell. He was my 3rd “child”. He was my heart and such a gift to me. We now have another Jack…most un cuddly dog ever but he is sure cute. As hard as it was at Woodys end…I cherish his time in my life…still miss him after all these years. Tearing up now. When a pet loves you…what a blessing! That comes with great sorrow when they leave.
Praise Jesus for saving all who come to Him! This video is a wake up to what the Luciferians are and what they are doing. Only The Lord Jesus can save us from our sin! Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Remembering.
Right now it’s -10 with a windchill of -39 at my central Indiana home.
My first winter warfare exercise on a team in Co. A, 3rd Bn., 10th SFG(A) we were out in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Fifteen days with no resupply and other SF teams chasing us.
It never got above 0 the whole time and one night it got down to -30 with a windchill of about -90.
The teams chasing us never caught us.
At night I would have my IV fluids and all ointments and my canteens inside the sleeping bag with me. My leather Hanwag mountaineering boots would serve as my pillow because if you let them freeze the leather would get so stiff you couldn’t get your feet in them. All movement was done on skis. We slept, two men to a tent. The weapons were kept outside of the unheated tent because the condensation from our breath would cause them to freeze and lock up.
I was the least experienced on the team and thus it was I that fell the most. After a fall one took off the rucksack, weighing about 80 lb. Get back up and put back on the ski or skis that had come off. And then put the ruck back on. Later when I was experienced I was one of those standing waiting for a new guy to do this.
The toughest time was pulling stand too! Done in the evening when setting up tents for the night and in the morning from before sunrise until after.
I lost 15 lb. in 15 days and my body fat was at near 3% when I started so I was in great physical condition.
My surgeon father was with a MASH unit in the Korean War for 18 months, which meant he endured the brutal winters there, operating, trying to patch up our soldiers and in fact soldiers from other countries as well.
While he never ever spoke of his time there, I remember, as small child, seeing a picture of him with his lifelong colleague inside one tent, wrapped up against the cold, sitting with a cup of (probably very horrible but caffeine laden) coffee.
Reading your story, I had sudden thoughts of his trying to operate in terrible conditions…
I don’t know if he ever watched an episode of M.A.S.H. …
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
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.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Friday, December 23, 2022
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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Merry Christmas, dear duchess. May it be filled with His peace for you, and with the joyous knowledge that He is always with us.
Here is my gentle gift for you.🌲🙏💕
duchess01,
This is the most complete way of thanking God.
December 23
MORNING
Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Isa. 27:5
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil. Jer. 29:11
There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. Is.a 48:22
In Christ Jesus ye who sometime were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace. Eph. 2:13, 14
It pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell: and having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself. Col. 1:19, 20
Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past: … that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. 3:24-26
if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9
Trust ye in the LORD for ever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. Isa. 26:4
EVENING
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. I John 5:11
As the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. As the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. John 5:26, 21
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. John 11:25, 26
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. John 10:11, 17, 18
No man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. I John 5:12
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Col. 3:3, 4
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/12/1223.html
You yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. – 1 Thessalonians 5:2
There is a similarity between a thief and a pregnant woman. The thief will not announce his time of arrival – he may come suddenly and definitely unexpectedly. The labor pains of a pregnant woman will also come suddenly. However, the pain is actually expected, usually with great anticipation.
Today’s verse speaks of “the day of the Lord.” It is a day that is unknown as far as time and date. Those who do not believe in Christ will find the day of judgment brings destruction upon them suddenly. It will be unexpected, unavoidable, and inescapable (1 Thessalonians 5:3). Spiritually, the unbeliever is in darkness and so will not be ready for this momentous day.
The believer is one of God’s people whom He has called “out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). You are to be alert and vigilant in anticipation of His coming again. The Reverend John Stott wrote: “Let’s not sleep or even yawn our way through life, or live in our pajamas. Let’s stay awake and alert. For then we shall be ready when Christ comes and we will not be taken by surprise.”
As believers, you look forward to the celebration of Christmas – Christ’s coming to Earth to live among His people. Jesus is going to return and, those who believe in Him as Messiah, joyfully anticipate that great and glorious day.
Pray now that those in this nation who live in darkness would come to know Jesus as Savior. Then ask the Lord to strengthen your dedication to living a life pleasing to Him so you will be found faithful when the Savior comes back.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Two things I do pray for. Amen.
Now that we have a Supeme Court that is willing to overturn previous bad decisions, perhaps they could agree to hear a case on Christmas celebrations that would permit them to overturn Engele v. Vitale and Abingdon v. Schempp, the cases that eliminated prayer and Bible readings in public schools.
America is, and always has been, a Christian nation. Merry Christmas, everybody.
https://intellectualtakeout.org/2022/12/charlie-brown-christmas-message/
Welsh voices of all ages are angelic…and now I’m experiencing a lot of hiraeth (translation, A nostalgia for times or places to which one cannot return)… sigh…
More garbage found tucked away inside the democRATS’ latest trillion-dollar spending spree:
“Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) exposed what he called a sinister provision in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill where no less than $575 million is to be spent on aborting Americans in areas with high population growth.
According to the bill, over half a billion U.S. tax dollars “should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.”
“Here’s at least $575 million for ‘family planning’ in areas where population growth ‘threatens biodiversity.’ Malthusianism is a disturbing, anti-human ideology that should have ZERO place in any federal program,” Bishop wrote on Twitter Tuesday.”
Black lives matter, but black babies apparently do not.
No lives matter to them and not just here. Gates of Hell is funding abortion in Africa to the tune of $70,000,0000,000. That those gifts from God happen to be black? Why, that’s just a coincidence.
God help us!
UK Authorities Arrest Woman Praying Outside Abortion Clinic | Newsbusters
Britain is lost, rah. Totally and utterly lost.
I have faith that someday the chickens will come home to roost.
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/she-was-arrested-for-an-actual-thought-crime/
I’d never heard of them. Listening to am radio yesterday and the host played this, one of my favorites.
One of my very favorite Christmas songs.
It is written that the creation is/was through God’s manipulation of the Hebrew alphabet and ten numbers. Perhaps John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
If anybody is interested in the mystical side – here is an explanation, reprinted with the permission of The Continuum International Publishing Group from Jewish and Christian Mysticism: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/creation-mysticism-fashioning-the-world-from-letters/
However being a music lover I found this track by Stevie Nicks – Has anybody ever written anything for you – quite moving. Let your soul interpret and connect as each sees fit.
Oh! BTW! The Rose bowl next week is likely to be the FlOOD BOWL! Just a hint of what’s coming for the left coast.
Yay! Let it rain! We desperately need the water. When I checked the 10 day forecast this a.m. I saw the potential for rain. As an aside, being a desert dweller in the San Joaquin Valley, I really don’t like rain but there comes a time when my preferences are irrelevant.
After theft, Baby Jesus Returns! Best comment in video is…..”I guess he needs Jesus.”
https://www.fox4news.com/news/baby-jesus-stolen-from-fort-worth-nativity-scene-returned
Enjoyed this so much, wanted to share. A Christmas Flash Mob at a mall with a special ending.
It starts out with some people to the side playing stringed instruments. It’s about 5 min long.
If you’re in a hurry, don’t miss the last minute and ending.
Merry Christmas!
If you want some fun look up Dan O’Donnell’s family Christmas special, he’s a host on WISN, AM Wisconsin radio. His kids read this. Good family.
A few weeks ago we had a phoebe that kept bashing into the kitchen window (nighttime), wrangled it up and put it in a cage in the house overnight. Happy bird the following morning. Still comes to visit on the deck.
Awwww, now that’s heartwarming! 🙂
“Wonder and Pain”
Tis the season…to watch a 1947 movie that conveys a timeless message. Here is a masterfully written essay about the messages that film conveys to those of us living in the current time….and how that message is especially important to us now.
Pull quote (with my insertions) :
“Many have written about Frank Capra and James Stewart’s under appreciated—at the time—masterpiece [“It’s A Wonderful Life”], from its earnest charm to its understated—for the time—performances, but what struck me most about my most recent watch was how this film changes as [the perspective of] the viewer—as you—age.”
Read this worthwhile short essay entitled “Wonder and Pain” here:
https://burningbright.substack.com/p/wonder-and-pain
Amen.
Hi, Andeclain. Can you post the prayer tomorrow night? We are going to a church service and I would have to do it and hour or so early. It might get lost in the posts. And, Merry Christmas.
I’ll try. Please say a prayer for me when you are at church. Merry Christmas to you too.
Well, thank you, but now it won’t be necessary. I got up this morning to the news that all my grandchildren are sick, so I won’t be going over to their house. or going to church. But I will remember you in my prayers. I hope you are well and comfortable.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Kissing under mistletoe is a custom dating back to 1600s England.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.