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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Countdown 2021
✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, September 6, 2021
Oh! How I love Spurgeon…but mostly Spurgeon’s great Savior!
John 14:6 ESV
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Even more purrfect considering who’s turning the pages!
It looks like the first word cat is reading might be “Trump!”
Magic! 🙂 And these guys were doing this for about 10 bucks an hour.
The little bar was called “The Black And Tan” on E.Jefferson Ave. in Detroit. My friend and I were 18 and underage and sneaked in to watch them play. Just imagining 60 years ago , probably less than ten bucks.
The Little Jazz Bird on Westheimer in Houston didn’t check ID’s. It was was were I first heard Lightnin’ Hopkins
6 September 1968
Eric Clapton records the guitar solo for the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, becoming the first non-Beatle to appear on one of their recordings. George Harrison later said that Clapton’s presence had another effect on the band: “It made them all try a bit harder; they were all on their best behavior.”
6 September 1975
Glen Campbell topped the Billboard Pop chart with “Rhinestone Cowboy”, selling over 4 million copies in the process. The record gained three Grammy nominations and was the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year for 1976. In the UK, it reached #4. Glen had cracked the US Top Ten twice before with “Wichita Lineman” in 1968 and “Galveston” in 1969.
6 September 1997
While an estimated 2.5 billion people watched on television, Elton John sings a re-worked version of “Candle In The Wind” at the funeral of England’s Princess Diana. After the song is re-recorded and released as a single, it would become the largest selling record in history since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s, with sales topping 33 million.
What a great playlist!
Seconded Phoenix, I really like this version of “while my guitar gently weeps” performed by ToTo(Live in Amsterdam) as well. Really, really “tight’ group of great musicians.
Countdown 2021
The always beautiful, unpretentious voice of Connie Dover singing wonderful folks songs. Simple and stark and then w/delicate harmonies where she lays over multiple tracks of her voice. Here is one…
Especiously if you are Scots-Irish, this music is good for the soul . . . Thanks for postintg, Sarah.
It’s truly amazing, I am 3rd generation Irish, have never seen the place, and quite frankly would hate the weather – take that add in a dash of German from my Grandmothers side, and yet when I listen to this, and any of the classic Gaelic sounds, add in a whisky or 5 and you’re guaranteed to either start crying or fighting – sometimes a mixture of both lol. It’s like the soul remembers.
No doubt the soul remembers, I even seem to recognize the view – lol. Thankfully, I gave up the whiskey I think 16/17 or so years ago – seems the Lord had to give me a “minor” heart attack (I guess the major ones are those when you find out the truth) – anyway, that for me was as sure a “message” as one could reasonable expect I guess. Never looked back. Although if I DID (a wee whiskey) – I’d for sure choke back a tear and for some reason begin to despise the English (My first wife was British – so no hard feelings fellas) But the soul cant help it – lol. Then again I also for some reason love the “sound of the desert” Lawrence of Arabia type stuff – the glamour of Morocco, Sting’s Desert Rose etc – although again I’ve never been there.???
Glad you gave up whiskey and survived the heart attack.
What you shared about our souls and music was so perfect. I think that’s the mystery and power of music. I have no Scottish or Irish in my lineage and yet music from that part of the world resonates so deeply with me, as if something inside me recognizes it as familiar.
There be a wee bit of a Coleen in you Sarah – no doubt. Irish history has a connection to Spain – hence the dark haired olive skin beauties to be found among the redheads. I’ve always been a sucker for the accent. A “sweet” dark haired Irish lass in a red dress could probably get me to swim the English channel with those melting big eyes – lol. I think they themselves are probably Spanish/Moroccan/North Africa/Med descendants. Maybe that’s why my “sound of the desert” “memories” deep in the DNA wake up.
Been there, done that. 🙂
I don’t know if you’ve read this or not, but I found it very interesting.
My family, except for us, were very rural hillfolk My great-grandmother and grandmother sang the Child ballads.
Here’s an interesting comment accompanying the post of this song . . .
Paul Simon met Kathleen Mary “Kathy” Chitty at the very first English folk club in which he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, on 12th April, 1964. Kathy, who worked there, was then 17, Paul was 22, and it appears to have been love at first sight.
Aaahhhhhhhhhh, so wonderful to hear that first song after so many decades. It’s just lovely… the melody and lyrics…
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Wore those 1st 2 albums out as a kid.
Such beautiful music.
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Remember this one?!
From the ‘net . . .
Strolling along a country lane in hiking shoes with a rucksack on her back, she makes for an unlikely muse. But this is the woman who inspired one of America’s greatest songwriters and helped launch his career to international stardom. The humdrum life she now leads in a quiet Welsh-speaking village gives little clue that Kathleen Chitty’s name is known to millions worldwide.
Paul Simon – half of famous duo Simon and Garfunkel – was once so besotted with English teenager that they appeared together on his first record cover. He also mentioned her in several of his greatest hits – including ‘America’ – and immortalised their romance in the haunting ‘Kathy’s Song’.
But Mrs Chitty could not cope with the huge attention from music journalists and fans while in a realtionship with Simon. She now lives in a small, detached three-bedoom house on a quiet cul-de-sac, and catches a bus each day to her job as an administrator for a technical college, where she has worked for 25 years.
Paul Simon once described his relationship with Mrs Chitty as ‘his most peaceful time’ and it was captured in his care-free lyrics. Half a decade on from when he first met Miss Chitty, the 68-year-old grandmother with her grey hair tied back in a bun, still bears a strong resemblance to the teenage girl that won his heart. In 1963, aged just 18, her love of folk music brought her to the nearby Railway Inn folk club, in Brentwood, Essex, where she sold tickets. Simon, who had dropped out of New York law school, had decided to tour England’s pubs and clubs after struggling to make a name for himself in America.
Her elfin qualities, huge eyes and aura of gentleness through her shy personality caught his attention and an intense love affair followed.
During their relationship he wrote dozens of hits that were later performed alongside his friend Art Garfunkel in Simon and Garfunkel. Kathy is mentioned by name twice in ‘America’ and the song ‘Homeward Bound’ is about returning from a gig in Widnes to see her in Essex.
But perhaps the most poignant is ‘Kathy’s Song’ which he wrote about missing her while in New York. It includes the lines: ‘I gaze beyond the rain drenched streets, to England where my heart lies… My thoughts are many miles away, they lie with you when you’re asleep, and kiss you when you start the day.’ But with his initial success, the shy and sensitive Kathy became frightened of the huge attention from fans and returned home from the US in the mid-1960s.
Very interesting! Know this story?
Interesting. She seems like a rich person with few material goods, and Cohen seems to have acquired wealth but not much pity for a penniless former friend.
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Comment. Looking at the history, you have to give a lot of credit to the maturity of 18 year old Kathy who understand what the whirlwind of celebrity, instant wealth, enormous social power, could do to an inherently fragile romantic relationship. When you look at the essentially barren and destructive relationships of Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell—both of whom never had a lasting relationship—it’s hard to argue against Kathy’s choice to go home to England.
Indeed. Perhaps she was a bit of an old soul. Whatever it was, it was, and probably remains, a rare trait.
“If anyone could’ve been disqualified from serving the Lord, it was Saul, Paul. He was the greatest of sinners. Instead, he set his heart on the grace and love of God, and lived a life of repentance. His past didn’t disqualify him from serving the Lord. It qualified him. For the ministry of God is the ministry of grace. A past sin, failure, doesn’t disqualify you from preaching grace. It qualifies you. Only those who are unworthy are worthy to minister the grace of God. Only the unqualified are qualified to minister His mercy. You’ve messed up, led a less than perfect walk in the Lord. Stop letting the past hinder your life. In Messiah, the past is covered over. Ask His forgiveness, repent, take any actions you can to make things right, and move ahead to glorify God. Stop letting the past dominate your future. Paul said, “But one thing I do, forgetting what is behind, and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Messiah…” The past is the past… and the future belongs to grace.”
“Sins are as far from me as the east is from the west”
Because “we” are evil and there is no good in us. When you take that understanding you have no place to go but to Christ. Only our Lord is good, only what he gives us is good and quite frankly it is only his word Jesus. If you start with that understanding you may navigate all other issues.
When you are a young Christian or immature Christian you believe “you” can change. By ego your self says go here or there but soon you look back and see, only your willingness to seek God and his guidance brings you out of darkness. You can do nothing good except through him, and he through you.
It doesn’t say “some” good and perfect gifts come from above. It says “all” come from above, and they must where else would or could we receive it would be of evil origin. God is perfect in all his ways.
Correct, however at the same time we must not lose understanding of the fact that no matter how “low” we may have fallen, how “terrible” (and they might well be) some of our sins may be – we must at the same time remember that we possess a Godly soul, the intention and purpose of which is to reach it’s highest and purest state of “oneness” with God. Obviously very few are able to attain and maintain such purity given the huge ‘darkness” that constantly seeks to undermine and “fray” that “connection”. Even if a person has fallen to such a dark and low place, the mere act of prayer (even in desperation) is enough proof that there remains in that person a tiny window, a window through which God is “calling” or “speaking” to that person – a lifeline if you will. The ultimate victory of evil is to convince the person that the “lifeline” is not real.
I am against that which seeks to have sin be a burden, a torment, to be dragged along as a guilt – as such I am firmly in the camp of St Paul on this – “I press on……..upward call of God in Messiah”. For me, Paul is the key “figure” or example of exactly the life we as believers are called to walk – each to his/her own measure, and ability of course – but the spirit remains the same. Common sense really – WE create the world in which we live – ultimately. Want a happy life – make a happy life – fist you, then the family, the neighbour, the street, the town, the state, the world. – Easy. Of course if we don’t, that’s when you guys (my apologies) the Paleriders come in – from my end I’d rather we avoided that part, but there are days when I pray I can hear the hooves (when you see the stupidity of humanity), only to feel “sorry” for them a bit later. How the righteous and holy people of the past, most of whom gave up their lives doing it- had such courage and conviction is astounding – we can at least show some respect and attempt to do our part.
What is the Current Situation in local areas across the US in terms of – The Supply Chain….?
I’d love to see an outlet like this dig into that.
VPOTUS Harris telling people to — buy Christmas Presents now – because if you wait until December, you won’t get them until next Summer or next Fall. — That was a “wink wink – nod nod” to some people globally….
Dollar General in my area of North GA is not far from Catastrophic Failure. — and a franchise like that that opens small stores — everywhere — has become more + more important since Covid first arrived.
I noticed Budweiser + Frito Lay are having more + more trouble keeping up with normal demand.
In short — shelves around here are — increasingly — empty.
The push of the society toward — Desperation — seems to have grown.
Winter is coming.
Iggy, here in Porterville, CA dog and cat food is scarce. I feed dozens of animals I have rescued. At the beginning of each month I buy an entire month’s worth of pet food. Now I can’t do that. I go to buy but the shelves are bare. Even the local livestock feed stores are having problems getting pet food. And when they do get it the price just keeps going up and up.
With dogs it’s not such a problem. Dogs will eat anything. With cats, not so much. They are far more picky regarding what they call food.
East Texas.
All well except for ivermectin.
I had a friend from West Texas grab six tubes for us.
Buckle up
This hurricane season is far from over and odds are the US mainland, probably along the Gulf shores, is going to be hit by at least one more major! All the conditions are there.
As you all listen to the BS hype and claims that “climate change” is causing this you should notice a few things.
Global Tropical Cyclone Activity | Ryan Maue (climatlas.com)
And where did his thoughts of this apocalypse come from? Finish the thought, we need to hear men in office recite the word of God instead of preach death.
Go to God, pray, give God reverence in all things. Listen and speak of his love and glory.
When was it “ok” to stop worshipping our Lord in every venue? It is time to stop with this theater of lies and put God first in all things, especially our leaders and government.
Revival is all around us like fuel and we need that spark. People are seeking and are lost. This all is about saving souls not about anything else.
i think you may have posted this for the content, not the speaker?
because i cannot help but ask where was rand when he alone could have adjourned the senate
allowing PDJT the recess appointments he needed to help him drain the swamp?
and if rand knew this was coming,
even more important that he step up and do what was within his power to stop it.
sad to say, his comment rings truer now that so many like him failed to act.
be well and take care, dora.
That doesn’t sound like the way Paul speaks. Do you have a link?
Looking like Larry will miss Bermuda. Current track takes it up for a glancing blow at Saint Johns Newfoundland.
. . . 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)
The usage of the Psalter according to Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia (+ 1924) for many circumstances and situations in life.
Link uses http instead of https, but is still safe.
http://www.voskrese.info/spl/arsenios.html
Day 23 of 30 Collective Fast
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
May the blessings of God be upon everybody today. Amen
Happy Labor Day infidels.
Mornin WeeWeed, Happy Labor Day!
Big Trump Flotilla here yesterday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-flotilla-returns-sunday-with-second-attempt-at-guinness-world-records-recognition/ar-AAO10V6
And the tech giants are silencing the Majority.
Happy Labor Day, 😉
Verse of the Day for Monday, September 6, 2021
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“Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:”
Jeremiah 32:17 (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.
DIFFUSIVENESS OF LIFE
“Rivers of living water.” John vii. 38
A river touches places of which its source knows nothing, and Jesus says if we have received of His fulness, however small the visible measure of our lives, out of us will flow the rivers that will bless to the uttermost parts of the earth. We have nothing to do with the outflow – “This is the work of God that ye BELIEVE…” God rarely allows a soul to see how great a blessing he is.
A river is victoriously persistent, it overcomes all barriers. For a while it goes steadily on its course, then it comes to an obstacle and for a while it is baulked, but it soon makes a pathway round the obstacle. Or a river will drop out of sight for miles, and presently emerge again broader and grander than ever. You can see God using some lives, but into your life an obstacle has come and you do not seem to be of any use. Keep paying attention to the Source, and God will either take you round the obstacle or remove it. The river of the Spirit of God overcomes all obstacles. Never get your eyes on the obstacle or on the difficulty. The obstacle is a matter of indifference to the river which will flow steadily through you if you remember to keep right at the Source. Never allow anything to come between yourself and Jesus Christ, no emotion, or experience; nothing must keep you from the one great sovereign Source.
Think of the healing and far-flung rivers nursing themselves in our souls! God has been opening up marvelous truths to our minds, and every point He has opened up is an indication of the wider power of the river He will flow through us. If you believe in Jesus, you will find that God has nourished in you mighty torrents of blessing for others.
Oswald Chambers
September 6th Devotional
If at all possible in the U.K., I would advise this heroic Mom to home-school her miracle son.
This is from Jack Posobiec’s Gettr, a story of a British mother who was told 5 times to abort her son due to so-called congenital condition.
Her young son is now healthy and starting his schooling this year.
https://gettr.com/post/paandzca25
Welding complete. Now what? https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/nord-stream-2-final-weld-completed/2-1-1063283
Don’t know if garrison has posted her before ? Amazing talent
Sweet!
Finally the folks in New South Wales have some good news to be celebrate. Nice to see plain old joy and happiness. 1 min video
https://vidmax.com/video/207102-this-was-the-amazing-moment-a-family-learned-their-3-year-old-was-found-in-the-buslands-after-4-days-missing
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.
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Amen.
Ardern is a true leftist. Good grief. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/coronavirus-jacinda-ardern-says-she-s-not-a-complete-idiot-amid-confusion-over-alert-level-2-mask-rules.html
2014 shootdown of Malaysian Airlines 17 over Ukraine finally taking place. https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/09/06/families-slam-corrupt-russia-at-malaysia-airlines-mh17-crash-trial/2003492
The most dystopian image of the tear award goes to the new Amazon bldg. in Mexico
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-jPQ7JXoBAkaC7?format=jpg&name=900×900
Sorta reminiscent of this, n’est-ce pas?
Yep. That’s why I posted it 😉
Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into a Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/02/soros-dream-to-turn-china-into-a-neoliberal-grabitization-opportunity/
China said no.
This shows the daylight between the CCP and Soros and his rent-seeking ilk.
The west’s biggest economic misunderstanding is the difference between industrial capitalism and rent-seeking oligarchy.
The former builds the nation and builds the middle class.
The latter is an economic parasite. It relies on maintaining this very confusion with industrial capitalism in order to maintain its blood flow.
There is a big downstream difference between using investment to build industry, versus using investment to dig your oligarchical claws into a nation.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/telosa-marc-lore-blake-ingels-new-city/index.html
In the freaking desert.
$400 billion?
Let’s see minus 10% for Joe…hmmmm
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.