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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O GOD, MY FAITHFUL GOD
Different church traditions have different ways they describe sanctification — the improvement in the life of the believer. It seems to me that most say it comes through God’s grace to us, and for most it involves prayer. Beyond that, there is much variety.
Like many hymnbooks, mine is divided into topical sections. As I look through the part labeled ‘Sanctification,’ I can see that none of the hymns exults in how good we have become. Instead, each of them is actually, very literally, a prayer to God for His continued, gracious help in our lives.
One other thing I see is that most of the hymns pray that God will sustain us in our simple trust, through to the end of this life and into the next.
I’m sure my hymnbook is not unique in these things.
1. O God, my faithful God, true fountain ever flowing,
without whom nothing is, all perfect gifts bestowing:
Give me a healthy frame, and may I have within
A conscience free from blame, a soul unstained by sin.
2. Grant me the strength to do with ready heart and willing
Whatever You command, my calling here fulfilling;
That I do what I should while trusting You to bless
The outcome for my good, for You must give success.
3. Keep me from saying words that later need recalling;
Guard me lest idle speech may from my lips be falling;
But when within my place I must and ought to speak,
Then to my words give grace lest I offend the weak.
4. Lord, let me win my foes with kindly words and actions,
And let me find good friends for counsel and correction.
Help me, as You have taught, to love both great and small
And by Your Spirit’s might, to live in peace with all.
5. Let me depart this life confiding in my Savior;
By grace receive my soul that it may live forever;
And let my body have a quiet resting place
Within a Christian grave; and let it sleep in peace.
6. And on that final day when all the dead are waking,
Stretch out Your mighty hand, my deathly slumber breaking.
Then let me hear Your voice, redeem this earthly frame,
And bid me to rejoice with those who love Your name.
Little late in posting how much this means to me. Better late then never. ❤️❤️❤️❤️Love this!
Thank you for posting 😉
This was supposed to go first. Oh, well. . .
Beautiful, soul touching rendition of this tune! Certainly reaches all the way down to your toes! Thank you, so very much, for taking the time to share.
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Great song, well sung.
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Thank you, W_P, speaking of Alpha and Omega, in the Hebrew it is the Aleph and Tov. The Aleph Tov is present in the very first verse of Genesis, Jesus is right there!
Right you are.
In Friday’s post DanDeplorable showed it too, remarkably, from the Greek and English perspective.
Happy & Healthy, GrandpaM!
These selections seem to providing a fitting closure to this year’s season. I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas! And, of course, Happy New Year Treepers!
These selections seem to providing a fitting closure to this year’s season. I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
Happy New Year, Garrison. And all.
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A very classy carol of the bells …
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Next far out adventure for tech billionaire Musk? . . . . . . . . . . . ELON’S ARK
A daily contemplation during the twelve Holy Days of Christmas, Day 8, January 2; Matthew 5:8:
Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
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 Trisagion Hymn
and the
50th Psalm (Septuagint)
Sunday Before the Nativity of Our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ
Also known as the Sunday of the Holy Fathers.
Holy Hieromartyr Ignatios Theophoros (the God-bearer), Bishop of Antioch (+ 107) is one of the Saints who are commemorated today.
December 20th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
January 2nd on the civil or commercial calendar
Also St Seraphim is commemorated today.
Are there any fellow treepers living in Missouri? If so, would you recommend it?
I currently live in Portland, OR, and I am looking to move.
Ideally, a red state near a large-ish city.
Not looking to compare a blue state with a red state. I’m trying to decide between the different red states.
Maybe I should have clarified. I’m a conservative behind enemy lines, and I’m looking to get out.
Missouri has a lot of positives. Two of the world’s great rivers. A long and interesting history with 18th century French colonial settlements and lots of German settlers later on. A great native son named Rush Limbaugh (Limback). There are a lot of people with roots going 175 to more than 200 years in the same counties besides American Indian Tribes.
There are suburbs of both Saint Louis and Kansas City that are conservative, but many other towns are near enough to those cities without being an actual suburb. Columbia is a university town and liberal, but not entirely so.
The summers are often humid.
One good way to get to know a place is to listen to the local AM radio stations on the Internet for news and weather.
I have been fortunate to meet many people from Missouri and found most of them to be polite with Southern-style manners, friendly, decent.
Thank you, Sepp. I appreciate everything you said. Listening to local AM radio is a great idea.
You mentioned people there are friendly and polite. That sounds like a place I would enjoy.
Several Missouri people told me their favorite towns in their home state were Cape Girardeau and Hannibal and Hermann.
I live in southern Missouri. Great place to live
I don’t live there. From what I have read in recent years, sounds like most of the state is Ok.
Just stay well away from St. Louis.
Here is a 2016 presidential election results map of MO by county. That’ll tell you where the Commies are clustered.
https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/missouri/
finished my daily prayer this am, switched on inter webs…this popped up!
Need to buy another quiver, mine is bursting it’s seams!
Perhaps someone here, smarter than I, could confirm or deny the usefulness mentioned in this article.
https://conservativeplaybook.com/2022/01/02/reverse-the-brainwashing-how-to-end-americas-addiction-to-fear/
I’ve received so many gifts from you all, hope,in return, I’m giving one that fits you 🤷♀️ ❤️
Busy studying philosophy, philosophers, two day cram course Hewitt started Friday. Interesting what was said about Jesus ❤️ Monday’s will discuss a philosopher(name starts with a) who had a humorous approach to battle
Hope I copied the link correctly:
https://www.hughniverse.com/radio-show/
Good Morning ☀️ 🙏
There is one cure for fear.
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1
The article almost gets there when it mentions evil near the end. However, it fails to see that the solution to evil and the fear it creates is the righteousness of God indwelling our hearts. Jesus knows that we cannot overcome fear alone. A troubled heart requires that we trust God and Jesus in the midst of out troubles.
A few verses later, 25-27, Jesus adds this:
“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
Fear robs us of God’s peace. God’s Spirit within us reminds us of the power over fear that God provides. There is no room for fear in a heart that is full of God’s peace.
🤔 reminds me of older fad of the no fear clothing….perhaps retooling of a no fear✝️✝️✝️ t shirt is in order😎
Feral cat, I have been seeing a lot on this topic lately.
This is a very worthy article (reverse the brainwashing). Lots of eye-opening items that hit the nail on the head, with good suggestions for helping others to see the light.
Thank you for posting.
I like the idea the article mentions where, in talking with friends, family, who have an oversized irrational fear of the C19 to transmute that fear onto another topic – get the people we know to start asking themselves why all the mandates, what happened to having laws debated and passed instead of arbitrary pronouncements, finding a way to do that one on one sounds doable.
In reading over the past decade on this subject of mass delusion constant points to break the cycle are one, Free Speech is the huge antidote to mass delusion and two, Humor, humor breaks its spell. So this author’s idea – transmute the subject matter from the fear created over this disease onto fear of losing everyone one has taken for granted, their freedom of speech among them. Find our individual way’s to divert our friends, family’s attention from the virus to what’s the reason for mandates.
Free speech being an antidote is why we are seeing all the censoring, unpersoning from social media, being able to ask questions and make valid points without being doxxed; and
Humor, seeing all the meme-makers being deplatformed (like carpe donktum), and comedians like Dave Chappel who broke the illusion of the Juicy Smolliette ( 🙂 ) hoax that was being used to stir up racial divide, had a throng of people trying to get him removed from future shows.
Very insightful comments here🤔
India Has Killed 46 Million Girls in Sex-Selection Abortions, Where are the Feminists?
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https://www.lifenews.com/2021/12/28/india-has-killed-46-million-girls-in-sex-selection-abortions-where-are-the-feminists/
Leaving the immorality of murdering babies and political considerations aside.
They are going to end up paying a heavy price for that in the future. If you don’t have girls, you don’t have babies. Sure India is the 2nd most populace country on earth after China, but even China learned that their limitations of family size was having a negative effect on their progress and loosened up their policy.
The fact is for a developing nation in the way global economics is working these days, population can be their greatest asset. And for developed nations, the continued decline in family size has caused the powers that be to come under pressure from the industrialists to allow this uncontrolled “immigration” that we are seeing from less developed nations to the more developed ones across the globe.
Verse of the Day for Sunday, January 2, 2022
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“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:2 (KJV)
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/verse-of-day.php
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
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.
We have had a little dusting of snow here at my central Indiana home. Nothing to really effect travel as the temp is going to get up above freezing and I’m headed south anyway. Here is an article on the truck driver shortage.
Where have all the truck drivers gone? (msn.com)
Really I am happy with my salary and happy to be a salary driver who gets paid no matter what happens on the road. Best I can figure, according to government numbers our household income is in the top 35% of wage earners and since we live in an area where the cost of living is relatively low, we are doing just fine.
If you pass by the Cave City and Glasgow exit on your way south through Kentucky, wave.
To Treepers that read this, we need your prayers again. We were hit with storms and possible tornadoes again yesterday. Nothing like before but still devastating for those hit. The tiny town were I grew up was hit pretty hard.
I will do both. Getting off at exit 20 on the William N. Hatcher Pkwy to 231 S. Fastest way and I enjoy the country drive. If I listened to my GPS it would take me down into Nashville to take I-40 East. To heck with that!
Good choice to get to I-40 on east side of Nashville. You miss all of those difficult interstate splits through Nashville. Just slow down through Westmoreland, TN. They have a deserved reputation.
When you make the right at the stop light in Scottsville, you are about 10 miles from my house.
Actually I don’t take I-40 at all. I continue through Lebanon and take a left on US 70. Just as I come into Smithville on the left is a small truck stop where I take my break because the customer no longer allows us to back into the door and take our break at their facility as they used to do. Like I said I like the back roads if conditions permit. That little place has some pretty good food to though it’s restroom facilities are a one holer.
If you usually use 231 all the way to I-40, look at the Hartman Drive loop. Fewer stops, easier for a truck but a couple of miles longer. It turns right at the north side of town just after the speed limit drops to 45 and goes all of the way to I-40. There is a new fire station on the left just before the turn.
Prayers up!
Reminds me of the line “… driven the back roads so I wouldn’t get weighed” in the Little Feet tune “Willin”
Here in north central MD we are forecast to get up to 5″ of your “dusting” tomorrow…
Mornin’ infidels.
Good afternoon, WeeWeed. That one there is funny!
Quote O’Day – January 2, 2022 – More from Dr Wayne Dyer
Five Magic Words
I want to feel good – say it out loud
Your intention here is to be tranquil and stress free. Feel the stress – then send it love and respect.
When President Trump was in office, my mantra was “he is, because He is”.
Betsy, you reminded me of this in your reply to me on Jan. 1st. 🙂
Thank you for saying it in such a way that I can now plainly recite it/use it on a daily basis. (“I know He is”)
My goodness the Press is scared. And that of course means the democrats and RINOs are scared. One wacko story after another about the “threat to democracy”. If they think their Jan 6th BS is going to save them, they’ve got another think coming.
The “threat to democracy” apparently is the latest “party-line” meme of the left. I was reading the Economist over coffee (never buy it. I just read it over coffee) at the bookstore and came across an editorial saying the same thing. The article was presenting the GOPe as the defenders of freedom and liberty.
Question!!! Which of the two covid tests “expired” December 31st because it was deemed unreliable???
Why Is The CDC Quietly Abandoning The PCR Test For COVID? July ’21
Portuguese Court Rules PCR Tests “Unreliable” & Quarantines “Unlawful” Nov’ 20
https://www.zerohedge.com/search-content?qTitle=Pcr
https://hamodia.com/2021/12/30/israel-reports-first-case-of-flurona/
Now everyone should fear the flu because the Rona virus has paired up to form flurona.
We missed out gang, all this time we could have been making up names for these new strains of the covid deaths.
9mmrona. Cyclecrashrona. Heartattackrona.
We all thought those cycleriders all by themselves riding on the highway with a papermask on were crazy, geez don’t I feel stupid. They were protecting from the cyclecrashrona.
But, don’t fret we still have the vaccine deaths on the east horizon to name. (I don’t think they will use them, cause it’s safe)S
Please, shame and absurdity is welcome here, needed, advised.
coronaphobia….
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Another question: I don’t remember if it was on this thread or the political one, but someone posted that they would never trust Dr.Malone again. I asked why and don’t recall getting a response. It was something about what he had said in a particular interview. The commenter interpreted what he said. I asked , “But what did he actually say?” No answer.
Leenie61, It is good to question everything you come in contact with from 2nd or 3rd hand sources.
In this day and time, if you don’t hear it yourself, don’t believe it ……. and for sure, don’t pass it on.
LOL, Cactus…i usually don’t ‘cause I don’t remember!!! 🤔
I was looking at my calendar and noticed a lot of new holidays that have snuck in the last 50 years:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
First Day of Black History Month
Day off for Juneteenth
Juneteenth
First Day of Women’s History Month
First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
First Day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Cinco de Mayo
First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
First Day of American Indian Heritage Month
Native American Heritage Day
So when is the straight white male day? I demand one also.
We could take the day off, drive all over honking our car horns at everyone.
Great fun!
I’m a big Willie fan, just discovered his son Lukas, good stuff.
As promised, for those of you still “Dazed and Confused” and wanting a vaccine:
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.
Amen. And Lord please protect and comfort Julian Assange, Pastor Pawlowski,
January 6 protesters incarcerated in DC, and all
political prisoners everywhere, though we may not know their names, You see them
Amen
Amen.
Well I had a plastic line that carries coolant to the heater core bust just as I pulled into this little truck stop in Smithville, TN.
Mechanic is working on it right now. Wet snow down here. Not sticking.
I’ll tell you though, there ain’t no way in hell I would ever want to do the road repair job. I have great respect for those that do it.
Wow, glad you’re all right Rah and that a mechanic is available! (Once had a temporary contract assignment desk job related to installing safety systems on trucks, and know somewhat although from a distance how challenging it can be making repairs during a storm in the cold and dark) … Respect for sure!
Truck running. Temporary repair. Hope it holds till I get this run done tomorrow.
Snow is sticking down here now. Parking lot is white and snow slipping down from the condo sleeper roof onto the wind shield.
Snow to continue until about 5 am.
First one of the year down here so I’ll have be on my toes. Night all.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.
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