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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Dear Lord, we ask that you bless us as we carry out your purpose for our lives. We are to glorify and magnify you, Lord, and to be an example of your love and forgiveness. Thank you for your Grace and Mercy. For it alone atones for our sins. In Jesus’s name we pray.
Amen
Amen.
Amen and Amen
Amen! So thankful that He came to save us sinners.
Good morning, G💓 I add my amen. Two of the most divine, precious gifts…grace and mercy.
Amen.
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Trimmings !
sassy sassy
Hey!!! (Not) sir! Yesterday, I can’t find it, you talked about the very first James Bond, Circa ‘47 and having something to do with Scientology…. Went down a Bond rabbit hole! Who was it?
Good morning, Sis!
How was the hospital?
Another busy day there, to be continued tomorrow.
God Bless America , 🙂
Thank you jay for these songs. They surely hit home with me, hubby and I danced many waltzes thru the years. We too have gotten older and can no longer dance like we did, but I can close my eyes and see us dancing across heaven. Many tears shed when listening to these songs and Yes!! Jesus Is Living in Me and It Is Well With My Soul.
Praise God, someday you will waltz across heaven with our Lord and Savior and each other of course. 🙂
Well, jay, there’s our Northern Irish lad again singing his heart out. Just a wonderful voice and so much feeling in his singing. What a lovely selection from this young man’s musical offerings to God💓 Thank you for these!
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Have a blessed Sunday, Treepers. I think when the vicissitudes of life becomes overwhelming a few minutes of prayer can steady us. I know that I am blessed to have Our Lord in my life literally for as long as I can remember. I know I am a sinner. I know that I don’t have a explanation for why Our Lord has been with me all this time. I don’t think I’m special. And yet . . . and yet . . . when I call upon Him in prayer he’s there—I feel his presence, I feel his healing Grace. It’s always been this way. I love Our Lord. I don’t question why this happens because, honestly, there’s a great mystery beyond belief that simply demands trust and faith.
What I’ve derived from this lifetime experience is that without doubt Our Lord loves us, cares about us as individuals, and always waits for us to speak to Him. I think each person’s relationship with our Maker is unique. Mine is not the same as yours. But that’s perfectly OK. All you have to do is reach out, accept Christ, and you’ll receive His blessings.
Garrison, you found and linked to the very first performance I ever heard of VOCES8.
This piece from William Byrd with their voices in perfect a cappella harmony stopped me where I stood. It overwhelmed me, truly. And unexpected tears started, just as listening to it again now has done.
As I continue to pray with my whole heart for any and all who need comfort, relief from life’s afflictions no matter what form they take, who need miracles, mercy and grace (all of us), who need hope which seems to have evaporated…all of this and more, I thank you for this sublime, serene effortless performance.
Who could fail to be moved by it? Who could fail to feel closer to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for the hearing of it?
As always, all blessings to you, good sir.🙏💓
Good morning, Betsy! Getting ready to head to the hospital. Have a blessed Sunday. 🙏🏻❤️
I hope the patient is so much better🙏💓
Kidney values improved just a hair, very confused. Still very upset that he is in the hospital. Keeps his blood pressure up and makes his glucose hard to regulate.
And there’s no fix for his confusion , is there, G? My heart breaks for him..I hope they can at the very least physical problems sorted and get him stable so he can get back where he feels familiar.🙏
His hemoglobin dropped again so we are looking at a blood transfusion. Could also help the kidneys. We should know in a day or two. My daughter and SIL are coming to stay with him for a few hours. That will give me a chance to drive home, give my wife a hug and switch the truck with a car. Much easier to park in the hospital garage. 🙂
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Blessings to you too, Betsy. 🙂
Thank you Garrison and amen!
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Matthew 18:3
“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
Once I accepted Christ like this things became so much easier to accept for me. Seems to me you are in the same frame of mind. Still keeping you in our prayers Garrison, may God continue to give you the strength that you need and the comfort of his Holy Spirit.
Amen and amen, jay
It took me until tonight to listen to this!
It has been a great blessing in my life to sing classical music a cappella.
Watching this, the blend is beautiful. Two sopranos on the left, alto next. 2 tenors, a baritone next and a base. The men to women ration is beautiful . A big problem with choir and a cappella singing, is that the sopranos tend to dominate..(no duh!) but the altos and the bases provide the interest and the foundation, and so must be given their due. When I directed a choir I told the altos to ignore all of the dynamic notations and sing every thing Forte, if I had to rein them in for balance I would. (Didn’t happen often!). “Sopranos, NOTHING is Forte!” They did get carried away on Handel’s Messiah, (but as a soprano, I understood! Some pieces, sopranos are just going to be sopranos!)
I hope you and your wife had a good day today. 🙏🏻
One more . . .
Soon…
Intersting 🤓
I hope whoever wrote this was being sarcastic, other than it hits a little close to home since mom used irregardless on a regular basis among some other butchery of the English language, she just turned 87 so I guess it worked for her.
Pretty sure they were being sarcastic.
English is my second language, so I found it very interesting.
English, I think this one is also interesting.
I try desperately to avoid my learned “moms butcher-isms” of English.
I did inherit her wizardry with mispronunciation, friend and co-worker of mine was brutal to me on those, but so was I to him with his “Kings / Queens English”.
My mother in law of bless-ed memory…and so many of those…was an English teacher whose mastery of pronunciation was second to none.
One day we were discussing words that look as if they should be pronounced in a different way, and she said she never saw “rendezvous” that she didn’t want to say “ren-dez-vows”.
Since then, every time I see it written, I, too, say it that way in my head and orally when I’m with my grown children and grands. As a sweet reminder of what she told us. Oh the laughter that accompanies it.
That is interesting. I would think instead of ‘vows’ the urge would be to pronounce it ‘vuss’ as in monotonous, vicious, or wonderous.
I found it funny as well. But when you think of all the differently pronounced “ou” words…though, thou, through, enough, thought…she must have landed on one and stuck with it.
Yes, good point.
Though only four simple letters, people pronounce my name multiple ways, often times misspelling it, and at times, turning it into something scurrilous. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
I’ll give it a shot…
Most people couldn’t care less that people say ‘irregardless.’ This misuse should have been nipped in the bud long ago. Maybe they are just scapegoats for the broader problems . . .biding my time … faux pas . . . scot free … moot point … dog eat dog . . . fetal position . . . et cetera.
Bonus: it’s regardless and irrespective.
(I used to correct papers 🙂)
I like to use nipped in the butt on purpose. Also, mices and meeses (as plural for moose). Combined with my accent which never went away since I came to the US as an adult, it leaves people wondering. 😜
Now you really have me thinking we share some dna somewhere! 😝
How’s everyone grandpa?
Hanging in there. ❤️
SO GLAD you didn’t lose your accent!! My brother in law adapted his British one so now it’s a mess, a hybrid. I told my husband he better not lose his, and he hasn’t. It turned out to be a real benefit when he sought employment.
About 19-20 years ago on a diving trip to the Texas Flower Gardens I got accused of faking the accent to attract the chicks. 😂
Oh dear😂…although I suppose some would use it for that purpose. A babe magnet!
If I ever tried anything like that, it would be the fastest way to getting neutered. 😁
March 20 2020 Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Gambler, Through the Years) and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), dies of natural causes at 81
March 20 1991 Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton’s son, falls to his death out of 53rd floor window at 5
Happy First Day of Spring, Treepers!
Since the weather forecast calls for a wet start to the day, I’ll post a rain-related image called “Virginia Barn on a Rainy Day.” This is a painterly fine art photo taken by me years ago on a visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the springtime.
Wishing everyone a relaxing Sunday!
Good morning Phoenix!
Beautiful country photo you took. I remember traveling through these parts on the way to West Virginia, beautiful drive on blue ridge parkway. Once, we stopped roadside, and stumbled on a creek filled with thousands of butterflies sunning themselves and flitting around. It was a small example of how magical the blue ridge mountains are.
Thanks for posting this work of God’s work. ❤️
Good morning, Cat💓
West Virginia has some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve ever seen…and depending on the time of day it is seen, very haunting and mysterious. I travelled through their mountains at dusk just tipping into darkness. It was an experience, I can tell you.
All blessings on this Sunday to you, my dear friend.🙏
Good Morning Betsy. Good thing you traveled at dusk. Some of those road shoulder drop offs were enough to scare me and the smoking car brakes weren’t so amusing, bashing rattlesnake with rock was a new one on me, as well as in service outhouses 😆 wouldn’t change a part of that experience 😉
No…my journey had none of the things you write about, except those drop offs. Nothing like the horrendous ones we encountered driving through the back roads through Mexico long ago…a trip I wouldn’t dare attempt today for any number or reasons. There were times on this a roads I thought we were goners.
Good morning, FC! May your Sunday be blessed! ❤️
Hi 🙋♀️ see upthread
I did and replied 🤗.
Wow, Feral Cat!
What a happy start to the first day of spring, imagining thousands of butterflies, thanks to you! 🦋 🙂 🦋
March 20 Oswald Chambers
Friendship With God
Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do? — Genesis 18:17
Its Delights. This chapter brings out the delight of real friendship with God as compared with occasional feelings of His presence in prayer. To be so much in contact with God that you never need to ask Him to show you His will, is to be nearing the final stage of your discipline in the life of faith. When you are rightly related to God, it is a life of freedom and liberty and delight, you are God’s will, and all your commonsense decisions are His will for you unless He checks. You decide things in perfect delightful friendship with God, knowing that if your decisions are wrong He will always check; when He checks, stop at once.
Its Difficulties. Why did Abraham stop praying when he did? He was not intimate enough yet to go boldly on until God granted his desire, there was something yet to be desired in his relationship to God. Whenever we stop short in prayer and say — “Well, I don’t know; perhaps it is not God’s will” — there is still another stage to go. We are not so intimately acquainted with God as Jesus was, and as He wants us to be — “That they may be one even as we are one.” Think of the last thing you prayed about — were you devoted to your desire or to God? Determined to get some gift of the Spirit or to get at God? “Your Heavenly Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him.” The point of asking is that you may get to know God better. “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Keep praying in order to get a perfect understanding of God Himself.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Defenders of the faith are inclined to be bitter until they learn to walk in the light of the Lord. When you have learned to walk in the light of the Lord, bitterness and contention are impossible.
FC, I’m not anywhere near, yet.
20 March 1960
Elvis Presley enters a Nashville recording studio for the first time since being discharged from the US Army. A twelve hour session will produce his next single, “Stuck On You”, which will top the Billboard chart a month later. Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who had quit Presley’s touring band in 1957, are in the studio with him for the last time.
20 March 1963
The group of studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew lay down the instrumental tracks for Jan And Dean’s “Surf City”. Personnel on this session included: Hal Blaine on drums, Earl Palmer on drums, Ray Pohlman on bass, Bill Pitman on guitar, Glen Campbell on guitar and Billy Strange on guitar.
20 March 1972
Ringo Starr records “Back Off, Boogaloo”, which will become the second of his seven US Top 10 singles. The session was produced by George Harrison.
20 March 1982
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts started a seven week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”
LOL! The Guardian now says “Biden’s cursed presidency” is the reason for all of his policy failures. I suspect that soon they will be blaming the same for Europe’s energy problems. After all Saint Greta Scoldilocs, who does not have a HS diploma and claims she can see CO2 couldn’t possibly be wrong. So I am sure they are right about all the problems being because of the occult. Couldn’t possibly be anything else now could it?
Biden’s ‘cursed presidency’: gas prices are latest headache as midterms loom (msn.com)
I tell you. The old “news” and the Bozos they serve have nothing on Rod Serling.
There has a major shift in many foreign newspapers and in foreign media. Once they unthinkingly smeared Mr Trump in childish unresearched ways. Now they’ve apparently realized their mistake. They are absolutely excoriating Biden, Harris and Pelosi. The Daily Telegraph in the UK really let loose the other day. They see now where they were more than wrong and are really hammering them with all the invective those three deserve.
SKY News in Australia is brutal in their broadcasts, especially when talking about Harris, the face of this communist administration, who they’ve had an opportunity to watch in real time. It has been very interesting to me to observe the 180 turn.
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 Sunday, March 20, 2022
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“Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.”
Psalms 51:2 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen!!🙏💓
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
No sin is committed by my hatred of infancide .
Hating evil is no sin, son.
Cheers.
You all good pop, step ok ?
Been working meself, technical building stuff they couldn’t get no one else to do!
They cite got enough work but the truth is they just don’t know how !
Surrounded by idiots that can’t think simple logic with inanimate materials.
The covidcon mask to me is just a reflection of soul.
Cheers pop, give ya some more nipper words soon.
Still at the hospital, answering every 5 minutes the question how long are we staying here.
At least the folks working here are very nice and helpful.
Cheers son, there sure are plenty of unthinking people walking around. 😁
Good morning, Mungrel💓
You are right. Absolutely right.
The lesson for me to teach this morning is from Isaiah 43. I continue to be encouraged by what I find:
24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
25 who frustrates the signs of liars
and makes fools of diviners,
who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish. . .
I am ready for a big show of Frustrated liars, diviner fools, and turned back (so-called) wise men. Since God is the one doing it, it will be done right.
Like that one.
Don’t read Scripture anymore, some printed here I enjoy though.
Cheers.
Thank you.
Isaiah 44, not 43. Oops.
It is promised, VM. Oh if we could all have front row seats. As you say, and I recognize, this is His battle. Blessings to you this Sunday💓
I once taught a study series on the scriptures related to marriage. It began with Genesis and ended at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Throughout scripture, God’s imagery of our relationship to him is interwoven with His design for our relationships with each other in marriage. Our imperfections and failures in our marriages mirrors our imperfections and failures in our relationships with God. Likewise, when both are pure, and righteous, and focused on God, both the relationship to God and the relationship to our spouses is a spiritual and glorious joy as God desires. The modern abolition of marriage is an attack on the divine nature of both relationships.
Goodaye mungrel. Swiped a copy of the video of your beach family reunion yesterday you invited me to. It was fun and the full moon last night celebrating a special day was the icing on the cake. Thanks 😊
Wow, you checking on Mungrel mob family now 😒 !
Feral looks cute on surfboard with tabby tan 😛 !
Did uncle zipped half tail bark at you 😒, if he did, Mungrel will have a chewon again😁, got a big jaw him, but every mob have one 😜 !
Think your having a bad day? Can’t believe he walked away from this. Scroll down for video.
Video: SHOCKING and brutal crash of Marc Márquez in the Warm-Up – Motorcycle Sports
Hey Feral, a forest walk song, ” Madcap Laughs” of the album madcap laughs,😁 there’s a song on the album that reminds Mungrel of your forest 😊
Tail wag, run puff, sit 😛 !
Pink Floyd original master Syd Barrett Mungrel like 😘 !
Madcap laughs-excellent romp tune! 😻 Imo, compliments “that f(?&ng cat song” 😜 bumped me head on a log during romp so thinking No mans land is my guess of forest reminder of yours. Feral likes this album. Matter of fact, mungrel’s taste for music is awesome! ❤️
Did you like your beach reunion video upthread? Still have sand fleas in my ears 😂
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
Those two have gotten some brilliant mileage out of this shot. Love this one.
As we greet another spring, a look back at winter’s special glory:
I am lifting Ace of Spades’ Saturday night joke from yesterday, reprinted below. There is a lesson buried in here.
Dugly had suffered from really bad headaches for the last 20 years. He eventually decides to go and see a Doctor.
The Doctor said, ‘Dugly, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition which causes your testicles to press on your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache.
The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.’
Dugly was shocked and depressed. He wondered if he had anything to live for.
He had no choice but to go under the knife. The surgery cost him $15,000.
When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself.
As he walked down the street, he realized that he felt like a different person. He could make a new beginning and live a new life.
He saw a Men’s clothing store and thought, ‘That’s what I need… A new suit.’
He entered the shop and told the salesman, ‘I’d like a new suit.’
The elderly tailor eyed him briefly and said, ‘Let’s see… size 44 long.
Dugly laughed, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years!’ the tailor said.
Dugly tried on the suit it fitted perfectly.
As Dugly admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, ‘How about a new shirt?’
Dugly thought for a moment and then said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman eyed Dugly and said, ‘Let’s see, 34 sleeves and 16-1/2 neck.’
Dugly was surprised, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years.’
Dugly tried the shirt and it fitted perfectly.
Dugly walked comfortably around the shop and the salesman asked, ‘How about some new underwear?’
Dugly thought for a moment and said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman said, ‘Let’s see… size 36’.
Dugly laughed, ‘Ah ha! I got you! I’ve worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.’
The salesman shook his head, ‘You can’t wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a Headache.’ (H/T TNDeplorable)
http://ace.mu.nu/
you made my (retired) doctor laugh – shared it too
thankx
Blessed Spring! Is here! My spirit buoys with the rising temperatures, the early flowers brighten my disposition! Not Easter yet (Easter is late this year, blame the moon) but the renewal of life abounds!
Now, if we could just renew Washington DC . . . . . .
They are so lovely, jay. We have no place in the blazing Texas sun for hummingbird feeders at our house. My youngest in Midland, however, has excellent shady spots next to her windows and puts them out. I’ve got pictures and videos she’s taken of her 8 year old triplets plus her 9 year old utterly fascinated, sitting there watching for the longest times. Beautiful…
Aw, cmon now Betsy. Surely you have eaves on your house? How about a feeder that you can suction cup to your window under the eaves? On a shady side?
We have seen a couple of them (or seen one a couple of times?) in Eastern Idaho. They would not normally appear until April. Early spring maybe?
. . . 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 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
The Second Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian Church on which we celebrate the memory of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (+ 1359)
Red alert. Nuland heading to India this week. https://www.newsindiatimes.com/senior-us-officials-to-visit-india-next-week-with-eye-on-indo-pacific-region/
Amen
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Amen!
Amen.
Amen.
@sundance: Gab post regarding Durham, figured you’d get a laugh out of:
https://gab.com/OutlawJW/posts/107991146483251675
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.