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 †
Posted in Uncategorized
✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, May 9, 2022
My Sweet Lord
Good morning Dan, Feisty!!
Imo, what a beautiful pairing ❤️
Thank you
Good morning Cat! ❤️
Good morning, Cat and Feisty💓 A trifecta to start the week…Sturgeon, a beloved hymn, and friends.
Uplifting and joyous!
Love this one.
Good morning guys. This version has been a utube selection of mine for some time now. It’s a great rendition of George Harrison’s original and his son is playing along with many other rock artists. There’s very few performances I can listen to over and over again though this is one of them.
Great rendition and nice to see who was playing guitar, piano and drums! What a surprise, for me anyway.
Thank you Dan. Praising the Lord with you this morning.
God bless
My heart is always lighter when I’ve read Dr Sturgeon. Thank you, Dan.
Good morning Betsy! 😍
Gracious good morning, G!🤗. The way the weeks are passing, tomorrow will be Friday. I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday.💓
My bride and I were just laughing about yesterday. Our oldest son thought that his niece, our 7 yo granddaughter was disrespectful to him. He asked her daddy, our SIL for help. Son in law said, “Violet, you have to respect your uncle, he is your Godfather.” Violet promptly answered, “ No, he is not, God is the father!” 😂😂😂
Oh bless her heart!!!!!💓💓💓
Her own precious interpretation. I think she and our triplet grands would get on a treat. She’s not wrong, is she? I don’t know her, yet I love her, G🤗
One of those triplets was picking some wildflowers for his mother yesterday, she sent me the video. They were in central Texas.
He said, “Here are some red vomits I picked for you.” So sweet. When she questioned his labeling he said, “There are bluevomits but these are red. I’ll go gather some more.” Whatever works, right?
LOL!
Well, autocorrect is going to get a good old Texas whooping!!! SPURGEON!!
He is definitely not a fish.
😄 He probably caught a lot of ribbing as a lad growing up.
😂😂😂!! Can you imagine??
.
.
.
Let’s go to Barcelona . . .
One more . . .
Good morning, Garrison💓
My sister in law in Wales and about 6 of her close friends, all of a certain age (between 60 and 80) get together every Sunday with various instruments, to play together in her 16th century farmhouse home. They play chamber music. Or give it the good old college try at any rate.
They will never ever ever reach the professional quality of Joan and her crew, but the fun and camaraderie is probably just the same and keeps them going.
Hi, Betsy! Making music with friends is one of life’s more rewarding things to do. Your sister-in-law and her friends are fortunate. One day an old friend was visiting. Miguel is a flamenco guitarist, not quite famous but close to it. We were comparing my new guitar with recordings played over my Klipsch speakers when Miguel picked up my guitar and played— note=perfect—along with a Sharon Isbin recording of J.S. Bach. Wow.
I would have loved to have heard him. I adore Bach. The transcriptions for guitar I’ve listened to elevate those pieces which are able to be done for the guitar. He is essential in my listening.
And you are right. There is a difference between hearing something played beautifully in person compared to even the most meticulous recording. What a gift for you that you were able to experience it!
Blessings to you, Garrison🙏🤗
As an alto player I always wanted to play the big horn–wow
I continue to be amazed at both the quality of Joan (pronounced “Juan”) Chamorro’s musical program and the obvious quality of his teaching.
Wow. That sure does resonate today! How pitiful our “dear leaders” are with their words of “freedom” and “democracy” for all, while they are so blatantly corrupt and immoral. It almost makes you feel sorry for them.
Oh my!! Could there be a more apt sermon for any time, but this time in particular? Unfortunately those who most definitely need to see it and take heed will not.
A second good morning dear friend! Left you one upthread 😁. Things haven’t changed much since the times the 2 Peter and Galatians were written, have they?
May your day be blessed!
No they have not. You and I are of the same mind on this one. I did catch you up thread and left a tit for tat story😘
Excellent , Nim 😊
May 9
MORNING
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb. 11:1
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. I Cor. 15:19
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. I Cor. 2:9, 10
After that ye believed ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession. Eph. 1:13, 14
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. John 20:29
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. I Pet. 1:8, 9
We walk by faith, not by sight. II Cor. 5:7
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. Heb. 10:35
J. Bagster
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
~~~James 1:17 (KJV) ~~~
May 9 Oswald Chambers
Reaching Beyond Our Grasp
Where there is no revelation [or prophetic vision], the people cast off restraint… —Proverbs 29:18
There is a difference between holding on to a principle and having a vision. A principle does not come from moral inspiration, but a vision does. People who are totally consumed with idealistic principles rarely do anything. A person’s own idea of God and His attributes may actually be used to justify and rationalize his deliberate neglect of his duty. Jonah tried to excuse his disobedience by saying to God, “…I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm” (Jonah 4:2). I too may have the right idea of God and His attributes, but that may be the very reason why I do not do my duty. But wherever there is vision, there is also a life of honesty and integrity, because the vision gives me the moral incentive.
Our own idealistic principles may actually lull us into ruin. Examine yourself spiritually to see if you have vision, or only principles.
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?
“Where there is no revelation [or prophetic vision]….” Once we lose sight of God, we begin to be reckless. We cast off certain restraints from activities we know are wrong. We set prayer aside as well and cease having God’s vision in the little things of life. We simply begin to act on our own initiative. If we are eating only out of our own hand, and doing things solely on our own initiative without expecting God to come in, we are on a downward path. We have lost the vision. Is our attitude today an attitude that flows from our vision of God? Are we expecting God to do greater things than He has ever done before? Is there a freshness and a vitality in our spiritual outlook?
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.
John 15:4
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
I thought about this verse yesterday, considering what it looks like to “abide in Him” and praying that I learn to do so, that I am confident in doing so.
I love the Lord so much.
In Hebrew “abide” has a different definition than the English dictionary. It means “ to dwell” and “to remain” in Hebrew. In Aramaic it means to “remain until the end or the conclusion” .
I think Jesus was saying, “ You will go through many trials for my sake in this world, just hang in there, let my presence, the joy of the Lord be your strength. Because if you don’t, if you leave me for your selfish desires you will wither and die spiritually and you will be consumed by your selfish passions.
n’oubliez jamais/never forget
Got to see Joe Cocker live and up close at ZZ Top’s BBQ and Barn Dance at Memorial Stadium in Austin TX in 1975 just a few days before entering USAF basic training. I remember too that none of the guys in my squadron knew who ZZ Top was at the time.
9 May 2020 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), dies at 87
9 May 1989 Keith Whitley, American country music singer (“Don’t Close Your Eyes”), dies of alcohol poisoning at 33.
Had to break this into two as wouldn’t show as single post.
Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day.
Lost Sock Memorial Day is a day to honor all those disappeared socks.
How to Celebrate:
Some nifty uses for odd socks:
There’s a line in the song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”…”Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” My verson is, “Does anyone know where the missing sock goes when you open the door to the dryer?”. I don’t know where they go, but I’m pretty sure them return as tupperware lids that don’t match any other tupperware items in your cupboard.
My spouse might appreciate that. Correlation or coincidence? We may never know… (grin)
On the floor is where they go, for me at least. Many’s the time I am pulling dried clothes out to fold and hang, and I step on something wet and lumpy on the floor (my washer dryer room is quite small and I don’t turn on the light so can be a bit dark)…and there is the original escapee, thinking it has finally found freedom. Annoying, because then I have to let it air dry before it can rejoin its brother in the drawer.
Saved a Meme on that one a little while ago.
I did cure that problem years ago as I only buy black socks from Sam’s club til they ruined them by removing 20+ grams of material apparently from just the heel area and they become holey quick.
The holey sock being the one that does not get lost is one of my peeves. For some reason the odds don’t seem to be like a penny flip 50/50 so I can only surmise that the sock that remains versus the one that goes missing is Murphy’s Law.
For some reason, there are certain clothes that socks attach themselves to when drying. Before that, socks have a way to leave themselves in the washer to go with the next load. They try that in the dryer too.
So, always double check. Never put socks in with sock eating companions. Always check these usual suspects when a sock goes missing. (Note this is complicated when the load has lots of different people’s clothes. Family wash.)
And, always remember that the sock may not have made it in to the load in the first place.
Thus, if you too live alone and develop a paranoid sock watching OCD, you too can (usually) get to keep your socks.
Jim, they get in the corners of the bottom bed sheet in this house. I have to ferret around every week just before I remake the bed with clean ones. Annoying but essential.
Morning, GGGG…,
It never fails…when I take clothes from our bathroom to the utility room for washing, I gather them all up and throw them in the machine.
As I’m walking back to the bedroom, there on the floor lies a sock which thinks it won’t have to go with its mates. I have labeled such as little “escapees”.
The inverse of your funny post is, I always think, coat hangers. They have closet sex I’ve decided, and their progeny just “grow like Topsy.” Many a time I wonder, when each article of clothing has one hanger, how on earth do I end up with extras?
A mystery never to be solved.
That’s too funny B! – I recently went on a frenzied spree to hunt down and drag out every clothes hanger that did not have a corresponding article of clothing on it. I could not believe there were so many, really, I was shocked – I haven’t bought a hanger in YEARS, yet here they were. Closet sex indeed! The little bastages. To the gallows to hang!
Closet sex in the dark, P…I’m sure I’m right on this😂. You’ve just confirmed it. Thank you!!😁
Such a good boy!
https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/106/121/163/original/97c1b0f63b610930.qt
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.
Amen.
Verse of the Day for Monday, May 9, 2022
✟
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
1 Corinthians 2:16 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
There are more voices out there for you, little one, than you can imagine. And they are getting louder and louder with each passing day.
9 May 1964
After 14 weeks at number one, The Beatles are finally pushed out of Billboard’s top spot by 63-year-old Louis Armstrong’s “Hello Dolly”.
9 May 1970
The Guess Who hit the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “American Woman”. The song was born by accident when guitarist Randy Bachman was playing a heavy riff on stage after he had broken a string and the band had taken a break. The other members joined in on the jam and Burton Cummings started singing the first thing that came into his head. A fan in the audience had it all on tape and presented it to the group after the show. It was quickly developed into a full song in the studio and ended up spending 3 weeks at the top of the US singles chart.
Mellow Monday vibe today y’all. In prayer last night and this morning, it came to me that the heightened emotivity of the general public due to news events makes it much more important to purport myself in a kindly manner and look for random opportunities to do random acts of lovingkindness.
“One simple thing can really touch somebody. Make somebody smile inside. What joy it brings to really touch somebody. Love’s a win-win heart reliever, as good for the giver as it is the receiver. [snip] Just one thing I know is a gift to the giver. Just one thing I know, let it flow like a river. Just one thing I know, making life even better. One thing that I know… flip your script.”
Be a blessing and shine the light of Christ shining God’s love. Amen?
Corinthians 13 – The Greatest Gift
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body [a]to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not [b]puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, [c]thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is [d]perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Good morning, Treepers!
Glory to God for all things
Morning LS!
Mornin’ GrandpaM
Blessings
Good morning, Lonestar💓
Mornin’ Betsy. Congratulations on the conservative win in Tarrant County. We’ll take every inch of ground we gain. 😀
Yes, LS! Amazing. And yet I ran across this disturbing headline last night…
Tarrant County Election Results Delayed Until Wednesday
Hmmmmmm…
The Great American Songbook…………
“Anything You Can Do.” Composed by Irving Berlin for the 1946 Broadway musical, Annie Get Your Gun. First performed by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton.
The number is often used as a shtick to engage singers (entertain audience) outside the Berlin lyrics.
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
Biden’s lack of common sense seems very sweeping, covering all possible topics.
St. Emmelia or Emily is remembered on May 8. She was the wife of St. Basil the Elder. Her father was a martyr. Her mother-in-law, Macrina the Elder, is revered as a saint.
This wealthy, pious, but persecuted, family lived in Cappadocia in the 4th century. Basil and Emily had 9 or 10 children, five of whom are revered as saints: Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina the Younger, Naucratius, and Peter of Sebaste. Members of this family were great rhetoricians who were instrumental in the development of church doctrine, defending the faith against the heresies of the day.
Is it me or does it seem a lot of people commenting lately in TCTH are quick to attack others for no apparent reason. Dems and Libs stay united and seldom “eat their own” except to promote the Dem/Lib agenda. What it appears is Republicans, Conservatives and Independents will jump down each others throats in a heartbeat. Is there no unity for the cause, or am I just getting too old for this? Below are some comments from another branch – fyi.
H&HC, 2nd – 16th
May 8, 2022 9:05 pm
Prediction: PDJT will be “charged” with something “just before” the election to prevent someone else from mounting a campaign.
0
Reply
H&HC, 2nd – 16th
May 8, 2022 9:06 pm
Reply to H&HC, 2nd – 16th
I’ll take bets and give odds on it……
0
Reply
abigailstraight
May 8, 2022 10:14 pm
Reply to H&HC, 2nd – 16th
You have such little faith in PDJT after all you have witnessed and hopefully did your own research of the man DJT?
I completely disagree with you.
Did you pay attention to the NYS Grand Jury that was just dismissed with zero charges against DJT? That’s been on-going for 5 years.
Careful there, don’t underestimate DJT, the person, the businessman and don’t underestimate PDJT the President of the United States of America.
Can you spell and define Devolution?
1
Reply
H&HC, 2nd – 16th
May 9, 2022 7:30 am
Reply to abigailstraight
De-centralization or delegation of power(s) has nothing to do with my statement.
It appears you might be reading between my line(s), which of course you have the right to do.
I don’t appreciate being accused of not having faith in PDJT – although you do have the right to also accuse me of that. My TRUMP 2020 flag is prominently displayed in my office.
I reread my one sentence prediction and didn’t see where there was any inference to any underestimation of or lack of faith in PDJT – either direct or indirect. Although you also have the right to question it in this forum.
Regardless of that NYS Grand Jury’s finding, it “might not” have any bearing on the NYS AG’s continuing vendetta against PDJT; or what the J6 committee will do; or what any Dem/Lib AG throughout the country might do. And I respect your right to disagree with “my” prediction.
You questioning my “research” and “faith” is another – in my personal opinion – unsubstantiated attack on my character, beliefs and right to give a prediction based upon my 76 years on this planet. That opinion is MY right.
Have a great day and try not to get your panties in a twist the next time you comment.
Kind of like this post could be seen as being a personal attack against a particular person (by naming them) in this rag tag bunch of people, with no particular political allegiance, but coming from previous alignments – some republican, some democrat, some independent or nonpartisan who find this wonderful tree of last refuge as a place to share, question, seek and find new ways of looking at things?
Just curious?
You’ve lost me a bit. If you are insinuating my comment was an attack, it was not. Four times I said “you have the right” ……….. and I said have a great day.
You have one too!
Have a nice day as well. It looked like some sort of personalized attack, glad it was not, my bad then. Carry on.
Yes, H&HC, I have noticed it as well. I think it’s more pent up frustration, fear and insecurity in our continued republic than it is personal attacks on our fellow travelers. Don’t take it personally. Pray for them and for all of us who feel powerless to stop the destruction of the country we all love so much.
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
A Lawyer to celebrities, who is also paying Hunter Biden’s Hollywood rent, just paid more than $2 million to cover what Hunter owns to the IRS. Shouldn’t that payment be taxable as well?
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Christ is risen!
Truly He is risen!
Indeed, He is Risen!
Paschal Troparion
Christ is risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death, and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life. (sung thrice)
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.
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)
FYI – weather (whether or not)
Those Dandy Lions have closed their sunny yellow heads
White fluffy things are falling from the sky instead
Not enough to make the ground white
And the high winds blow them sideways
America will die because of men. Men have been deemed dangerous, toxic, and unnecessary to society. Men are a biological appendix to those who see them as the enemy.
The result is a world of children raised in fatherless homes. They lack direction and discipline. They have no sense of self because there are no men to instill that within them. Baby Mama is the downfall of our nation.
Exhibit A: Dr. Ben Carson
Exhibit B: The Biden Crime Family (not exactly “fatherless”, yet nonetheless lacking discipline and direction)
May God grant us all humility and courage to develop into the best and most capable people, men and women, that we can be. And may all parents, men and women, grandparents and foster parents, do God’s work to help our children to become the best adults they can become
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Amen.