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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Pretty much sums up our existence as humans thus far. One would think that by now we’d all be like – dudes, this BS just doesn’t cut it, what about we just tell them all to go – (just where is up the the imagination and level of disgust.), but just go.
Movietime.
“ Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thoughtworthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of Grace?
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10 29-31
We all see by their actions, and the fruit of their actions, how corrupted they are. And as seen yesterday, they have the gall to quote verses from the Bible to us all (Pelosi) to try to justify their policy to us – as if they have the moral high ground. I still pray they will repent and turn back to God.
Good morning, Rileytrips. 💓
Psalm 59 (KJV)
Adding the soundtrack, sort of…
I think for that line up… we need a kazoo version.
Very creative…and funny too!
Good morning, Garrison💓 Love Bluegrass music. I always think one can’t be anywhere but in a good place when they play it. Nice!
Mornin’ darlin. Yep. And the Earls do a great Flatt/Scruggs style show.
They can take every down and make it an up. I saw just a while back a video of an extremely young Ricky Skaggs (10 years old if I remember rightly) with Flatt and Skruggs. No effort for that then young lad. Made me smile to think how he grew up to be the consummate entertainer he is😘
Good afternoon, Betsy! I think I’ve seen that video, too. ❤️
Good afternoon, G!💓 It was really something else.
I’ve seen many videos of children with extraordinary musical talents that can be described only as gifts from God.
We discovered a while back a small nest in the holly bush outside our office window. Various birds, from jays to cardinals, have house hunted and rejected. But a couple of days ago we realized that the “house” had been sold.
We’d been watching a couple of mockingbirds in and out, and then a few days back realized there are two hungry babies in there! When that happened I don’t know…one minute no occupants, then a full fledged family!
Oh…and Kindle’s autocorrect never heard of mockingbirds. It calls them”locking birds. Ignorant as well as annoying.
I hope all is well with you (crossed fingers) and all your family, especially your mother🙏😘
Oh, wow! Way late to the party; however, that is certainly toe-tapping, hand-clapping music! Before you know you are dancing! Thank you, for sharing!
Okay Garrison , guess you thought I needed some clogging exercise while making supper , whew good workout. 🙂
11 May 2020 John “Moon” Martin, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Bad Case Of Loving You”), dies at 74.
11 May 1965
The Byrds make their TV debut singing “Mr. Tambourine Man” on NBC’s Hullabaloo. The song currently sat at #87 on the Hot 100, but would rise to the top of the chart by June 26th. Although the song’s composer, Bob Dylan, wrote four verses for the song, The Byrds’ rendition used only the second and two repeats of the chorus.
11 May 1967
The Bee Gees made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops, performing “New York Mining Disaster, 1941”. In reality, there was no mining disaster in New York in 1941, although there was one in McIntire, Pennsylvania which killed 6 people.
11 May 1974
Three Dog Night‘s “The Show Must Go On” reaches #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and #1 on the Cashbox best sellers chart. The song turns out to be the band’s final Top Twenty hit and their last Gold single.
Whoa…taking me back to my university days.
May 11
MORNING
Awake to righteousness, and sin not. I Cor. 15:34
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. I Thess. 5:5, 6
It is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Rom. 13:11, 12
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Eph. 6:13
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed: and make you a new heart and a new spirit. Ezek. 18:31
Lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. James 1:21
Little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. I John 2:28, 29
J. Bagster
NATIONAL EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY – MAY 11
Also it is National Third Shift Workers Day. My brother laughed when I sent him a gift (T-shirt), he’s done 3rd shift for 20 years and is perpetually confused. He’s a DOD aircraft mechanic.
May 11 Oswald Chambers
“Love One Another”
…add to your…brotherly kindness love. —2 Peter 1:5, 7
Love is an indefinite thing to most of us; we don’t know what we mean when we talk about love. Love is the loftiest preference of one person for another, and spiritually Jesus demands that this sovereign preference be for Himself (see Luke 14:26). Initially, when “the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit” (Romans 5:5), it is easy to put Jesus first. But then we must practice the things mentioned in 2 Peter 1 to see them worked out in our lives.
The first thing God does is forcibly remove any insincerity, pride, and vanity from my life. And the Holy Spirit reveals to me that God loved me not because I was lovable, but because it was His nature to do so. Now He commands me to show the same love to others by saying, “…love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). He is saying, “I will bring a number of people around you whom you cannot respect, but you must exhibit My love to them, just as I have exhibited it to you.” This kind of love is not a patronizing love for the unlovable— it is His love, and it will not be evidenced in us overnight. Some of us may have tried to force it, but we were soon tired and frustrated.
“The Lord…is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish…” (2 Peter 3:9). I should look within and remember how wonderfully He has dealt with me. The knowledge that God has loved me beyond all limits will compel me to go into the world to love others in the same way. I may get irritated because I have to live with an unusually difficult person. But just think how disagreeable I have been with God! Am I prepared to be identified so closely with the Lord Jesus that His life and His sweetness will be continually poured out through Me? Neither natural love nor God’s divine love will remain and grow in me unless it is nurtured. Love is spontaneous, but it has to be maintained through discipline.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.… We have to pitch our tents where we shall always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be.
Good Morning, Cat, and Kitten💓
From one of our mutual favourites…
“My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and what he is now doing for me.”
~~Charles Spurgeon ~~
May His blessings be with you both this day.🙏
Good morning ladies and Amen!
Good morning, P!!💓 (smiley face…can’t see anything sinister about a heart or praying hands or the Cross)
Back at you Betsy! (a beautiful day for the race…. the human race)
May it continue to be so (hopeful face).
Love this song
Perhaps love – John Denver Placido Domingo
Morning Hugs to all
Morning, ms idaho💓 So lovely. I’d forgotten they’d paired for this one. Their voices worked so well together. Domingo will be forever I think my favourite tenor. Wonderful to hear both this morning. Thank you.
On the topic of love…. my go to moment of retro is 1969’s Bramble Bush (The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away by Catmother and the All Night Newsboys). My father and I had the whole album memorized and we’d sing the whole album together as it would be blaring through speakers into the back yard while we’d do yardwork.
I still have it in vinyl. I had to get it from the UK.
When I was in basic/bootcamp he sent me a cassette player, batteries and mix tapes. The first song was Argent’s Hold Your Head Up. In times like these, I sure do miss the candid, wise advice of my father.
Dad’s favorite and yeah we’d all dance to it…
Hi everyone 🙋♀️
Today’s music selections are awesome 😊. Really enjoyed grrrrr Garrison ms Idaho choices today among others. And Betsy’s inspiration words…. ❤️
Still have family here till Friday so I’ll leave you all with this tonight…..I told you all, my new pups name was going to remain jack. So when was somebody gonna fess up at this.. say dog name. Then say off ( like get off furniture).!!!!! The dogs name and the one word command “off“😂 😂 😂 love you all ❤️ 😂 😂 😂
There really is a lot to love about this song! Sweet as maple syrup and heart-warming as a crackling fire. Thank you for posting it.
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.
Good morning, Duchess.
God is defending us in battles we do not even know about. I have faith this is so.
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”
2 Thessalonians 2:15 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
Mornin’ comrade infidels.
UFO’s!!! (Squirrel!!!)
Can’t believe there will actually be congressional hearings on this. They are all around the twist. I refuse to join them.
Adam Schiff, heh. Thank you, I’ll pass… am I right?
So right!
nice
The Great American Songbook…………
“My Funny Valentine”. 1937, words by Richard Rodgers and music by Lorenz Hart for the show “Babes In Arms.” Not a notable song in the show, it wasn’t until the cabaret and jazz singers as well as jazz instrumentalists, so often the key figures in recognizing and promoting the greatest American Songbook songs got hold of it in the late forties early fifties, that “My Funny Valentine” achieved its permanent and esteemed place in the canon of American popular song.
Good morning,sir💓 If I could link, UC, I’d link you to Thomas Quasthoff singing this. I think you’d enjoy his performance.
Superb. Thanks for putting me onto this recording.
As I never tire of pointing out, because it is one of God’s great mercies, Herr Quasthoff was born to a mother who took Thalidomide, as a result of which he is severely physically compromised, as one can see if viewing one of his live performances. How that bass baritone voice can come from him is, to me, a great gift and a miracle.
I’m so glad you liked it. His genre is lieder and classical, but he adores jazz and the American classics.
There is a performance by him with Bobby McFerrin which is a joy to listen to and simply remarkable.
Blessings to you, UC, and thank you for the link. You are a gentleman🤗
Here’s another favorite
Oh myyyyyy…she had the voice for that one, Garrison. Bonus (for me): I was able to link to her Blue Bayou. A real twofer this morning!!
Very nice interpretation………well done. A nice touch with the string ensemble.
Of the three I liked the last one best. That young woman has a very mellow voice with great range and expression.
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Dzien Dobry (good morning)
We have prayed for 2,000 years
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done.
We just didn’t think it would look like this.
His Kingdom is coming but first the tear down.
Is he using his enemies to do that?
When God disciplined Israel he sent their enemies to bring them low. Then he removed their enemies when Israel returned to him.
But in Revelation His kingdom finally comes, only after the great tear down.
Trust in Jesus that he is ABLE to keep us and deliver us.
He could still send a great revival, or declare the year of his vengeance.
Either way we pray
“Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done”
Pray that we recognize his will and not pray against it.
My continuous thoughts are these. Exactly these.
This nation and others are definitely under Divine Discipline for having forsaken Him and reveled in evil carnality and idolatry (worship of money, wealth, success….).
This amazing recording, in a Dublin pub after the funeral of Irish songwriter Pete St John, reminds us of the spirit they tried to kill with the lockdowns. When you see this, you realize how much is lost by denying people this opportunity to gather and honor life and why it must never happen again.
As intended…and it’s a sorrow that this sort of camaraderie and the joy of singing their traditional songs with one another was a casualty. In an Irish pub is life writ large, even after a death. There is nothing like it. Thank you for this, sync.
beautiful!
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Christ is risen!
Truly 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.
From my Book of Common Prayer, Sepp.
We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant, that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and ever more serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All blessings to you.
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)
“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray in this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.” 1 Timothy 2:1-5
Soft Shell Crab Season is on……………….one of my favorites !
Enjoy.
Of all the sandwiches on earth you pictured the one at the very top of my list of favorites.
Dusted with flour, fried in butter with a sprinkle of salt & pepper, and placed on lightly toasted bread that’s been lightly coated with real mayo, along with slice of red ripe sweet summer tomato (beefsteak variety is best) and a bit of crisp garden lettuce…
I don’t care what else you serve alongside this….it will pale by comparison. Because your first bite into that sandwich releases that warm juicy and savory crabmeat, accompanied by the sweetness of the mayo & tomato…
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh…….
Dang GB, your words have me salivating…..
😜😋
James Cromwell glued his hand onto a counter at Starbucks . . . he was able to unpeel his hand later . . . I saw the article on the news and read it through, to see what kind of glue he used and wondering why he would do something so stupid . . . think things through, Man . . . why not just boycott Starbucks altogether? Don’t risk hurting your hand! Did his agent tell him to do this?
James Cromwell, ‘Babe’ and ‘Succession’ actor, glues self to NYC Starbucks counter in protest (msn.com)
I believe he didn’t think this little stunt through. Climate cultists did this on the M25 (major artery into and out of London). I never heard how that worked out in the end, except they were removed.
If we are entering the last of the End Times, we should expect to witness a few things:
Return of the Days of Noah: Daily life with no regard for God or God’s Will + Corruption of All Flesh. — We are there.
Return of the Days of Nero: Wholesale persecution of True Christianity + Christians.
False Christs + Anti- Christs who perform wonders including signs in the heavens.
Mark 13 has a good rundown as well as some other places in the Bible.
Along with multiple Wars + Famine + Pestilence – all orchestrated by man – there will be unusual earthquakes.
The persecution of True Christians will get to the point of brother turning in brother, children their parents, friend turning on friend…
That was probably scoffed at in the last, but after Covid + Masks + Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated since 2020 – we can all picture it more clearly, can’t we….? What about when we include Starvation + Famine + Economic Deprivation….?
The World Economic Forum’s annual globalist confab is set to take place May 22-26 in reclusive Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Amen
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Amen
Amen.
Amen.