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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An offering for Friday
Aaaahhh….memories. At 15 I worked as a camp counsellor at a camp in NH. One guy brought a turntable and maybe 10 albums. We all played the sh*t out of Boz Skaggs’ “Silk Degrees” album, as the others weren’t worth listening to. Thanks for the Boz, benzy !!
His music is somewhat hard to define, but I love his style.
Boz Scaggs’ music spans several genres, including blues, blue-eyed soul, jazz, R&B, and soft rock.
Evoking memories of people and places and events is the greatest gift that music gives us… and it does that so powerfully
Amen.
Say what??? 🙂
“Nobody knows you when your down and out…Mama may have, Papa may have but God bless the child that’s got his own”
Billie Holiday-1939
Thank you, dreamboat annie.
hey neighbor 👋🏻
good to see you ! ♥️
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Ordinary Time: July 17th
Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates the Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne (d. 1794) also referred to as “Blessed Teresian Martyrs of Compiègne.” These sixteen Carmelite nuns are the first recognized martyrs of the French Revolution. They were guillotined on July 17, 1794 at the Place du Trone Renverse (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France.
Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne
At the height of the French Revolution in the late 18th Century, during the infamous Reign of Terror, the National Assembly adopted the spirit of anti-clericalism. The revolutionaries aggressively campaigned to wipe out Christianity throughout France by confiscating Church property, and suppressing convents and monasteries. Furthermore, they proclaimed the abolition of the Sunday Obligation and the various feasts of the Catholic Church as well as the validity of monastic vows.
In 1790, the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was enacted, which required priests to pronounce an oath of loyalty to the government that was in direct conflict with loyalties towards the Pope and the Catholic Church. Those who refused to comply with this law either were exiled, imprisoned, or executed as traitors.
In August 1790, officials of the National Assembly raided the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Compiegne with the intent of coercing its occupants into submission to their anti-clerical agenda. Each member of the community was bribed with promises of freedom and money if she would only renounce consecrated life. Not one accepted, but rather the Prioress, Mo. Therese of St. Augustine, led her community in a “vow of martyrdom”. Together, the Carmelites offered themselves collectively as a sacrifice to God so as to obtain the end of the tide of violence that engulfed France and the local Church. They repeated this special offering daily.
On September 14th, the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross, the nuns found themselves out in the street after their monastery was closed and looted. They were forced to remove their habits, the wearing of which was outlawed, and donned cast off civilian wear since they had no money to buy clothing. Despite their uncertain predicament, the sisters continued to practice their strict routine of devotion and prayer while sheltering in small groups within the homes of sympathetic neighbors.
In June 1794, government officials again appeared in Compiegne and, upon finding a portrait of King Louis XVI and a prayer for the king to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in one of the improvised convents, the Carmelites were all taken into custody. They were jailed in the town of Cambrai with 17 English Benedictine Nuns also imprisoned there. This Benedictine community was witness to the daily self-offering heroically made by the Carmelites to the Lord.
On July 11th, both groups of religious were transported to Paris where they were to be tried for treason. On July 17, 1794, amidst the mockery of a hostile crowd, the 16 Carmelites were accused of various absurd charges that included the hiding of weapons in their monastery. To this the Prioress responded by lifting a crucifix and saying, “This is the only weapon we have had in our house.”
The Sisters were all found guilty and sentenced to be guillotined on the very same day as their trial. Providentially, on the day before they were brought to Paris, the nuns had washed their secular clothing so they had to appear at trial garbed in the habits they were prohibited from wearing. Thus, they were poised to meet their Divine Spouse appropriately dressed – as true brides of Christ. Before their execution they knelt and chanted the Veni Creator Spiritus, as at a profession, after which they all renewed aloud their baptismal and religious vows.
Mo. Therese of St. Augustine then stepped forward and requested to be the last to die so she could prayerfully encourage her spiritual daughters. The novice, Sr. Constance, was the first to advance and before ascending the scaffold, she knelt before Mo. Therese to kiss a ceramic figure of the Madonna and Child that the prioress held in her hand. Sr. Constance then asked of her the permission to die to which the prioress responded, “Go, my daughter.” The novice then made her way up the scaffold, singing, and with the solemn dignity befitting a spouse of the King of Heaven.
One by one, each sister repeated Sr. Constance’s final act of obedience before ascending the platform as the others sang hymns, their countenances suffused with joy and peace. Long before the last nun was killed the unruly jeering had ceased and an uncomfortable hush had fallen over the crowd.
The Reign of Terror ended just 10 days after the execution of the Carmelites of Compiegne when Robespierre fell and himself was executed on the same scaffold. The English Benedictines, who had shared imprisonment with the Martyrs, survived the massacre and eventually returned to their own country. They attributed their survival and the unexpected end of the revolution to the heroic offering made by their fellow Sisters in Christ. When released from prison, the Benedictines were wearing the civilian dresses left behind by the Carmelites, which they treasured as relics thenceforth.
The 16 Martyrs of Compiegne were Beatified as a group on May 13, 1906, by Pope Pius X. They were declared Saints by Pope Francis in an Equipollent Canonization, effective December 18, 2024.
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Hail Mary
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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Pray for us oh Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Amen 🙏🏽
Andres Segovia recording from 1958
Great choices, Garrison….l thank you for gracing us with the music
I appreciate your kind words, friend benzy. 🙂
Howdy Garrison!
Howdy Gramps! 🙂
Mornin’ Dear Garrison
I really enjoyed the Segovia selection. Almost mesmerizing.
I’ve been praying that Tink comes back into your life – please let us know if that happens. ❤️ 🙏
Thank’s for your kind words, dear lady. I’m on the lookout for her to return. I’ll of course keep everyone posted. Miss my kitty. . .
Young boy calls his horses and they eagerly run over
Love the way the little guy stumbles, recovers, and then applauds. Pure joy for all the participants! 😀
See the difference?
https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/2077534452369224026/video/1
Clarence Thomas – all class.
They say dogs can often see what we cannot:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fOy7Kk32DZI
Aggiegirl, my niece’s young husband died in an accident.
They had a Dachsund which waited for her husband at the foot of the stairs each morning and ran up to the landing to greet and walk down the stairs with him.
The dog continued this behavior until it could no longer climb the stairs in old age.
It waited, with wagging tail, at the foot of the stairs each day until it’s death.
I have no explaination.
Loyalty. 🙂
1956 HITS ARCHIVE:
I Walk The Line –
Johnny Cash
1956
Johnny Cash –
Folsom Prison Blues
Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
Johnny Cash
1957
Big River
Johnny Cash
1957
Rock Island Line
Johnny Cash
1957
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Ernest Tubb
1955
I have his 4 CD set. I heard this song as a young kid and was instantly a Ernest Tubb fan.
This was another Tubb favorite. Made number one on the Country charts in 1950.
New for 2026 (Yea, I was a slacker in the summers)
17 July 2025 Connie Francis [Concetta Franconero], American singer (“Where the Boys Are”, “Who’s Sorry Now?”), and actress, dies at 87
Connie Francis “Where The Boys Are” on The Ed Sullivan Show
New for 2026
17 July 2025 Alan Bergman, American Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning lyricist, with wife Marilyn (“The Way We Were”; “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”), dies at 99
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
The Way We Were
New for 2026
17 July 2021 Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son”), dies of acute pancreatitus at 71 [1]
Kansas – Dust in the Wind (Official Video)
17 July 2016 Gary S. Paxton [Larry Wayne Stevens], American musician and songwriter (“Monster Mash”; “Alley Oop”), dies at 77
915+ works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
Alley Oop
Replacement #1 for termination
17 July 2014 Elaine Stritch, American stage and screen actress (30 Rock; Two’s Company), singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, dies in her sleep at 89
I’m Still Here
17 July 2013 Peter Appleyard, British-Canadian jazz vibraphonist, dies from natural causes at 84
It Don’t Mean A Thing
17 July 2010 Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville’s “A-Team”), dies of a stroke at 76
My Heart Cries / Love It Up
17 July 2009 Gordon Waller, Scottish pop singer (Peter & Gordon – “A World Without Love”), dies at 64
A World Without Love
17 July 2006 Sam Myers, American blues singer, harmonica player, drummer, and songwriter (“Sleeping in the Ground”), dies at 70
I Got The Blues
17 July 2003 Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist (Bach & Rock), dies at 88
JS Bach Prelude and Fuge in A Minor
17 July 1999 Kevin Wilkinson, British drummer (The Waterboys 83-84, Squeeze 95-96), commits suicide at 41
This Summer
17 July 1996 [Bryan] Chas Chandler, English rock bassist (The Animals – “House of the Rising Sun”) and manager of Jimi Hendrix, dies at 57
The Animals – House of the Rising Sun (1964) ♫ 60+ YEARS
17 July 1983 Roosevelt Sykes, American blues and boogie-woogie pianist, and singer (“The Honeydripper”), dies of a heart attack at 77
Runnin’ the Boogie
17 July
John Coltrane
(1926-1967)
American jazz saxophonist & composer (“Blue Train”; “My Favorite Things”; “A Love Supreme”), dies of liver cancer at 40
My Favorite Things
17 July
Billie Holiday
(1915-1959)
American jazz singer (“I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”; “Strange Fruit”), and songwriter (“God Bless The Child”; “Lady Sings the Blues”), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 44
28+ works currently held by ASCAP/BMI
Blue Moon
The Big Man
I got to see Sam with Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets around 1992 in a small club. Anson’s wife led him onstage by her forearm but he was stable once at the mic and put on a great performance
Damn, nim, I wish I woulda been there.
Mom and dad bought me a Connie Francis paperdoll set for my birthday in 1962. I was probably the only kid who actually slept with not only their dolls and stuffed toys, but their paperdolls, too.
Paper dolls! 😍
Like cats that would rather play with paper bags, huh?!
The only creative thing I think I ever did was make clothes for my paper dolls.
Well, I did make harnesses for my mice and try and get them to pull Cinderellas cardboard coach.
They were willing but rather unfocused.
Dern mice. We can make them the best outfits and they still act like democrats, doing whatever they want whenever they want, while crapping everywhere they go.
17 July
Alexei Nikolaevich
(1904-1918)
last Tsarevich of Russia and son of Tsar Nicholas II, executed at 13
17 July
Dorothea Dix
(1802-1887)
American pioneering nurse and social activist who created the first American mental asylums, dies at 85
Honored for inventing what Nurse Ratchett destroyed.
that’s an album cover for the ages (Big Ass Buick, with dogs in goggles)
Takes that long to fill out the forms.
Filling out forms. . .
Two years ago my husband and I went to a new dentist office. When checking in and standing at the receptionist’s counter we were both asked to sign a small blank black screen.
A blank screen.
We were asked to sign a blank screen that would transfer our signatures to paperwork somewhere in the ether.
I was shocked.
While working for the Federal Government many years ago — and seeing countless young people sign their lives away without reading a word of what they were signing — I started reading everything I was asked to sign. I started reading everything my husband was asked to sign, too, which he appreciated.
It is crazy the stuff “they” slip in that people do not realize.
So when the receptionist told me to sign a blank screen I said “no.” I asked for the document behind the screen, the document I could read and approve or not.
It took them about five minutes to get, but that’s OK, I’d rather wait than sign my life away.
Last month my husband was taken by ambulance to the hospital due to a heart attack scare. I followed in our car, but of course got there much later driving the speed limit for 30 miles.
When I got to the hospital they asked if I’d sign for my husband. I said yes. Then they put the small blank black screen in front of me. I said I was not going to sign a blank screen and asked for the paperwork behind it. They had it right away and gave it to me with a clipboard.
After reading the document, and crossing out three items followed by putting my initials next to them, I gave them the form and was allowed in to see my darling.
I’m used to crossing off the part about student doctors being allowed to be part of the treatment or work on me/my husband. Yeap, they need practice, we just don’t want them practicing on us.
The new thing I noticed was a paragraph at the very bottom saying that by signing this document I was OKing the distribution of my email address and phone number to companies that may have services to offer (my very simple paraphrase of all the hobgoblin stuff they wrote).
Yeah, please, send me more crap I do not want and will never use. Yes, please, have AI call me incessantly with offers to get free tests so more data mining can be done. I’m already an old person who gets way too many offers of “help” from people who could not care less about me — I really don’t want more.
As I sat in both waiting rooms I saw many people sign those little blank black screens.
We should all be screaming bloody murder.
That’s good information! Thanks!
My pleasure!
Great post, Raven
My husband and I both worked in the medical industrial complex our whole lives.
I’d be willing to bet the people who handed you the black screen haven’t a clue what it’s about and don’t care to learn. They’ve become sheep.
In my job, I did thousands of pre-ops. Some patients would tell me to skip the benefits and risks sections, and just mark where to sign. Not in my lifetime. Sometimes they would sigh and go back to reading a magazine
When they asked, “what’s the worst that could happen?” I’d answer with the truth – You could die. Occasionally, that would get their attention.
I’m a very fortunate person. My doc uses paper charts – no electronic charting at all. His one employee is terrific. When I call, she answers. recognizes my voice, and handles the situation: no phone tree or ESL person to deal with
Doc is as old as I am
(old!) and I always tell him he can’t retire till I crook!
Love you doctor, Soazburrolady. Have never had a such a doctor, but know I would feel different about the medical industry if I did.
The truth is a lovely thing, and always the best.
“You could die.”
Occassionally sounds like a pretty low percentage of people who even listen or pay attention, but you did your best to give them their first — and hopefully not their last — clue.
Raven
I saw them again in the OR, which can be a bit intimidating – and finally they were all ears (till the anesthesia took hold.)
Thanks for the good laugh, Soazburrolady!
Sherry and I just sat for 1 1/2 hrs past our appointment time at our Vet.
That makes my back hurt just thinking about it.
A MSG I worked for at Ft Bragg had a doctor visit with a civilian doctor. He was gone a loooong time. He came back sorta annoyed and yet chuckling. He said when the doctor gave him his papers and sent him up front to check out, he handed the doctor a bill for an hour of HIS time, since the doctor was an hour behind, and HIS time had value, too.
The doctor looked at it, smiled, asked for the paperwork back, wrote no charge on it and wished him a good day as he handed it back to MSG Shepherd to take to check out.
Clever as all get out.
That woulda been 1991 or so……those days are GONE!
Greetings Treepers! 🤜✝️🤛
Howdy bro!
👋 Frank
greetings! 👋🏻 mr.frank ! ♥️
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Dr.+Mojo+Brian+Roberston+
I love this, Jake!
Thank you!
When Hope Is Dead, Hope On!
by W.E. Sangster (1900-1960)
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“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
—Rev. 21:1-4
Editor’s Note: Sangster was a Methodist minister in London during World War II. This message
was first preached during one of the many difficult times of the war for the British people.
Many people think of hope as a poor, precarious thing, an illusion, a vanity, a disease of the mind. The cynic has said, “He, who lives on hope, will die starving.” Cowly said, “Hope is the most hopeless thing of all.” The soldier is apt to turn bright promises aside with a despondent question, “What hopes?” Schopenhauer, the distinguished German philosopher, looked upon hope as the bait by which nature gets her hook in our nose, and makes it serve her interests, though they may not be our own. That is the common assessment of hope in the world–a poor, vain, deceptive thing.
But hope is not so thought of in the New Testament. Paul makes Faith, Hope, and Love the cardinal virtues of Christendom. “And now abideth faith, hope, love.” He speaks also of “the patience of hope” and of “hope that maketh not ashamed.” All through the New Testament, hope is spoken of in that same high way. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews bursts out into that daring paradox, “A hope both sure and steadfast.”
Full Sermon, HERE,
https://www.newsforchristians.com/clser1/sangster003.html
Yes!!
And ” So that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13
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Saint Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza in Palestine (+ 420)
and
Saint George the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer (+ 303)
please pray for and protect the remaining original Christians in the Holy Land and throughout the entire Levant, especially the villagers of Taybeh in the West Bank, from the Evil One and his servants worldwide who prepare to welcome the Anti-Christ.
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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Holy Orthodox Christian New Martyrs of Russia under the Bolshevik Communist Yoke pray for us!
Holy Orthodox Christian New Martyrs under the Turkish Yoke pray for us!
Portrait of Christ by Heinrich Hofmann 
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The Our Father
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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.
Amen.
Mornin’ Mo
Loving your compilation of different artists today.
The one by Heinrich Hofmann is particularly moving. ❤️
Crab Nebula
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particularly moving
compilation
could be more
compilatin pics
creatively created
at the treehouse
our house
its a very very very
fine
treehouse
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Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young – Our House
The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
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Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
July 4th
Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
July 17th
civil or commercial or Vatican calendar
(+ 1918)
Holy Royal Martyrs of Russi: Tsar Nicholas II, the Royal Family, and those martyred with them.
Becareful what you wish for, you might just get it:
They called him ‘Bloody Nicholas”
Tsar Nicholas II was widely blamed for the Bloody Sunday massacre of January 22, 1905, in which 143–234 demonstrators were killed and 439–800 injured.
They supported the Bolsheviks:
the “over all” Bolshevik/Soviet repression-related death toll is often estimated in the tens of millions, commonly around 15–25 million, but credible estimates range higher depending on what’s included
The Royal Martyrs
In 1981 Metropolitan Philaret issued the following epistle just before The Council of the Archbishops and Bishops of the Russian
Orthodox Church Abroad glorified the New Martyrs of the Communist yoke:
Great is the feat of martyrdom! In the Holy Gospel we read the call of Our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to those who wish to be His followers: Strive to enter in at the strait gate (Luke 13:24). “Strive” — go the way of striving, of struggle (podvig), realize the Christian struggle in your life. In other words, a Christian must live the life of a struggler… Although in the history of Christ’s Church we find examples of martyrdom in all eras, prior to the the Russian Revolution the feat of martyrdom was primarily prevalent in the first centuries of Christianity, when paganism tried to destroy the holy Church with iron and blood. Today we see something quite different. With the appearance and consolidation of God-hating communism in Russia, a campaign of persecution, unprecedented in its scope, was unleashed against faith.
As one church writer put it: Orthodox Russia found herself on Golgotha, and the Russian Church nailed to the Cross. Of course, just as in antiquity, there have been cases of apostasy. But at the same time, the Russian Church and the Russian people have given numerous examples of courageous endurance of persecution and death for the sake of the Christian faith. Indeed, one cannot give a precise count of all the cases of martyrdom throughout the long years of communist rule in Russia; never before in the history of humanity had there been so many. Here we must speak not of hundreds, not of thousands, but of millions who suffered for the Faith: truly an event of staggering proportions!
In the entire course of human history, nothing comparable to what we see today had ever happened: never was there such an outpouring of evil, of an open, insane uprising of creatures against their Creator such as we see today in our much-suffering homeland, which has been enslaved by communists. Never in recorded history has evil manifested itself so insolently, so blatantly, as it does now. Never before have we heard such revolting abuse, such insane blasphemy of God and all that is sacred, shouted to the high heavens, as we now hear in Soviet Russia…
But if the bedeviled, hate filled enemies of God and the Church have defiled our homeland, the Russian land, with their loathsome blasphemy and hatred of God, it is at the same time purified by the sacred blood of those who have suffered for faith and truth, the New Martyrs of Russia. This blood has abundantly bathed the land of Russia, sanctifying and cleansing it of the madness of the godless and those who fight against God Himself. And concerning the glorification of the Imperial family, Metropolitan Philaret continued…
The criminal murder of the Imperial Family was not merely an act of hatred and vengeance; it was not only an act of political retaliation – but it was principally a spiritual act aimed at destroying the Orthodoxy of the Russian people and replacing it with an unnatural and evil communist spirit. That was the purpose of the criminal liquidation of the Tsar and his family! The last of the tsars was murdered with his family precisely because he was the crowned representative and bearer of the lofty ideals of Orthodox statehood. He was killed precisely because he was an Orthodox tsar, because of his Orthodoxy!
(Millar, Lubov. Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia. Frankfurt, Possev-Verlag, 1988.)
Russia’s New Martyrs
“Orthodox America”
Numerous articles in English.
https://roca.org/oa/volume-ii/issue-14/
The Last Days of the Last Tsar
The Church that Defied the Beast
Two hours approximately.
Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II
Booklet in English by an Orthodox Christian.
https://fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/nicholas_ii_e.htm
Good morning all❤️
Does someone have the number that was posted last night, to call to support President Trump in the Save America Act?
Thank you.
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1-202-224-3121
That is the switchboard at the U.S. Capitol. All you have to do is say the name of your senator or representative and they’ll send you through to their voice mail.
Thank you wantthetruth.
Pieta by William Adolphe Bouguereau
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“Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.”
St. Padre Pio
Coronation of the Virgin by Diego Velazquez
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Isaiah 38:10, 11, 12abcd, 16
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You saved my life, O Lord; I shall not die.
Once I said,
“In the noontime of life I must depart!
To the gates of the nether world I shall be consigned
for the rest of my years.”
You saved my life, O Lord; I shall not die.
I said, “I shall see the Lord no more
in the land of the living.
No longer shall I behold my fellow men
among those who dwell in the world.”
You saved my life, O Lord; I shall not die.
My dwelling, like a shepherd’s tent,
is struck down and borne away from me;
You have folded up my life, like a weaver
who severs the last thread.
You saved my life, O Lord; I shall not die.
Those live whom the Lord protects;
yours is the life of my spirit.
You have given me health and life.
You saved my life, O Lord; I shall not die.
Crucified Christ by Diego Velazquez
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Jn 10:27
Alleluia, alleluia.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
Alleluia, alleluia.
La Adoracion De Los Reyes Magos by Juan Bautista
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Matthew 12:1-8
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Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath.” He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could lawfully eat? Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests serving in the temple violate the sabbath and are innocent? I say to you, something greater than the temple is here. If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned these innocent men. For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”
Mornin’ Idaho
Fer Shur .. thanx Soaz
Been cold and miz down here for awhile, so have got into some good old Southern Blues Rock lately. (picture the log fire going). Anyway came across two I thought would go down well on CTH.
Personally, I’m leaning toward the second these days – what will be will be.
Don Surber’s done it again. He reveals that in days of yore noon was when the sun was directly overhead. We all got along with all the different times.
Alas .. the sun is no longer the boss
https://donsurber.substack.com/p/modern-time-began-in-1883
Modern Time Began In 1883
“Railroad time is to the time of the future. The Sun is no longer to boss the job. People—all 55,000,000 of them—must eat, sleep and work as well as travel by railroad time. It is a revolt, a rebellion. The sun will be requested to rise and set by railroad time. The planets must, in the future, make their circuits by such timetables as railroad magnates arrange. People will have to marry by railroad time, and die by railroad time. Ministers will be required to preach by railroad time—banks will open and close by railroad time—in fact, the Railroad Convention has taken charge of the time business, and the people may as well set about adjusting their affairs in accordance with its decree… . We presume the sun, moon and stars will make an attempt to ignore the orders of the Railroad Convention, but they, too, will have to give in at last.“
She Scammed Walmart Out of $140,000 Before Getting Caught
It is the middle of July and I have not had one wasp or yellow jacket nest I have had to spray. Most years I have to start fighting them by the middle of May. Weird but good in a good way
Many people around the globe are noticing that usual insects are gone or much fewer now.
I put “Insects gone” into the Search at GeoEngineeringWatch.org and found several articles of interest.
Possibly putting “Insects Disappearing” into the Search would also yield more articles for the curious.
Here’s the link to the first search. Use the CENTER COLUMN to see articles of interest.
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https://geoengineeringwatch.org/?s=Insects+gone
The bees know
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Our original bee hive is doing great, but someone relatively close lost their hive when it swarmed to our yard.
My husband loves to capture swarming hives and has been known to cut down many tress in the process.
Now we have two bee hives that are doing well.
I pray that all this smoke does not adversely effect them.
Mo
My kids thought it was the funniest thing in the world to say, “Say boo to the bee.” 😁
I have no more crickets.
I havent seen nor heard a cricket near me in probably several years now.
Fortunately I do have fireflies.
I hope to God the crickets havent disappeared due to the (yard) mosquito-spraying. Geez, I just thought about that.
regarding Data Centers, this article by Alexander Muse adds perspective beyond the current panic narratives; titled
The Data Center Next Door Has Been There For Decades, You Just Never Noticed” :
https://newsletter.amuseonx.com/p/the-data-center-next-door-has-been
Thank you Bessie
Good info
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Doesn’t make sense. It would be much cheaper buying unused commercial property than making multi-millionares buying out your average rural citizens and tearing down fine homes and ruining good farmland that grows our food.
the other side of the coin: data centers need water and energy. Idaho may be OK with energy use (maybe) but in this desert country with a drought at the top of daily headlines, caution looms large.
“water, especially with the rise of AI technologies. A large data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water per day and draw as much electricity as 100,000 homes.”
71% of the earth surface is water; that’s not counting the water in the atmosphere, and ignores the innovative nature of mankind to find solutions once the problems are identified and acknowledged.
knowing such facilities will require large amounts of water, I imagine the technology to obtain the water needed will be developed similar to the technology needed to create the energy sources to operate such facilities is even now being developed, for example the new regulatory incentives for each facility to have their own energy sources separate from the current grids, and am following a few on X that are working to develop small atomic energy plants.
Agree, being aware of the large numbers are both important and a part of the equation and definitely will require innovative thinking to find solutions; it’s part of change, and only sharing, seeing the doom & gloom side of things never gets us where we need to go, so am always going to look at the various sides of the equations. It’s how I roll, hopefully it’s how we all roll!
Thank you Bessie
But …
unless and until someone, or several someones, figures out how to transport water from where it is abundant to where it is scarce, farmers are at odds with rapidly expanding residential areas
Transporting water is in a wonderful possible / probable future. Today, in many parts of the West, water needs to be carefully husbanded.
Perhaps the Data Center’s need for water will spur this particular development.
We are surrounded by two oceans, a gulf, and five Great Lakes. In my craft, we can successfully build desalination plants to convert the salt water into fresh potable (drinkable) water. We can also purify the freshwater lakes and rivers. We also specialize building nuclear energy plants that use vast amounts of fresh water to cool down systems, and that water is recycled back into its source. It is not contaminated either, as it works in a heat exchange arrangement. The data plants can do the same thing to cool down their systems, and then recycle it back to its source, e.g. a river, lake, or any other waterway. Drinking water is not a problem. We build pipelines hundreds of miles long to deliver fresh potable water to any remote areas. The problem is that no one in Congress sees this as a problem. Write your Representatives and Senators at the federal level, as well as your state Assemblypersons and Senators to make them aware. The turnover is greater than you might think, so keep at it and good luck for your efforts!
Exactly this; it really is up to us and unless our representatives know what we want they are left to their own devices, idle hands and all that.
Maybe, but we will all be dried up like popcorn farts by then.
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FLOCK JUST GOT CAUGHT BY A REPORTER — THEIR CAMERAS ARE SECRETLY TRACKING PEOPLE IN REAL TIME
“You’re saying Flock does not track people, correct?”
A Flock representative tried to deny it.
But then they showed the Condor camera — the one designed to literally follow your movements in real time. No matter which way you move, the camera moves with you. And that’s not all.
These cameras can zoom in on your phone screen to see what you’re looking at, recognize faces, and pull up personal details in minutes using commercial facial recognition.
One example: They tracked a couple arguing at a street market and within two minutes knew one just finished medical school and the other has chronic IBS.
Cops are openly bragging that “you can’t get a breath of fresh air in or out without us knowing.”
They said it was just for license plates.
This is full-blown surveillance, and it’s already everywhere.
Should Flock’s Condor cameras be allowed to track people in real time?
https://x.com/HustleBitch_/status/2077897758963360203/video/1
Chill, rah. It is for the children.
I get the humor but this stuff is not funny to me at all.
Nor to me.
BTW all one has to do is go to your search engine and type in Flock camera locations. You’ll find an app you can type in your zip code and it brings up a map with the location of every Flock camera. Search and learn. I think a lot of you will be surprised.
truli, you forgot your ‘sarc’ tag.
FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL IN NEED OF PRAYER
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
GOD IS MY REFUGE | 3 Hour Soaking Worship Piano for Prayer & Deep Rest
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EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Friday, July 17, 2026
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“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”
John 15:18 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR JOHN 15:18
Christ the true Vine. (1-8) His love to his disciples. (9-17) foretold. (18-25) The Comforter promised. (26,27)
18-25 How little do many persons think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the one living and true God, whom they profess to worship! The name into which Christ’s disciples were baptized, is that which they will live and die by. It is a comfort to the greatest sufferers, if they suffer for Christ’s name’s sake. The world’s ignorance is the true cause of its hatred to the disciples of Jesus. The clearer and fuller the discoveries of the grace and truth of Christ, the greater is our sin if we do not love him and believe in him.
26,27. The blessed Spirit will maintain the cause of Christ in the world, notwithstanding the opposition it meets with. Believers taught and encouraged by his influences, would bear testimony to Christ and his salvation.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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When You Feel Like You’ve Lost Your Way: A Promise of Unbreakable Love
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
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.
New angle of Blue Angel beach flyover released.
https://x.com/TheRicanMemes/status/2077837838742167829/video/1
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
CHILD NOT CHOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
A PRAYER FOR YOU
I said a little prayer for you
Tho’ we have never met
I only know you slightly
From the Internet
I see you everyday
While I am on my way
Traveling thru cyberspace
Your love I will embrace
I hear you reaching out
To give your piece of news
Sometimes you give a shout
Provide your special views
I thank God you stopped by
With what He gave to share
Right from your own mind’s eye
I am grateful that you care
Just so you know why I came
To this special place today
I am here to send you Angels
To help you on your way
I pray for you all the best
God can give to you
I said a little prayer for you
Gave thanks for all you do!
D01: 10/30/2020
I SAID A LITTLE PRAYER
I said a little prayer for You
And You and You and You
It was so instantaneous
Cause I care so much for You!
I asked Our Heavenly Father
To bless each and every one
From early in the morning
Until the day is done.
I asked Our Heavenly Physician
To heal you; make you whole
To reach inside of you and touch
Your mind, body, and soul!!!
I asked the Heavenly Angels
To attend to all your needs
To lift you up and comfort you
And help you plant those seeds!!!
I asked the Holy Spirit
To guide, inspire, and direct
Every single step you take
Mind, body, and soul perfect.
I asked those who are suffering
Remember one important thing
After the trial is over
His blessings He will bring!!!
I asked God for some laughter
The best medicine we know
To ease your pain wherever
As you come and as you go.
But most of all I asked God
To heal your aching heart
And from you never never
To leave you or depart!!!
D01: 11/20/2021
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html
Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
prayeveryday777
https://rumble.com/v57jvfg-sleep-well-with-psalms.-psalm-91-psalm-121-psalm-3-psalm-4-psalm-139.faith-.html
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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt 
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Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs – The Midnight Special
Joan of Arc by Jules Bastien Lepage 
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ELVIN BISHOP..FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE + WOLFMAN JACK
Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish
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Ernest Tubb – I’m Walking The Floor Over You
Good One!
@mitchellvii
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I’m heard that the CEO of Taco Bell has been fired. His name is Montezuma. He swore revenge!
I didn’t know the Mexicans had their own phone company!
KEEP PRAYING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP
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Marine Corps War Memorial Raising The Flag by Carol Japp
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Marines Hymn (Anthem of the United States Marine Corps)