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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A couple of my favorites from Guy Clark
Good choices, benzy. Thanks!!
You are most welcome… hey they are favorites of mine as well
Steams my caboose
We have forgotton how powerful steam is…
One old Baldwin Steamer would pull a loaded 100 car freight train…
Now-a-days though, it takes 4 GMC diesel/electrics to pull a loaded 100 car frieght.
Very nice…..thank you Mr. Hall !!
You’re welcome . . . 🙂
Yeah verily. I feel lucky to meet the Amish along their young one’s at my chiropractor’s office. And to make way for their horsedrawn carrriages when required.
Must be they have better learing centers.
Uproar in Britain as Meghan Markle unveils her Advent Calendar. She calls it a luxury calendar and at the price of $148, it’s more ripoff than luxury. Some priests have complained that the calendar has nothing to do with Advent but their comments were met with backlash from Meghan supporters.
https://www.tyla.com/news/royal-family/meghan-markle-as-ever-advent-calendar-price-502990-20261001
Megan has supporters????
Mornin’ Dear Woo
That woman is clueless. Queen Elizabeth is surely spinning!
Howdy dear Lady, friend – it is so sad the preying on a grieving young son and I still think his dad is a cretin for cavorting with horse face when he had such a beautiful and doting wife. What a moron. I read somewhere that Prince Phillip was being critical of Princess Diana and she cautioned her father-in-law that her title went back much further in time that his own did – so check mate. But she would truly have made a beautiful Queen or Queen Consort – whatever it would have made her if Charles wasn’t so thick in the skull.
Sounds like the Advent of Megan Markle.
Harry has been ruined by a classic gold-digger spouse. Every thing about MeAgain is a Potemkin-village class and style front, publicity seeking and insufferable, presumptive arrogance. Their return to the UK reflected both a failure to capitalize on the early California fascination with proximate “royalty”, burn-out of repeatedly un-talented projects with NetFlix et al, a need to be near Charles as he nears his end, and sadly, a failed effort to encircle Wills into a Netflix “docudrama” to monetize the 30th anniversary of Diana’s death. They will skulk back to the US after engineering some publicity event to justify another round of morning talk-show publicity to enliven the brand. Harry should have stayed a helicopter jockey and enjoyed the honest, if sometimes rowdy lifestyle it offered.
MAGNIFICAT
My Soul Magnifies the Lord
From the Gospel of Luke …
The angel answered her [Mary], “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
for he has looked at the humble state of his servant.
For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
For he who is mighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down princes from their thrones,
and has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things.
He has sent the rich away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
— Luke 1:35-55
The Magnificat is an ancient Christian hymn. The name is taken from the first line of the Latin version, “Magnificat anima mea Dominum.” It means, “My soul magnifies the Lord,” quoting Mary’s response. In fact, the whole hymn is Mary’s song, as reported in the book of Luke. Incidentally, Luke’s Gospel identifies the baby in this story, who leapt in Elizabeth’s womb, as John the Baptist.
Mary is an example, for all people, of humility, faith, obedience, and service.
The hymn in this video is a modern musical setting of Mary’s testimony and promise.
Sometime I’ll try to feature the selections that follow in this YT collection. Meantime, you might enjoy them sooner if you have time. If you don’t see them, try hitting the YouTube button at the bottom of the player afteryou pause the video.
A lullaby for all.
Leonard Cohen/ Web Sisters.
“If if be Your Will.”
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Some guys seem to have a compulsive fixation about “don’t touch me!”
gnomesayin?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8QM8l_j9LMg
… this guy gets an uppercut knockout for his trouble
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Caitlin Clark jukes two defenders right out of their shoes
Her bench is gape-mouthed by the move as they witness it
Her teammates reactions
Sorry the Fever season has ended, fun to watch–only one worth watching
https://imgur.com/a/W7uQKFQ
AMEN, David….
May their memories be eternal. The martyr voices calling out from under the altar “When Lord when?” Rev 6
When will justice be served? We all wait in anticipation.
I saw in the last day or two, that Israel has eliminated 4,000 of the 6,000 terrorists (including ‘innocent civilians’) who committed Oct 7. So, justice is 2/3 of the way.
Cold anger is especially deadly. And completely justified. Jews can be a tough bunch. Good on ’em for that.
Yes, Garrison – forgiveness is Not my strong suit. Workin’ on it.
How about the Jewish say: “He who is merciful to the wicked ends up being wicked to the righteous”.
I don’t THINK that’s scriptural – but it’s certainly my take on things – because I am a stone cold angry imperfect human. Kid and I had a discussion about this today – with the Michael Tate controversy – former lead singer of the Newsboys. Should he go to jail? (Yes) One can be forgiven but they must pay their penalty – for the victims. Penance is important.
I lived and worked in Israel in 1992/93… They have to be tough to survive, but… they are wonderful people…
Love. 🧡
I think we should adopt the 2 year mandatory military service in our country for our youth. Might alter a lot of stupid ideals with these naive kids.
Rach
Though there is some disagreement regarding the final disposition of the Munich Massacre perpetrators (during the Munich Olympics in 1972), I pray that they suffered mightily at the hands of Mossad. There must be consequences!
True.
Howdy Rach – so good to see you, Sis! I wish our country was even close to beginning eradicating the enemy. We are still busy welcoming them into the country, feeding them dinner, and putting them up for the night. Ridiculous. We are such a dense population. I say we just divorce the idiots – create a big boundary wall – and secede from the union. I don’t think there’s any help for the liberal loons and the RINOs who placate them.
We tried that, JWoo.
The Union got beyond pissed.
Syd Barrett with Gigolo Aunt
I can’t claim to have the scarcest glimmer of an idea what it’s about
Syd Barrett – Barrett (1970) {Full Album}
and Octopus for good measure … he seems to me to have been very free-associational in this period, as if you could put a guitar in his hands and he’d strum along and come up with these lyrics almost out of thin air
Octopus – Syd Barrett – Official Lyrics Video
Sisters not slacking
My pictures app is blocking me so you see my Eagle icon all over the place with no content.
Today is 10/7. I would like to share my prayers for the numerous victims of that day. May God heal their souls, those who passed away and those who suffered in this lifetime.
There is a lot I could say. Ever since life is not the same again. For me and most of my nation.
It hurts to see the waves of hate and antisemitism that followed.
We are not a nation of victims, we move on. But we do dedicate a day for memorial purposes.
A while ago I compiled and translated testimonials about 10/7. I t was one of the hardest things to do. It took me a while and I kept delaying until I realized that no one else is doing it.
The testimonials are very difficult. This is not for everyone. It’s your decision. But I don’t think that anyone in the West or anywhere outside of Israel knows what actually happened that day.
It has been completely ignored. I am posting this here now.
https://rumble.com/v6wgoi0-graphic-alert-107-testimonials.-part-1..html
Thank you, friend David, for contributing to the 10-7 oral tradition. This is how history is remembered. People will be reading this collection of testimonials far into the future.
Thank you. I had a 22 min footage that will make you sick, with beheadings etc. I started to upload on my Rumble channel and stopped in the middle of it. Somehow it felt like harming my audience. Good to hear from you my friend.
David,
Speaking myself as the daughter of a mother who was killed and it was “in the news” back in its time… she wasn’t murdered but she died by accident… and it was in local news.
I cringe seeing videos of beheadings and violence… I think of Daniel Pearl’s beheading and the Fallujah Four who were hung and burned.
Somewhere there is a wife, a father, a mother, children… who see their ancestor memorialized on media reels.
And though I agree that their stories should be told… I believe imagery of the horrific deeds is too much and dishonoring to the families. I don’t agree with snuff videos and their depictions.
It is bad enough to be living through the hell and horrors of this world… I know you know why I speak this way… but to have it recorded and played over and over for eyes that should be looking up to the image of God… gives the devil wins… and the devil deserves no wins.
The eyes are the window to the soul and from the condition of the heart the mouth speaks. That which one feeds on, blooms into works of evil or works of good.
The narrative of the victims stories are enough and in my opinion doesn’t need the images.
Our eyes shouldn’t see such things and I say this from a position of horrific authority as we learn more of the violence against my daughter.
Images of such could lead me to kill and causing me to sin is just what the devil wants.
The JUSTICE BELONGS TO GOD AND HE WILL AVENGE.
Much love, my brother
Thank you my friend. I understand. The video is second hand testimonials and is bad enough.
I started uploading 22 min of real atrocities that included live beheading and more and half way through I changed my mind and canceled it for the exact reasons that you mentioned. Or more like I felt that I myself did not watch most of it and I had been suffering enough from what I watched so why would I make my audience experience that same thing?
But as to all the Hamas and “Free Palestine” mob, they really should be made to watch. Because this is the side that they support and encourage.
Blessings.
Rest assured there are many here in unity today with thoughts and prayers. What is shocking and incomprehensible is how (largely with the help of US and EU msm), the victims have been made out to be the villain and the perpetrators made out to be the good guys. Their minds are closed; their hearts are of stone. Hopefully with time, as oral and written testimonies reveal truths, future generations will understand realities of 10/7. Sending comfort and blessings to you and Israel.
Thank you.
JWoo and David —
I wrestle with the same misgivings as you regarding violent content
I’ve never watched a beheading
But I did once watch footage of a stoning, in a sort of “take one for the team” spirit by having watched at least one atrocity to experience it, not exactly to hope to “understand” it
You know the kind … woman buried in the ground up to her neck, only her head and face visible
I was duly horrified by the single viewing
I’d be similarly horrified by people who watch multiple examples of these acts, which tips into the realm of “atrocity-porn”
On the other hand, I can understand if they claim a similar “take-it-for-the-team” motivation in wanting to “understand the full breadth and scope” of the horror
it’s a spiritual dilemna, of course
spoken by a self-described “deeply superficial” individual
If not necessary it is better not to watch. But those who support the evil side should be made to watch.
Second hand testimonials is good enough if you want to know. Just get it from good sources like in my video: Police, Forensic people, etc.
I doubt you would like to see the part with a Gazan on civilian clothes is using a hoe repeatedly on a living but overwhelmed human being who happen to have been a foreign worker. Is trying to behead him, he is screaming Allah Akbar while hammering his neck over and over. Honestly I turned it off at that point.
Any ideology or religion that brings people to do such acts is bad.
I don’t even watch horror movies anymore – not in decades – and I don’t miss them one bit. I harp on the danger of “mind rot” a lot – so I am super careful about what we ingest.
And… still… look what happened to us. the devil will encroach in whatever little crack you give him in your armor. Social media is HORRIBLE with all the pervasiveness.
I have to temper my participation – even here. XXXOOO
“all the Hamas and “Free Palestine” mob” – I believe we should give one-way tickets and drop them among their pals and let them have at it. You don’t like our flag – find comfort under another that will have you. I’m tire of it all.
I saved one compilation from 10/7,because i expect the rest to eventually dissapear.
but i only watched it once and that was more than enough for me.
Dearest David,
BLESSINGS of Comfort on you & ALL this day!
We go to our HEAVENLY FATHER:
“Vengeance and payback are MINE
for the time when their foot slips;
for the day of their calamity is coming soon,
their doom is rushing upon them.’
Deuteronomy 32:35
Then, we believe, HE sends songs to us in these challenging times:
“Great is THY FAITHFULNESS, O GOD, my FATHER;
There is no shadow of turning with THEE.
THOU changest not, THY Compassions, they fail not;
As THOU hast been, THOU Forever Wilt BE.”
“When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
AND so, Dear David, we are Remembering you
and All Israel this October 7.
“‘“The LORD BLESS you
and keep you;
The LORD make HIS FACE Shine on you
and be Gracious to you;
The LORD Turn HIS FACE Toward you
and Give you PEACE.”’
AMEN, AMEN, & AMEN
Amen. Thank you!
Thank you David, for your very important posts on this memorial day.
Though I understand your reluctance to shock and offend sensibilities – sometimes a dose of reality is warranted.
It is my (very adult!) son’s birthday today. He, as most Americans, has never had to face the barbarism that many Israelis have endured.
It is appropriate to censor – but how do we wake up people to reality?
Blessings upon you and Israel. ❤️
Thank you and Amen.
What I posted are testimonials of professionals who had to identify the bodies and of Police work in interviewing survivors.
There is no way to actually understand what was done without viewing it. This was not simply terrorists going door to door shooting people. It was very sadistic beyond imagination.
There are a few aspects.
If you want to know how Israelis feel and think and act, you need to watch it. We are all aware to various degrees to what really happened. Part of the reason the world is hating us is that they have no clue what happned and the action related to the reaction.
As to our friends I do not expect you to watch the footage. But the testimonials yes. This is why I did not post the footage. It does scar a soul indeed. Footage no, testimonials yes. Why yes? because you want to be informed and have a concept. I do not expect you to watch actual murders and atrocities. And even testimonials may be too much for some, so each should decide for themselves.
As to the “Free Palestine” mob and the Israel haters and the “righteous Progressives and Liberals” who are pushing us to give the monsters a State right on our throats. They should be made to watch the attrocities.
And yes, I am not talking about Hamas. The entire Palestinian community in Gaza and the West Bank are supporters of 10/7. 10/7 was not Hamas only. Was Also Islamic jihad, Patach, and a host of other names plus Civilians. . They call it “resistance” and you can’t locate any Palestinian who does not support the resistance. Or hardly any. Resistance means extermination. They can pretend that it’s expulsion but we know well what it really is. I am watching videos from Gaza and they still support Hamas aside for one small anti Hamas group that collaborates with Israel.
Blessings.
I caught glimpses of the present tragedies in Israel several decades ago when going thru the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. The first time I felt I was in a funeral home at a viewing. Quiet sobs and much blowing of the nose. Quiet and respectful demeanor. Study groups of students silently witnessing the horrors of the Nazi’s. I formed silent and firm disgust of anti-Semitism at that time. I realize that the Jew is an eternal example of a faithful God. Great things are ahead for Jerusalem that have nothing to do with Ishmael’s doctrine.
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My thoughts are with you David.
Godbless you and Israel.
Thank you brother.
I have very little respect for Ishmael and his brethren. Ishmael and Hitler get along very well…
Proof that we no longer have a real society………..
And it’s getting worse.
07 October
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849)
American writer, poet and critic (The Pit and the Pendulum) considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre (Murders in the Rue Morgue), dies in Baltimore at 40
Biography: Considered part of the American Romantic Movement, and best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.
He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction, and was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
07 October
Emil Kraepelin
(1856-1926)
German psychiatrist who developed a classification system for mental illness, dies at 70
Biography: Emil Kraepelin was a German psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the understanding and classification of mental disorders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is often regarded as the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, as his work led to the establishment of a more systematic approach to diagnosis and classification, which laid the groundwork for the development of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Kraepelin’s most notable achievements include his distinction between what he called dementia praecox (later renamed schizophrenia by Eugen Bleuler) and manic-depressive psychosis (now known as bipolar disorder). This differentiation was groundbreaking, as it recognized that these were distinct illnesses with different prognoses and treatment requirements. Kraepelin’s emphasis on careful observation and documentation of symptoms, as well as his belief that mental disorders could be understood as diseases of the brain, were influential in shaping the field of psychiatry.
In addition to his work on psychiatric classification, Kraepelin was an influential teacher and researcher. He trained a generation of prominent psychiatrists, including Alzheimer’s disease discoverer Alois Alzheimer, and established several research institutes dedicated to the study of mental illness.
07 October
Willis Carrier
(1876-1950)
American engineer (developed modern air conditioning), dies at 73
Biography: Willis Carrier was an American engineer who first developed modern air conditioning systems that helped revolutionise life in warmer climates.
Carrier invented the first air conditioning system for a printer in New York in 1902. After some improvements Carrier was granted a US patent for this in 1906.
In 1911 Carrier presented his “Rational Psychrometric Formulae” to the American Society of Engineers. His formula of the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point remains definitive today.
In 1915 Carrier and six other engineers formed the Carrier Engineering Corporation, the company remains a major player in the industry.
Carrier went on to develop air-condition for large public spaces, such as picture theatres, shops and malls that would forever change the way people lived their lives.
07 October
Clarence Birdseye
(1886-1956)
American inventor and founder of the modern frozen food industry (Birdseye), dies of a heart attack at 69
Biography: Clarence Birdseye revolutionized the food industry with his frozen food technology. He developed methods for flash-freezing foods in a way that preserved their quality and taste.
As a child, Birdseye showed an early interest in natural science and taxidermy. He briefly attended Amherst College but left due to financial difficulties. Birdseye then worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, conducting animal surveys and predator control.
In 1912, Birdseye traveled to Labrador, where he observed Inuit fishing techniques. He noticed how fish froze quickly in the extreme cold, maintaining their freshness. This observation sparked his interest in food preservation through freezing.
Returning to the United States, Birdseye began experimenting with freezing methods. In 1925, he founded General Seafood Corporation and invented the double belt freezer. This machine quickly froze packaged fish, maintaining their quality.
Birdseye continued to innovate, patenting the multiplate freezing machine in 1927. This invention allowed for the efficient freezing of various foods. In 1929, he sold his company and patents for $22 million, a substantial sum at the time.
The company was renamed Birds Eye Frozen Food Company, and Birdseye continued to work with them. His innovations laid the foundation for the modern frozen food industry, making a wide variety of foods available year-round.
Phoenix AZ is very grateful for Carrier!
Every summer 🔥🏜️
Yes, Mrs Feline
I didn’t see your post prior to opening my big mouth! 👋
I, for one, am most appreciative of Mr. Carrier!
So psychiatry is all a bunch of Kraep?
07 October
Emily Drinkard
September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024
known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Houston was a founding member of the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations, and sang backup for artists such as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan. Houston embarked on a solo career in 1970, and won two Grammy Awards in the Traditional Gospel Album category.
Houston was the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Houston was also the grandmother of Whitney Houston’s only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Whitney & Cissy Houston – Ain’t No Way & You Send Me Live on Merv Griffin Show 1983
07 October 2001 Jimmie Lloydd [Logdon], American country and rockabilly singer, dies at 79
I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
07 October 1988 Billy Daniels, African-American jazz singer (“That Old Black Magic”) and television pioneer (The Billy Daniels Show), dies of cancer at 73
That Old Black Magic
magic, the source of emily drinkard’s bio needs a correction.
Pretty sure she was the sister of dionne warwick (not the aunt).
I’ll look into it, I just copy & paste 99.5% of them, thanks for the heads up.
Not real sure consulting Wikipedia would be any more accurate tho.
According to <Findagrave> who uses ancestry’s database, her sister, Anne L Drinkard – Moss, was Dionne’s mother confirming that she is an Aunt.
Jerusalem – Konstantin Gorbatov
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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.
Interesting: two prominent rounded bulb domes in the first painting of Jerusalem and none in the 2nd painting of Bethlehem
Any difference in degree of Islamic influence that would explain?
Bethlehem – Konstantin Gorbatov
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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.”
Jericho – Konstantin Gorbatov
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“Even in social life, you will never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking about what sort of impression you’re making.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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“Life isn’t all fricasseed frogs and eel pie.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
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“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”
― C. S. Lewis
Thank you Mo Peace 🌳❤️🙏
fricasseed frogs and eel pie
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😂😂😂 I haven’t read The Silver Chair yet, but what a picture he paints with those words.
Mornin’ Dear Mo
I am So loving these works from Gorbatov!
This is exactly how I “see” Bethlehem in my mind’s eye. ❤️
God is the Holy Trinity.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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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.
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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 Christians in the Holy Land and the Levant, especially the Palestinian Christian villagers of Taybeh (formerly Ephraim, which was the last village Our Savior had visited) from the Evil One and his servants across the world 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.
Good Morning Sepp
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Jerusalem – Konstantin Gorbatov
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“I have received no assurance that anything we can do will eradicate suffering. I think the best results are obtained by people who work quietly away at limited objectives, such as the abolition of the slave trade, or prison reform, or factory acts, or tuberculosis, not by those who think they can achieve universal justice, or health, or peace. I think the art of life consists in tackling each immediate evil as well as we can.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
Posted earlier in another thread but deserves another one.
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Hollywood legend actress Eva Marie Saint has passed. She was 102.
She starred in On The Waterfront and North By Northwest among many other films and television series.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eva-marie-saint-dies-age-102-on-the-waterfront/
North by Northwest – my favorite Hitchcock movie – and I love most of them.
Flowers in the Window – Flowers in the Windo
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Psalm 117:1-2
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Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
Praise the Lord all you nations;
glorify him, all you peoples!
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
For steadfast is his kindness toward us,
and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever.
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
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DAILY MEDITATION: PSALM 117:1-2
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Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News.
Today’s psalm invites all “nations” and “peoples” to praise and glorify the Lord because “his kindness” is “steadfast . . . and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever” (Psalm 117:2). But for people to be able to worship the God who created them, loves them, and provides for them, they first need to hear the good news. That proclamation will move them to have faith in him and praise him.
In today’s first reading, we see how the apostles were preaching this good news. Sts. Paul and Barnabas had received a calling from the Holy Spirit to preach to the Gentiles. For their part, Peter, James, and John and the rest of the Twelve had received the grace to be Jesus’ first witnesses, beginning in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, then ultimately “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Together, all of them were fulfilling Jesus’ command to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19).
This call to proclaim the gospel is for you, too. Listen to Jesus saying, “Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News.” Maybe you can’t travel as far as Rome, Greece, or Cyprus—or to Jerusalem or Samaria, for that matter. But you can certainly preach the gospel in your home, at school, in your neighborhood, or at work. How can you do this? Actually, it is not too complicated!
When you read the Bible with your children and tell them how God loves them and wants to provide for them, you are announcing good news. When you offer to accompany a college classmate to Sunday Mass and spend time afterward talking about the homily with him, you are proclaiming Christ. When you tell your neighbor how God has been faithful to you and how he has provided for you in a time of need, you are being a witness to the Lord. Or when you offer to pray with a coworker before she makes a big presentation at work, you are bringing Jesus to her.
In all these ways, you are preaching the gospel. You are testifying to Christ’s kindness and fidelity for his beloved people. And as the people around you start to welcome this good news, they will join you in glorifying the Lord!
“Lord, help me to share your good news!”
Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14
Luke 11:1-4
Capri – Konstantin Gorbatov
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Lk 1:31
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
On the Terrace – Konstantin Gorbatov
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Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14
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Brothers and sisters: After fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. I went up in accord with a revelation, and I presented to them the Gospel that I preach to the Gentiles–but privately to those of repute–so that I might not be running, or have run, in vain. On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter to the circumcised, for the one who worked in Peter for an apostolate to the circumcised worked also in me for the Gentiles, and when they recognized the grace bestowed upon me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas their right hands in partnership, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. Only, we were to be mindful of the poor, which is the very thing I was eager to do.
And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong. For, until some people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to draw back and separated himself, because he was afraid of the circumcised. And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. But when I saw that they were not on the right road in line with the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all, “If you, though a Jew, are living like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
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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 Tuesday, October 7, 2026
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR MATTHEW 5
Christ’s sermon on the mount. (1,2) Who are blessed. (3-12) Exhortations and warnings. (13-16) Christ came to confirm the law. (17-20) The sixth commandment. (21-26) The seventh commandment. (27-32) The third commandment. (33-37) The law of retaliation. (38-42) The law of love explained. (43-48)
1,2 None will find happiness in this world or the next, who do not seek it from Christ by the rule of his word. He taught them what was the evil they should abhor, and what the good they should seek and abound in.
3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes. They see their want, bewail their guilt, and thirst after a Redeemer. The kingdom of grace is of such; the kingdom of glory is for them. 2. Those that mourn are happy. That godly sorrow which worketh true repentance, watchfulness, a humble mind, and continual dependence for acceptance on the mercy of God in Christ Jesus, with constant seeking the Holy Spirit, to cleanse away the remaining evil, seems here to be intended. Heaven is the joy of our Lord; a mountain of joy, to which our way is through a vale of tears. Such mourners shall be comforted by their God. 3. The meek are happy. The meek are those who quietly submit to God; who can bear insult; are silent, or return a soft answer; who, in their patience, keep possession of their own souls, when they can scarcely keep possession of anything else. These meek ones are happy, even in this world. Meekness promotes wealth, comfort, and safety, even in this world. 4. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are happy. Righteousness is here put for all spiritual blessings. These are purchased for us by the righteousness of Christ, confirmed by the faithfulness of God. Our desires of spiritual blessings must be earnest. Though all desires for grace are not grace, yet such a desire as this, is a desire of God’s own raising, and he will not forsake the work of his own hands. 5. The merciful are happy. We must not only bear our own afflictions patiently, but we must do all we can to help those who are in misery. We must have compassion on the souls of others, and help them; pity those who are in sin, and seek to snatch them as brands out of the burning. 6. The pure in heart are happy; for they shall see God. Here holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The heart must be purified by faith, and kept for God. Create in me such a clean heart, O God. None but the pure are capable of seeing God, nor would heaven be happiness to the impure. As God cannot endure to look upon their iniquity, so they cannot look upon his purity. 7. The peace-makers are happy. They love, and desire, and delight in peace; and study to be quiet. They keep the peace that it be not broken, and recover it when it is broken. If the peace-makers are blessed, woe to the peace-breakers! 8. Those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake are happy. This saying is peculiar to Christianity; and it is more largely insisted upon than any of the rest. Yet there is nothing in our sufferings that can merit of God; but God will provide that those who lose for him, though life itself, shall not lose by him in the end. Blessed Jesus! how different are thy maxims from those of men of this world! They call the proud happy, and admire the gay, the rich, the powerful, and the victorious. May we find mercy from the Lord; may we be owned as his children, and inherit his kingdom. With these enjoyments and hopes, we may cheerfully welcome low or painful circumstances.
13-16 Ye are the salt of the earth. Mankind, lying in ignorance and wickedness, were as a vast heap, ready to putrify; but Christ sent forth his disciples, by their lives and doctrines to season it with knowledge and grace. If they are not such as they should be, they are as salt that has lost its savour. If a man can take up the profession of Christ, and yet remain graceless, no other doctrine, no other means, can make him profitable. Our light must shine, by doing such good works as men may see. What is between God and our souls, must be kept to ourselves; but that which is of itself open to the sight of men, we must study to make suitable to our profession, and praiseworthy. We must aim at the glory of God.
17-20 Let none suppose that Christ allows his people to trifle with any commands of God’s holy law. No sinner partakes of Christ’s justifying righteousness, till he repents of his evil deeds. The mercy revealed in the gospel leads the believer to still deeper self-abhorrence. The law is the Christian’s rule of duty, and he delights therein. If a man, pretending to be Christ’s disciple, encourages himself in any allowed disobedience to the holy law of God, or teaches others to do the same, whatever his station or reputation among men may be, he can be no true disciple. Christ’s righteousness, imputed to us by faith alone, is needed by every one that enters the kingdom of grace or of glory; but the new creation of the heart to holiness, produces a thorough change in a man’s temper and conduct.
21-26 The Jewish teachers had taught, that nothing except actual murder was forbidden by the sixth commandment. Thus they explained away its spiritual meaning. Christ showed the full meaning of this commandment; according to which we must be judged hereafter, and therefore ought to be ruled now. All rash anger is heart murder. By our brother, here, we are to understand any person, though ever so much below us, for we are all made of one blood. “Raca,” is a scornful word, and comes from pride: “Thou fool,” is a spiteful word, and comes from hatred. Malicious slanders and censures are poison that kills secretly and slowly. Christ told them that how light soever they made of these sins, they would certainly be called into judgment for them. We ought carefully to preserve Christian love and peace with all our brethren; and if at any time there is a quarrel, we should confess our fault, humble ourselves to our brother, making or offering satisfaction for wrong done in word or deed: and we should do this quickly; because, till this is done, we are unfit for communion with God in holy ordinances. And when we are preparing for any religious exercises, it is good for us to make that an occasion of serious reflection and self-examination. What is here said is very applicable to our being reconciled to God through Christ. While we are alive, we are in the way to his judgement-seat; after death, it will be too late. When we consider the importance of the case, and the uncertainty of life, how needful it is to seek peace with God, without delay!
27-32 Victory over the desires of the heart, must be attended with painful exertions. But it must be done. Every thing is bestowed to save us from our sins, not in them. All our senses and powers must be kept from those things which lead to transgression. Those who lead others into temptation to sin, by dress or in other ways, or leave them in it, or expose them to it, make themselves guilty of their sin, and will be accountable for it. If painful operations are submitted to, that our lives may be saved, what ought our minds to shrink from, when the salvation of our souls is concerned? There is tender mercy under all the Divine requirements, and the grace and consolations of the Spirit will enable us to attend to them.
33-37 There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are taken with due reverence. But all oaths taken without necessity, or in common conversation, must be sinful, as well as all those expressions which are appeals to God, though persons think thereby to evade the guilt of swearing. The worse men are, the less they are bound by oaths; the better they are, the less there is need for them. Our Lord does not enjoin the precise terms wherein we are to affirm or deny, but such a constant regard to truth as would render oaths unnecessary.
38-42 The plain instruction is, Suffer any injury that can be borne, for the sake of peace, committing your concerns to the Lord’s keeping. And the sum of all is, that Christians must avoid disputing and striving. If any say, Flesh and blood cannot pass by such an affront, let them remember, that flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdom of God; and those who act upon right principles will have most peace and comfort.
43-48 The Jewish teachers by “neighbour” understood only those who were of their own country, nation, and religion, whom they were pleased to look upon as their friends. The Lord Jesus teaches that we must do all the real kindness we can to all, especially to their souls. We must pray for them. While many will render good for good, we must render good for evil; and this will speak a nobler principle than most men act by. Others salute their brethren, and embrace those of their own party, and way, and opinion, but we must not so confine our respect. It is the duty of Christians to desire, and aim at, and press towards perfection in grace and holiness. And therein we must study to conform ourselves to the example of our heavenly Father, #1Pe 1:15,16|. Surely more is to be expected from the followers of Christ than from others; surely more will be found in them than in others. Let us beg of God to enable us to prove ourselves his children.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the Day | 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 [October 7, 2026]
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
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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.
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
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BLESSED ARE YOU
Amen – Amen – I say unto you
Gather together I am with you
Remember what – for you – I have done
To ensure you and I live forever as one
Blessed are you who are poor in spirit
The Kingdom of God is yours – albeit
Blessed are you who mourn – in your hearts
Sweet comfort for you – My Spirit imparts
Blessed are you who are meek – and lowly
For you shall inherit the earth – most wholly
Blessed are you who hunger and thirst
For righteousness you will be filled and first
Blessed are you who are merciful – and kind
Mercy shall be yours – so keep that in mind
Blessed are you who are purest in heart
For you will see God from the very start
Blessed are you who strive to make peace
As children of God – your joy will not cease
Blessed are you who are persecuted for right
The Kingdom of Heaven will be in your sight
Blessed are you who men revile and persecut
Relentless for My name’s sake they prosecute
Saying in all manner of evil you’re defiled
I will exalt you – you’ll not be beguiled
Blessed are you who have suffered for Me
For great your reward in Heaven will be
As prophets of old suffered greatly as well
Like them, you profit – your riches will swell
Be not dismayed – there is right judgment
Be not distressed – for any begrudge meant
Know that I see what is hidden from sight
As in the last days, it is I who is light
Blessed are you who are faithful and true
I am He who can see the good that you do
Truly you are – blessed and holy you be
Living in paradise – someday with Me
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I have just completed what I believe to be the most comprehensive evaluation of Charlotte NC arrest records in history.
This project has taken me 3 months to complete, combing through over 50,000+ arrest records and mugshots. I’ve found what appears to be massive fraud.
Thousands of Hispanics have been labelled as “WHITE CAUCASIAN” in the arrest records… THOUSANDS.
In fact, I found over 500 cases where Hispanics who were arrested more than once… had their “Ethnicity” CHANGED from “Hispanic” to “Caucasian” from one arrest to another.
Horrifyingly, I found HUNDREDS of these “White Caucasians” were actually ILLEGAL ALIENS from foreign countries with ICE detainers.
Perhaps most disturbing… Many of the illegal aliens who were labelled as “WHITE CAUCASIAN” had already been released back into the public, DESPITE the ICE detainer requesting they stay in prison.
We have a serious problem.
https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2107485933016609081/video/1
the guy pushing the window-down button while the girl’s licking the car window
Karens getting instant karma moments
For those that say get us out of the UN.
outrigger canoe surfing at Waikiki, Hawaii
woo hooooo
Dad is a child’s first HERO
kid is jumpingly overjoyed when excavator operator dumps a load of dirt in his dump truck
Kind Workers Make a Fan’s Dream Come True
The Most Emotional Dog Reunion Ever
Now THAT’S a waggin’ tail
I don’t understand how anybody can be this insane and still walking around in public,
A deranged Robert de Niro has really lost the plot. The ramblings of a madman.
https://x.com/WatchdogTh96012/status/2107579342419280190/video/1
He may not have lost ALL his marbles yet, but there’s definitely a hole on the bag.
Pscov City. on the River Velikaya – Konstantin Gorbatov
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Beethoven: Symphony No 9 ‘Ode to Joy’
Sir Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra
Love, love, love Pscov City!
Would love to paint like that. Thanks!
Barges – Konstantin Gorbatov
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Aaron Copland; Appalachian Spring Suite
Troitse-Sergiev Posad – Konstantin Gorbatov
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Erik Satie – Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes
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That’s a great pix too, tho more somber
Never let your kids name their food. Mom’s family named their cow Bessie. Nobody could eat their Bessie steaks.
We had one steer we named Sir loin and another was Stew. But yeah good advice one daughter refused to eat some chickens she had named.
Cold scramble served on the bedroom floor if I tried that one…..one way to make a hash of things right?
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absolutely and unforgivably diabolical