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Listen, Listen, Listen

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Listen in the Silence of your Mind

"THE FIRST DUTY OF LOVE IS TO LISTEN." (Paul Tillich) - sometimes we cannot listen because we are trying to think of a answer before the other person is finished talking to us. Do you realize that when you are talking to God silence is the response you get? God is listening and sooner or later in the silence of your mind you will become aware of God's response.

Well, at least this is the way i see it...

The Good News

THE ANGEL ANNOUNCED FEAR NOT FOR I BRING GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE. (Luke 2:10). THE STORMS OF VIOLENCE, MURDER, CORRUPTION, POVERTY, DISEASE…..ARE ANNOUNCED REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEWS. THERE IS TROUBLE EVERYWHERE. SO IT HAS BEEN ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE TIME OF JESUS CHRIST ENTRY INTO THE WORLD. THE BIBLE IS FULL OF STORIES OF MEAN SPIRITED AND MURDEROUS BEHAVIOR AMONG PEOPLE. SO WHAT AM I GETTING AT??? This is the Advent time in our Christian Heritage when we call special attention to the dream, intent of God for the world and all people. Our calling and opportunity is to live this truth in the midst of all the negative conditions. Maybe we are just a small point of light but in the darkness that light very likely will point the way for someone needing a sense of direction and purpose…..

Give Thanks in All Circumstances

>Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you inChrist Jesus. (I Thessalonians 5:16-18) — "Being thankful in all circumstances does not mean you have to like it." — I agree. Life is full of questions and experiences beyond my comprehension and some of them are just plain bad….but I can deal with them trusting God's Good Will to be done in the end and I/you will come out ok….it is Thanksgiving time. We are so blessed……

Eternal Love

"WHO IS LIKE YOU, O LORD? YOU RESCUE THE POOR FROM THOSE TOO STRONG FOR THEM, THE POOR AND NEEDY FROM THOSE WHO ROB THEM." (Psalms 35:10) - How about those who die in their poverty? This got my attention. Do I think beyond physical death-that God delivers them? — Do I view life in terms of eternity and this human/earthly moment a blink of God's eye? —Perhaps driven to the depths of despair he/she cries out "help" and in that moment awareness of embrace, like a cool breeze flows over mind, body and soul. - In verse 28 he says, "MY TONGUE WILL SPEAK OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND OF YOUR PRAISES ALL DAY LONG." - We experience the pain of the moment as though it was the total of life. Creating Presence sees down the road and knows where he is going and His end vision is Good. Therefore I suffer pain in the moment and trust the One present now and to the end.    —  For those who are vulnerable and wrongly treated let there be hope….AND MAYBE ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING THIS IS THAT JOY AND SORROW, SUCCESS AND FAILURE, GOOD AND BAD ARE THE FLIP SIDE OF OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE BUT AT THE CORE IS ETERNAL LOVE,

not alone

>In all things, moments, with thanksgiving open your mind and heart to God. Wait and you will experience the Presence, Comfort, Encouragement that never forsakes us. Whatever is on your agenda for today, you are not alone in dealing with it. It is literally true when Jesus says in Spirit he is always with us. That is the Presence that really makes the difference in whatever is going on in you and in the world…
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Eternal Love

"WHO IS LIKE YOU, O LORD? YOU RESCUE THE POOR FROM THOSE TOO STRONG FOR THEM, THE POOR AND NEEDY FROM THOSE WHO ROB THEM." (Psalms 35:10) - How about those who die in their poverty? This got my attention. Do I think beyond physical death-that God delivers them? — Do I view life in terms of eternity and this human/earthly moment a blink of God's eye? —Perhaps driven to the depths of despair he/she cries out "help" and in that moment awareness of embrace, like a cool breeze flows over mind, body and soul. - In verse 28 he says, "MY TONGUE WILL SPEAK OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND OF YOUR PRAISES ALL DAY LONG." - We experience the pain of the moment as though it was the total of life. Creating Presence sees down the road and knows where he is going and His end vision is Good. Therefore I suffer pain in the moment and trust the One present now and to the end.    —  For those who are vulnerable and wrongly treated let there be hope….AND MAYBE ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING THIS IS THAT JOY AND SORROW, SUCCESS AND FAILURE, GOOD AND BAD ARE THE FLIP SIDE OF OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE BUT AT THE CORE IS ETERNAL LOVE,

“…toward a vision of ourselves from God’s point of view.”  1) we are made after the likeness of God. 2) In Jesus Christ God has made himself to know us clearly. 3) It is intended that we would model ourselves after the example of Christ in our behavior and attitudes, relationships, approach to life.4) We are not alone in this for Holy Spirit is with to encourage, inspire, counsel, enable our maximum experience. Therefore, let us rise up and go forth into this day rejoicing in the beauty and vitality of life as it is gifted to us today.

John 1

>"MAY GOD THE FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER'S SON, GIVE US GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE; MAY THEY BE OURS IN TRUTH AND LOVE." (2 John 1: 3) - this is my prayer for you today…..love…
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Fwd: thought

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"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path…." (Psalms 119:105) - GOD MEETS US WHERE WE ARE. WE ARE BLESSED WHEN WE PAUSE TO FEEL, SENSE, KNOW WE ARE NOT WITHOUT WHAT WE NEED….what we need may come to us in a unexpected way and it comes in the face, word, touch of …….

My daddy's dreams

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actions

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Imperfect Human

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prayer

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judge

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"DO NOT JUDGE, OR YOU TOO WILL BE JUDGED." (Matthew 7:1) - This thought has been rolling across the screen of my consciousness lately. Maybe I need to pause these words and spend a little time listening to what they mean. If I could get off the judging seat maybe the load would not be so heavy. It is hard to do the work of judging because it has a way of coming back to bite you in the ……..Lord, help me to leave the judging to you and let me just live and practice life in Grace…..

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Drew W Edwards

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Psalm 119

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> -Psalm 119:96 (The Message)
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Psalm 119

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> but the horizons can't contain your commands!"
> -Psalm 119:96 (The Message)
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> whatever the moment of your experience….

sharing

"….sharing is simply the overflow of joy." (Elizabeth Sherrill) — ponder this thought today and discover meaning….

Imperfect Humans

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Tiny Sparks of Faith/Hope

> ALL IS DARKNESS. THE ONLY LIGHT IS FROM THE LIGHT SHINING WITHIN US
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> HELICOPTER PILOTS FLYING AT NIGHT OVER NEW ORLEANS AFTER KATRINA
> NO LIGHTS FOR LAND MARKS, ALL DARKNESS
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> THESE GAVE PILOT PLACE TO FOCUS
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> LIFE GETS AWFULLY DARK SOMETIMES
> ALL WE HAVE IS TINY SPARK OF FAITH AND HOPE
> HOLY SPIRIT RESPONDS BRINGING DELIVERANCE
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> THE PRESENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT IS ALWAYS, EVERYWHERE
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Pope Francis

I have looked and listened as Pope Francis lives the moments of his journey in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. Certain words  come to mind: being in the moment, comfortable in his own skin, slow, available, touching, grounded in Christ, living his values, intimate, universal, open, spiritual Body of Christ, not authoritative  but simply calling us to the heart of Christ……it comes to my mind that our job is not to fix the world but to live our witness and trust the Presence to be manifest in our presence……..do you have thoughts to share??

Pope Francis

In the moment is the thought I have regarding Pope Fancis

In the moment:

Grounded in Christ

Simplisity

Living his values 

Intimate 

Universal. Open. Spiritual Body of Christ

Hope

Golden Rule

We're not here to Fear

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV) - POWER,LOVE,SOUND MIND. These words tell us God's intent for us. Hold your shoulders up and look the world, life straight in the face. Make no apology for who you are. You belong here and the one who put here empowers you to live confidently and purposefully, to love fully and deeply, and the shadow you cast will be shade and comfort for those who come you way—not fear but power, love, sound mind……..blessings all day long.

ALL YOUR CHILDREN SHALL BE TAUGHT BY THE LORD

"ALL YOUR CHILDREN SHALL BE TAUGHT BY THE LORD…" (Isaiah 54:13) — parents do what they can, teachers in our schools give it their best, life has its own ways of instructing us; yet all this is for naught until we awaken to the truth and our need for the Truth, Love, Forgiveness, Redemption that God has for us in the life and teachings of Christ. God must smile the moment it dawns on our awareness what is really important….from that moment we head in a new direction and life really becomes worthwhile, no matter what……

Be still Before the Lord

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Trusting God

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Christ Centered Life

"WHEN CHRIST IS AT THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE HIS LOVE AND COMPASSION WILL FLOW THROUGH ALL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS."
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I READ THIS, BUT IT SPEAKS TO ME NOW
MAY IT BLESS YOU TOO THIS DAY.

psalm 99

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> EVEN WHEN THE EARTH QUAKES
> AND THE FIRES RAGE THROUGH THE CANYONS
> AND FLOODS INUNDATE THE LOWLANDS
> AND MEN AND THEIR CREATIONS ARE LAID LOW,
> GOD IS LORD AND MAKER OVER ALL THE EARTH.
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Psalm 99

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> AND FLOODS INUNDATE THE LOWLANDS
> AND MEN AND THEIR CREATIONS ARE LAID LOW,
> GOD IS LORD AND MAKER OVER ALL THE EARTH.
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Fwd: THOUGHT

BEWARE OF OLD PEOPLE. THEY CAN PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE QUCK. I SAW A FRIEND AT THE MIAL PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE ASKED ABOUT LIZ. I TOLD HER SHE WOULD BE 83 IN TOW DAYS. HER RESPONSE WAS, "SHE IS YOUNG." HOW OLD ARE YOU I ASKED, "I AM 85". I SAID WELL, "YOU DON'T ACT LIKE IT." SHE SAID, "I HOPE NOT" I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN YOU GET INTO CONVERSATION WITH OLDER ADULTS THEY CAN BE QUICK TO "ONE UP" ON YOU. I GUESS THE LITTLE CHILD IN EACH OF US NEVER REALLY DIES. "I AM ONE UP ON YOU" WE ARE ALERT TO SAY. WELL, "ONCE A MAN, TWICE A CHILD." —— GOD LOVES US ANYWAY AND BLESSINGS AND LOVE UPON YOU TOO….

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Drew W Edwards

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Last Word

WHEN WE ARE HAVING SAD OR DIFFICULT MOMENTS/DAYS IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER THE GOODNESS OF GOD IS THE CORE OF ALL LIFE AND WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD. THEREIN IS OUR FAITH.

Look Forward

"I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize….the one thing I do…is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead…I run ..toward the goal…which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above." (Philippians 3:12-14) - Everything in this reading is looking forward, not behind. This is a timeless and a timely truth about life. It is as relevant at 100 years old as at 1 year old. The living, growing, learning, serving curve of life is always in the moment, in each heartbeat, each breath.Of course when you are a old man your view of forward looking is different from when a young man or woman…..No matter where you are on the age scale it is of paramount importance to keep focused on God's call in your mind and heart……then all else will come out right in the end……Peace and love….

Aim For The Hole

IT IS SAID THAT SOMEONE ASKED ARNOLD PALMER WHAT IS THE SECRET OF HIM HITTING SO MANY ACES. PALMER SAID, "IT'S SIMPLE; JUST AIM FOR THE HOLE." — i think i will try this out in the living of this day. 

Inner

"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations….." (Psalms 90:1) - I hear this speaking to life in our minds and hearts. We live in a physical setting but our inner awareness is the true place of life. It is here that we perceive beauty, feel love and compassion, kindness, forgiveness toward others…..It is within that we know God and inner peace. The psalmist confesses awareness of life in God. He realizes there is no life apart from Holy Spirit; therefore he is at home with himself/with God as his soul dwells for a while in this world in this body.

                DWELLING PLACE/HOME
                LIFE IS INWARD
                AWARENESS UP FROM DEEP
                   WITHIN US
                BEFORE ALL ELSE HAS BEEN, IS, WILL BE
                   IS GOD

                THUS IS OUR  INNER PEACE
                GOD'S DWELLING PLACE
                    IS WITH-IN YOU, ME

                WITHIN IS HOME
                IS GOD

Jimmy Carter

I LISTENED TO FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER GIVE A NEWS UPDATE ON HIS CANCER. WITHOUT ANY FANFARE HE LET THE CARING PUBLIC HEAR HIS THOUGHTS AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. WHILE HE DOES NOT MAKE GREAT NOISE ABOUT IT HIS FAITH AND COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST IS THE CORE OF HIS LIFE. AS I LISTENED I FELT THE REASSURANCE OF LIVING OUR LIVES IN SIMPLE CHILDLIKE TRUST OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. HERE IS A MAN WHO HAS LIVED A FULL AND WONDERFUL LIFE SPENDING HIMSELF IN SERVING OTHERS ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY. NOW AS THE SHADOWS BEGIN TO CAST UPON HIM, HE SIMPLY SAYS HE IS TRUSTING GOD AND HIS MEDICAL TEAM AT EMORY. WHATEVER HAPPENS WILL BE OK AND HE IS AT PEACE. THIS IS REALLY WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. "JESUS LOVES ME. THIS I KNOW FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO." WHEN HIS HUMAN LIGHT GOES OUT, HE WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS "FAILURES" BUT FOR HIS SERVANTHOOD.

Take the risk and live

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God's Word All Around Us

"Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit…" - These words have become a frequent prayer for me. Before I realized it I thought this was a verse of scripture, then I realized they are part of the service of Holy Communion found in the Book of Worship (UMC). While it is true that Methodist have long been "People of The Book" , we are not confined only to the truth found in the Bible. We are also open to the true that come beyond the Bible. Our foundation is the Biblical word but Holy Spirit speaks universally. So, be open to the Word that surprises you at any time and any place and from any person….And from deep inside my mind comes the words..CLEANSE THE THOUGHTS OF MY HEART BY THE INSPIRATION OF THY HOLY SPIRIT…that I may life in truth and love in the moment of hardness and always…..

Thanks be to God whose Word is all around us and within us….

Saved

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three legged stool

 

 

 

BE JOYFUL IN HOPE, PATIENT IN AFFLICTION, FAITHFUL IN PRAYER. (Romans 12: 12) -  this three legged stool supports us because the invisible leg is God's love and grace. 

 

 

 

 

Integrity

"INTEGRITY IS DOING THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING." (C.S. Lewis) - even if it is not politically correct, you do what is right. I read, "..imagine if birds only sang when heard. If musicians only played when approved of. If poets only spoke when understood. (Mark Nepo) - Even though we have a need to be accepted and approved, we have a greater need to be true to who we are. God did not create us like someone else, God created you and me like no body else. We are to live true to our nature.. and our nature is greatly influenced by the Creator but still unique to ourselves. No one can show love like I can and on one can show love like you can. Be yourself, do right even when no one is looking. — well, you get the idea, add your own insights...

Faith

NOW FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN. (Hebrews 11:1) - distractions, objects, words, voices, prejudices, anger, guns, cars, tools and the list goes on and on of things that capture our attention until we begin to think that this is life. However deep inside our awareness we know there is more, we know life is more than the stuff around us. We look beyond all that we see to behold the realities we do not see. Someone is weeping because a child has been murdered and we hear her cry out to God. The heart knows there is one who listens and cares……someone we love is suffering and we hear her say, "Lord help me.." to the unseen Presence…..

Re: wedding on Sept 19

Cyndee

Could we get an appointment with someone to meet there at the chapel next Tuesday afternoon?   Maybe at 3:30 or 4 pm?  

Drew

Drew W Edwards

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On July 28, 2015 at 12:21:43 PM, tuckston (tuckston@bellsouth.net) wrote:

Drew,

 

I spoke with Dr. Mooneyhan (the current Pastor of TUMC) about your wanting to have your wedding here.  He said it should be no problem.  Our normal fee for rental of the Chapel is $300, but we can discount it to $150.  This would help with the cost of lights, air conditioning, etc.  We would also have to charge the normal custodial fee of $50, which goes directly to our custodian who would come clean after, open the Chapel and lock it back up.

 

You mentioned a reception.  Are you wishing to have that at TUMC as well, or will that be somewhere else?  Dr. Mooneyhan said we would have to charge the normal rental & custodial fee for the Fellowship Hall if you choose to use it.  The policy and fees are included in the "Wedding Policy" I emailed your father yesterday.  The policy for caterers is also explained in it.

 

There will not be anyone available on the weekend to meet you and show you the Chapel.  You would have to schedule an appointment to come Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, when someone is in the church office.

 

Please let us know if we can help you!

 

Cyndee P.

TUMC Administrative Assistant

 

 

 

From: Drew Edwards

Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:14 AM

To: tuckston@bellsouth.net

Cc: Bill Edwards ; Stacey Adair

Subject: wedding on Sept 19

 

Wedding Director,

 

I reached out after receiving your standard policies and forms but couldn't get an answer.  We are interested in coming to see the Chapel this weekend if someone could meet us.

 

While we are not members, my grandparents were long term members and are buried there at Tuckston.   My mom and dad were married in what is now the chapel.   And my father retired after 50 years of service as a Pastor in the North GA Conference of the UMC.

 

We are not looking to have a full blown formal wedding which would require a director and all of the bells and whistles.  We are truly just wanting a small service performed by my dad with maybe 20 - 30 people, followed by a quaint little reception for these family and friends.   Tuckston has so much history for me and my family that we would really like to do this there in the Chapel but I need my bride to come see it first.

 

Who would we talk to and could we come see it and meet someone Saturday or Sunday?

 

Drew

 

Drew W Edwards

Ingo | Chief Executive Officer

e: drew@ingomoney.com t: 678.736.7000 c: 404.906.0292 w: ingomoney.com

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FW: thought

The whole of creation is the Body of Christ. How can this not be if Holy Spirit is in all and nothing can be without the breath of Spirit? One writer said, "Just to be is a blessing; just to live is holy."(Robert Lax). That same writer expressed a deep longing to hear God/Christ say, "I have always been here, and you have always been my child, and I have always loved you." Another writer long ago expressed his awareness of the Christ Nature, "For in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible…all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together." (Col. 1:16-17, NRSV). St. Augustine said, "our hearts are restless until they rest in God." (Confessions)….these various expressions of insight, understanding,experiencing God speak to me. Too long have we separated Spirit from matter, flesh. Too much has the world, earth, heavens been seen as out there and God is who knows where? It is great comfort to realize that any direction I turn, any place I go, any experience I have, anything I feel or think happens in God Presence. Through Christ I have found out that Grace embraces me and holds me carefully and does not reject me under any condition….(well, what do you think?)

The Beautiful Sacrifice

"FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE WILL LOSE IT; BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE WILL FIND IT." (Matthew 16:25) — These words are spoken in relation to the suffering and death facing Jesus. The disciples did not want to hear this talk. Peter challenged Jesus to not talk this way. Jesus faced it front center and said to Peter there are things more important than keeping yourself alive in this body. My life belongs to God. My purpose is to do the work God has given me and in this time that work is to face the enemy and die for what I know is right so that you and all humanity may know the freedom and forgiveness of God in your inner self. God knows we are not perfect, that we cannot live without experiencing pain, sadness, guilt, failure, loneliness….but trusting Christ and accepting his life of Love we can repeatedly experience renewal, hope, starting again, cutting lose from the mistakes and wrongs of the past and live in the freedom and joy of the present……….continue these thoughts in your own meaning of this truth…..

Relationships in Love

RELATIONSHIPS ARE FRAGILE, TENDER, EASILY DAMAGED AND OFTEN DESTROYED BY SOME MINOR WORD; HOWEVER RELATIONSHIPS GROUNDED IN LOVE EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF GRACE THAT EMBRACES HURT, ENABLES HEALING, OPENS TO UNDERSTANDING…

Limits

Subject: THOUGHT

"…MAN'S EXTREMITY IS GOD'S OPPORTUNITY…" (William Barclay) - We hit the wall of our limitations and wonder if all is helpless, then we are reminded that with God all things are possible. Therefore, we trust Holy Spirit at work in our moment of limitations. TODAY MEET EACH OF YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE CONFIDENCE GOD IS THERE AHEAD OF YOU WORKING ON YOUR NEEDS.

Fwd: THOUGHT

For God gave us a SPIRIT not of fear but of  POWER and LOVE and SELF-CONTROL. —(2 Timothy 1:7).." chesed, a Hebrew word that means never-failing, steadfast, and enduring love that God gives us."  These are thoughts for the beginning a this new week. Pause with them…listen to their whisper in the moment….let their vibration be felt in your soul…..

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Drew W Edwards

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creation... God.... Jesus

RAGGED, DISTRACTED, ANXIOUS, PERFECTIONISTIC DRIVEN, WANTING EVERYTHING TO BE CALM AND HARMONOUS, NEVER OVEREATING, NEVER DOING ANYTHING EXCESSIVELY. THEN I COULD RELAX AND BE A PEACE WITHIN MYSELF. THE TROUBLE WITH THIS MINDSET IS IT IS UNREALISTIC. CREATION HAPPENS AT HIGH RISK OF FAILURE, SOMETHING GOING WRONG, A BABY COMING INTO THE WORLD WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN NATIONS VERY LIKELY WILL NOT MEASURE UP TO HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS. DISTRUST HINDERS PROGRESS. A YOUNG MAN DRIVES INTO A PARKING LOT AND BEGINS SHOOTING INTO A MARINE RECRUITING STATION. — INTO THIS KIND OF WORLD IS BORN A SMALL, INNOCENT BABY. HE IS LOVINGLY PLACED IN A BOX IN WHICH FEED IS PLACED FOR ANIMALS. FROM THIS HUMBLE SETTING THE CHILD GROWS INTO A MAN. HE MOVES AMONG THE PEOPLE OF HIS TIME AND PLACE SPEAKING WORDS, MESSAGES OF HOPE AND LOVE. TELLING PEOPLE TO RETURN EVIL WITH GOOD. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO MISTREAT YOU AND TELL LIES ABOUT YOU. THESE THOUGHTS SEEM OUT OF PLACE IN THIS NASTY WORLD. BUT…..OVER THE CENTURIES ONE PERSON AFTER ANOTHER TAKES TO HEART THIS MESSAGE OF THE HIGH ROAD FOR LIVING. LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED INTO LOVE AND GOOD WORKS. PERSONS ARE SET FREE FROM DEBILITATING  BEHAVIOR AND BECOME PERSONS OF KINDNESS AND HEALING…..THE WORLD STILL SUFFERS FROM HATE BUT THE LOVE OF GOD STILL COUNTERACTS HATE. GOD DOES NOT GIVE UP AND NEITHER WILL I……

defeat

"I could take the beatings and the physical punishment, but it was the attempt to destroy your dignity, to make you a nonentity, that was the hardest thing to bear." -Louis Zamperni== Held prisoner by the Japanese, WW II. He endured sadistic punishment by his guard and life was almost unbearable, but he refused to surrender to defeat.   When released, he learned he had been reported dead. He lived another 69 years. He was 97 when he died.-- Put along side this a quote from Maya Angelou: "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated." 

I find these words bearing a message that is worth pausing and listening…..

FW: thought

I SIT HERE IN THE MIDST OF CLOTHES AND MEDICINE CONTAINERS, SHOES, BOOKS SCATTERED AROUND WAITING TO BE PUT AWAY INTO THEIR PROPER PLACES. YET THERE IS PEACE AND THE AFTER GLOW OF BEING WITH FAMILY CELEBRATING ANOTHER SPECIAL FAMILY WEDDING AT ISLE OF PALMS. IT OCCURS TO ME THERE MUST BE A BIT OF AFTERMATH MESS IN ORDER TO ENJOY A MEANINGFUL MOMENT. OUTSIDE MY STUDY WINDOW IS THE BEAUTIFUL SUN-LIT DAY. THANKS BE TO GOD FOR WONDERFUL MOMENTS AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES.

BLESSING AND LOVE TO ALL,

Fwd: thought

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"NEVER TAKE HATRED PERSONALLY. SOWING LOVE WHERE THERE IS HATRED MEANS REMINDING YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE LOVE, AND THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO GIVE AWAY. CONSEQUENTLY, ANYONE WHO VISITS HIS OR HER HATRED UPON YOU IS UNABLE TO REACH YOUR SOUL, BECAUSE HATE CANNOT LIVE WHERE LOVE IS PRESENT." (Wayne W. Dyer, Author) - "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul….." (Matt. 10:28) - The soul is where eternal love breaths and melts all that is not love. I find these words encouraging in a world of hate…..let love have its way in you/with you.

Fwd: thought

A friend of mine once said that when life quits changing and fear is conquered, there is a good chance you are dead.(Scott Walker, Daily Guidepost) . This is a good reminder that the goal of life is not to get rid of pain and inconvenience. Instead accept the challenge and deal creatively. 

Helen Keller

“Although the world is full of suffering, 

it is also full of the overcoming of it.” 

Helen Keller

Fwd: thought

"NEVER TAKE HATRED PERSONALLY. SOWING LOVE WHERE THERE IS HATRED MEANS REMINDING YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE LOVE, AND THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO GIVE AWAY. CONSEQUENTLY, ANYONE WHO VISITS HIS OR HER HATRED UPON YOU IS UNABLE TO REACH YOUR SOUL, BECAUSE HATE CANNOT LIVE WHERE LOVE IS PRESENT." (Wayne W. Dyer, Author) - "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul….." (Matt. 10:28) - The soul is where eternal love breaths and melts all that is not love. I find these words encouraging in a world of hate…..let love have its way in you/with you.

Living

"And the Word became flesh and lived among us…….full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)….I would rather see a sermon than hear one….my mother read us the Bible stories, but I learned more about the stories by the way she lived than when she read them…..her compassion, forgiveness, humility…..

Weeds and Wheat

Jesus said something about the weeds and wheat growing together until God decides to deal with it. There is so much beyond our power, our sense of right. the best we can do at times is hold steady in our sense of good and right trusting the ultimate will of God, not only in our personal life but also in the life of our nation and world. sad, yes, discouraged, no?

Grow Where You are Planted

GROW WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED….."…A MEANINGFUL LIFE COMES NOT IN RUSHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER BUT IN COMMITTING TO LIFE WERE WE FIND OURSELVES." (Richard) ..what you are looking for is where you are now….Jesus Christ says the Kingdom of God is within you…be who you are where you are and you will not be disappointed….and when you are old you will find what you need in the values, riches you have cultivated within….

Silence

THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE EARTHQUAKE; AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE A FIRE, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE; AND AFTER THE FIRE CAME A GENTLE WHISPER. (1 Kings 19:11-12) - "Silence is God's first language." (Thomas Keating) - we are uncomfortable with silence. in silence begin to hear the voices in your mind. wait, and listen for that gentle whisper that comes from deep within, the whisper of Holy Word.- after that you will be a different and better person.

Rebirth Comes Out of Tragedy

WE ARE ONE ON THIS PLANET

WHAT EACH PESON DOES AFFECTS ALL

IF I SEW SEEDS OF HATE

IT INFLUENCES A YOUNG MIND SOMEWHERE

HE IS 21 YEARS OLD

HATE BURNS IN HIS MIND

HE WALKS INTO THE CHURCH

PEOPLE ARE GATHERED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER

HE SITS WITH THEM AND LISTENS TO THEIR HEARTS SPEAK

THEN HE STANDS 

SHOTS ARE HEARD AS HE MURDERS NINE INNOCENT PEOPLE.

HATRED HAS WON ONCE MORE. WHO FED HIS HATRED?

IT IS NOW THURSDAY EVENING AND PEOPLE IN MANY TOWNS ARE GATHERED 

PRAYERS ARE SPOKEN, SERMONS ARE UTTERED

THEIR MESSAGE IS NOT TO HATE

NOT TO SEEK REVENGE

NOT TO CHOOSE THE LOW ROAD OF VIOLENCE IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE

THE CALL IS TO SEEK UNDERSTANDING, 

TO REMEMBER WORDS OF OTHERS BEFORE US

LOVE, NOT HATE CARRIES HUMANITY

VOICES OF GRIEF AND COMPASSION

PEOPLE EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER FOR COMFORT AND CONFIRMATION

HOPE DOES NOT GIVE UP 

REBIRTH COMES OUT OF TRAGEDY

Musings

MUSINGS

OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND CIRCUMSTANCES PUSH OUR LIFE ROOTS DEEPER SEEKING LIFE GIVING WATER FOR NURTURE AND STRENGTH. WE GROW DOWN AS WE GROW UP. IT IS A LONELY TREE PUSHING ITS ROOTS DEEPER EVEN THOUGH SURROUNDED BY OTHER TREES. MAYBE THERE IS SOME KIND OF SUPPORT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE OTHERS.

Listen

'I don't know how to pray, but I know how to pay attention. That's the deepest kind of prayer." -(Mary Oliver, poet) -YES!! - In my early years prayer meant speaking my thoughts and feelings and hopes to God. This continues to be helpful; however in my now years I find great meaning in quietly paying attention. These early morning hours listening, looking upon the beauty where I am…maybe it is sort of like just sitting quietly content to be in Holy Presence.

Fwd: thought

"Thank you again, God, for your servants, both knowing and unknowing." (Sam Adriance,Daily Guidepost 2015)-The thought expressed in this quote is that God's servants come from among persons who are followers of Christ and from persons who are not Christians. This speaks to the truth that the "Brooding Spirit" moves freely across all humanity and all creation attentive to what is happening. Spirit sees and visions potential, moves within the person in a way that person does good, even if unaware of his/her part in Divine Purpose. 

God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.(William Cowper) trust…..

Holy Presence

keep all your senses open, alert for God's surprises all through this day….meet the moment hopefully ….and as the light of the sun embraces you so does the compassion of Holy Presence.

Fwd: A letter from the Post Office... this is absolutely the best!!

I HAVE READ VARIATIONS OF THIS STORY BUT I STILL FIND IT REFRESHING IN A ODD WAY..

 

We don't know who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the deader office letter department who understands LOVE...

Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. 

The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. 

She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.

I told her that I thought that we could, so she dictated these words:

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? 
Abbey died yesterday and is with you in heaven. 
I miss her very much.

I 'm happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. 
I hope you will play with her. 
She likes to swim and play with balls.

I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog.

I really miss her. 
Love, Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey & Meredith, 
addressed it to God/Heaven.

We put our return address on it. 
Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she 
said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. 
That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.

A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. 
I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand.

Meredith opened it. 

Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.' 

Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. 

On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note: 

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I recognized her right away. 

Abbey isn't sick anymore. 
Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.

Abbey loved being your dog. 

Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in so I 'm sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me.

What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. 

I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.

By the way, I 'm easy to find. 

I am wherever there is love. 
Love, 
God

Don't say you're too busy to forward this. Just go ahead and do it.

Healthy Inner Life

"But we cannot live successfully in community until we learn to live with ourselves." (Pilgrimage into the Last Third of Life)-"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. (Psalms 51:10) - As long as I am "out of sorts" within myself I cannot behave positively with others. - How can you or I maintain healthy inner life…..?

Fwd: THE CAREGIVER

GIVES WITH HEART, COMPASSION, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, ENCOURAGEMENT, IN THE FLOW OF GRACE, NOT IN ANGER, NOT IN DENIAL, NOT BLAMING, WITH SOME DEGREE OF GRIEF, DOES A LOT OF LISTENING WITHOUT GIVING ANSWERS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE.(these are some notes i wrote while sitting in the hospital recently with my wife who was the patient.)

Realize God

"…the spiritual life is not about getting closer to God. Instead it is a journey of consciousness. We realize union with God; we don't acquire it or receive it." I read this thought in the July 2015 issue of Weavings. It speaks to me this morning. The Holy, the beauty, the love of God is all around us and within us. Sometimes we don't pay attention until the darkness of life comes upon us. In these dark times of pain, broken hearts we may become aware of God. We cannot get any closer the air we breath. It is there and life is sustained as we breath. We may not pay it much attention until we cannot get enough. Relax, be quiet, become aware …..the reallization of God is within you……..