JOG PRAYER 4 2DAY

"Healing Lord, place your healing hand upon me today and lift from my life all that prevents me from serving you and your church with all my heart". S.J.Binz

As you contemplate this prayer ..."Simply relax & imagine the healing hand of Jesus lifting you up. Do nothing. Say nothing. Just believe in the desire of Jesus to make you whole".S.J.Binz

June 20th ... Spring has Sprung

My neighbours 1st bloom

One of the days I wait for every year is March 20th, the first day of spring ... another is June 20th, the longest day of the year ....another is December 21st, because I know March 20th is is just around the corner. Yuppers, there's nothing like the change of the seasons until you live on the equator which I happened to do for a few years. In Singapore, I watched the shadows move less then a foot throughout the year, but oddly enough the foliage on the plants & tress still grew, died & fell. It was amazing to experience seasons in such a different way. The latitude that we find ourselves living on may cause us to notice the differences in the effect of the equinox cycle, yet no matter where we live, we will always experience life, death & everything in between and we need to know where we find our strength to make it through every day.

PERSISTENT HOPE

When I search the word 'persistent' on dictionary.com on my BB it states "persisting, esp. in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc; lasting or enduring tenaciously; & constantly repeated. Then I search the word 'hope' on my BB You Version Bible (NLT version selected) & it comes up with 167 hits. Next I choose the hit of Hebrews 6:19 to understand that God gives us hope that is a strong & trustworthy anchor for our souls. Hmmm ... put these together & we can understand how to personally respond to Psalm 27:14 ...'Be strong, & let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord'.

In our JOG study two weeks ago we read about Anna the prophet & herald. One of the questions was "What can Anna teach me about persistent hope? What value can I find in the words of the Psalmist 27:14" We came up with some of the following as our answers ... persistent hope needs persistent; worship, prayer, fasting or focus, personal sacrifice, feasting on scripture, longing, keeping head/heart/mind aware of living in the world not of the world & sharp to spiritual matters, etc, etc.

That's what we've been talking about what about you?