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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Time has arrived

I can only report that Obama announced an agreement on the debt ceiling.  What does that mean to us?  It simply means that NOTHING was going to happen until this issue was settled.  So this week, we should see some more good news.  I'll share with you as I am allowed.  Just  know it's all GOOD.


Thank you God, for teaching me to laugh again,
but please Lord, don't ever let me forget that I cried.

Let's dance.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

No News Yet. Tomorrow is another blessed day.

Let love guide your every step toward the light.  Diana

KNOCKING
Behold, I am standing at the door of your heart, knocking. I am giving you a gentle reminder: I am here. I am waiting. I am wanting you to draw near into the recesses of My heart. I do not want you complacent about Me. I want your heart fervently longing for Me and what I have to bring. I bring much heart peace, much true heart satisfaction. Do not ignore My knocking.

Come to the door of your heart and open it wide. Let Me come in and do My masterful work. The time of wonder is at hand. Yes, the expected time of wonder that I have promised is truly at hand. Let Me in so that I can make some much needed arrangements. Let Me come in so that I can prepare that seeking heart for what is to come. It is imperative that you open wide the door to your heart and let Me enter. It is imperative that we get the necessary work done now!

Author:  MARY CLARK

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Faith and Patience

We are still waiting for all to be revealed. 
Patience my friend.


HOLY HUMOR
**A father was approached by his small son who told him proudly, "I know what the Bible means!"
His father smiled and replied, "What do you mean, you 'know' what the Bible means?
The son replied, "I do know!"
"Okay," said his father. "What does the Bible mean?"
"That's easy, Daddy..." the young boy replied excitedly," It stands for 'Basic Information Before Leaving Earth.' (This one is my favorites)
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There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country.
"Is there anything breakable in here?" asked the postal clerk.
"Only the Ten Commandments." answered the lady.
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"Somebody has said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good morning, Lord," and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good Lord, it's morning."

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A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter.
Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses."
When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation."
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There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: "I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is, it's still out there in your pockets."

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While driving in Pennsylvania , a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign... "Energy efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust."
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A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question, "Boys and girls, what do we know about God?"
A hand shot up in the air. "He is an artist!" said the kindergarten boy.
"Really? How do you know?" the teacher asked.
"You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven... "

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A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there were many cars ahead of him. Finally, the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump.
"Reverend," said the young man, "I'm so sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits until the last minute to get ready for a long trip."
The minister chuckled, "I know what you mean. It's the same in my business."
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People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention.

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Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.
The daughter answered, "Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt."
Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about.
He said "Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming."
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The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play.
"Here's a copy of the service," he said impatiently. "But, you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances.."
During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up."
At that moment, the substitute organist played "The Star Spangled Banner."
And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!

When you carry the Bible, Satan gets a headache..... When you open it, he collapses..... When he sees you reading it, he faints..... When he sees that you are living what you read, he flees..... And when you are about to forward this message.... He will try and discourage you.. I just defeated him!!! Any other takers?



This day is almost over,
Tomorrow the sun will shine ....
Until it does, trust GOD above,
And take ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Prayer and the Covenant

All is on go.  There are "green lights" to proceed.  I'll get back to you with more news.  Praise the Lord.

PRAYER AND THE COVENANT
Julie Redstone


Prayer belongs to the people of the world.  There is no one to whom prayer does not belong.  Every soul has a heart, and that heart can pray in many different ways, each of which can lead to more intimate contact with God.
The Covenant also belongs to the people of the world.  It is God's promise of peace, comfort, and blessing to those who choose God, and this choice is not restricted by religion, education, background, or any other factor.  To love God with the totality of one's being – body, heart, mind, and soul – is to put into practice the Covenant - both the historical Covenant of Sinai made with the Hebrew people, and the New Covenant of Christianity which Jesus embodied and brought to the world.  It is to live it, and to live in it.  This Covenant is eternal.  It asks that man love, revere, and serve God first, and out of the blessings that this relationship brings, experience the abundance of life. 

Historically, there have been beautiful and special prayers within each spiritual tradition that are at the heart of that tradition's relationship with God.  Some of them convey more deeply than others the meaning and importance of the Covenant. The "Our Father" prayer that Jesus taught is one such prayer.  The Hebrew prayer which follows is another.  This is a prayer that arises from the deepest heart and history of the Hebrew people, yet its voice is universal and it speaks with a commandment for all nations.  Initially received by Moses as holy decree for the people of Israel (Deuteronomy 6:5-9), it becomes a prayer because of the state of heart of the one who speaks it.  Within this heart, when the prayer asks that we love God, that we seek His presence everywhere, that we remember His commandments, the devout heart says: "Let it be so."  This is what makes it a prayer. 
  
Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart.

Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. Thou shalt write them upon the doorposts of thy house and upon thy gates: That ye may remember and do all My commandments and be holy unto your God.

To pray this prayer is to open one's heart in love, humility, and obedience to Divine will.   It is to participate in the human part of the Covenant - to awaken to the importance of 'remembering'. There is a poignancy and an intensity here which fills us, built out of the urgency and completeness of the asking.  It is the expression of longing on God's part that we know Him and remember Him.  This is what gives this prayer its great beauty, and makes it both practical and mystical at the same time. 

What can we learn from this prayer about the ways we are asked to be in relationship with God?  First and foremost, there is the commandment to love God fully.  Superficial gestures of compliance are not what God is asking for, but a deeper response that is of the heart. 
Second, we are asked to bring God's presence into the world through our words and deeds: through teaching our children about God; through speaking of God openly during the activities of our daily life. 
Third, we are asked "to bind (these commandments) for a sign upon our hands." What does this mean?  It means that we are being asked to commit the actions of our hands to the service of God, and to commit no action with our hands that does not serve God. 
Fourth, we are asked to place these commandments as "frontlets between our eyes." This directive asks us to see with the eyes of spiritual truth - truth that is principled and moral and follows God's law; truth that is not beguiled by a non-sacred reality. 
Finally, we are asked to write these commandments "upon the doorposts of our house and upon our gates." Here, we are being asked to redefine the 'house' that our self lives in - our identity - so that in our going out from ourselves into the world, and in our coming back from the world into ourselves, we remember God.

This is a prayer of Divine remembrance.  It belongs to each heart that seeks God.  It has sprung from a beautiful tradition, and it is ours to love and honor and make our own.  In the same way, the entire spiritual history of mankind must be honored and made our own.  For we are children of the past and children of the future at the same time, and those who have loved God and worshiped God before us are all our spiritual ancestors.  Now, it is time to remember who we are and to pray for this remembrance.  Through honoring the past and bringing it into the present, we create the future.  In doing so, we create the future of the earth as well.
 

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Battle continues

Greetings.
The "strangle hold" on the prosperity program is under attack by the White Knights and others fighting for the "good" with God.  God's spiritual warriors will win.      Bless you,  Diana


Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.


SANCTIFY


We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as
to have the life that is waiting for us.

For those following the Dinar activities: 
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Don't forget our soldiers in your prayers; that are fighting the battle.