Now Therefore know thou all this, and hearken unto my word, and understand that the Word of God, the Most High, shall come down upon the earth, even as He told me at the moment when He thrust me out from the Garden (Paradise). For He told me that His Word in later days should become man from a woman who was a virgin whose name was Mary, and should p. 246hide in her, and put on flesh, and be born like a man with great power, and operative skill and knowledge. No one shall know Him except Himself and him to whom He manifested [Himself]. And God said that He should go about with people on the earth, and grow in days and years, and should perform signs and wonders openly, and should walk upon the sea as upon dry land, and should rebuke the sea and the winds openly, and they should be subject unto Him, and that He should cry out to the waves of the sea and they should make answer to Him speedily. And that He should make the blind to see, and the lepers to be cleansed, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to talk, and should raise up the paralytics, and make the lame to walk, and should turn many from error to the knowledge of God, and should drive out the devils from men. http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bct/bct10.htm
Jeremiah Chapter 1
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defensed city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
Psalms Chapter 71
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day.
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Amen JMM
1 Corinthians Chapter 12
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
2 Corinthians Chapter 10
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
2 Corinthians Chapter 13
4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.
13 All the saints salute you.
Luke Chapter 4
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
To Teach The Children? Let The Children Teach Thee! Unconditional Love Teachers! JMM
He Came Here For Me
"born in a stable He came here for me
born of a virgin He came here for me
God's only son come to set the world free,
born of God's love and He came here for me.
Savior, of the world I praise thee
Jesus, Lamb of God, I pray to thee hear me
As I praise thy birth bend down thy ear and hear my prayer
Over a stable a star shone so bright,
guiding 3 wise men who rode through the night
He was called baby Jesus, He came here for me,
Born to this world, then He died here for me."
The Carpenters
"The origin of the Christmas Crib (or Nativity scene — in French, crêche; Italian, presepio; German, krippe; Spanish, nacimiento) is ascribed to Saint Francis of Assisi, who in 1223 celebrated the Feast of the Nativity in a new way that led to a new devotional practice.
Saint Francis sent for his friend, Giovanni Vellita, a landowner in Greccio, where Francis had a favorite hermitage, and said, “If now it seems good to you that we should celebrate this feast together, go before me to Greccio and prepare everything as I tell you. I desire to represent the birth of that Child in Bethlehem in such a way that with our bodily eyes we may see what He suffered for lack of the necessities of a newborn babe, and how He lay in a manger between the ox and ass”.
I've raised three children who all support their community and are based on a foundation of Love which the Lord Jesus helped me foster in them by living my life as I thought He might, with in the means I was alloted. I did the best I could and I helped as many as I could along the way! I allowed my children the room to grow and the space to make a mistake and continue to know I love them in spite of them selves! The gift of a child is in the lessons they teach us! As a parent it is easy to see that when a child is born we take on a great burden and become responsible for this life of another and that task can seem overwhelming at times. When this overwhelming feeling comes over us we tend to counter that with taking back the control by over control! This I feel come about out of fear!
Control of any sort is a secondary reaction to the emotion of fear! Fear is the emotion of feeling out of control!
I was raised in a home where the feeling of control was a way of life! Was this the way of life I was meant to live? Was I to just be told what to do for the rest of my life? No! My life was ransomed by the creator who made me. I was set free with the words I will tell you now!
I choose! I have freedom of choice, I have the choice to be a slave or be a servant! A slave is told what to do and is forced to do it! A servant is asked the same of but needs not to be asked because they freely ask of what may I do to help or serve!
The fact is that there is always some thing to be done! We all need to help do these things in our own ways. But to do them willingly or begrudgingly is the fact where free will comes in, to be a servant is to freely choose to be of service! A servant of God is a willing heart, willing to role up their sleeves and do just what ever it is that needs to be done!
The young hands need guiding hands, the old hands need helping hands, together with Gods love the two can raise the roof! Working together and using our gifts god gave us to build a better home here in the garden, for all, not just some!
I helped my dad make a home out of an old car in the field next to our house one time while he and my mother and he were estranged from one other! He was still my father and I still loved him dearly, even when he couldn't be there in person. Or even when he was there in person but not emotionally or psychologically! I didn't know that them I was just a little girl, maybe 5 years old! However, I know now that the same loving heavenly father who loves me and wants the best for me and teaches me of his greatness and mysteries through many things in my life IS the same father today who houses me, feeds me, loves me and gives me all I need in order to be of service to him for the rest of my days here in this garden home He created for us!
A song which comes to me as a special gift from God through my dear friend has blessed my heart many days long as I play it along with others song that speak to me of his Love and Greatness! It is from the 70s and is sung by St. Janet Mead, it is called OUR FATHER, it gives me life in my spirit to sing my own song all the day long! JMM
Philippians 4:4-9
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.
Matthew 18:1-5
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to Him a child, He put him in the midst of them, and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
"Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me."
"written in images"http://www.wf-f.org/09-04-Inside.html
"God's works: creation, redemption, and sanctification"
"ECCLESIAL LIFE"http:/http://www.giveshare.org/BibleLaw/lawindex/4.html/
"God will be all in all."
"We may be deeply hurt when a loved one is falsely accused by another believer. That is bad, but it is good in that we have an opportunity to exercise forgiveness. We will never develop the attribute of forgiveness unless we have occasion to exercise it."
All is Love and Love is All! JMM
Isaiah 6:11; Isaiah 7:21-25; Isaiah 27:10; Isaiah 41:18; Isaiah 55:12; Isaiah 55:13 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Is6:11;7:21-25;27:10;41:18;55:12,13&version=NASB
Word of God;[
"When Jesus instituted the Eucharist, he gave a new and definitive meaning to the blessing of the bread and the cup."
The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves,
The sign of water turned into wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus' glorification.
"This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"[
"Will you also go away?":
"the words of eternal life"The first announcement of the Eucharist divided the disciples, just as the announcement of the Passion scandalized them: "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"[158] The Eucharist and the Cross are stumbling blocks. It is the same mystery and it never ceases to be an occasion of division. "Will you also go away?":[159] the Lord's question echoes through the ages, as a loving invitation to discover that only he has "the words of eternal life"[160] and that to receive in faith the gift of his Eucharist is to receive the Lord himself. "
The Right Hand Of God
~ He Is With Me ~
Have you ever noticed that a child never worries about speaking their minds. The say what ever comes to them that they have a question about! A question is the hearts desire to experience the thing which is new and a mystery to them. The unknown! Wanting to know what is unknown is the mind of a child and is the mind of God. He wanted to know what it was like to be human? He created us here and then he came her him self to check it out. But only for a time as he predestined it to be he would return to his full self at an appointed time after he helped us by giving us the things we need to know to get back home as well! The life of Jesus was that Man who came here from God as his right hand as if to reach down with that right hand and sign a declaration of Independence to set us free to choose him in love! In love is the way God is with each of us. He holds us near and dear to his heart as we would our own children! And it is like the child we are to become to him. Being not afraid to ask a question or for help and guidance! The spirit of God has come to live among us in each of us, let us find him there as we reach out to one another with the, Right Hand Of God! JMM
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