MERRY CHRISTMAS

At this time of the year, with pain in my heart and tears in my eyes at the loss of my best friend and soul companion, I reach out across the miles to greet all my blog readers. I promise to return in the new year with a vigor and the passion I once had. Now I wish to thank you for your support.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALL WELL.

ABEL MARTIN LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ

NOV 14, 1955 - OCT 18, 2009

Alias ALDO REY (MUSICIAN) AND ABEL DESESTRESS (BLOG WRITER)

Darling,
You taught me to love and to give. You taught me to think and to meditate. You taught me so much and still I learn new things every day. Thanks for being a part of my life. I won´t let you down.
All my love,
Tu Negrita Latosa

Quotations About God

This world is God's workshop for making men in. -- Henry Ward Beecher

The whole of creation, with all of its laws, is a revelation of God. -- Dean William Ralph Inge

Walk boldly and wisely....There is a hand above that will help you on. -- Philip James Bailey

Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward him. -- Meister Eckhart

One on God's side is a majority. -- Wendell Phillips

The stars rule men but God rules the stars. --Christoph Cellarius

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

God helps the brave. -- Johann Christoph Freidrich von Schiller

True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. - Thomas Merton

Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. - Hans Christian Andersen

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. -- Proverbs 3:5-6

There is no emptiness of soul ever for those whose life is devoted to God. -- William Lawson

A true love of God must begin with a delight in his holiness. -- Jonathan Edwards

Never think that God's delays are God's denials.
Hold on! hold fast! hold out! Patience is genius. -- Georges L.L. de Buffon

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. -- Martin Luther

God's greatness flow around our incompleteness;
Round our restlessness, his rest.-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

God is a good worker but loves to be helped. -- Basque Proverb

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

God enters by a private door into every individual. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's only forgetting yourself that you draw near to God. -- Henry David Thoreau

In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work. -- Seneca The Younger

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. -- John 4:12

SOUNDS FROM GOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcMoKJpXH54

This link will take you to one of the finest sounds God created. Have a great day!!

THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO BRING YOU TO GOD

The final words of the inscription on the Gate of Hell.

"'Abandon every hope, you who enter.'"

DOORS

Look back and thank God.

Look forward and trust God.

Look around and serve God.

Look within and find God!"


God closes doors no man can open and
God opens doors no man can close.


If you need God to open some doors for you...
send the address of this blog to ten people..


..and if you don't need God to open some doors for you, just forget what you read.

DO YOU HAVE THE TIME??

If God brings you to it, He will bring you
through it.

Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.



The Poem
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God! held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
'Your name I cannot find
I once was going! to write it down....
But never found the time'


Now do you have the time to pass it on? If you do, tell your friends about this blog!!!

GOOD MORNING

When I say good morning I mean to say:
G-od
O-ffers us His
O-utstanding
D-evotion to
M-ake us
O-bedient &
R-eady for a
N-ew day with Him.
I-nspire others please, and
N-ever forget
G-od loves you!

BLESSINGS QUOTES

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Deuteronomy 28:2-6



Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;

who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Psalms 103:1-5

GUARDIAN ANGELS ARE EVERYWHERE

I am forever reminded that when we need them, angels come into our lives in the form of friends who stick by us through thick or thin.

I would like to thank all my angels for being there for me when I need them.

One of the greatest joy in life is the possession of true friends. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre

A PRAYER IN THIS TIME OF HARDSHIP

God, In these times of hardship and frustration I ask you to watch over your people. Guide us, oh Lord, to do thy will. Help us to understand our purpose in this world and help us to acknowledge your presence in our lives.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for each trial and each problem that comes our way because in this way we call on you more often and You keep us forever aware of Your Power and Your Goodness.

Thank God, for each day. Thank you forever and ever, oh merciful God. All glory and praise to your Nmae and to your Son, Jesus Christ, whose love has freed us from Satan. Amen.

PRAISE GOD TODAY

What would you do if you woke up one day and found that all your loved ones were gone? What would be the first thing that you would do? Think this could happen? Think you would be able to go on? Life has a way of changing, of hurting, of healing. I´ts best to take one day at a time so while we feel pain, praise God. While we feel joy, praise God. When we are alone, praise God. When we are with our loved ones, praise God.

Don´t ever forget: THE POWER OF GOD IS THE STRENGTH THAT LEAD US TO DO AMAZING THINGS.

Love always,
Brenda

Love Quotes from the Bible

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: -- Thessalonians 3:12

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear. -- John 4:18

Let brotherly love continue. -- Hebrews 13:1

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. -- Proverbs 10:12

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. --John 3:23

These things I command you, that ye love one another. -- John 15:17

Love rules the court, the camp and the grove,
And men below, and the saints above;
For love is heaven and heaven is love. -- Sir Walter Scott


For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself -- Galatians 5:14

Love without faith is as bad as faith without love. -- Henry Ward Beecher

He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. -- John 4:8

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. -- I John 3:18

Like any proud Grandma, today I take time to say Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Ciarra Alexandria Thompson on her 7th Birthday.

My little Princess Aurora II is 7 years old and following in her grandma´s steps by being a dancer, a talker and a very intelligent little girl.

I love you baby girl.

From Princess Aurora I
(Grandma Brenda)

Happy Birthday, CIARRA ALEXANDRIA

My little Princess Aurora II is 7 years old and following in her grandma´s steps by being a dancer, a talker and a very intelligent little girl.

I love you baby girl.

From Princess Aurora I
(Grandma Brenda)

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE AS SEEN IN ASIA TODAY

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Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

by Phil Hazlewood – Sun Jul 19, 10:23 pm ET
MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week's total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.
But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday's natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.
In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow" the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable.
Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to prevent their babies developing birth defects, while prayers, fasting and ritual bathing, particularly in holy rivers, are encouraged.
Shivani Sachdev Gour, a gynaecologist at the Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, said a number of expectant mothers scheduled for caesarian deliveries on July 22 had asked to change the date.
"This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society. Couples are willing to do anything to ensure that the baby is not born on that day," Gour said.
Astrologers have predicted a rise in communal and regional violence in the days following the eclipse, particularly in India, China and other Southeast Asian nations where it can be seen on Wednesday morning.
Mumbai astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma predicted "some sort of attack by (Kashmiri separatists) Jaish-e-Mohammad or Al-Qaeda on Indian soil" and a devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia.
An Indian political leader could be killed, he said, and tension between the West and Iran is likely to increase, escalating into possible US military action after September 9, when fiery Saturn moves from Leo into Virgo.
"The last 200 years, whenever Saturn has gone into Virgo there has been either a world war or a mini world war," he told AFP.
It is not just in India that some are uneasy about what will transpire because of the eclipse.
In ancient China they were often associated with disasters, the death of an emperor or other dark events, and similar superstitions persist.
"The probability for unrest or war to take place in years when a solar eclipse happens is 95 percent," announced an article that attracted a lot of hits on the popular Chinese web portal Baidu.com.
Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, dismissed such doomsday predictions.
"Primarily, what we see with all these soothsayers and astrologers is that they're looking for opportunities to enhance their business with predictions of danger and calamity," he told AFP.
"They have been very powerful in India but over the last decade they have been in systematic decline."
Astronomers and scientists are also working to educate the public about the eclipse.
Travel firm Cox and Kings has chartered a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to give people the chance to see the eclipse from 41,000 feet (12,500 metres).
Experts will be on board to explain it to passengers, some of whom have paid 79,000 rupees (1,600 dollars) for a "sun-side" seat on the three-hour flight from New Delhi.
The eclipse's shadow is expected to pass over the aircraft at 15 times the speed of sound (Mach 15), said Ajay Talwar, president of the SPACE Group of companies that promotes science and astronomy.
"It's coming in the middle of the monsoon season. On the ground, there's a 40 percent chance of seeing it in India. On the aircraft you have almost a 90 percent chance of seeing the eclipse," he added.
Siva Prasad Tata, who runs the Astro Jyoti website, straddles the two worlds.
"There's no need to get too alarmed about the eclipse, they are a natural phenomenon," the astrologer told AFP.
But he added: "During the period of the eclipse, the opposite attracting forces are very, very powerful. From a spiritual point of view, this is a wonderful time to do any type of worship.
"It will bring about good results, much more than on an ordinary day."

Angel Quotes

The more materialistic science becomes, the more angels shall I paint; their wings are my protest in favor of immortality of the soul. -- E.C. Burne-Jones

'Tis only when they spring to Heaven that angels
Reveal themselves to you. -- Robert Browning

We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians. - St. Ambrose

The angels are so enamored of the language that is spoken in heaven that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men, but speak their own, whether their be any who understand it or not. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson from the Quote Garden

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. -- Daniel 6:22

If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry to evil, it is pure human love. -- N.P.Willis

If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep. -- G.D. Prentice

The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty. -- The Lord's Prayer, The Book of Common Prayer

Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. -- John Milton

Heaven Proverbs and Quotes

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. -- Matthew 18:3

Narrow is the road and wide is the gate that leads to heaven. -- Anonymous

The road to hell is paved with good intentions; the road to heaven is paved with good deeds. -- Anonymous

Heaven send us misfortunes as a moral tonic. -- Lady Blessington

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. -- Henry David Thoreau

Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but as a natural effect, of a religious life. -- Joseph Addison

Where the unveiled glories of the Deity shall beat full upon us, and we for ever sun ourseves in the smiles of God. — Ezekiel Hopkins from Inspirational Christian Quotes

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. -- Mark 13:31

Love rules the camp, the court, the grove -- for love is Heaven, and Heaven is love.-- Lord Byron from Heavenly Quotes

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. -- Corinthians 15:48

Heaven must be in me before I can be in heaven. -- Charles Stanford

The generous who is always just, and the just who is always generous, may, unannounced, approach the throne of heaven. -- Johann K. Lavater

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. --Matthew 3:2

Faith Quotes and Proverbs

Strike from mankind the principle of faith and men would have no more history than sheep.
-- Mark Beltare

Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. a belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. -- Martin Luther

Not Truth, but Faith, it is that keeps the world alive. -- Edna St. Vincent Millay

Doubt springs from the mind. Faith is the daughter of the soul. -- J. Pete Senn

Beware of doubt — faith is the subtle chain that binds us to the infinite. -- E. 0. Smith

For we walk bt faith, not by sight. -- Corinthians 5:7

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. -- Timothy 6:12

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. -- Saint Augustine

For with God nothing shall be impossible. -- Luke 1:37

Some things have to be believed to be seen. - Ralph Hodgson

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. -- Hebrews 11:1

Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God. -- Pope John Paul II

No cloud can overshadow a true Christian but his faith will discern a rainbow in it. -- Bishop Horne

The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness. -- Joseph Addison

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it. -- Stanley Baldwin

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. -- Helen Keller

Faith in God, faith in man, faith in work: this is the short formula in which we may sum up the teachings of the founders of New England,—a creed ample enough for this life and the next. -- James Russell Lowell

Let us have faith that right makes might; and, let us to the end dare to do our duty. -- Abraham Lincoln

FORGIVENESS QUOTES

The daily bread of grace, without which nothing can be achieved, is given to the extent to which we ourselves give and forgive. -- Aldous Huxley

Good to forgive--
Best to forget.
-- Robert Browning

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. -- Book of Common Prayer: The Lord's Prayer

We forgive to the extent that we love. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would reach heaven: for every one has need to be forgiven. -- Thomas Fuller

Life to me appears too short to be nursing animosity or registering wrongs. -- Charlotte Bronte

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven. -- Josiah Bailey

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. -- Norman Cousins

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies --Voltaire. -- Voltaire from Tentmakers Forgiveness Quotes

Forgiveness is man's deepest need and highest achievement. -- Horace Bushnell

If thou wouldst find much favor and peace with God and man, be very low in thine eyes; forgive thyself little and others much. -- Robert Leighton

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him. -- Norman Vincent Peale

The brave only know how to forgive. -- Sterne

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love. -- Johann Kaspar Lavatar

It err is human; to forgive, divine. -- Alexander Pope

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. -- Luke 17:3



He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. - Edward Herbert

Life, that ever needs forgiveness, has for its first duty to forgive. -- Edward Bulwer Lytton

God's way of forgiving is thorough and hearty,—both to forgive and to forget; and if thine be not so, thou hast no portion of His.-- Leighton

JESUS QUOTES

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. -- Matthew 7:21

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. -- Luke 23:46.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. -- Luke 9:1,2.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. -- Romans 10:9

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. -- Hebrews 13:8

In trouble then and fear I sought
The Man who taught in Galilee;
And peace unto my soul was brought,
All my faith came back to me.
Anonymous

If Christ is the wisdom of God and the power of God in the experience of those who trust and love him, there needs no further argument of his divinity. -- Henry Ward Beecher

Christian Quotes

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Christian life consists of faith and charity. -- Martin Luther

The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life. -- James L. Christensen

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. -- Norman Cousins

The fewer the words, the better the prayer. -- Martin Luther

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. -- Daniel Webster

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen. Not only because I see it, but because I see everything by it. -- C.S. Lewis

To be like Christ is to be a Christian. -- Daniel Webster

The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love. -- Clarence Jordan

A Christian is a keyhole through which other folk see God. -- Robert E. Gibson

We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon. - Jimmy Carter

The Power of Prayer Quotes

More things are wrought by prayer
Than this word dreams of.
-- Alfred Lord Tennyson

We do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all
To render the deeds of mercy. --
William Shakespeare

Children are the keys of Paradise. They alone are good and wise, Because their thoughts, their very lives are prayer. -- R. H. Stoddard, The Children's Prayer

As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean
Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see,
So deep in my soul the still prayer of devotion,
Unheard by the world, rises silent to Thee.
As still to the star of its worship, though clouded,
The needle points faithfully o'er the dim sea,
So dark when I roam in this wintry world shrouded,
The hope of my spirit turns trembling to Thee. -- Thomas Moore

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. -- John Muir

Let never day nor night unhallowed pass,
But still remember what the Lord hath done. -- William Shakespeare

He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all. --
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I desire no other proof of Christianity than the Lord's Prayer. -- Madame De Stael

Prayers are heard in heaven in proportion to our faith. Little faith gets very great mercies, but great faith still greater. -- Spurgeon

Quotations About God

This world is God's workshop for making men in. -- Henry Ward Beecher

The whole of creation, with all of its laws, is a revelation of God. -- Dean William Ralph Inge

Walk boldly and wisely....There is a hand above that will help you on. -- Philip James Bailey

Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward him. -- Meister Eckhart

One on God's side is a majority. -- Wendell Phillips

The stars rule men but God rules the stars. --Christoph Cellarius

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

God helps the brave. -- Johann Christoph Freidrich von Schiller

True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. - Thomas Merton

Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. - Hans Christian Andersen

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. -- Proverbs 3:5-6

There is no emptiness of soul ever for those whose life is devoted to God. -- William Lawson

A true love of God must begin with a delight in his holiness. -- Jonathan Edwards

Never think that God's delays are God's denials.
Hold on! hold fast! hold out! Patience is genius. -- Georges L.L. de Buffon

All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. -- Martin Luther

God's greatness flow around our incompleteness;
Round our restlessness, his rest.-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

God is a good worker but loves to be helped. -- Basque Proverb

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

God enters by a private door into every individual. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's only forgetting yourself that you draw near to God. -- Henry David Thoreau

In whatever direction you turn, you will see God coming to meet you; nothing is void of him, he himself fills all his work. -- Seneca The Younger

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. -- John 4:12

FROM T.D. JAKES

My prayer for you today



(1) You will find favour with someone you don't expect. Amen

(2) You will be too relevant to be ignored, Amen

(3) You will encounter GOD and will never remain the same, Amen

(4) The grace for completion will come on you, you shall be blessed till the blessed call you blessed, Amen

(5) The hand that will send this message to others shall not labour in vain, Amen

(6) The mouth saying ''Amen'' to this prayer shall laugh forever, Amen.

Very, Very, soon and I say Very, Very, Very soon, GOD is going to do a miracle and lift u up 4 GOOD.

GOD SEES ALL, KNOWS ALL AND HELPS US ALL

Trust God
Even when you feel weak and powerless...

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NIV

__________________

"For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;

Who does great and unsearchable things,
Wonders without number.

He gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields,

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

Job 5:6-11 NASB

__________________

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God:
for unto thee will I pray.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee,
and will look up.

Psalm 5:1-3 KJV

__________________

Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith
that saves is faith in Him.

Priest defrocked over Muslim Beliefs

An Episcopal priest in Seattle who has said she is both Christian and Muslim has been defrocked, church officials said.

The Seattle Times reported Thursday that Ann Holmes Redding was defrocked over her 2007 announcement. She was informed of the decision Thursday by Bishop Geralyn Wolf of Rhode Island, who has disciplinary authority over her.

Wolf said she found Redding to be "a woman of utmost integrity and their conversations over the past two years have been open, honest and respectful," the newspaper reported.

"However, Bishop Wolf believes that a priest of the Church cannot be both a Christian and a Muslim," a statement said.

Redding has said she was sad that the church has rejected her beliefs.

The Times noted that Redding's defrocking came nearly two years after Wolf asked her to take a year and reflect on her beliefs.

At that time, Redding was barred from functioning as a priest, and was told that unless she resigned her priesthood or denied being a Muslim, she would be defrocked.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

LETS REMEMBER WHY WE HAVE THE HOLIDAY

Well, we come to the weekend and time for the Easter holidays.

While many people go of on a week´s vacation, how many ofr us will remember the reason for the holiday? I hope we have time to look back and enjoy the wonderful life and chance we were given by the Son of Man dying on the cross to redeem us from our sins.

LET US REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A GREAT LOVE, WASHED IN BLOOD AND PAID IN FULL.

LET US LOOK BACK AND GIVE THANK TO THIS WONDERFUL SHOW OF LOVE THAT SAVED EEN AND EVERY ONE OF US FROM ORIGINAL SIN.

THANK YOU GOD FOR SENDING YOUR SON. THANK YOU JESUS FOR DYING ON THE CROSS TO SAVE US.

NO GREATER LOVE HAS EVER BEEN SHOWN.
HAVE YOU SAID THANKS LATELY? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HIM?

MUCH LOVE, MUCH PEACE. MUCH PRAISE.

ENJOY TODAY, TOMORROW IS FAR AWAY

TODAY IS ANOTHER GREAT DAY. ENJOY IT TO THE FULLEST.
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE.

HERE IS A LINK TO A VIDEO THAT IS VERY GOOD ACCORDING THE THE PEOPLE WHO HAV SEEN IT.

Para ver el video dar clic ....> http://www.viddler.com/explore/jesucristotv/videos/1/

WHEN YOUR HAPPINESS MAKES OTHERS UNHAPPY

I don't know if life is fair but lately everything seem to be falling into place and the one outstanding thing that I have noticed is that my happiness makes others mean. Today I feel like crying and as I write tears fill my eyes. I have been nice to too many people I guess because many of my so called friends have showed that they don't care for me the way I did for them. How sad to know that they can hurt me and I have done nothing but been kind to them.

God, today I ask you to give me strength to continue my life the way I was brought up. Help me to continue to see the good in others and help me to forget, if I cannot right now forgive, those who hurt me, AMEN.

He left His home in Heaven, to come to die for me,
No greater love ever given than the price at Calvary,
He was mocked, battered and beaten, then nailed to a cross,
Yet Jesus paid the ultimate price, for this world so lost,
The truth in God’s word, filled with promises from above,
Is more of my legacy that shows how we’re loved,
He sent His only Son, to die upon a tree,
To pay the dreadful price of sin and shame,
The blood shed was for you and me.

The day is drawing closer, soon Jesus comes for me,
To take me to my home above, To dwell eternally,
A place where there’s no sorrow, No dying will be there,
Glorious mansions to live in, And a banquet table prepared,
Dressed in robes of white, Walk on streets of purest gold,
And I can’t even imagine, seeing the prophets of old,
Elijiah, and Abraham, David and Moses too,
Talking with the disciples, about all they went through,
Being reunited with my loved ones, that went ahead of me,
But most of all my Jesus face is what I want to see.

But while we are waiting, before he splits the eastern sky,
Many are dying lost, Satan has blinded their eyes,
We must show the love of Christ in all we say and do,
We must know the word of God, walking in the light too,
Praying and fasting in faith, that they will quickly see,
That Jesus was not just a prophet, or a teacher,
But the one who died for you and me.

He Will Always Love You!

Submitted and written by: Janet McMillian

A GREAT MAN

Martin Luther
Martin Luther earned his Bachelor's degree at the age of eighteen, and his Master's three years later. After nearly being killed by a lightning bolt, he left law school behind and entered the monastery. He is most famous for his challenges to the church's theories of buying indulgences, or "paying your way" to Heaven through good deeds. This philosophy became the basis of the Protestant church. He died after a series of visits to Mansfeld to negotiate ownership of his family's copper mines.
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THE WORD OF GOD

Bible Readings for January 20
January 20: Luke 15, Genesis 27:1-45, Psalm 20

A CHANGE OF HEART

Wright softens Obama stance in sermon
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright appears to have softened his hard feelings toward his former parishioner, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, observers said.

In a sermon delivered Monday to attendees at Howard University's chapel in Washington, Wright -- who criticized Obama before the election for distancing himself from him after a 20-year pastoral relationship in Chicago -- instead praised him for making history, ABC News reported.

"He was able to do what nobody of African decent was ever able to do in the 211-year history of this country," Wright told churchgoers. "The Lord stepped into his story and gave him a new attitude."

In an interview with ABC after the sermon, however, Wright continued to voice anger at the network, which was the first to air clips of fiery sermons in which he denounced racism in the United States. The sermons were seized upon by Obama's opponents and prompted the candidate to break off his relationship with Wright's Chicago church.

"It was so unfair to my family and ended up hurting my daughter and it was unconscionable," he said. "ABC started a mess that was unconscionable."

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

GOD IS THE WAY

Obedience - Key to Blessing
For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 2:13 KJV



It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going.

2 Cor. 5:8 MSG



Meditation 1/11 - 17: Walk by faith - 2 Cor. 5:2-10 MSG
We live by faith

The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.

That's why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don't get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.

But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that's what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. Sooner or later we'll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what's coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:5-10

PRAISE FOR THE NEW DAY

PRAISE BE TO GOD! TODAY IS A NEW DAY. TODAY WE BEGIN TO LIVE AGAIN AS WE DO DAILY - BEGINNING FROM THE BEGINNING WITH A PRAYER OF THANK YOU TO THE MOST HIGH FOR LETTING US SEE THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY.

REJOICE IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSIBLE BECAUSE YOU ARE ALIVE. ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU WOKE UP TODAY. ALL THINGS HAVE MEANING BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE LOVE WE HAVE WITH OTHERS.

PRAISE AND HONOUR TO THE MOST HIGH.
ALLELUIA.

MUCH LOVE ALWAYS,
BRENDA

THE THREE KINGS

Today we celebrate the THREE KINGS in Mexico with the exchange of more gifts. I guess that the children really love that one because it meant that there was at least one more present to open.

So who were these three kings and why are they important?

If we read the bible we are told that three wise men came from afar bearing gifts for the King that they found in a manger where he laid. They had followed a star to that location and they knew that they would meet there the King of all Kings. In fact they told this to the king at that time and he was furious and told them that once they found this child to return to his palace so he could get the direction and go give his homage to this king also. Of course, they knew he met to injury the baby so they never returned to give him the information and thus, many male Jewish babies were killed in Pharoah's hope that he would kill the King that would replace him. Jesus was spared and grew up to be the Saviour of all Mankind. HE IS THE REASON WE HAVE THE SEASON.

We celebrate the gifts of the Magi, the gifts of the three Wise Men or the gifts of the Three Kings. We celebrate the officail notie of the birth of the KING, our Lord Jesus Christ.

And glory be HIS name forevermore. AMEN.

A PRAYER OF THANK YOU

Dear Lord,
We thank you for the arrival of another year. Thank you for family and friends who made 2008 all it was and for being with us through thick and thin.

Help us to grow in love and happiness this new year. Help us to reach out to others and to learn to love one another.

Dear God, we are blessed with your most holy love and we tr=hank you for everything. From the air we breathe evey morning when we awake to the stasrs and moon we see at night before we go to bed. Thank God, for being there for us in our time of need.

Bless all our loved ones and those whom we have wronged or who have done us wrong.

Amen

HAPPY NEW YEAR, CAROLYN AND CIARRA

Dearest Carolyn,
This was the first year I was unable to be with you all for Christmas and New Years Day is here and I am filled with so much love and wishes for you. Daughter, you have been and will always be the joy of my life. You have been loved from the moment I found out I was carrying you in my womb. The love your father and I had for each other and the love we had when you arrived was special.

Over the years I became a single parent and that did not stop me from seeing you through high school, Sixth Form and University. Today you are thousands of miles away in Georgia, USA but you remain in my heart as the ray of sunshine that has brightened and guided me over the years.

I wish you all the best, Bibs. If Tia Brenda and Chichi were alive I know they would be so proud of all that you have achieved. I know that I am proud of you and have always been proud of you. Your successes are my successes. Keep on attaining that star that shines in your eyes and heart.

As we move into 2009, I look forward to seeing you and being with you. Keep on smiling and joking and being the best friend a mother could ask for. Baby girl, you are my greatest achievement. You are the best poem I have ever written, the best song I have ever sung and the best speech I have ever given. Reach for the unreachable and remember that you can be all you want to be.

Just say I CAN and you will be surprised at how much you will be able to do.

I love you and always will.
Mama



Ciarra, my little princess,
From the first moment I held you in my arms I knew you were grandma's girl. You are my joy and my peace. You are my blooming lily, my walking happiness. God Bless you my little angel. You are loved and you are cared for. Keep on making us proud of you. Keep on smiling and keep on learning.

Your journey of life has just begun. You have much to achieve and you will!

I love you and I miss you.

Grandma's special little star, know this: I will always be there for you. Reach out and take my hand.

All my love and kisses,
Grandma Brenda

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!

For all my friends and readers of this blog: HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!!
God Bless and Keep you all safe.