ELAINE's Blog – July 2019 Archive (12)

Influenced by his parents who were strong believers in Jesus ,

Track star Jesse Owens lived as a courages man of faith ,

During the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , Owens one of the

Few African Americans on the US team , received four gold

Medals in the presence of hate filled Nazis and their leader

Hitler . He also befriended fellow athleteLuz Long a German .

Surrounded by Nazi propaganda . Owens simple act of living

Out his faith his faith…

As I stopped my car at a red light , I saw the same man

Standing behind the road again . He held a cardboard sign :

Need money for food , anything helps , I looked away and sigh

Was I kind of person who ignored the needy .

Some people pretend to have needs but are actually con artist ,

Others have legitimate needs but face difficulties overcoming

Disruptive habits . Social worker tell me it’s better to give money

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To the aid ministry in…

What do you think about peace ? “ My friend asked

As we ate lunch together , “ PEACE “ I said puzzled

I’m not sure - why do you ask He answered . Well

As you jiggled your foot during the church service

I wondered if your agitated by about something .

Have you considered the peace God give you

And those who love him . That day some years

Ago I was hurt by my friend question, but it started

Me on a journey , I been exploring the Bible to…

Steve a sixty-two-year-old man homeless military man

Made his way to a warm climate where sleeping outdoors

Was tolerable year -round . One evening as he displayed

His hand dream art , he attempt to earn some money , a

Young women approached and offered him several slices

Of pizza. She shared his beauty with another homeless person .

Almost immediately, the same young women resurfaced with another

Plate of food , acknowledged that he had been…

God I come to your throne for prayer

Knowing that you are always near

You always know what’s on my mind

For you are always on time .

I have so many dear loving friends

Some in need , others hurting

Would you please stop by today

To let them feel your loving touch

I will just leave them in your loving care

As I kneel before you I leave a prayer

That you supply each need today

They will know your not far away

I leave…

Across the miles we email each day

At bed time I think of you when I pray

We may have never hugged really tight

If you were here I would hug you with all my might .

To me you are the sweets friend

I’m here and you can always depend

Holiday , Birthday , and special days

I look forward to your emails in many way .

For all my friends near and far

Our love for one another we cannot deny

Friendships are strong filled with…

Friends can enter through the door way

Quite sudden you touch us in very special ways

And as we never no how long they will remain

Or when our time with them are over ,

We reveal to give all that we can

Sharing thoughts and gleaning loviliness

To store as treasures that never can be bought .

All we know we have today to enjoy

So make the most of every moment

To feel and learn from someone special

Who has been on another…

When Abby was a sophomore in high school, she and

Her mom heard a story about a young man , who had

Been critically injured in a plane accident- an mother

Although they din not know this person . Abby’s mom

Said , We just need to pray for him and his family , “ And they did .

Fast forward a few years , and one day Abby walked into a class

At her University . A student offered her the seat next to him , That

Student was Austin Hatch the plane…

There is a lighthouse on the hillside

And it over looks the sea

When I’m lost don’t you know

It sends out a light .

And the light that shines in darkness

Will someday take me safely home

I know if it wasn’t for the that old lighthouse

I know my ship would sail no more

Everyone that lives around us

Well they say the big ship why they

Don’t sail by this way anymore

Then my mind gives way out back

To that old stormy…

When we first saw the stream in the backyard , it was just

A thin vein of water trickling down a bed of rocks in the heat

Of the summer , Hevy wooden planks served as a bridge we

Could cross . Months later , torrent of rain pounded our area

For several days in the row , our tame little creek swelled into

Ten feet wide , The force of this water servered the bridgeboard

Up an deposited several feet away .

Rushing water has the potential to…

When we first saw the stream in the backyard , it was just

A thin vein of water trickling down a bed of rocks in the heat

Of the summer , Hevy wooden planks served as a bridge we

Could cross . Months later , torrent of rain pounded our area

For several days in the row , our tame little creek swelled into

Ten feet wide , The force of this water servered the bridgeboard

Up an deposited several feet away .

Rushing water has the potential to…

Archangels will hear us whenever we call ,

They are waiting to catch us with unconditional love ,

And surround us with comfort from Heaven above ,

Raphael , will tend to our pain and hurt , feelings and

Wrap us up,in his angelic healing , Micheal , the protector

Will go to all length , to give us our freedom and courage , and

Strength, Gabreal and Haniel will help,with self care , while Azrael

A comfort will always be there , Areal ,will show…