brucesbiblepage posted: " Daily Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 9-11 1 Samuel 9: 8-13 NKJV And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." (Formerly in Isra"
1 Samuel 9: 8-13 NKJVAnd the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was. As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"And they answered them and said, "Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place. As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat.[1]
1 Samuel 11:5-6 (ESV) Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. And Saul said, "What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?" So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh. And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.
SimplyEtta posted: " Photo Credit The problem is; We look for someone to grow old together, While the secret is to find someone to stay a child with! -(Charles Bukowski) As adults, many times we take love for granted and never appreciated it until it's gone. We trade "
The problem is; We look for someone to grow old together, While the secret is to find someone to stay a child with! -(Charles Bukowski)
As adults, many times we take love for granted and never appreciated it until it's gone. We trade love for pleasure, currency and satisfying the ego. When we fall in love we want it to last forever but somewhere along the way we forget the true meaning of love and that love gets lost, sometimes it even fades. Maybe instead of asking, 'what can love can do for me?' You should be asking, 'what does love mean to me?'
terryshen posted: " "When will this end?" I caught myself griping. No matter what I tried, the dark cloud hanging over me would not shake loose. Perhaps I need to crawl into a hole somewhere. Be off-grid, sort of. Not sure if even that will work. I am the one wh"
"When will this end?" I caught myself griping. No matter what I tried, the dark cloud hanging over me would not shake loose. Perhaps I need to crawl into a hole somewhere. Be off-grid, sort of. Not sure if even that will work. I am the one who couldn't let go of what's happening in the world around me.
Besides, running away never seems a good strategy. Deep down, I know the answer to my question is "not in the near future." I just don't like to admit that. No. No. Instead, I put forward an alternate version: It will end when we defeat the root of the problems (ie. Covid-19 and Putin).
There lies part of my problem - I can't control either. So, what can I do? What's within my sphere of influence? Let me see:
Take care of myself. Knowing the Omicron BA.2 variant is coming, I will make sure that mask, hand hygiene, and social distance are not empty words but my actual behaviors. As a minimum I won't contribute to the spread of the virus.
Take care of others. I am likely not alone facing or feeling this depressing mood. Perhaps I can encourage others to better caring for themselves. Taking advantage of the warming weather get outside to take a walk or jog.
Share a more positive message to my family, friends, and community. The common experiences we face connect us emotionally. In that context, we can support each other through this time of need.
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