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1- Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE." When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski, made his entrance. Paderewski quickly moved to the piano and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obligato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was mesmerized. That's the way it is with God! Next Column --> |
2- When you undertake a Christian ministry, what you can accomplish on your own may not seem very noteworthy. You try your best to serve God, but the results aren't always the graceful flowing "music" that you had hoped to achieve. BUT -- with the helping hands of the Master, your efforts can be instantly transformed into something quite beautiful! So the next time you set out to accomplish great feats -- if everything seems to be going wrong -- listen carefully. When you listen, you will hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Feel God's loving arms around you. Know that God's strong hands are playing in harmony with your hands -- filling in the gaps of your amateurish hesitations, turning your feeble efforts into a beautiful symphony -- the concerto of your life. Remember, God doesn't call the equipped. God equips the called! Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the REACH of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the NEED for God's grace. Amen |
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AMEN MY BELOVED SISTER AND LET ME ADD THIS WHICH WAS SENT TO ME
O HOW I LOVE YOU O HEAVENLY FATHER
Begin with the Lord's Prayer
by Marci Alborghetti
The Lord's Prayer is the only formal prayer that Jesus offered us, the prayer He gave to His disciples when they asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:2–4). Every time you feel you can’t pray, you can start here, with the one prayer given us by our Lord. And since it is literally the Lord’s prayer, a personal gift from Jesus to each of us, we should offer it back to the Lord as a personal gift, embracing the meaning of each line as it reaches out to gather us into Christ’s waiting arms.
Our Father: Lord, help me to remember that You are my Father, a caring Parent Who will love and protect me much more than any human parent.
Who art in heaven: Heaven is Your home, Lord, and I thank You for letting me see glimmers of heaven every day here on Earth, in sunrise and sunset, in thunder and lightning and rain-bearing clouds, in the oceans with their rippling waves and tides and the rivers flowing into them, in roses and irises and snowflakes.
Hallowed be Thy name: Father, let me honor Your name in my every word, action, thought.
Thy kingdom come: Let me remember, dear God, that this world is only temporary, that Your glorious kingdom will indeed come. I long to be swept up into it.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven: Father, in this world, we are often so far from doing Your will as Jesus revealed it.Help me to live my life according to Your will and help make Earth more like heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread: God of abundance, thank You for providing so generously all that I need. Remind me to share what You provide for me so that all may have their daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses: Without Your continuous forgiveness, Lord, where would I be?
As we forgive those who trespass against us: I should be more forgiving, Lord; show me how.
And lead us not into temptation: Father, I often feel that I’m being tried. Help me to remember that my small trials are nothing compared to those of Your Son,my Brother, and give me the strength and faith to persevere.
But deliver us from evil: Dear God, intervene for me because I am weak, and without Your deliverance I am like a lost and wandering child. Draw me safely into Your protective embrace, Lord.
Amen: You, Father, are the final amen, the way, the truth, the life.
This article is an excerpt from Prayer Power: How to Pray When You Think You Can't.
Sandra God bless you and your family / all the members of allaboutgod.net/group
amen!!!
MY THOUGHTS FOR 2011 TO ALL.
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