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Psalm 86

(A prayer by David.)

A Prayer for Help

¹ Please listen, LORD,

and answer my prayer!

I am poor and helpless.

² Protect me and save me

because you are my God.

I am your faithful servant,

and I trust you.

³ Be kind to me!

I pray to you all day.

⁴ Make my heart glad!

I serve you,

and my prayer is sincere.

⁵ You willingly forgive,

and your love is always there

for those who pray to you.

⁶ Please listen, LORD!

Answer my prayer for help.

⁷ When I am in trouble, I pray,

knowing you will listen.

⁸ No other gods are like you;

only you work miracles.

⁹ You created each nation,

and they will all bow down

to worship and honor you.

¹⁰ You perform great wonders

because you alone are God.

¹¹ Teach me to follow you,

and I will obey your truth.

Always keep me faithful.

¹² With all my heart I thank you.

I praise you, LORD God.

¹³ Your love for me is so great

that you protected me

from death and the grave.

¹⁴ Proud and violent enemies,

who don't care about you,

have ganged up to attack

and kill me.

¹⁵ But you, the Lord God,

are kind and merciful.

You don't easily get angry,

and your love

can always be trusted.

¹⁶ I serve you, LORD,

and I am the child

of one of your servants.

Look on me with kindness.

Make me strong and save me.

¹⁷ Show that you approve of me!

Then my hateful enemies

will feel like fools,

because you have helped

and comforted me.

Never encourage your kids to try something you're not willing to learn yourself.

The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion. The Crucifixion of Jesus is an event central to Christian beliefs.

The etymological origins of the word lie in the Latin passus (stemming from pati, patior- "to suffer [to happen]", in the passive sense), ^[1] and it first appears in second century Christian texts precisely to describe the travails and suffering of Jesus in this present context. The word passion has since taken on a more general application.

The term the Agony of Jesus is more specifically applied to the Agony in the Garden, Jesus' action (Greek agon) praying before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane; similarly to passion, agony has been extended to denote a frame of mind.

(Wikipedia)

I find it quite strange...how did the same word used to describe an event of terrible suffering come to be commonly used to describe the emotions of Anger and sexual feelings, Good ole Webster still puts the Passion of Christ as it's first entry, but on Wikipedia I had to scroll down a bit.

Recently I read something to the effect that Christians use religiona as an excuse or cop out to blame away their troubles and irresposnibility (sin) not taking responsibility for thier troubles or actions. I don't think they really understand. Following Jesus is not taking the easy way out. In fact a true follower is called to Take up your cross daily and follow me.

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                                                      August 11, 2009

THIS EXPERIENCE MUST COME

     And he saw him no more.

     2 Kings 2:12

     http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2ki+2:12&sr=1

It is not wrong to depend upon Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will come when he will have to go; when he stands no more to you as your guide and leader, because God does not intend he should. You say - "I cannot go on without Elijah." God says you must.

Alone at your Jordan. v.14. Jordan is the type of separation where there is no fellowship with anyone else, and where no one can take the responsibility for you. You have to put to the test now what you learned when you were with your Elijah. You have been to Jordan over and over again with Elijah, but now you are up against it alone. It is no use saying you cannot go; this experience has come, and you must go. If you want to know whether God is the God you have faith to believe Him to be, then go through your Jordan alone.

Alone at your Jericho. v.15. Jericho is the place where you have seen your Elijah do great things. When you come to your Jericho you have a strong disinclination to take the initiative and trust in God, you want someone else to take it for you. If you remain true to what you learned with Elijah, you will get the sign that God is with you.

Alone at your Bethel. v.23. At your Bethel you will find yourself at your wits' end and at the beginning of God's wisdom. When you get to your wits' end and feel inclined to succumb to panic, don't; stand true to God and He will bring His truth out in a way that will make your life a sacrament. Put into practice what you learned with your Elijah, use his cloak and pray. Determine to trust in God and do not look for Elijah any more.

Remember the passage about not making our plans? oh yeah, that should probably apply to vacations as well...heading for Colorado, the beautiful area of Ouray. Checked the weather. Yuk, thunderstorms all week, guess there should be a lesson here. or at the very least a slight detour.

wish me luck

hmmm, might be a bad idea to wear a braclet w/ manets when on the lap top,,, hope i didn't cause any serious damage...

hangin' with the parents in Tejas this weekend. the weather is sooo nice i'd lvoe to be camping or biking, but today i am being where i need to be.

Life is good

I say from my couch as I think about getting up and going to crash a party...oh, i'm such a rebel NOT

it's still here....guess I haven't been in the blog mood for a while, but winter is begining to settle in so I probably will be staying inside more.

don't like the short dayz cause I'd rather be outside but, there are upsides, like reading Front Porch tales with my son. It is pretty amzing to me that he still wants me to read to him (15),  occasionally.  

hope everybody is doing well in vox land!

today i went to the lab for some tests today...looked at my cute little bracelet and thought, hey they're aging me by a year, then I realized, oh, I am that O L D...ha ha, maybe a little senile too...

I just read MT's blog about Beef or Chicken...it made me miss the lazy afternoon's I would spend w/ my friend, just talking over a cup of tea, or a bowl of ramen.

Good memories