And Then, There Was Light

Hi Dave and thanks so much,

My friend is very sick and just needs to forget about her situation even if for a little while
so if you would add my address to things you forward to others
I will forward them to her.
Thanks and God bless you for helping others.

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Lord, I come to my knees,
to pray for your peace
to be given to others
whom, need
to feel your presence

Lord, hold and protect them,
nurture them and annoint them
with, your everlasting love

Shine your Heavenly Light into their shadows
and bring them through these mortal days
with, the comfort,
that only you can give

As you were in the beginning
you are now, and forever more shall be

This I pray
in the name of your Son,
my saviour,
our Lord, Jesus Christ

amen


Hiyah ********* Sis'

I will, be adding your email, to my 'forwarding list'
for inspiring and humorous emails that are sent to me, so-regularly these days

Please, do not worry about others seeing your email in a list...
because your addy, is added to the Blind Copy section BCC
the 'original top copy', is always sent to me

Sis' whilst 'sickness' is a physically debilitating condition,
'wellness' on the other hand/foot
is a spiritually-influenced euphoria
A day to day, 'state' of mind and body, that IS..... the reward, called GOD'S PEACE

as examples, I offer some 'focussing ideas'

When a really good 'friend' you have known for many years
fails, to keep an appointment with you to go shopping, see a show, or, to go for a meal [?]

But, He/ She "FORGOT"... and 'they' have met with, and, were with
this "very nice person' at the time, of your appointment....[?]
AND
It would have been your first trip out for ages

You had ALWAYS enjoyed these trips 'together' and you had so looked-forward to it.

You had had an extra long soak in the bath, shampooed and styled your hair
and, put on, your best Bib and Tucker

Without apologies, without ANY prior-warning, it is, a NO-SHOW

Sickness [??]
it is, just like this [?]

You begin your march through your life, dreaming/planning/hoping
to achieve so much [?]
and that, whilst; when you are young, the odd TRIP-UP/ fall is
a little sore-making
but you get up and go on, forgetting then, this momentary discomfort

As you mature, you expect, to be able to CARRY-ON, just, as-before
BUT...
wishing [?] it just doesn't provide, that achievement

Then you realize, that even GENTLE SLOPES
can be as mountains in your life
Then you realize,
that only shirts/ blouses [top-clothes] REALLY NEED to be ironed/ pressed
Then you realize,
that Mohammad...
he doesn't REALLY NEED TO GO to the mountain
Then you realize,
that simply regaining your feet WILL NOT be the end, of the discomfort for days, now!!

As we get older, we accept that MORE, will remain BEYOND REACH
[alt. we will become disappointed LESS]
we have LEARNED... NOT to STRETCH quite so-far
that many things, are
beyond personal reach or, attainment
These 'many things' are
the mountains in our lives
We will become SATISFIED more-easily
and will find life easier, ON THE LEVEL
We will gauge our needs, with an accountants eye, for, 'economy' in all things
THIS, is how ADAPTABLE a person can really be [?]

Our TRUE 'NEEDS' are, actually VERY FEW
When, we have MORE
than we need.... we are then, TRULY BLESSED

Some people have GOOD DAYS & BAD DAYS [?]
I am able to say
that I, have SAD MOMENTS, those, when, MY FEELINGS
are overcome, by knowledge of, the 'disappointments' of-others [?]
WHY ? I ask myself
can they, not, put down their mountains
WHY ? can they, not count their blessings
and give praise, and be happy, for, that, which is THEIR'S

I, take my medicine [when, at different-times during the day, each, falls due]
If, I need some shopping
I will grab my coat, my crutch and my card and pin, and go, to the shop...
That! will take me some while!
I will feed our dogs and myself, when, we get hungry
We... have this routine... EVERY DAY!

I dont have concerns for tomorrow... for I may never see it [?]

This, is my moment to enjoy, that, which has been given to me, to enjoy......
amen

Nowadays, I busy myself, in such things, as I can manage

I used to
build garden walls, repair and replace roofs, decorate houses, [inside and out]
install bathrooms and kitchens
construct garden walls, garden pools, sheds and gazebos

Nowadays, that mountain will remain 'unclimbed' [by ME ]

Having become unable, to continue such work, EVER AGAIN!
my LIFE, had been changed, irrevocably

My family were deprived of, DECENT INCOME
and, their resentment was a huge contributory factor
to the ending of my '30 years' second-marriage

I acquired a PC
and was enabled to converse, with others of, my own age-group
I joined a forums, where some folks [there]
eventually, called me
PROFESSOR and they were not being cynical at-all [I had earned their respect]

I met an Angel on that forums...
indeed, she became a member, after, reading my posts [for many months]
just to be able to converse with me
I was able to meet this Angel [maybe a half-dozen times]
face to face and her fellowship with me, was, that medicine, I really needed

Although I was by this time, virtually impotent, she enabled me
to consider my worth, by how much, I would /could mean, to others

When, after some new-members joined the forums it then broke down
and members left, because of obscene attacks that were unmoderated
My computer was subsequently [repeatedly] attacked [from the internet]
and these attacks, were directed at my IP address
They resulted in my losing my internet connection [repeatedly]
within a day or so, of my managing to re-establish it

To overcome this this, I was driven to LEARN, how, this was being done
and... to find out 'how, I could prevent it'

This, gave me further abilities and knowledge
that I could, also, pass on to others

As I then found-myself 'high and dry' without a forums, to contribute-to
yet another Angel who had befriended me...several years previous
showed me to CF [GE 50+] and referred me for membership...
On December 26th 2006.... I joined CF....
On December 27th 2006.... I became the NEW 'me'

I had become aware, that I am not and have not been alone
and also, I would never, be alone, again

I have 'put-down' the burden of, expectancy
I have put my faith, in Jesus
~that all 'needful things'
will be provided by the Lord, my saviour
I TRULY BELIEVE, that I will be led through any darkness
and WILL arrive into the LIGHT

My sleep, is now restful and dreamless
for, I have learned, to LET GO .... of, all earthly concerns
My SOUL-BUDDY 'Mary' here, is a gift from God
My future wife, is also an angel... comfort is mine


I can, only speak from 'my own witness'
I can, only 'give testament' to His having saved me
I can, only 'share the joys' that I am given



Please read these:


Psalm 23
Isaiah 38... Hezekiah's Illness... verses 1-23
Isaiah 40... Comfort for God's People... verses 1-31



dave

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