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Loving Father, in this Christmas season and
throughout the whole year,
help us to remember
the precious gift of love You gave us through the
giving of Your son, Jesus. ​

Help us to be appreciative of the humbling sacrifice
He made by becoming human, and then later
by dying on the cross for our sins.​

Help us to be thankful for the
free gift of eternal life You offer to us
if we put our faith and trust in Your son.​

Empty our hearts of hate and fill it with
love for people all over the world. ​

Help us to be kind towards others,
and be careful of the things we say and do, because
everything we do, as Christians, gives a reflection
of You.​

Help us to be able to help those in need by reaching
our hearts and hands out and showing
them Christ's love.​

Help us to be forgiving to those who have
offended us, as You have forgiven us
of the countless times we have offended You.​

Deliver us from the evil thoughts and influences
which are around us. Guard our hearts and minds,
and help us to do that which is pleasing to You.​

When we wake up this Christmas morning,
help us ponder all the things that You have done for
us. Fill our hearts with the love, joy, peace, and hope
that only You can bring. Help us to live our lives so
that others will be able to see You in us, and will
want to have You in their lives, too.​

I pray all these things
in Jesus' name.
Amen.​

Let the
Spirit of Christmas
overflow in your hearts
this holiday season
and throughout the
366 days of 2008! ​

God bless you,
my friend! ​

 

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[shadow=brown]John 14:27[/shadow]​

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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give

unto you: not as the world giveth, give I
unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid.​

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CF Pillow Fight! ​

 

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John 15:12​

This is my commandment, That ye love one
another, as I have loved you.​

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1 John 4:7​

Beloved, let us love one another for love is of God;
and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.​

 

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One day awhile back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job.

His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment and frustration.

Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all elase had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed:

"Lord-You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you. and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot. I don't know how. It is not fair Lord. I didn't deserve thses wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn't have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray that you teach me to do this one thing I cannot do-Teach me to Forgive."

As he knelt there in the quiet shade of the old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt.

He could not turn to see what it was because where the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike going through them.

He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak.

"Have you ever told a lie?" He asked? The man answered-"yes, Lord."

"Have you ever been given too much change and kept it?" The man answered - "yes, Lord." And the man sobbed more and more.

"Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?" Jesus asked? And the man answered - "yes, Lord."

"Have you ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain?" The man, crying now, answered - "yes, Lord."

As Jesus asked many more times, "Have you ever"? The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer - "yes, Lord."

Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder. He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before.

Jesus said, "I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive you." It may be hard to see how you're going to get through something, but when you look back in life, you realize how true this statement is.

Read the following first line slowly and let it sink in.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it. Lord, I love You and I need You, come into my heart, today. For without You I can do nothing.

 

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[shadow=brown]"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30[/shadow]​

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[shadow=orange]"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden,[/shadow]​

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and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."​

Matthew 11:28-30​

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[shadow=yellow]"Come unto me all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30[/shadow]​

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[shadow=orange]"Come unto me all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30[/shadow]​

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[shadow=orange]"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30[/shadow]​

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Psalm 42:1, 11​

As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.
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Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.​

 

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As The Deer​

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee​

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee ​

You're my friend and You are my brother
Even though You are a king
I love You more than any other
So much more than anything ​

I want You more than gold or silver
Only You can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eye ​

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"Be still, and know
that I am God:
I will be exalted among
the heathen,
I will be exalted
in the earth."​

~Psalm 46:10~​

 

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Lamentations 3:22-24


The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness.
"The Lord is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope in Him."​

 

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Psalm 139:1-18​

O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD.
You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake, I am still with you. ​

 

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