Spiritual Thoughts

  I t does not take much to lift one's spirits:  simple pleasures abound everywhere.  All we need to do is prepare the mind, look, then enjoy . ~ Brian Luke Seaward H e sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.  He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?   He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.   He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.   Praise the LORD! ~ Psalm 147:15-20

  Friday Tale ~ Be a Caterpillar   I f you are a caterpillar, enjoy it. Eat all you can eat and love every bite. You will notice that very few creatures have as many feet.      Because of your efforts and because it is your nature, you will be called by an inner voice to stop eating and build a retreat.      This is when some caterpillars get into trouble.      Some worry, become very anxious, and wonder if building a retreat is in their best interest. A few think they have lost their mind and keep eating.     The rule is, be the best caterpillar you can be until you are called upon to be something different. Build the best retreat that has ever been built.      You will spend a quite a bit of time in total darkness. A lot of changes will be taking place, but they are all for the best. In time, your retreat will become a pathway of light. ...

  I t is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher   T his day is ho  ly to our Lord.   Do not be grieved, for the joy  of the LORD is your strength. ~ Nehemiah 8:10

JOY It doesn't take much to lift one's spirits:     simple pleasures abound everywhere.        All we need to do is prepare the mind,            look, then en joy . Unknown You make known to me the path of life;    in Your presence there is fullness of joy ;      at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11