General Chat

@ Cynthia :-D :-D :-D. A smile to start the day - great.

Thank you Kandj for your concern. OH and my brother are both making good progress, even though it seems slow to them. I am ever thankful for the medical professionals who have looked after them

Good morning :-)

Keep smiling Emma :-D


Some people are kind, polite and sweet-spirited --- until you try to get into their pew.

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close.

Most of us spend the first six days of the week sowing wild oats, then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.

Do you know the three times that most people are in church? When they are hatched, matched and dispatched.

Quit griping about your church; if it were perfect, you couldn't belong.



Cx :-)

:-D :-D :-D :-D Cynthia you are a tonic.

Amen to that prayer x

Good morning :-)


This time of year is often known as 'The silly season'...…. so a few days of smiles. :-D



Lord, my soul is ripped with riot
Incited by my wicked diet.

"We are what we eat," said a wise old man,
Lord, if that's true, I'm a garbage can.
To rise on Judgment Day, it's plain,
With my present weight, I'll need a crane.

So grant me strength that I may not fall,
Into the clutches of cholesterol.
May my flesh with carrot-curls be dated,
That my soul may be polyunsaturated

And show me the light that I may bear witness,
To the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
And at oleomargarine I'll never mutter,
For the road to Hell is paved with butter.

And cream is cursed; and cake is awful;
And Satan is hiding in every waffle.
Mephistopheles lurks in pepperoni,
The Devil himself in each slice of bologna.

Beelzebub is a chocolate drop,
And Lucifer is a lollipop.
Give me this day my daily slice,
Cut it thin and toast it twice.

I beg upon my dimpled knees,
Deliver me from jujube's.
And when my days of trial are done,
And my war with malted milk balls won,

Let me stand with Heavenly throng,
In a shining robe -- size 30 long.
I can do it Lord, if you'll show to me,
The virtues of lettuce and celery.

Teach me the evil of mayonnaise,
And of pasta a la Milanese.
And crisp-fried chicken from the South,
Lord, if you love me, shut my mouth!

Amen



Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


~waves~ to Kandj


Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit
to be the life and light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of your grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The gospel from Luke is challenging and tells us how Jesus came to bring fire to the earth.

Cx :-)

Hello all

Such a tragic and heartbreaking end to this young policeman's life. RIP Andrew.

A bit gory David.

Vera, I hope that your husband and brother are making good progress and Emma, I am liking the beautiful photo of baby Connie.

Rambling, I hope you are feeling a little better today.

Cynthia, Amen to this mornings posting. I much prefer the traditional Lords Prayer.

Good morning :-)

I can't say that I am acquainted with said gentleman David and I am glad that I have already had my breakfast :-0 ;-)


I have been a little late in catching up with the news and was horrified to read reports of the young policeman who was murdered on Thursday - just 4 weeks after his marriage. The grief caused to his young wife and family is unimaginable. We pray for them and for his friends and colleagues at this sad time.

It is often asked 'Why do bad things happen to good people?' This is one of the most difficult questions to answer but, as Christians, we believe that this life is not the end - there is so much more to come. The worst things happened to the best person - Jesus is no stranger to our pain.

Lord, we come to you with thoughts of care and concern for this young widow and all who loved Andrew. We ask that they may know that you love and care for them and that they will be strengthened by your grace. Give them courage as they face the days which lie ahead. May Andrew rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen.


To end our week of famous prayers - the most famous of them all - the prayer Jesus taught His disciples....

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen


Cx :-)

There was a Persian Physician who became personal Physiciac to several Rome

Emporors ((sp). His name was Galen (Anglecised)
He studied anatomy through disecting monkeys and pigs. Allegedly he did not
open a human cadever, yet he is attributed to having discovered the Pulmonary
System.

Good morning :-)

Most of know this famous prayer – but usually just the first part….this is the complete prayer

Serenity Prayer
- Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

Glad you liked it Emma <3


Today's famous prayer....

Attributed to St. Patrick

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.


Cx :-)

Morning Cynthia x

One of my favourite prayers and a beautiful hymn.

Good morning :-)


An interesting concept David....made me think of the drawings by da Vinci (I think).


Hope you found the missing prayer Vera, or are you still searching?

Today's famous prayer....one that has been turned into a well loved hymn..

The prayer of St Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.


Cx :-)

It's just might be that the ancients devised their Sciences of Physics and

Chemistry from observing the human anat omy.

That’s an interesting way of looking at the human body David. I had never thought of it like that.

Cynthia, your prayer today took me back to my schooldays when it was a “regular” at our morning assembly, and I also remembered that immediately upon joining the school we had to learn by heart 3 prayers. One was a prayer for peace which I still say, one was a prayer for the school and all I can remember of that is “Bless, O Lord, our school” and I can't remember what the other one was at all. I shall have to see if googling will help me find out or it will be nagging at me all day :-D

Have you considered the laws of Physics at work in the human anatomy ?

Optics for our vision. Pneumatics at worl in our lungs for birth. Electricity at

work in our brain and heart. Accoustics at work in our hearing system.

Levers and pulleys at work in our skeleton and muscles. Hydraulics at work in

our kidneys and bladder. And when we compare our lungs and digestive

systen to the science of Chemistry, a Grand Designer at work.

Good morning :-)

Today's famous prayer

Ignatius of Loyola
Lord, Teach Me

Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labour and not to ask for reward,
save that of knowing that I do your will. Amen.


Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

I do like making people laugh I must admit......not the slapstick kind of laughter but love the play on words type. I used to enjoy the two Ronnies for that reason. :-D :-D


As for the crazy golf etc....it's a NO from me. I think there is a time and a place. It smacks of desperation which, in my eyes, shows a lack of faith. I have read several times, that services such as choral evensong are making a big comeback - people are looking for that quiet, reflective but uplifting type of worship - if they want a helter skelter, they can go to Alton Towers. Here endeth the first lesson!! :-D

Ahem....I had better move on!

A newly ordained deacon gave us a sermon yesterday and it was well worth while listening to. He brought in the importance of our prayer lives and it made me think of the prayers of the saints, people whose lives have had a great Christian influence in the world.

Today:

The Prayer of Saint Richard

Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which you have given us, for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us. Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.

For more on St. Richard
http://www.thenovium.org/article/28965/The-Life-of-St-Richard

I will now return to the helter-skelter which defines my life! :-D

Cx :-)

Morning.

Like Vera I have also enjoyed the prayers in the short and sweet week.

Cynthia were you Comedian in another life :-D :-D :-D :-D

Amen for today's special prayer.

Good morning

@ Cynthia :-D :-D :-D :-D. It’s lovely to start the day with a smile. I have enjoyed reading the “short and sweet week” prayers and look forward to the coming week.

I have been thinking about the helter skelter in Norwich Cathedral and the mini golf in Rochester. I understand why the authorities are doing this but I do wonder if any of the people who enter the church to have a go on the attraction will be inspired to visit for a service and how will they assess the effectiveness of this type of outreach? Perhaps I am being old fashioned but I am uncomfortable with this. What do you think?

God bless

Well I never knew that, depends on the translation <

I read he was a shepherd with a stutter, or should that be stammer ? :-D