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Good morning :-)


Dear Lord Jesus:

As I go about my housework
Let me see each job I do,
As a service for my King
And a way of loving You.

Let me wash away my judgments
Of others doing right or wrong,
As I’m washing up the dishes
Place within my heart a song.

As I clean up little handprints
Along with lots of muddy shoes,
I recall you washing feet
Of the loved ones you did choose.

As I mend those torn pyjamas
And then, I sew a button on,
Show me how to mend a breech
That's gone on for far too long.

Let me tidy up my thoughts
As I tidy up the toys,
Let me sweep away my fears
Like the dirt from little boys.

May I be quick with my forgiveness
As I am with mop and broom,
Sweeping up the mess and clutter
In my heart and living room.

May I wash out pride and ego
As I rinse the bathtub out,
And, while we are at it, Lord
Let's take care of, hate and doubt.

You know Lord, I’ve been thinking
about all the work we need to do,
I think we'd better do a house clean
At least each day or even two.


Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

Apparently, kandj is having problems with renewing her subscription. Hopefully, she will be back with us soon. <3

Praying through housework:

TAKING THE BINS OUT – a job we all love! A weekly chore and a weekly check on which colour bin is going out! What a perfect time for praying for the men who empty our bins, for our neighbours, and for our community. We can ask God to look after these people, to be with them, and pray that they may come to know him – maybe through us.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

Praying through the housework

LAUNDRY – for those with washing machines, it’s so easy to pop the dirty clothes in and press a few buttons. However, drying them can depend on the weather. I recently read somewhere that only ‘old’ people hang their washing out to dry! Really? What better way to dry laundry than by hanging it in the fresh air? This can remind us of how God washes away our sins and gives us a great opportunity to pray for forgiveness for the things we’ve done wrong.

After the clothes are dried and aired, we can thank God for his forgiveness and ask for help to be better in the future. We can also pray for those who have limited access to water. We take so much for granted sometimes.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

Praying through the housework

WASHING UP – not everyone has a dishwasher and many still wash dishes by hand. If this applies to us, we could listen to some hymns and sing along with them. We can pray for the people who have used the dishes we are washing. We can think about the people who wash the dishes at church and offer them to God.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


Glad you enjoyed the smiles last week Vera - I try and keep the thread varied. How lovely to see family members again after such a long time. You will have had lots to catch up on.
That exhibition sounds amazing - various cathedrals are putting on different events at the moment - some good and some rubbish (I didn't say that! hahaha). The one you saw seems worth a visit. <3

Praying our way through housework!

DUSTING is a bit of a chore at times. Lots of different types of dusters on the market – long ones for reaching up to the tops of doors and corners; fluffy ones for delicate items and those made from microfibre which can tackle most things. As we look upwards to cobwebs and corners, we can focus on who God is and all that he has done for us. We can thank him for being our protector and ask for his guidance on any problems we may have.

Cx :-)

I enjoyed last week’s silly season. I usually look in first thing and it was good to start the day with a smile. I’m not so sure about this week’s theme ;-). I like to have a bright clean house but I don’t like the housework necessary to achieve it.

You are right about being thankful for visitors . We recently had OH’s youngest sister and her husband for a couple of nights and it was such a pleasure, particularly as we hadn’t seen them for 4 years. On one very hot day we took them to St Edmundsbury Cathedral where there was an exhibition of a textile interpretation of the Creation. It consists of 12 very large panels depicting various stages of the Creation. It was all made by Jacqui Parkinson and took her 3 years to complete. The workmanship is amazing. It is touring around various cathedrals and I would recommend it if it comes to a cathedral near you. It’s called Threads Through Creation and you might like to have a look at the website where all the panels are shown

www.jacqui-textile.com

Good morning :-)

Something which most of us have in common is doing housework. Some people love it - some hate it. Some can get through it quickly, whilst others take their time. One way of dealing with the chores is to pray our way through them!

HOOVERING for example, can be a pain but it gives us the opportunity of going into each room and thanking God for the things that have happened in each room over the last few weeks. Maybe we have had visitors – we can thank God for those people. Perhaps, whilst hoovering the bedroom, we could ask God for help in getting more restful sleep. We’ll move on tomorrow ??

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

The Collect (special prayer) for today:


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. Amen


The Gospel reading tells of Jesus healing a crippled woman.
Luke 12 49-56

Cx :-)

Good morning... :-)

It's the silly season!

MOTHERS!


Columbus' Mother: "I don't care what you've discovered, Chris. You still could have written."

Michelangelo's Mother: "Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"

Batman's Mother: "It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how much the insurance is going to be?"

Goldilocks Mother: "I've got a bill here for a broken chair from the Bear family. Do you know anything about this, Goldie?"

Albert Einstein's Mother: "But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?"

Superman's Mother: "Clark, your father and I have discussed it, and we've decided you can have your own telephone line. Now will you quit spending so much time in all those phone boxes?"

Thomas Edison's Mother: "Of course, I'm proud you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed."

You are allowed to groan! :-D :-D


Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

It's the silly season :

A Baptist preacher went to see a member of the community and invited him to come to Church on Sunday morning. The man was a producer of fine peach brandy and told the preacher he would love to attend his Church IF the Pastor would drink some of his brandy and admit doing so in front of the congregation. The preacher agreed and drank up.

Sunday morning came and the man came to Church. The preacher recognized him from the pulpit and said: "I see Mr. Johnson is here with us this morning. I want to thank him publicly for his hospitality this week and especially for the peaches he gave me and the spirit in which they were given."

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

It’s the silly season!

George W. Bush, in an airport lobby, noticed a man in a long flowing white robe with a long white beard and flowing white hair. The man had a staff in one hand and some stone tablets under the other arm.

George W. approached the man and inquired, "Aren't you Moses?" The man ignored George W. and stared at the ceiling.

George W. positioned himself more directly in the man's view and asked again, "Aren't you Moses?" The man continued to peruse the ceiling.

George W. tugged at the man's sleeve and asked once again, "Aren't you Moses?" The man finally responded in an irritated voice, "Yes I am."

George W. asked him why he was so uppity, and the man replied, "The last time I spoke to a Bush I had to spend forty years in the desert."

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


It’s the silly season!

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly, he said out loud, "Lord, grant me one wish." The sky clouded above his head, and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over anytime I want to."

The Lord said, "That’s very materialistic – think of what is required, the concrete, steel, and the supports to hold it up. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your worldly wish. Take a little more time and think of something else”.

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally, he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing,' and how I can make a woman truly happy.

After a few minutes, God said, "You want two or four lanes on that bridge?"
:-D :-D

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

It’s the silly season!


An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of religious service when she was startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables, she yelled, 'Stop -Acts 2:38!' (..turn from your sin...).

The burglar stopped dead in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, 'Why did you just stand there? All she did was yell a scripture to you.'

'Scripture?' replied the burglar, 'She said she had an AXE and two 38's!'


Cx :-)

Good morning :-)


It’s too hot to be serious and it’s the silly season!

The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer; she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael; he's a doctor.'" A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."


A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup to come out of the bottle. During her struggle, the phone rang, so she asked her four-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "It's the vicar, Mummy," the child said to her mother. Then she added, "Mummy can't come to the phone right now. She's hitting the bottle."

Cx :-)

Good morning... :-)

Too, too hot!

Collect (special prayer) for today:

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. Amen.

The gospel reading is Luke 12 49-56 Jesus reflects on some difficult things.

Cx :-)

Good morning :-)

From: God
To: All His Children
Part six

LOVE YOURSELF
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me to be loved, and to love in return.

I am a God of Love. Love me. Love your neighbours. But also love yourself. It makes my heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me. Don't ever forget that!

With all my heart, I love you,
GOD <3



Cx :-)

Hello all

I'm loving this weeks postings. Thanks Cynthia.

Vera, 10,000 Reasons is a favourite of mine too. The inspirational words are so uplifting in these troubled times of hardship and concern for us all.

I hope your husband has recovered after his illness.

Temps of 31c today! Be careful everyone x

Good morning :-)

That's a new one on me Vera and kandj - thank you for sharing. xx

From: God
To: All His Children
Part five

BE PATIENT
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people,
and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes me a little longer than you expect to handle something on my to-do-list? Trust in my timing, for my timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

BE KIND
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for my sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please know I love each of your differences.

Your loving heavenly father. x

Cx :-)

I like many of the modern worship songs kandj and that is one of my favourites. It’ll be going round my brain for the rest of the day now :-)

Hello all

I woke up this morning with this hymn in my head...and it's still there ... going round and around. Lovely words ( appropriate for our sunny day) and a catchy tune too. I thought I'd pass it on to all who look in today.

10,000 Reasons

Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I'll worship Your Holy name.

The sun comes up
It's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again.
Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When the evening comes.

You're rich in love and
You're slow to anger
Your name is great and
Your heart is kind.
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find.

Bless the Lord Oh my soul
O my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I'll worship Your Holy name.

And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near and
My time has come.
Still my soul will sing
Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and
Then forevermore.

Bless the Lord Oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my Lord
I'll worship Your Holy name
I'll worship Your Holy name.

Take care in this hot weather everyone x