Happy Fourth of July!
Consistency
In my Beth Moore lesson, DANIEL, it says godliness is never accidental. Neither is victory coincidental. Both stem from up-front, daily resolve.
C-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-c-y
Prayer Promise
“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them”
(Matthew 18:19-20, NKJ)
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Wit-ting with the Lilies-Jasper
jasper |ˈjaspər| noun
1 an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony.
2 a kind of hard fine porcelain invented by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work.
Other delicate work. What other delicate work is Jasper used for?
My Father’s Rich You Know
My father’s rich you know and I’ll tell you why? He spends hours playing softball with me. He shows me how to hold a bat. He yells run fast. See my father takes time with me, because my father’s rich you know.
He spends hours at the river with me. Throwing me in and listening to me giggle with glee. He yells swim and then yells, “Let’s do it again.” See my father has time to spend with me because he’s rich you know.
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To My Dad
The old man’s face was gaunt and thin
His hair now solid grey.
His hands where muscle once had been
Showed only bone today.
He tightly clutched his old cigar
Then touched the unlit end with fire.
Moderation in all things
“Moderation in all things,” is an extrapolation of Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean (as presented in Nicomachean Ethics). I have often heard this quoted as being a proverb right out of the writings of the Apostle Paul, not so. But, Paul did use a very similar idea when he wrote I Corinthians 9:25.
Congratulation to the Grads of 2009
I, Vincent Dylan Ralph, Lawrence Academy, Merry Hill, NC, graduating class of ’09,
would like to join ‘The Daily Lily’ in congratulating all the Grads of 2009. We hope and pray for your success in every way. I wrote the following poem and had the opportunity to recite it at one of our graduating ceremonies 2009 held at
Lawrence Academy.
Wit-ting-with the Lilies-Samaritan
“Good Samaritan” a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33).
Does “Good Samaritan” have application in our lives today? If so, how?
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Beauty
“One never realizes their true beauty until their eyesight begins to fade.”
Sara
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