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Each Day A Blessing

I have many bible verses that have blessed me but this one is my favorite:

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:24

I can't do anything about yesterday because it's gone. Today I began with a clean slate. How I choose to use it is up to me. God gives us all the same amount of hours. I have discovered how precious each day is. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to me.

As I get on in years I see how much each day really means to me. God has brought me to this time to show that He is still doing His work. Each day as a transgender person has been so precious to me. No two days are alike.

I don't know what tomorrow holds. I can only take care of today.

Gennee

:)

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Originally Posted by Gennee (Post 72457)

I can't do anything about yesterday because it's gone. Today I began with a clean slate. How I choose to use it is up to me. God gives us all the same amount of hours. I have discovered how precious each day is. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to me.

I don't know what tomorrow holds. I can only take care of today.

Gennee

This reminds me of that tune with the lyrics:

The best of times is now.
What's left of Summer
But a faded rose?

The best of times is now.
As for tomorrow,
Well, who knows?

So hold this moment fast,
And live and love
As hard as you know how.

And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now.

Now, not some forgotten yesterday.
Now, tomorrow is too far away.

So hold this moment fast,
And live and love
As hard as you know how.

And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now.

Rick

Very poignant tune,Rick.

Gennee

:)

Psalm 118 is the Psalm that is read or sung at Easter services. It is a wonderful expression of the wonder of the resurrection and the wonder of life.

It is a great verse to apply to our personal lives as well. We are a people of joy who have been redeemed by our Lord.

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Originally Posted by Gennee (Post 72457)

Genee,

This might seem like a digression, but, for me anyways, it isn't, so please bear with me.

Yesterday I led a class on "Locating God." It wasn't about religion, per se, but about exploring how/where we find a connection to God. One of the handouts I used was from the Quaker perspective about the the Presence of God.

Here are Thomas R. Kelly's words from Testament of Devotion (1941):

Quote:

... we no longer live merely in time but we live also in the Eternal. The world of time is no longer the sole reality of which we are aware. A second reality hovers, quickens, quivers, stirs, energizes us, breaks in upon us and in love embraces us, together with all things, within himself. We live our lives at two levels simultaneously, the level of time and the level of the Timeless. …
The experience of Divine Presence changes all this familiar picture. There come times when the Presence steals upon us, all unexpected, not the product of agonized effort, as we live in a new dimension of life. …
In the immediate experience of the Presence, the Now is no mere nodal point between the past and the future. It is the seat and region of the Divine Presence itself. …

The Friends offer another way to actualize this verse:

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:24

Each Day A Blessing

I think these are words worthy of each days consideration...how willing we are for some days to be done...instead of listening and learning its wisdom. Very very thoughtful write.

S.

Each Day A Blessing

Ive been spending the equivalent of 4 hours, inbetween mornings and evenings each day. I dont find it that big of a deal. Im happy, but I know how important it is to step away, from the computer at a given moment. What about yourselfs? Does that bother you?

It's good to step away from some things for a while. The batteries may need recharging. Sometimes you hit a dry patch in your life. When I do I find and realize that there are other facets of my life.

Gennee