Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, May and June, 2020

April 1, 2020 | Meg33; The Mayor, Trisham, JustAmy

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You Betcha!

Happy Red Friday To All My Dear FRiends!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! Have a great Friday! 😀

[luvie]

You too...and a wonderful weekend!

[MEG33]

My niece was here all week and we had our first visit
since February. We both have been so isolated and
this was a real treat. We loved it. It was safe for us
because neither of us has been out and about and
exposed to the virus.
I thank God for this wonderful visit !
*HUGS*

[luvie]

How lovely that your niece came for a visit. I know you enjoyed every moment.

[TheConservativeParty]

How great to get to visit with your niece! I have not seen my dear auntie since November. Her senior apartment complex is still using safety measures, but is now allowing some visitors. When I get a weekend off, I would like to drive "up north" to see her. 🌼🌺🌸

[The Mayor]

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June 27

Love Passed Down

Bible in a Year:

• Job 8–10
• Acts 8:26–40

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and . . . now lives in you.

2 Timothy 1:5

My daughter has become fascinated with Nancy Drew. In the last three weeks, she’s read at least a dozen of the novels featuring the girl sleuth. She comes by her love of detective stories honestly: I loved Nancy Drew too, and the blue-bound copies that my mom read in the 1960s still line a shelf in her house.

Seeing this affection passed down makes me wonder what else I’m passing down. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul wrote that when he thought of Timothy, he was reminded of the “sincere faith” that lived in Timothy’s grandmother and mother. I hope that along with her love of mysteries, my daughter is also inheriting faith—that she will “serve” as her grandparents have, that she will pray, and that she will hold on “to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 1:1).

I also see hope here for those who don’t have parents or grandparents who know Jesus. Though Timothy’s father isn’t mentioned, Paul calls Timothy his “dear son” (v. 2). Those who don’t have families to pass down faith can still find parents and grandparents in the church—people who will help us figure out how to live a “holy life” (v. 9), and to embrace the gifts God has given us of “power, love and self-discipline” (v. 7). Truly, we all have a beautiful inheritance.

By:  Amy Peterson Reflect & Pray

What are some things you’ve learned from fathers or mothers in the faith? How are you working to pass down a legacy of faith to your children or those in your church?

Heavenly Father, thank You for saving me by grace through faith in Jesus. Help me to pass down to the next generation the gifts I’ve received and the truth of the gospel.

[luvie]

Happy Lazy Caturday!

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Happy Cat/Dogurday!

Have a beautiful Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[MEG33]

*Happy Caturday To Amy's Place*

Have A Relaxing Day!
*HUGS*

[luvie]

I am totally that kitty! LOL

[luvie]

I wish I looked as good in a hat as that cutie does!

[luvie]

Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Gaither Vocal Band~Heaven's Joy Awaits

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

[MEG33]

Sunday Blessings To Amy's Place

Jude 2. Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

I Wish You A Beautiful Lord's Day

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Blessed Summer Sunday To You!

Have A Beautiful Day!

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[The Mayor]

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June 28

Redemption’s Hope

Bible in a Year:

• Job 11–13
• Acts 9:1–21

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Acts 2:21

The man seemed beyond redemption. His crimes included eight shootings (killing six) and starting nearly 1,500 fires that terrorized New York City in the 1970s. He left letters at his crime scenes taunting the police, and he was eventually apprehended and given consecutive sentences of twenty-five years to life for each murder.

Yet God reached down to this man. Today he is a believer in Christ who spends time daily in the Scriptures, has expressed deep regret to his victims’ families, and continues to pray for them. Although imprisoned for more than four decades, this man who seemed beyond redemption finds hope in God and claims, “My freedom is found in one word: Jesus.”

Scripture tells of another unlikely conversion. Before he met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, Saul (who later became the apostle Paul) was “breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples” (Acts 9:1). Yet Paul’s heart and life were transformed by Jesus (vv. 17–18), and he became one of the most powerful witnesses for Him in history. The man who once plotted the death of Christians devoted his life to spreading the hope of the gospel.

Redemption is always a miraculous work of God. Some stories are more dramatic, but the underlying truth remains the same: None of us deserve His forgiveness, yet Jesus is a powerful Savior! He “[saves] completely those who come to God through him” (Hebrews 7:25).

By:  James Banks Reflect & Pray

Do you know someone who seems like a “tough case” for redemption? Nothing is too hard for God! Bring that person before Him in prayer.

Dear Jesus, thank You for loving us so much You died to bring us into a relationship with You.

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June 29

Simply Ask

Bible in a Year:

• Job 14–16
• Acts 9:22–43

Before they call I will answer.

Isaiah 65:24

Her doctor said her detached retinas couldn’t be repaired. But after living without sight for fifteen years—learning Braille, and using a cane and service dog—a Montana woman’s life changed when her husband asked another eye doctor a simple question: could she be helped? The answer was yes. As the doctor discovered, the woman had a common eye condition, cataracts, which the doctor removed from her right eye. When the eye patch came off the next day, her vision was 20/20. A second surgery for her left eye met with equal success.

A simple question also changed the life of Naaman, a powerful military man with leprosy. But Naaman raged arrogantly at the prophet Elisha’s instructions to “wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored” (2 Kings 5:10). Naaman’s servants, however, asked the military leader a simple question: “If the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it?” (v. 13). Persuaded, Naaman washed “and his flesh was restored and became clean” (v. 14).

In our lives, sometimes we struggle with a problem because we won’t ask God. Will You help? Should I go? Will You lead? He doesn’t require complicated questions from us to help. “Before they call I will answer,” God promised His people (Isaiah 65:24). So today, simply ask Him.

By:  Patricia Raybon Reflect & Pray

How complex are your prayer requests? What life problem can you offer to God in a simple prayer?

Dear heavenly Father, when life feels complicated and difficult, thank You for Your promise to hear even my simple prayers.

[luvie]

Happy Lazy Monday!

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Happy Rainy Monday.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS