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Feeling blessed today and just wanted to share a favorite scripture passage.
No agenda or purpose - just sharing an uplifting verse - maybe it will uplift you as well 🙂

Luke 1: 26 - 38​

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?”
35 And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
 
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration!

When I read it, the last two verses struck me the most.

37 For with God nothing will be impossible."
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

You know what this made me think of? I thought of the time where it said Jesus couldn’t do many miracles in a town because of their lack of faith in Matt 13:58. Well, here we have the opposite. In Mary, we have perfect receptivity and faith, and nothing is impossible.

No faith, Jesus can’t even work miracles through them.

So faith enables God to work miracles through us.

Alan
 
Prairie_Rose said:
Feeling blessed today and just wanted to share a favorite scripture passage.
No agenda or purpose - just sharing an uplifting verse - maybe it will uplift you as well 🙂

Luke 1: 26 - 38​

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?”
35 And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
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Thank you very much for sharing this passage about the Annunciation. It is one of my favorites too. It is very beautiful.

 
Psalm 86 gives me much peace whenever I am under severe attacks from others.
I believe it gives God much glory to defend those who trust Him and look to Him for deliverance.

I will praise you with all my heart,
and glorify your name forever, Lord my God.
Your love to me has been great;
you have saved me from the depths of the grave.

O God, the arrogant have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
to you they pay no heed.

But you,God of mercy and compassion, slow to anger, O Lord,
abounding in love and truth, turn and take pity on me.
O give your strength to your servant;
save the son of your handmaid.

Give me a sign of your favor,
that my enemies see, to their shame,
that you console me and give me your help.
 
Sirach2 said:
Psalm 86 gives me much peace whenever I am under severe attacks from others.
I believe it gives God much glory to defend those who trust Him and look to Him for deliverance.

I will praise you with all my heart,
and glorify your name forever, Lord my God.
Your love to me has been great;
you have saved me from the depths of the grave.

O God, the arrogant have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
to you they pay no heed.

But you,God of mercy and compassion, slow to anger, O Lord,
abounding in love and truth, turn and take pity on me.
O give your strength to your servant;
save the son of your handmaid.

Give me a sign of your favor,
that my enemies see, to their shame,
that you console me and give me your help.
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This is a very uplifting scripture as well 🙂 Thanks for sharing! I just felt like posting something good for us, for a change. So many threads are about trouble & strife, etc…

I welcome anyone with a favorite passage or verse to share it today!
 
This is another all time favorite from the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 2

My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding —
indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
 
Prairie_Rose said:
Feeling blessed today and just wanted to share a favorite scripture passage.
No agenda or purpose - just sharing an uplifting verse - maybe it will uplift you as well 🙂

Luke 1: 26 - 38​

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?”
35 And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
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Thank you for sharing. Beautiful.

And, how appropriate for today is the Feast Day of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Nelka said:
I’m glad someone is as I had an awful day at work.
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Hello Nelka, I’m sure sorry you’ve had a bad day at work - I have them too! The trick is not to let it turn into a bad WEEK!!

Would you like to talk about it?? There’s nothing worse than feeling like no one cares.
I know I’m a complete stranger, but I’ll listen…
 
Prairie_Rose said:
Hello Nelka, I’m sure sorry you’ve had a bad day at work - I have them too! The trick is not to let it turn into a bad WEEK!!

Would you like to talk about it?? There’s nothing worse than feeling like no one cares.
I know I’m a complete stranger, but I’ll listen…
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Our manager wants to cull four people from our small department, he took four of us (me included) and stood us against the wall in front of everyone to prove a point.

30 minutes we were told to stay there and he wanted another hour but I walked off and confronted him instead.

Any day now four of us will get our marching orders, probably the four that have been their the shortest, I am in that four.

Employees rights do not exist in this place, even the biggest union in the country gets beaten everytime by this foul company.

Thanks.

Why he is still manager is anyone’s guess, our site is losing £30,000 per day!
 
Nelka said:
Our manager wants to cull four people from our small department, he took four of us (me included) and stood us against the wall in front of everyone to prove a point.

30 minutes we were told to stay there and he wanted another hour but I walked off and confronted him instead.

Any day now four of us will get our marching orders, probably the four that have been their the shortest, I am in that four.

Employees rights do not exist in this place, even the biggest union in the country gets beaten everytime by this foul company.

Thanks.

Why he is still manager is anyone’s guess, our site is losing £30,000 per day!
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Dang, that IS a bad day - I’d say you have every right to be upset. I know the job shortage is everywhere…and finding another job will most likely be hard, but with that kind of manager, it can’t be very rewarding to work there in the first place!!! Although sometimes the only reward in some jobs is the paycheck - been there & done that.
And if your site loses that kind of money per day, how long can the entire company even stay in business???

All I can say is starting looking for another job so that if the worst does happen, you’ll have a head start on new employment opportunities. Wishing you luck!!

~~Prairie Rose
 
Prairie_Rose said:
Dang, that IS a bad day - I’d say you have every right to be upset. I know the job shortage is everywhere…and finding another job will most likely be hard, but with that kind of manager, it can’t be very rewarding to work there in the first place!!! Although sometimes the only reward in some jobs is the paycheck - been there & done that.
And if your site loses that kind of money per day, how long can the entire company even stay in business???

All I can say is starting looking for another job so that if the worst does happen, you’ll have a head start on new employment opportunities. Wishing you luck!!

~~Prairie Rose
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Thanks.

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**2 Corinthians 4:16-18

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.**
 
Prairie_Rose said:
**2 Corinthians 4:16-18

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.**
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This is totally awesome! I love the part about inner self being constantly renewed! :heaven:

Thank you! :tiphat:

Alan
 
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