Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
| 12 | Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, |
| 13 | forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. |
| 14 | And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |
| 15 | And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. |
| 16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. |
| 17 | And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
2 Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
12 so that all men may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
20Looking at his disciples, he said:
"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
24"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
When the Lord commanded us to be vigilant, he meant vigilance in both parts of man: in the body, against the tendency to sleep; in the soul, against lethargy and timidity. As Scripture says: Wake up, you just, and I have risen, and am still with you; and again, Do not lose heart.
St Ephrem
In Berlin's Olympic Stadium the crowd roared at the spectacle they had just witnessed. Beijing was special, three Olympic gold medals and three world records, but to again break the world record in the sport's most feted distance, this was something truly spectacular. Asafa Powell finished in third place, he did extremely well too.
As Bolt said, "I can definitely say it's the best feeling ever." Certainly, after what we had just seen, we felt the same way too!
Congratulations to our Jamaican TEAM!!!
be courteous to your
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
1. Stop trying. This isn’t about trying, doing, wishing or hoping. It’s about BEING, TRUSTING, BELIEVING. Sometimes it is difficult to BE when you are caught up in wanting.
2. Take some time off. Give yourself a break. Decide that for the next week, or month, or three months you are going to take your attention off of what it may be that is bothering you completely, and focus on having as much fun as possible. I recently decided to take off the entire summer from worrying. I even wrote a vow for myself:
This summer I will take time everyday to really enjoy the season. I will consciously take more time to appreciate the sun, the beautiful trees, flowers and plants which I truly love, the warm breezes, the freshest produce, the beach!!! Everything and remember to wear your sunscreen, please!!!! Most importantly, I am giving up WORRYING. My heart is open, loving, carefree and I am SMILING AND LAUGHING, A LOT
3. Stop judging yourself, stop being hard on yourself, and the process and give yourself the love and attention you truly deserve.
4. Surrender to Divine Timing.
5. Spend some time meditating, in silence, or observing nature or ideally all three. Think about this-like sitting by the beach and listening to the waves splashing on the shore or whatever pleases you.
6. Create a summer project. Choose one person in your life that could benefit from your attention and shower them with all your love, appreciation and gratitude. LOVE THEM!!!!
Remember to breathe and nourish your soul this summer. Often the key to manifesting all that you desire is to completely surrender and trust in God and know that all is already yours. THIS IS VERY TRUE!!
have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.
“But my hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty,
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. Won't you help to sing the songs of freedom?”
Bob Marley quote
