Showing posts with label Sunday Sermon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunday Sermon. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit

MQTlogoa1500x500 Thought For Today… (the Ultimate Question)

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Timor dei initium sapiente……………………..

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“In a letter of November 19, 1960, Jung explains the inscription:

By the way, you seek the enigmatic oracle Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit in vain in Delphi: it is cut in stone over the door of my house in Kusnacht near Zurich and otherwise found in Erasmus's collection of Adagia (XVIth cent.). [Jung had acquired a copy of the 1563 edition of Erasmus's Collectaneas adagiorum, a compilation of analects from classical authors, when he was 19 years old.] It says: yes, the god will be on the spot, but in what form and to what purpose? I have put the inscription there to remind my patients and myself: Timor dei initium sapiente ["The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."] Here another not less important road begins, not the approach to "Christianity" but to God himself and this seems to be the ultimate question.”

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Saturday, May 02, 2015

“The Stairs” in the Hocking Hills of Ohio

MQTlogoa For a Spiritual start to the day “The Stairs” by T.D. Garrison and a couple photos of mine taken in the Hocking Hills of Ohio.

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Oh long and dark the stairs I trod,
with stumbling feet to find my God,
Gaining a foothold bit by bit
Then slipping back and losing it.

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There came a certain time when I
Loosened my hold and fell thereby,
Down to the lowest step my fall
As if I had not climbed at all.

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And as I lay despairing there,
there came a footfall on the stairs
And 'lo' when hope had ceased to be
My God came down the stairs to me.

jtf1 Hope everyone has a great day. Linda and I certainly enjoyed hiking in The Hocking Hills of Ohio.

 

Monday, September 22, 2014

The One Minute Prayer Primer..at My Quality Time

MQTlogoa A Quality Time Inspirational story about “learning to pray.” A big thanks to Tom K. for the email… I had these photos of chairs in a tree and had been wanting to use them in a post. Hope you enjoy the story and if you do.. feel free to share.

Bookmark and Share A man's daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. The priest assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.

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"I guess you were expecting me," he said. "No, who are you?" "I'm the new associate at your local church," the pastor replied."When I saw the empty chair, I figured you knew I was going to show up." "Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?"

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Puzzled, the pastor shut the door. "I've never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man. "But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it always went right over my head.."

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"I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one day about four years ago my best friend said to me, 'Joe, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with God. Here's what I suggest. Sit down on a chair, place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see God on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I'll be with you always.' Then just speak to him and listen in the same way you're doing with me right now." "So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful, though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm."

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The pastor was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old guy to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, and returned to the church. Two nights later the daughter called to tell the pastor that her daddy had died that afternoon. "Did he seem to die in peace?" he asked. "Yes, when I left the house around two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me one of his corny jokes, and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange, In fact, beyond strange-kind of weird.

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Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on a chair beside the bed." -Author Unknown

There is also the “TIME OUT” CHAIR

lindaschair and sometimes that is where I have to put Linda LOL..Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

MQTlogoa A Quality Time Inspirational story about “learning to pray.”

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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Sunday Sermon at My Quality Time

MQTlogoa A passage from “My Utmost For His Highest” by Oswald Chambers.

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JesusQUESTION & ANSWER TIME:::::::::::

Q.. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?

A.. Ruthless.

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Q. What do they call pastors in Germany ?

A.. German Shepherds.

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Q.. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?

A.. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

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Q.. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?

A.. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

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Q... Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?

A.. Samson. He brought the house down.

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Q. Which Bible character had no parents?

A.. Joshua, son of Nun.

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and last but not least

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Q.. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark ?

A.. Because Noah was standing on the deck.

MQTlogoa Sunday Sermon at My Quality Time..A passage from “My Utmost For His Highest” by Oswald Chambers.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Yosemite,Meditation,Prayer

SUNDAY SERMON AT MY QUALITY TIME

Spectacular Photography in Yosemite

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( I really enjoyed this )

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SERENITY PRAYER, PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS, FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

jtf If you could keep my friend John H. in your prayers I would appreciate it…

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SUNDAY SERMON AT MY QUALITY TIME

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Thought For Today from Historic Colonial Williamsburg

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jtf The photo above was taken at Bruton Parish Church, located in the heart of historic Colonial Williamsburg. Notice the “sounding board” above the pulpit. 

MQTlogoa  A Quality Time Sunday Sermon…..