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11/08

God comforts us... that we may be able t comfort others with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:4

We we suffer, let us remember that God will bring comfort to us through His Word, by the Holy Spirit, and through fellow believers, God does not comfort us so that we'll be comfortable, we are comforted by God so that we might be comforters.

WHEN GOD PERMITS TRIALS, HE ALSO PROVIDES COMFORT.

11/13

Jesus said to him, "follow me"
luke 5:27

When Jesus called His disciples to follow Him, He meant yhat He would do the leading and directing, they would do the following. Like the diciples we must give up our will, obey Him, and choose to "lose" our lives to Him

Without too much thought, this might sound simple. But in reality, it is impossible to do on our own. Only by choosing each day to let go of our own plans and by trusting the Holy Spirit's leading can we cooperate with His work in us.

TO LEAD OTHERS TO JESUS, YOU MUST FIRST LEARN TO FOLLOW HIM

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11/16

thomas answered and said to Him "My Lord and my God"
john 20:28

THERE CAN BE TIMES WHEN OUR MINDS ARE IN DOUBT,
TIMES WHEN WE ASK WHAT OUR FAITH IS ABOUT
BUT WE CAN BELIEVE HIM, WE KNOW THAT HE CARES
OUR GOD IS REAL, AS THE BIBLE DECLARES

A CHILD OF GOD IS ALWAYS WELCOMED HOME...

11/17
Feeling healthy
“We are coming to understand health not as the absence of dis-ease, but rather as the process by which individuals maintain their sense of coherence and ability to function in the face of changes in themselves and their relationships with their environment.” ~ Aaron Antonovsky

Buddhism teaches ‘us’ to see the divine body behind the physical body. In order words, we have a visible body and an invisible body. The visible body is physical matter, and the invisible body is consciousness. Consciousness is formed out of our thoughts and feelings and the source of our thoughts and feelings are both human experiences and divine revelation.

Our physical habits, emotional feelings, and spiritual beliefs manifest our health. Thus, good health calls us to attend to all of these levels. Taking care of the soul is a way of tending to the body, and tending to the body is a way of taking care of the soul. They are interconnected, so when they align, we feel good.

A Buddhist saying reflects this understanding: “You will know you are enlightened when you eat when you are hungry, you sleep when you are tired, you drink when you are thirsty, and you work when you feel like it.” Being in touch with our true spiritual nature, we thrive in an easy, natural way, trusting it all works perfectly.

Today, let us try one of these suggestions and see how it feels. And as another Buddhist proverb suggests, “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.”

Floating on a stream of unconditional thankfulness, my spirit and body align as one magnificent beloved presence. When they speak, I listen, and when I listen, they thrive. As they thrive, my soul evolves, my wisdom grows, and joy expands!

11/20

refresher:

THE 1O COMMANDMENTS...

And God spoke all these words saying "I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, OUT OF BONDAGE"

1. THOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME.

2. THOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF ANY GRAVEN IMAGES

3. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE LORD NAME IN VAIN

4. REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY

5. HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.

6. THALL SHALT NOT KILL.

7. THALL SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY

8. THOU SHALL NOT STEAL

9. THOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS

10.THOU SHALL NOT COVET..