Who has a request or praise to share today?
Psalm 149:1-5
1 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Wandering Views 
I just ask for your prayers today. I will remember you in mine.
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Prayer for me today, as I attempt to be at peace with fellow Christians, who, I believe, did not adhere to Scripture in their involvement in recent issues. Thanks.
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Prayers for Forrest’s safety, & a peaceful resolution to some “drama” today, between Emily & R. (Details to be written on Our Daily Thread in a while.)
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I read your post on Our Daily Thread, Karen, and am praying for safety for all of you.
Mumsee and Kim, prayers for both of you, also.
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Mumsee, I know it is wrong of me but somehow I have a harder time forgiving a “fellow” Christian than I do the “general population”.
I still have not found it in my to forgive the man who brought about my job loss. I know I need to but…I prefer to put him out of my mind.
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A friend of mine shared this quote on FB this morning – it may apply to much here: “That feeling of hurt you can’t quite shake is the perfect space for grace to grow. ” Lysa Terkeust, author
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Kare, while I appreciate the sentiment I am just not there yet. I won’t take any action to cause him any harm in any way to his job or anything else. To me he will simply cease to exist. One day I will wake up and realize that somewhere along the lines I have forgiven him.
Only last week did I take another step in forgiving my mother for the damage she caused through her alcohohism.
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Kare….that is a beautiful quote…and I note that it is a perfect space for grace to “grow”….it doesn’t pop up all pretty and beautiful right away….you plant it…let it settle in…fertilize it with God’s word….water it with your tears…and watch Him grow it into something beautiful….and He smiles all the while at the growth of His child in grace…..
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I appreciate this discussion on forgiveness. I’ve been thinking about that subject lately, realizing how very little I really know about it, practically speaking. I guess I’ve just always swallowed up offenses, eventually getting over my anger without saying “I forgive you”, (and not ever asking for forgiveness when I was the one causing the offense).
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Kare, thanks, that is where I am headed.
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And that is why I hang out with all of you. You are better at that than I am and I am learning from you…
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Kim, yu mentioned yesterday that your mother said shw would let someone cut her heart out for you, but wouldn’t give up her bottle of booze.
I can’t speak from experience because I’ve never had an addiction, but the addict can’t help it. She couldn’t control her need for the booze. Addicts are slaves to the addiction. It takes more than will power to overcome it. Some event, Christian conversion often does it, but not always, And some event other than conversion cures others. It wasn’t that she loved her booze more than she loved you. She couldn’t help it.
My point is, she meant every word she said.
BTW, nobody here is better than you. We are all about the best we can be in our world.
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