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[W2L]

I too am frustrated that 90 percent of my time here seems to be in response to attacks on Catholicism!

So let's focus on what we share, or how we should be, not how we differ

Here is A favourite of mine: st Francis prayer:
What do all you think?

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

I have found blessing in this scripture, in my life.


2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

 

[Hearingheart]

I too am frustrated that 90 percent of my time here seems to be in response to attacks on Catholicism!

So let's focus on what we share, or how we should be, not how we differ

Here is A favourite of mine: st Francis prayer:
What do all you think? How do we measure up to this?

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Love this! This was one of my mom's favorites and it hung on our wall when I was growing up.

 

[Hearingheart]

I have found blessing in this scripture, in my life.


2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I would not have understood this when I was younger the way I do now. To God be the glory! May my life be lived in such a way that others may see God through me.

 

[brinny]

I too am frustrated that 90 percent of my time here seems to be in response to attacks on Catholicism!

So let's focus on what we share, or how we should be, not how we differ

Here is A favourite of mine: st Francis prayer:
What do all you think? How do we measure up to this?

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Reminds me of this:

 

[Doug Melven]

Reminds me of this:

What instrument was the Indian playing. I really enjoyed it.

 

[brinny]

What instrument was the Indian playing. I really enjoyed it.

I don't know, but i love it too.

 

[Pilgrim]

 

[Hearingheart]

What instrument was the Indian playing. I really enjoyed it.

it's a wood flute

 

[Hearingheart]

Reminds me of this:

Wow, this is beautiful! Thank you.

 

[brinny]

it's a wood flute

Thank you. What a beautiful instrument.

 

[brinny]

Wow, this is beautiful! Thank you.

Thank you, i love it too

 

[Doug Melven]

it's a wood flute

Thank you. It sounded like a flute, but I have never seen a flute that large before.

 

[Pilgrim]

 

[brinny]

Thank you. It sounded like a flute, but I have never seen a flute that large before.

Thank you for posting this. Beautiful flutes. i will be checking out his website. He's very gifted.

 

[Hearingheart]

Thank you. It sounded like a flute, but I have never seen a flute that large before.

Yes, there are many sizes. I have a flute that has a drone attached, one side has the holes and the other side has one sound. You can play both sides together or just one

 

[Hearingheart]

In my tiredness, I will bless you, O God
In times of fear and doubt, I will bless you, O God
I trust you, Lord, for You have proven that You are God
My soul delights in spending time with You
In knowing Your love and waiting on You
I thank You for your shelter and protection
No matter what I face, I know that You are with me.

 

[dreadnought]

I would like to see deeper fellowship get more traffic than it usually does. This is a great forum that we can all enjoy. The Church in acts met daily for fellowship. Would you join me every day, in this thread, to fellowship together? You could share a psalm, song, scripture, or whatever seems edifying.

I've learned that when we behave ourselves, things go much better. I find it irritating when religious leaders, in an apparent attempt to make themselves popular, will belittle the Lord's commandments.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Yes, there are many sizes. I have a flute that has a drone attached, one side has the holes and the other side has one sound. You can play both sides together or just one

In Latin America there is a similar flute, called a quena. Simon and Garfunkel were influenced by this kind of music.

 

[faroukfarouk]

In my tiredness, I will bless you, O God
In times of fear and doubt, I will bless you, O God
I trust you, Lord, for You have proven that You are God
My soul delights in spending time with You
In knowing Your love and waiting on You
I thank You for your shelter and protection
No matter what I face, I know that You are with me.

Sounds like a good paraphrase of the sentiment from a number of Psalms.

 

[W2L]

I've learned that when we behave ourselves, things go much better. I find it irritating when religious leaders, in an apparent attempt to make themselves popular, will belittle the Lord's commandments.

I wouldnt like that either.