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SCRIPTUREProverbs 12:25"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad."REFLECTIONGerryMUSICPiano InstrumentalPrayer of St. Francis InstrumentalCONCERT FRIDAY"Joy of the Lord" by Rend CollectiveIn the dead of night, I'll lift my eyesI'll lift my eyes to YouThough the waters rise, I'll lift my eyesI'll lift my eyes to YouWhile there's hope in this heartI will praise You LordThe joy of the Lord is my strengthThe joy of the Lord is my strengthIn the darkness I'll danceIn the shadows I'll singThe joy of the Lord is my strengthWhen I cannot see You with my eyesLet faith arise to YouWhen I cannot feel Your hand in mineLet faith arise to YouGod of mercy and loveI will praise You Lord

In our latest episode of On the Brink with Andi Simon, we had the pleasure of hosting Lisen Stromberg, an award-winning author, speaker, and expert on leadership transformation. We delved into her groundbreaking new book, "Intentional Power," and explored the seismic shift in business leadership in the U.S. Written with two other amazing leadership experts, JeanAnn Nichols, and Corey Jones, with extensive research into the changes taking place in our society today, this is generationally-driven change in how people lead and follow. Intentional Power is about changing our minds about how to lead, guide, facilitate, enable (all different words about leadership) others get to where they and we need to go. Lisen's extensive leadership background and commitment to fostering meaningful change shine through in her work. With a wealth of experience spanning corporate roles, entrepreneurship, and advocacy, she has become a leading voice in redefining effective Leadership in today's dynamic business environment. She watches intentional leaders thrive, mobilizing the next generation of our workforce to aspire to higher purpose and profits. The Move to Intentional Power: the HEART®  Model The major drivers of these changes come from the way people value the actions of others. Lisen's research found that leaders using Intentional Power do several things exceptionally well. They offer a new model of leadership, the HEARTI® model, built on six core competencies: Humility, Empathy, Accountability, Resiliency, Transparency, and Inclusivity. During our conversation, Lisen highlighted a significant transformation in leadership styles. Traditional command-and-control hierarchies are giving way to more collaborative, facilitative, and supportive management approaches. This shift is not just a trend but a necessary evolution as today's workforce seeks more than just power and results. Employees are looking for significance, purpose, and meaning in their work. Most importantly, business is moving from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism. Our interview with Lisen Stromberg is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of Leadership. Her insights offer a compelling roadmap for leaders seeking to impact their organizations positively and beyond. Please tune in to On the Brink with Andi Simon to hear more about Lisen's journey and her vision for a more inclusive and purpose-driven approach to Leadership. If you prefer to watch the On the Brink with Andi Simon Podcast, you can find Lisen Stromberg's video here: Thanks for joining us. Watch our other podcasts on https://www.simonassociates.net/category/podcast/

https://youtu.be/qucZB5KV4BY Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. We discuss the Hearti Framework and strategies for improving people's skills and how to revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership, showcasing innovative approaches to enhancing organizational culture. --- Build HEARTI Leadership with Corey Jones Our is Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. Corey, welcome to the show. Thank you, Steve. Very nice to be here. It's nice to have you. I really wonder, you know, what does it take to get into cultural assessments and consulting and become an entrepreneur in that space? What attracted you to it? Oh, great question. And I guess like most founders and business leaders, my path is winding. There was no, when I, you know, left school, I wasn't thinking, I want to start a culture consulting company or a leadership development company. I started as a creative. I worked in advertising for over two decades, creating videos, creating advertisements, connecting with audiences in different ways for brands. Brands that you've probably never heard of and a few that you probably have. And moved into as an executive creative director. And in all of that journey, that career pathing, I saw how other people led. I remembered how I was treated and how I felt along the way and had a lot of lessons learned. And there was a lot of common experiences with myself and some of my peers in the corporate environment. And my goal in 2019 when I left corporate America was to leave it better than I found it. So, I found that the best way to do that was to focus on leadership. And so my remit for myself, my passion was how to define modern leadership or leadership for the 21st century because I felt it was lacking. A lot of people were burned out. A lot of people were disillusioned with what leadership and what companies, how they were being treated. And then COVID happened. We had COVID, we had a lot of upheaval, racial strife with some murders in the US of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd and Breonna Taylor among others. And there was a lot of introspection and reflective thoughts for in the corporate community of how we can be better, how we can do better. So it was right on time, it synced with my focus on leadership. And so, my whole focus again, is like I said, is to lead the corporate environment better than I found it and to focus on leadership. And how we did that as we started talking to other leaders, leaning on our own experiences, talking to organizational behavioral experts and specialists, DEI consultants, other leaders, HR professionals. And what kept rising to the top were the six essential skills, and it was humility, empathy, accountability, resiliency, transparency, and inclusivity. We put all of those together, and it really resonated with them and resonated with us. And sorry, this is what you call the HEARTI framework, right? That's right. We call it HEARTI. Humility, empathy, accountability, resiliency, transparency, and inclusivity. Okay, so let's get into it. So why did you pick these six, and is this a particular order that they are in? Is this significant or is it just you have to focus on these six in whatever order? Well, we don't expect everyone to be completely HEARTI in all ways. We have strengths and we have vulnerabilities. What's great about HEARTI is they're pretty approachable. Most people understand what each of those skills mean. When you say humility, people have a general understanding of what that means. And when we talk about humility, it means recognizing your own limitations and understanding that the accomplishments are due to the efforts of the team. It's not just ourselves. It is minimizing arrogance, but it really is understanding where we're limited and where we lean on each other in order to perform better. And I'll go through all the rest of them,

In today's ever-changing work landscape, being adaptable is more important than ever. Corey and his team at PrismWork specialize in helping brands and leaders navigate the complexities of modern leadership, creating inclusive environments where everyone can succeed. Recently taking on his brave new role as CEO, Corey chats with Ryan about how he balances staying connected with his team while handling his endless list of responsibilities. He opens up about the challenge of stepping out of his comfort zone, a journey that ultimately helped him grow. Throughout this conversation, Corey talks about how he is fully embracing every opportunity in front of him with courage. Corey also shares what's behind PrismWork's proprietary HEARTI leadership assessment and stresses the significance of having diverse teams to avoid falling into echo chambers.

Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. We discuss the Hearti Framework and strategies for improving people's skills and how to revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership, showcasing innovative approaches to enhancing organizational culture.   (00:27) Corey's entrepreneurial journey (03:23) The Hearti Framework (09:10) The right balance between empathy and accountability  (13:07) How to improve people's skills (14:52) Revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership (19:14) Parting Thoughts   Links and Resources Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com Connect with Steve on LinkedIn Corey's LinkedIn Hearti Assestement Prismwork readintentionalpower.com

Episode 122 guest is Corey Jones, CEO / Co-founder at Prismwork.com https://www.prismwork.com/ a culture transformation company centered around the HEARTI framework described in the book, "Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills For Triple Bottom Line Impact" https://amzn.to/3vTFMkj co-authored by Corey Jones, with Lisen Stromberg and JeanAnn Nichols. HEARTI offers a new model of leadership built on six core competencies: 1.    Humility 2.    Empathy 3.    Accountability 4.    Resiliency 5.    Transparency 6.    Inclusivity. Intentional power argues that to truly deliver triple bottom line impact - PPP - People Planet Profit - modern leaders must build their HEARTI power skills === CONTACT COREY JONES https://www.prismwork.com/ Use this code: for free access to the HEARTI Leader Quotient report (Value $39 USD). Hurry, this offer available only until mid-March 2024. hello@prismwork.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyjones1/ Resources: "Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills For Triple Bottom Line Impact" < https://amzn.to/3vTFMkj > === CONTACT PODCAST HOST, NINA SUNDAY Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@manageselfleadotherspodcast?sub_confirmation=1   Connect Nina Sunday on LinkedIn HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninasunday/ You can suggest a guest, ask a question, make a comment.   To subscribe to Nina Sunday's personal blog go to https://www.brainpowertraining.com.au/ To register, scroll form at bottom of page.   Nina Sunday's training company website: https://www.brainpowertraining.com.au/signature-programs/ delivering people skills programs face-to-face, Australia-wide on: Leadership, Change, Productivity, Written Communication, Customer Service . . . and more. To visit Nina Sunday's speaker site go to https://ninasunday.com/ You can request a proposal for Nina Sunday to speak at your conference Australia Pacific and globally on either: Psychological Safety, and Psychosocial Hazards To Avoid Rookie Mistakes New Leaders Make Second Curve Thinking: Change Before You Have To Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisen Stromberg is the author of Intentional Power–a modern leaders' guide to responsibly creating and maintaining environments that encourage confidence, creativity, and constructive change where all stakeholders prosper. Lisen is an author, teacher, and consultant who works with companies to create innovative cultures and transformative leadership. In this episode, we talk about the changes we've witnessed in the workplace in the past ten years, the HEARTI method she co-developed to help leaders transform, and what we see as trends companies can embrace to catch up from old work models to meet a modern workforce. https://www.powherredefined.com/https://www.heartiquotient.com/For more, you can follow the show on:Instagram TikTok & Youtube!Produced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My DelivererChorusMy Deliverer is comingMy Deliverer is standing by (2X)Verse 1Joseph took his wife and her childAnd they went to AfricaTo escape the rage of a deadly kingThere along the banks of the NileJesus listened to the songThat the captive children used to singThey were singingVerse 2Through a dry and thirsty landWater from the Kenyon heightsPours itself outOf Lake Sangra's broken heartThere in the Sahara windsJesus heard the whole world cryFor the healing that would flowFrom His own scarsThe world was singingBridgeHe will never break His promiseHe has written it upon the skyBridgeI will never doubt His promiseThough I doubt my heartI doubt my eyesBridgeHe will never break His promiseThough the stars should break faithWith the skyCCLI Song # 2598945Mitch McVicker | Rich Mullins* © 1998 Liturgy Legacy Music (Admin. by CURB | Word Music Publishing)* White Plastic Bag Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)* Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp.)More from Rick Lee JamesSupport Rick Lee James on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rickleejames This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

To Excellence and  KnowledgeThis Week we are looking at the second item on the Peter's menu of supplements  we should be adding to our faith.I mentioned at the end of the episode a daily prayer that I used as a launch pad for my growth in my relationship with Jesus, which came from John Eldredge and his book Wild at HeartI promised a link to this and here it ishttps://wildatheart.org/prayer/daily-prayer-john

Leadership has changed in the last few years, and it can be disorienting for leaders who've subscribed to and succeeded with the old narratives about good leadership. Companies and their leaders need to reframe their cultures to meet the new world of work in the 21st century. It's more than just being nice or being a "cool" boss or giving everyone free lunch. It requires deep and honest self-assessment and a growth mindset to shore up those necessary skills. My guest today, Lisen Stromberg, tells us what skills are required for modern leaders to be successful and how cultures can transform for maximum success. We discuss where existing leadership and culture paradigms came from and how they have changed, what skills modern leaders require for success, outlined in Prismwork's HEARTI model, and Lisen also shares her research project on men and male leaders in the workplace that they are doing in partnership with the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.  Men and male-identifying leaders, you're invited to take the survey linked in the show notes to share your experience. Key Takeaways:The army originally established the tenants of leadership back in the 1940s. That is not what is still needed in the modern business world. Influence has changed, leadership has changed, and it will continue to evolve as well. A failure of leadership that we see all the time is when a leader comes in, they do a great job creating a culture, leave, and then that just all falls away.Many leaders may not have the language, but are already doing the right things to promote equity and allyship in their company, even if they don't know that they are doing so.Culture is a competitive advantage that is hard to replicate.  "Culture is the competitive advantage. If you don't know how your culture is operating, and don't have a North Star of where you want to go, you're not going to win. You're going to lose in the war for talent, profits, investors…in the war for all." —  Lisen Stromberg About Lisen Stromberg, CEO and Co-founder, Prismwork Lisen Stromberg is CEO and Co-Founder of PrismWork, a culture transformation and leadership development consultancy. She is a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader on the future of work. Her book, Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, covers how highly achieving women have navigated the work/life integration issue by crafting nonlinear careers.Connect with Lisen StrombergPrismWork: https://prismwork.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/LisenStrombergLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisenstromberg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisenstromberg/References MentionedMen and male-identifying knowledge workers, any level: Please take Prismwork's and W. K. Kellogg Foundation's research survey on men in the workplace. Your input is invaluable to the research: www.menatworkresearch.comPrimswork's HEARTI Quotient inclusive leadership assessment for the 21st Century: HEARTI stands for Humility, EMPATHY, Accountability, Resiliency, Transparency, and Inclusivity. It is built on assessments with hundreds of leaders across numerous industries as well as extensive research on modern leadership competencies. Re:Work, Understand Team Effectiveness. Info on Google's Project Aristotle. What is Psychological Safety? Google's checklist to ensure psychological safety Josh Lev: The Top Global Expert for Modern Dads at WorkRebecca Friese The Empathy Edge interview: How to Build a Good CultureJosh Levine The Empathy Edge interview: Building an Empathetic CultureSusan Hunt Stevens, The Empathy Edge interview: The ROI of Psychological Safety  Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Leadership has changed in the last few years, and it can be disorienting for leaders who've subscribed to and succeeded with the old narratives about good leadership. Companies and their leaders need to reframe their cultures to meet the new world of work in the 21st century. It's more than just being nice or being a "cool" boss or giving everyone free lunch. It requires deep and honest self-assessment and a growth mindset to shore up those necessary skills. My guest today, Lisen Stromberg, tells us what skills are required for modern leaders to be successful and how cultures can transform for maximum success. We discuss where existing leadership and culture paradigms came from and how they have changed, what skills modern leaders require for success, outlined in Prismwork's HEARTI model, and Lisen also shares her research project on men and male leaders in the workplace that they are doing in partnership with the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.  Men and male-identifying leaders, you're invited to take the survey linked in the show notes to share your experience. Key Takeaways:The army originally established the tenants of leadership back in the 1940s. That is not what is still needed in the modern business world. Influence has changed, leadership has changed, and it will continue to evolve as well. A failure of leadership that we see all the time is when a leader comes in, they do a great job creating a culture, leave, and then that just all falls away.Many leaders may not have the language, but are already doing the right things to promote equity and allyship in their company, even if they don't know that they are doing so.Culture is a competitive advantage that is hard to replicate.  "Culture is the competitive advantage. If you don't know how your culture is operating, and don't have a North Star of where you want to go, you're not going to win. You're going to lose in the war for talent, profits, investors…in the war for all." —  Lisen Stromberg About Lisen Stromberg, CEO and Co-founder, Prismwork Lisen Stromberg is CEO and Co-Founder of PrismWork, a culture transformation and leadership development consultancy. She is a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader on the future of work. Her book, Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, covers how highly achieving women have navigated the work/life integration issue by crafting nonlinear careers.Connect with Lisen StrombergPrismWork: https://prismwork.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/LisenStrombergLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisenstromberg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisenstromberg/References MentionedMen and male-identifying knowledge workers, any level: Please take Prismwork's and W. K. Kellogg Foundation's research survey on men in the workplace. Your input is invaluable to the research: www.menatworkresearch.comPrimswork's HEARTI Quotient inclusive leadership assessment for the 21st Century: HEARTI stands for Humility, EMPATHY, Accountability, Resiliency, Transparency, and Inclusivity. It is built on assessments with hundreds of leaders across numerous industries as well as extensive research on modern leadership competencies. Re:Work, Understand Team Effectiveness. Info on Google's Project Aristotle. What is Psychological Safety? Google's checklist to ensure psychological safety Josh Lev: The Top Global Expert for Modern Dads at WorkRebecca Friese The Empathy Edge interview: How to Build a Good CultureJosh Levine The Empathy Edge interview: Building an Empathetic CultureSusan Hunt Stevens, The Empathy Edge interview: The ROI of Psychological Safety  Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

This is one power packed conversation with the one and only Elle Steele. You are all about to discover what a bad arse wizard Elle is!Elle is a gifted leader, intuitive healer, business mentor and guide who connects people to their power and gives others permission to live their most authentic and abundant life. Elle's background also includes 13 years as a swimmer, representing Australia at the 2000 Paralympic Games.When Elle is not empowering humans to dive into life, you can find her swimming in the ocean at the local beach or hanging out at home with her gorgeous cat Harry, cooking up a delicious meal or working on writing a new YA novel. With an inspiring suite of programs including her signature workshops, private healings and social media campaigns, Elle is making the world a kinder, more empowered place.In this episode Elle and I have a wonderful conversation about:The power of tapping into character archetypes that speak to us (yes we love Harry Potter)Calling upon deep intuition and connection to the Divine (including Arch Angel Micheal)What a starseed isWorking on mindset shifts when we are most challenged How holding your big vision and making everyday decisions can lead you one step closer to that incredible visionManaging self doubt and the fear of others judging usGiving yourself permission to fully express and be who you areBeing in resistance to our truth and what that might look likeMoney making, magic and manifestationDropping from our head to our heartI absolutely adored a golden nugget Elle shared at the end of the podcast that was just pure magic -  Allow yourself to be led and to connect with all of your heart and all of your soul, the gold is in there.I also thought it was fitting to include this quote from Dumbledore (more Harry Potter!) as Elle and I shared about our experience with creating magic even in the darkest of times.“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”I hope you love this magic conversation as much as I did.We have captured the key take-aways from the ep - you can download them here. X CBPS  -  Are you looking for monthly mentoring, accountability and upgrades in your business and life? Join Upgrade Online with CBConnect with Elle here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamellesteele/Website: iamellesteele.comConnect with CB here:Instagram: @project_work_lifeWebsite: Projectworklife.comThis episode of The Up-Level Podcast was produced on Kaurna Country by Claire Byrt &  Sarah Harney.

Grammy-nominated Tejano musician and home-town legend: You're just as goodThe evolution of a major recording artist in the 80s- 90s and his present influence on Tejano music. In this episode, Tony Guerrero, lead singer from the legendary Tejano band, La Sombra, shares his experience being a Tejano superstar in the 80s and 90s, singing from the heart, creating his own musical style, and his mother's inspiration.Watch: https://youtu.be/IWsOkHkk4goListen: https://tuesdayswithandrea.com/audioAbout La Sombra: La Sombra, known as “The Windy City Boys” because of their hometown of Aurora, Illinois near Chicago, released over twenty full-length studio albums featuring songs in both Spanish and English. The group has been credited with influencing the Tejano and Cumbia music fields in terms of musical style, dress, and concert performances as well as a generation of newer artists including the Kumbia Kings, according to Wikipedia.This episode was recorded on May 28, 2022.The Tuesdays With Andrea Podcast can be found at https://tuesdayswithandrea.com/​​Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3j17MWCWe_oreTCuyYf4Q.NIGHTLIGHTSShe Could Sing La Sombra's lead singer on his musical inspiration https://youtube.com/shorts/Pa4LX5W8wtAYou're Just as Good What every artist needs to know https://youtu.be/J0DzpTk6P4kMaking One of a Kind Music La Sombra's unique contribution to Tejano music https://youtu.be/produj_vEhAThe Mexican Michael Jackson La Sombra's crossover into Mexican markets https://youtu.be/T_mc9c7X8-MQUOTESI see myself as an ordinary personMy mom would sing to meYou are nobody's shadowI loved musicI was playing music out of heartI did it out of loveIt just happenedYou're just as good as they areLet's just record something just out of love for the musicWe took a chance with the musicNothing was out of luckI believe in GodTake that first stepkeep going forwardEverything I create sounds badass to meCreate your own style of musicBe yourself

STEAM Education https://schkeddyed.wordpress.com/Schkeddy Ed on Teachers Pay Teacherswww.teacherspayteachers.comCashapp: $schulershantePaypal: shanteschuler@gmail.comI Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder https://youtu.be/1bGOgY1CmiULyricsNo New Year's Day to celebrateNo chocolate covered candy hearts to give awayNo first of spring, no song to singIn fact, here's just another ordinary dayNo April rain, no flowers bloomNo wedding Saturday within the month of JuneBut what it is, is something trueMade up of these three words that I must say to youI just called to say I love youI just called to say how much I careI just called to say I love youAnd I mean it from the bottom of my heartNo summer's high, no warm JulyNo harvest moon to light one tender August nightNo autumn breeze, no falling leavesNot even time for birds to fly to southern skiesNo Libra sun, no HalloweenNo giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bringBut what it is, though old, so newTo fill your heart like no three words could ever doI just called to say I love youI just called to say how much I care, I doI just called to say I love youAnd I mean it from the bottom of my heartI just called to say I love youI just called to say how much I care, I doI just called to say I love youAnd I mean it from the bottom of my heartOf my heartOf my heart (baby, of my heart)www.amazon.comYear of the Jungle Hardcover – September 10, 2013by Suzanne Collins (Author), James Proimos (Illustrator)'The Cow'. The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk Ogden Nash.Quick Week LessonCompare school supplies with your teacher's childhood school suppliesWords to look up bo·vine/ˈbōvīn,ˈbōvēn/Learn to pronounceadjectiverelating to or affecting cattle.ilk/ilk/nouna type of people or things similar to those already referred to.

https://youtu.be/hwMcPy_QpsA Choose your Rock Romans 9:30-33 Paul is making a very abrasive statement – very controversial if I mayHe is telling this Jews, who believe that they know the law, kept the law and educated others about the law, that them and the Israelites has so much unbelieved that:That which was primarily theirs is not longer theirsBut that the non -believers now posses it and they are better than Jews in terms of inheritanceIt's an example of the prodigal son, that the son came to his senses and realized that in his fathers' house, the servants were eating, clothed and secure than he was – all he had to do was return to his fatherThe Jews has made righteousness something that it wasn't. They cared more about what was seen on the outside and pretty much disregarded what was on the insideThey were very interested in reading what God was doing than allowing Him to change their livesOn the other hand, the unbelieving world stumbles across the Word and the transformation power of Christ that they believe and are counted righteous.Sometimes it easier to share the gospel with a non-believer because they have no preset expectations – they take everything for face valueThat why the Bible uses the words, adopted to describe usEphesian 1:5 (Nkjv) - just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His willGalatians 4:5 (Nkjv) - But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born[a] of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.The adopted child comes into the family with a gratefulness that is rich and fullLove is enough for them – Anything extra is a blessingWhile we who are “Biological children” we have our expectation and dictation of what love looks likeAs a child, my Christmas gifts must be from this place, I need to be loved this way, get me this new toy so that I can feel lovedWhy? – We make it about usIt becomes what it was not supposed to be. These gifts are a by product of loveBut we make it about the created instead of adoring the creatorMatt Redman- The heart of worshipWhen the music fades and all is stripped away and I simply come longing just to bring you something of worthI'll bring you more than a song, for a song in itself is not what you requireYou search much deeper within, through the way things appearYou are looking into my heartI am coming back to the heart of worship and it all about you!Its all about you JesusI'm sorry Lord for the thing I have made it, when its all about youIts all about you JesusWhy did the Jews miss it –instead of trusting God, they took overThey were so concerned with what they were doing that they forgot Christ – that which they searched and needed – But they got carried away by their worksThey didn't notice God right in front of their eyesHow many times have been carried away by “good things” vs ‘God's things”Romans 9:32-33 - Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, [a]by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” The stumbling block When I think of the stumbling block, the airport comes to mind – specifically security checkAirport checkMetal detector at the airport or that 3D scannerDo you have any liquids?Do you have any weapons or explosives? - Airport security confiscated $5700 firearms in 2021You can have all the right travelling document- Look like you are ready on the outside only to be stopped at the gateIt doesn't matter who you are, what you are doing there is a check point and you have to pass through itMy Amsterdam storySecurity check to protect others and the host country or cityHere we see Jesus being ca...

https://youtu.be/hwMcPy_QpsA Choose your Rock Romans 9:30-33 Paul is making a very abrasive statement – very controversial if I mayHe is telling this Jews, who believe that they know the law, kept the law and educated others about the law, that them and the Israelites has so much unbelieved that:That which was primarily theirs is not longer theirsBut that the non -believers now posses it and they are better than Jews in terms of inheritanceIt's an example of the prodigal son, that the son came to his senses and realized that in his fathers' house, the servants were eating, clothed and secure than he was – all he had to do was return to his fatherThe Jews has made righteousness something that it wasn't. They cared more about what was seen on the outside and pretty much disregarded what was on the insideThey were very interested in reading what God was doing than allowing Him to change their livesOn the other hand, the unbelieving world stumbles across the Word and the transformation power of Christ that they believe and are counted righteous.Sometimes it easier to share the gospel with a non-believer because they have no preset expectations – they take everything for face valueThat why the Bible uses the words, adopted to describe usEphesian 1:5 (Nkjv) - just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His willGalatians 4:5 (Nkjv) - But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born[a] of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.The adopted child comes into the family with a gratefulness that is rich and fullLove is enough for them – Anything extra is a blessingWhile we who are “Biological children” we have our expectation and dictation of what love looks likeAs a child, my Christmas gifts must be from this place, I need to be loved this way, get me this new toy so that I can feel lovedWhy? – We make it about usIt becomes what it was not supposed to be. These gifts are a by product of loveBut we make it about the created instead of adoring the creatorMatt Redman- The heart of worshipWhen the music fades and all is stripped away and I simply come longing just to bring you something of worthI'll bring you more than a song, for a song in itself is not what you requireYou search much deeper within, through the way things appearYou are looking into my heartI am coming back to the heart of worship and it all about you!Its all about you JesusI'm sorry Lord for the thing I have made it, when its all about youIts all about you JesusWhy did the Jews miss it –instead of trusting God, they took overThey were so concerned with what they were doing that they forgot Christ – that which they searched and needed – But they got carried away by their worksThey didn't notice God right in front of their eyesHow many times have been carried away by “good things” vs ‘God's things”Romans 9:32-33 - Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, [a]by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” The stumbling block When I think of the stumbling block, the airport comes to mind – specifically security checkAirport checkMetal detector at the airport or that 3D scannerDo you have any liquids?Do you have any weapons or explosives? - Airport security confiscated $5700 firearms in 2021You can have all the right travelling document- Look like you are ready on the outside only to be stopped at the gateIt doesn't matter who you are, what you are doing there is a check point and you have to pass through itMy Amsterdam storySecurity check to protect others and the host country or cityHere we see Jesus being ca...

affirmations #subliminals #lifeaffirmations music: karl casey@whitebataudiohttps://www.patreon.com/TrueNorthAffirmations I am the dionysian spirit of lifeI bring pleasureI bring yes to lifeI love lifeI love to live to the extremeelife for melife for everyoneThe wine of heaven pours over meI sing over the dayI sing in my sleepI wake with an ambitious heartThe rocks are minethe trees are minethis day bows to my willI dance with vigorI live with forceBy the might of that which enduresI kindle the torch of powerI am 1000 years of joyI am the music of lifeI lift up a joyous beating heartI am here to liveI am here to enjoyI lap up life with an unquenchable thirstI am covered in the fragrance of brilliancelaughter ignites my souljoy is my companya cheerful chant echos from my stepsI pass from nountain to mountain in delightI am wed to the dionysian spiritWe are the wild onesWe are oneWe are the free spiritedMy day is rich and splendidMy horizion is painted with possiblitiesI find myself in the bosom of mother natureahh how I love the beautiful onesI am the sweet smell of successI am the taste of victoryMore life pleaseI command more lifemore joyI am surrounded with the joyous onesI am the god of superabundanceI live nowI live in the momentI rejoice in high spiritednessmore thumosmore abundancemore joyI strike up the musicthe chrous radiates withinI am the song of good livingI send long arrows into the dayMy target is more lifeI aim and strike more lifeJoy is my halohappiness is at my backand life to my frontI am the dionysian spiritI am the greatest cup of wineI am the greatest song playedI walk over the waters and sing with the godsI am the fire of existenceMy mouth is filled with gratitiudeThis is my daya gift of life from the highestI swim naked in the pool of lifeMy body is a reflection of joyI am sharpI am solarI am abundantI grow to my greatest heightsI reach for the highest fruitsI eat of the highest pleasuresI am the sublime ecstacy of lifeI liveI live in abundanceI seek this joy in this dayMy heart is fullI sleep with a beautiful song in my heartI am the dionysian sprit of life

My DelivererChorusMy Deliverer is comingMy Deliverer is standing by (2X)Verse 1Joseph took his wife and her childAnd they went to AfricaTo escape the rage of a deadly kingThere along the banks of the NileJesus listened to the songThat the captive children used to singThey were singingVerse 2Through a dry and thirsty landWater from the Kenyon heightsPours itself outOf Lake Sangra's broken heartThere in the Sahara windsJesus heard the whole world cryFor the healing that would flowFrom His own scarsThe world was singingBridgeHe will never break His promiseHe has written it upon the skyBridgeI will never doubt His promiseThough I doubt my heartI doubt my eyesBridgeHe will never break His promiseThough the stars should break faithWith the skyCCLI Song # 2598945Mitch McVicker | Rich Mullins© 1998 Liturgy Legacy Music (Admin. by CURB | Word Music Publishing)White Plastic Bag Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

https://www.patreon.com/TrueNorthAffirmations I REIGN IN THE GOLDEN COURT OF PERFECT LINEAGE...the musics swells the song reawakens the hero...theirswords are lit by solar fire I hang the north sun from my heartI  step on the Solar Path I am greater than the day before I  walk the path every moment. I bring order and  solar rulership I  Subdue the chaos I am  incorporating it into the unity of Solar Order The true Solar Path reveal itself unquestioningly. I am active and strong I choose precise action I am starting the quest of Dominance I am steadfast and headfirst I obtain infinite and true treasures I am rewarded I Atone for discrepancies I am  pressing forward with absolute faith this is the true path of the hero. I trek the higher road I walk in absolute victory Head high and shoulders back I walk with chosen company I refuse lesser men Only the great Only the heroic The road to honor is mine I select loyalty I confer with the enlightened I am sharp wisdom I reach the ultimate I leave behind the youthful I step into maturity and logic I traverse the hard path of responsibility I choose to own my life I am the owner of sovereign steps I am steadfast with a North compass I am always upward I am steel gazed determination I am sun guided direction I destroy the lies and burn their bridges I disconnect from the lower I am connected to higher realms of heroic heart beatsI stay true to the voice of loyalty I hear the visions of great men I am the satellite of ageless wisdom The divine speaks through me I sacrifice for gain I burn away the pain I am freedom ringing the bell of the gods Here we come I am the strength of the past the power of the present and I am the might of the future I think then act I contemplate then flow I master self control I am learning right actions I am the right path I am unified direction I rededicate to the solar path of the heroic I utilize what is useful I battle without mercy I look into the dark and bring back what is illuminating I retrace my roots I am learning from heros past I am the solar path

Is This Happiness is a bonus track available only on Apple Musiclyrics:High up in the Hollywood hills, takin' violet pillsWritin' all of my songs about my cheap thrillsYou're a hard man to loveAnd i'm a hard woman to keep track ofYou like to rage, don't do thatYou want your way, you make me so madGot your gun, i've got my dad Is this happiness?Is this happiness?Is this happiness? Is this happiness? High up in the Hollywood hills, crushin' violet pills You've been tryin' to write a novel about your cheap thrillsYou think you're Hunter S. ThompsonI think you're fucking crazy as the day's longMan to man, heart to heartI love you, but you drive me so farWish you well on that starIs this happiness?Is this happiness?Is this happiness?Is this happiness?Witch Hazel, Witch HazelBetrayal, betrayalOne gun on the tableHeadshot if you're ableIs this happiness?Is this happiness?Is this happiness?Is this happiness?

God Will Light Your Spark (Parody of Can You Feel My Heart ((Remix)) by Bring Me The Horizon & Jeris Johnson)Original written by Alex Sacco, Jeris Johnson, Jordan Fish, Lee Malia, & Oliver Sykes Lyrics:You can feel His presence He’s the light in the dark Kind and lovingly openGod will light your sparkJesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus JesusJesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Jesus God’s been counting, keeping track, taking detailed notesOf every hair on your body that has ever grownPraising on, cause the least He offersIs greater than I’ve ever knownHe embodies kindnessCause He’s flawless Sweating blood during GethsemaneEven known to walk on waterChanging elements, making festive Cana wedding waterGathering disciples, the original followersFrom carpentry, learned manual laborTouch the piercings in His armsHe can pull you out of life’s pitsAfter three days, He walked out of death’s dirtiest ditchYou can feel His presence He’s the light in the dark Kind and lovingly openGod will change your heartI can assure you that He’s felt it Every ounce of pain that’s caused alarmSo I’m screaming that God light your sparkSo keep holding strongAnd Hanging onTo His armsHe can light your sparkHe gives homes to the homeless Praying to Him keeps transforming meHe can mend the wounded, sothey won’t break so easilyA Holy FatherHoly Spirit comfortsHis Son deliveresUs from death’s capture You can feel His presence He’s the light in the dark Kind and lovingly openGod will light your spark I can assure you that He’s felt it Every ounce of pain that’s caused alarmSo I’m screaming that God will light your sparkYou can feel His presence He’s the light in the dark Kind and lovingly openGod will change your heartI can assure you that He’s felt it Every ounce of pain that’s caused alarmSo I’m screaming that God will light your sparkKeep holding strongHanging onIn His armsHe can light your sparkWith Him, you are never aloneYou’ve never felt so closeTo divinity in the trinity Loves us all, big and smallThe farther you reachThe grander He thinksYou can’t trick His angels,Holy is what they call HimWith Him, you are never aloneYou’ve never felt so closeTo divinity in the trinity He loves us all, big and smallThe farther you reachThe grander He worksYou can’t trick His angels,Holy is what they call HimGod will change your heartYou will feel His presence He’s the light in the dark Kind and lovingly openGod will light your sparkI can assure you that He’s felt it Every ounce of pain that’s caused alarmSo I’m screaming that God will change your heartSo keep holding strongHanging onTo His armsGod will light,God will light your sparkEndParody by Melissa Smith:-Melzy of Wonderland on Youtube&-Mel’s Music on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Castbox, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, & Facebook

A religious expert asked Jesus, “What is the most important thing for us to do?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 NIV“Worship” is another ancient pathway that people have followed for generations. Worship begins in the heart and finds its voice as we sing, shout, dance, or weep. As a noun, it means “the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration.” As a verb, it means “to show reverence and adoration.”How we worship is secondary. Primary is our heart's response to God's sustained initiative. The only way to miss the point of worship is to attempt to worship without engaging your heart.Typically we think of worship as something we do on Sunday, in a church. Many confuse singing a song with worship. How is that? Well, mindless repetition of words does not necessarily engage the heart. Consider these lyrics from the Matt Redomond song, The Heart of Worship.When the music fadesAll is stripped awayAnd I simply comeLonging just to bringSomething that's of worthThat will bless Your heartI'll bring You more than a songFor a song in itselfIs not what You have requiredYou search much deeper withinThrough the way, things appearYou're looking into my heartI'm coming back to the heart of worshipAnd it's all about You,It's all about You, JesusI'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made itWhen it's all about You,It's all about You, JesusWe simply cannot worship with our heads or in a hurry. Slowing helps us worship.=Eugene Peterson, the author of The Message, a personal paraphrase of the Bible, distinguishes three kinds of language in our culture:Level 1 language is information and engages the head.Level 2 language is manipulation or motivation and engages the emotions.Level 3 language engages the heart.The language of the Bible is Level 3 -- it is designed to engage the heart -- and therein is the rub for most of us (myself included) who spend more time in our heads and emotions than we do our heart.To worship is to contemplate the ‘weight', greatness, eminence, power, and authority of God. (1) Quoted by Brennan Manning in Ruthless Trust. That He is both infinite and intimate. Owner of a thousand sheep on a thousand hills; captures each tear of yours in a bottle; aware of each ache, dream, thought and hope in your heart and a billion others. He is able to engage in millions of conversations at the same time without a dropped call."He stretches out the north over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps up the waters in His clouds, and the cloud does not burst under them. He obscures the face of the full moon and spreads His cloud over it. He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters at the boundary of light and darkness"….Job 26:7-10 NASBYes, God is worthy of our worship.Yet what happens when tragedy strikes?There is an enormous difficulty we crash into when we consider worship. What happens when the tragedy in the form of a stillborn baby, the cold loneliness of a husband denied access to his 87-year-old wife of 60 years as she lies in a cold room at a memory care facility, “how does dare to propose (a heart) of trust in the face of raw, undifferentiated heartache, cosmic disorder, and the terror of history? -- Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust, Page 39We can do nothing but trust, as did Jesus facing the brutal injustice of His crucifixion when His heart screamed across the universe, “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit!” Luke 23:46 ESVIntellect fails us. Emotion overwhelms us. It is our heart with which we trust. Jesus alone is the hope which is the anchor for our soul.Worship transforms us to progressively become more like Jesus. God is not insecure; He has no need for us to tell Him how great He is. Worship, whether corporate or alone, is meant to usher us into God's presence. There, as we are overwhelmed with His beauty and majesty, we are changed.----------------------------------------------------PrayI'm like the guy who wrote the lyrics God -- I want to return to the heart of worship. Help me sit still long enough to begin to capture a glimpse of Your glory. Amen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owning our own story and interpretation of what happenedDiagnosis is medically helpful but limits the core of who we areGrieving the loss of my former selfA light hearted approachNot taking the diagnosis to heartI knew myself for 28 years before doctors said they knew more about me than meFrom raw vegan to 50 lbs up in two monthsI kind of like playing the role of crazy personThere's meaning in mental illnessA miracle in the psych ward - from desperation to inspiration - thanks to a visitorSymptoms versus inner meaning and subjectivityStories in mania and psychosis not to be feared as pathologicalDiagnosis is helpful to access meds, programs and resourcesScientifically valid versus feeling validatedSpecial messagesBeing happy for no reason is infinite reasons and infinite possibilitiesWhat matters is having open conversation about some of these experiences Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bipolar_inquiry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Questions for each guest:*What is your takeaway from 2020? *How do you see 2021? The Unabashed You website has photos, quotes and a blog for each episode. Each episode has its own page: unabashedyou.com Look under episodes.Social media Facebook: Unabashed YouInstagram: Unabashed YouTwitter: unabashedyou @RechelleRenaeFollow us on any and all of the above. There are frequent posts with great photos and inspirational quotes. And I do love interaction!If you have questions or comments email is:unabashedyou@gmail.comWe’re on Apple podcasts. They have a new feature under episode notes that will take you directly to that episode’s page on our website. We invite you to subscribe, rate and review to support us in being more discoverable. Also we were recently added to Amazon Music under podcasts. It’s great to get these conversations out into the world. We want to listen, read and be inspired.Blessing for this week’s episode:See the light I know this road is gettin' hardI heard you say it's overwhelmingI said I'd never be too farAnd I meant that from the heartI see the mountain gettin' higherI see it stackin' up against youI always said you were a fighterBut you've got your doubts tonightBut I'm here to remind youIt don't matter where you come fromI know we can get through thisIt might feel it's been so longBut we keep on keepin' on It might feel like an uphill climbAlways some kind of battle But you got more than you on your sideAnd we gon' see the light Some things will never be the sameSome things are only for a seasonAnd just the thought of letting goWell, it's brought you to your knees Oh, but if you can make it, you can make it through the ni-ightI can promise that the sun is gonna ri-iseYou wake up just a little bit strongerSo hold on just a little bit longer'Cause it don't matter where you come fromI know we can get through this (ooh)It might feel like it's been so longBut we keep on keepin' on It might feel like an uphill climbAlways some kind of battle (battle)But you got more than you on your sideAnd we gon' see the light You and me, yeah, you and meWe gon' see the lightIn Jesus name, Amen.This blessing courtesy of lyrics from the song See the Light by TobyMacYour charge:Go shine your light.Go be unabashed.Be you.

I am heroically bathed in the gulfs of gloryI sail beyond the sunsetI push onward until I touch the hem of heavenly realms I'll move heaven and earth to strive, seek, and find my abiding strength. I pursue excellence with every breath I breathe.I venture beyond the place of fear and tears I master the menacing shades of shadowI am forever found unafraidthe master of fate, commanding my soulremove your pity, I am the chosen onebottle my glory and capture the suni am the boundless essence of godheadi am the virile element if molded strength i am the noblest face and handsome at heartI am the sweeping solitude of spanning truthyou can have your grave, I am living a legacyI am the possessor of earth and everything in itI am the unbowed head of couragemy nature is fashioned to my unconquerable soulI am grappling with and destroying wretchedness rejoicing trumpets lead me to heights above skiesI am seeking glory before the hereafter I am the birthright of immeasurable qualityI am the unwinding fate of the chosen onedeep within i carry the rhythm of paradiseI am the advwnture clad risk taking prophet of todayI am beautifully furbished with ideal treasure my potential stretches from the east to the westI am the golden standard of the chosen oneI weild the power of 1,000 sailing ships of warI am the backbone of unfathomable fameglory seeks my companionshipI open the door and court my unfailing existence I am the blooming success of fiery growth I turn inward and discover my greatest treasuremy truest nature boldly fights at my sideI am my greatest allyover the waves and past the windI am the epic poem of a hero's journeyI cover the distance with assaulting speedI am the way of the warrior the mighty the valiantthe chosenmy bravery soars into the day like each morning's dawnI am the searing stare of glorious fire

Few/a few/little/a little – określenia te uczący poznają bardzo wcześnie podczas swojej nauki języka angielskiego, ale nawet zaawansowane osoby bardzo często popełniają błędy w ich użyciu. Rzeczywiście, wyglądają bardzo podobnie, ale niosą nieco inny przekaz. W odcinku 47 podcastu wyjaśniam te różnice. Dowiesz się, które stosowane są z rzeczownikami policzalnymi, a które nie i co więcej, jakie są różnice między nimi. Na koniec jak zwykle zapraszam na www.monikapodbielska.com gdzie znajdziecie całą wiedzę oraz teksty piosenek i video z piosenkami, w których zastosowane były te określenia. Pobierz ćwiczenia z www.monikapodbielska.com i sprawdź, czy już wszystko umiesz i rozumiesz. Few/a few/little/a littleFew i a few stosoujemy do rzeczwowników policzalnychNa przykładFew people, few books, few films A few friends, a few books.few oznacza po prostu mało – dla rzeczowników policzalnychA few zaś – kilka.There were a few people at the meeting so we could talk. – Było kilka osób na spotkaniu, więc mogliśmy pogadać – ma to wydźwięk pozytywny, dodatni.Jeżeli powiemy zaś: There were few people at the meeting so we couldn't vote anything. – Było mało osób na spotkaniu I nie mogliśmy na nic zagłosować. – Ma to wydźwięk negatywny, niewystarczający. Little i a little zaś odnoszą się, określają rzeczowniki niepoliczalneNa przykładHe drinks little water. – On pije mało wody.AleHe drinks a little wine at parties. – On pije trochę win ana przyjęciach.He has a little money, so let's go party! – On ma trochę kasy, więc chodźmy na imprezę. – Czyli Little oznacza mało dla rzeczowników niepoliczalnychA little oznacza troche I ma to wydźwięk pozytywnyNależy więc zapamiętać, że few i little sugerują zbyt małą liczbę, a a few i a little mają bardziej pozytywny wydźwięk, podkreślają fakt, że czegoś jest więcej niż tylko troszeczkę.Mówimy więc:-Little money - mało pieniędzy (zbyt mało by np. coś kupić)-Few books – mało książek-A little money – trochę pieniędzy ( mało, ale na coś tam starczy)-a few books – kilka książek Jak to można spróbować zapamiętać?Few ma trzy literki, więc bardzo mało…A few ma cztery literki więc to już trochę więcej, zawsze coś…Little ma mniej literek niż a little, więc little oznacza zupełnie mało, a little – o, to już coś zawsze jest… Inne przykłady:- I've got few friends – mam niewielu przyjaciół (oznacza to, że mam rzeczywiście mało przyjaciół, przydałoby się więcej)- I've got a few friends. – mam paru przyjaciół (to nieźle, zawsze mogę się z kimś spotkać)- I have little money - mam mało pieniędzy (nie dam rady kupić nic konkretnego, na nic mi nie wystarczy)- I have a little money – mam trochę pieniędzy (o! to może w coś zainwestuję, lub kupię nowy samochód) - I have a little time today – mam dziś troche czasu (to może pójdę do kina..)I jak zwykle spójrzmy, jak te wyrażenia stosowane są w piosenkach:FewThe Who – It's Hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gV-kTMGUwIAny tough can fight, few can playAny fool can fall, few can layAny stud can reproduce, few can pleaseAnyone can pay, few can leaseIt's hardIt's hard(It's a hard, hard hand to hold(it's a hard, hard hand to holdIt's a hard land to control)It's a hard land to control)Any man can claim, few can findAny girl can blink, few can lieAnyone can promise, few can raiseAnyone can try, but a few can stayAny brain can hide, few can standAny kid can fly, few can land…A fewJay-Z – Suit and Tie – tutaj jest piosenka z tekstemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTPHEJKbqdwI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shit, tieI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitCan I show you a few things?A few things, a few things, little baby 'causeI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitLet me show you a few thingsLet me show you a few thingsWait a minute, you ready, JT?I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor, good-lookingGoing out so hot, just like an ovenAnd I'll burn myself, but just had to touch itIt's so fly and it's all mineHey baby, we don't mind all the watching, hi'Cause if they study close, real close, they might learn somethingShe ain't nothing but a little doozy when she does itShe's so fly (she's so fly) tonightAnd as long as I've got my suit and tieI'ma leave it all on the floor…Toby Keith – A few more cowboys – piosenka z tekstemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BuAZDuzq58If the White House was in Texas, man, we'd get a straighter answerIf they'd let us smoke what we want, we'd have a lot less cancerThere'd be a bunch more daddies, sons could be proud ofWe'd have half the crime, we'd have twice the funWith a few more cowboys, be a lot less outlawsWith a few more amens, be a lot less bad callsWith a few more yes ma'ams and a lot less yes manThis world would be a better place to live inWith a few more cowboysIf we did it with a handshake, we'd save a lot of paperThat'd save a lot of trees we're shippin' overseas to make herIf we stood by our word, took care of our ownBought it made in the USA, we'd keep it here at homeWith a few more cowboys, be a lot less outlawsWith a few more amens, be a lot less bad calls…Jaheim – special dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlMdZeSKGEBreakfast when you wake,Along with the candle on a cupcake that I baked,Catering you is much of my oblige,Instead of stress and mirage,You're the beat to my heart,Here's a rose with no thorns on the stem, you're a gem,You're the reason why i've, found 100 ways to,Adore you 3 times a day, morning noon and night,It's for youToday's a special day for you,These are a few, (these are a few, these are a few)Things I'd like to do for you,Today's a special day for you,These are a few, (these are a few, these are a few)Things I'd like to share with youI'm a fool for love today, honest I'll do,Anything you need me to, uh huh,From sun rise to sun set on this ordinary day,You can have it all your way,That's my job, you're a heart throb,Love's the…Little ARKARNA SO LITTLE TIME Song N LYRICshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3pU3EPgULUTook a while to drag me out of bedAim some coffee at my headSaw the clock, I'm running lateIt's an ordinary dayAnd I'm like a dog on heatKnock one out and then fall asleepIt's sad but trueI'd rather be with youDon't you forget about meWhen you're a celebrityIt will be only you and meBefore too longSo little time, so much to doI'd rather spend my days with youSo little time, so much to doI' like to spend one day with youAnd if that day is not enoughMaybe we can stay and touchBut I'm not making plansFor tomorrow, for tomorrowNever comes...Said I've been celibate for yearsNot out of choice there's no - one hereSee I can't give my end awayAnother ordinary dayAnd I'd love to seeA little more of youYour clothes would look betterOn my bedroom…Matt Berninger - Loved So Littlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZOWXXF0N7IWith your pulled-on hair and your punched-up lipsAnd your city-mouse voiceI should have known that we'd get into thisIf I didn't watch the signalsAnd now you lean in the door in your fired-up skinWith your look all freedom, telling me that I'm in for itIf I can't keep upIt's only god or the devil when you're in itAnd I'm always getting caught in the middleIt's so hard to be loved so littleTime to rip out the phoneWhy are people still calling?Don't they know that we're never gonna buy another batshit storyOf bad kids in the gardenBetter bring your fear of flying and your lizard boy brainTo the top of the stairs, 'cause I don't wanna have toCome down again and find you lighting upIt's only god or the devil when you're in…A littleLou bega – mambo no5, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu7h_md33SoLadies and gentlemen, this is Mambo Number FiveOne, two, three, four, fiveEverybody in the car, so come on, let's rideTo the liquor store around the cornerThe boys say they want some gin and juiceBut I really don't wannaBeer bust like I had last weekI must stay deep because talk is cheapI like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and RitaAnd as I continue you know they getting sweeterSo what can I do? I really beg you, my LordTo me is flirting it's just like sport, anything flyIt's all good, let me dump it, please set in the trumpetA little bit of Monica in my lifeA little bit of Erica by my sideA little bit of Rita is all I needA little bit of Tina is what I seeA little bit of Sandra in the sunA little bit of Mary all night longA little bit of Jessica,…Erasure – a little respecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pwzy-oVx7kI try to discoverA little something to make me sweeterOh baby refrain from breaking my heartI'm so in love with youI'll be forever blueThat you gimme no reasonWhy you make-a-me work so hardThat you gimme noThat you gimme noThat you gimme noThat you gimme noSoul, I hear you callingOh baby please give a little respect to meAnd if I should falterWould you open you arms out to meWe can make love not warAnd live at peace with our heartsI'm so in love with youI'll be forever blueWhat religion or reasonCould drive a man to forsake his loverDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noSoul, I hear you callingOh baby please give a little respect to meI'm…

THE VALLEY The valley is so deepThe hills become mountainsThe mountains, cloudsAnd still the valley goes down No river has carved this bottomless crease In the fabric of the universe No other foot has trod, only yours And the way down goes on until The stars are gone and the light diesAnd the wind blows through you As though you were not even there But I can see you. I hear each footstep Your breath is a river running through my heartI know your voice. I shiver at your touch Wherever you goI am there beside youNo matter how lost  I will find you 

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Welcome to the Modern Day Christian Chick Podcast where we look at every day life through the lens of the Gospel, while having conversations surrounding self care, intentional living, worship, and church culture.Today we are focusing on the benefits of writing the Word of God on the tablet of your heart.I pray that as you listen to the song that you allow the words to speak to your heart. Listen to it daily if you must to remind yourself that you are indeed free fro whatever binds you because He has set you free. You may listen to this week's worship song here.Scriptural references in this episode:Proverbs 3:1-4Hebrews 4:12______________// FOLLOW Website - www.moderndaychristianchick.comInstagram - @moderndaychristianchickFacebook - Modern Day Christian Chick Apple Music Worship Wednesday playlist:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/worship-wednesday/pl.u-GgA52Lah1ay5LYou can subscribe to the podcast here:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-day-christian-chick/id1493915119Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/search/modern%20day%20christia%20chickLyrics"Proverbs 3 (Tablet Of Your Heart)"Write them on the tablet of your heartWrite them on the tablet of your heartI am the Vine, you are the branchesHe who abides in MeWill forever be fruitful indeedI am the Way, the Truth and the LightNo one gets to the FatherExcept that he comes through MeLet not mercy and truthForsake you, forsake you...Trust in the Lord with all your heartTrust in the Lord with all your mindTrust in the Lord with all your strengthLean not to your own understanding...I will hide Your word in my heart...

SermonKids’ Sermon Notes PageSermon Slides Sermon OutlineYou Are What You SpeakMatthew 12:33-37Two life-changing lessons about your speechMy speech reveals my heartI will give an account for every word I speakSermon Discussion QuestionsDo you agree that your speech reveals your heart? Why or why not?What should realizing that you started life with an evil heart produce in you?How should salvation in Christ transform your heart and speech? What does your speech this past week reveal about your heart? Does it support or contradict your claim to love Christ?Based on your speech this past week, what are you treasuring?How would your speech change if you treasured God’s Word and Jesus Christ?What would change in your speech if you truly grasped that you were going to give an account for every word you spoke? Prayer Requests Give Email Pastor Nick FinancialsMonthly Need - $29,167November Total Giving - $14,452Harvest Kids’ MaterialKid’s Discussion QuestionsPreschool Activity PagesK-2nd Grade Activity Pages3rd-5th Grade Activity Pages

These days are goneLoud enough to hold onI think about the time we wastedI think about the years to comeIt's getting late and I can't callIt's getting late to face it allI think about the time we wastedMy loneliness has slowly grownI told you not to cross the line& leave me with your love for grantedThe letters from your broken heartI think I might have lost them somewhereDon't tell me 'bout your liesDon't tell me 'bout your secrets

Baby when I saw you turning at the end of the streetI knew a time was gone and it took me like agesJust to understand that I was afraid to be a simple guyI tried my best to smile but deep inside my heartI felt it was shouting like a crowd dancingI guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it isCan't you hear it calling oh yeahEverybody's dancin' oh yeahTonight everything is overI feel too young

Baby when I saw you turning at the end of the streetI knew a time was gone and it took me like agesJust to understand that I was afraid to be a simple guyI tried my best to smile but deep inside my heartI felt it was shouting like a crowd dancingI guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it isCan't you hear it calling oh yeahEverybody's dancin' oh yeahTonight everything is overI feel too young

https://youtu.be/vkInPUky6-wAs I stand in candlelightWith my hands upon my eyesThere's a passion in my prayersThat rends the skiesFor a mother's tears can shatterEvery gate that bars the wayAll the heavens will echo those words that mothers sayCHORUS:וְזַכֵּנִי וְזַכֵּנִיTake my children by the handHelp them walk along Your wayMay they never go astrayMay they know You as I know YouOh, Hashem , accept my pleaGive me children who'll give nachasTo You and to meוְזַכֵּנִיAs I stand in candlelightWhile my home is dark and stillThere's a void inside my heartI long to fillWill I ever be motherWill that blessing come my wayWill I stand by the candlesWith gratitude and prayCHORUS:וְזַכֵּנִי וְזַכֵּנִיTake my children by the handHelp them walk along Your wayMay they never go astrayMay they know You as I know YouOh, Hashem , accept my pleaGive me children who'll give nachasTo You and to meוְזַכֵּנִיוזכני וזכנייעדער איינער וויל דאס זעהןבעטן מיר ביי דיר אצינדנחת פון א יידיש/יעדע קינדזרעא חיא וקיימאאון מ'לאזט א טרער דערצויעדער משפחה מיט די ברכהוזכני

When I saw Deepti requesting a membership to our Facebook group and I had no knowledge of her. Because she didn’t come with a reference I sent her a message to discern her intentions. We automatically trust and love new people referred by people we love.When a student is ready the teacher appears or when the teacher is ready the student appears. Things line up as we release what isn’t ours to control and just govern ourselves with Christ focus.When we see others in Christ’s eyes our identity and reality of who we are expands in relationships. We are Family and have familiarity because we are eternal and part of one eternal family.Today I give myself permission to reach out to someone I haven’t or don’t usually talk toI am one with all around meI am inherently safe and oneI am trusting, open, and expanded in my relationshipsI am enlightened in opening my heartI am an eternal soulI recognize the genius in the space betweenI am one with familyThe world is my familyI have familiarity with all in my eternal natureI attract the right people into my expanded lifeI am a blessing to others in my expansion and onenessClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Christ took upon Himself everything that was out of alignment with perfection and purity so we didn’t have to take it upon ourselves. Sometimes we take on offense when we reevaluate we can give that to Christ as we see what is ours.We can trust and see outside ourselves. We rise above the earth to be one with Christ. That Godspace above the earth is a glorious, higher space to be filled with charity, love, and compassion.I dedicated a year to Christ. It was a profound year. That was an intimate journey of acting as a conduit. When we make the choice to receive Him back in our life there is immediate joy.Today I give myself permission to give any misalignment to Christ I give control to ChristI am deciding to choose new and trueI bring Christ into my heartI do enough with my Savior to bridge the gapI believe ChristI am rising above the earth in Oneness with ChristI am one with angels on earth and heavenI do my part under Christ’s directionI look and see my next stepI am fully grounded with the vision of ChristClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her andclick here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

First I acknowledge God for my inspiration and Christ for my faith. Developing a gathering place is the first principle I teach in the Architecture of Life. Robert mentioned Tony Robbins teaches this too which is just a confirmation of truth.By sharing sacred medicine to the soul as Deepti spoke of and offering the turning point to the world we acknowledge our own value and power.We each have gifts we can share as a community. We aren’t competing we are supporting.Today I give myself permission to be authentic and trueI know and share my giftsI acknowledge and give gratitude to God and ChristI share my sacred medicine of the soulI acknowledge my authentic selfI receive the faith and hope to heal my heartI am seeing and feeling my authentic selfI share the gifts and talents to serve GodI see myself fully as the amazing person I amClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

I carry your heart with meI carry it in my heartI am never without itAnywhere I go you go, my dearAnd whatever is done by only me is your doing我把你的心带着把它放在我的心上从不遗忘你的足迹贴着我的我做什么 你也做了My darlingI fear no fatefor you are my fate, my sweetI want no world for beautifulyou are my world, my trueAnd it's you are whatevera moon has always meantAnd whatever a sun will always sing is you亲爱的我不惧怕宿命你就是我的宿命，我的甜蜜我不渴求万物因为你就是我的国度我的真理月色因你皎洁阳光为你歌唱Here is the deepest secret nobody knowsHere is the root of the rootand the bud of the budand the sky of the skyand of a tree called life这是埋藏最深的秘密是万物根源的根源是花蕾中的花蕾是天外苍穹是生命之树Which grows higher than the soul can hopeor mind can hideAnd this is the wonderthat's keeping the stars apartI carry your heartI carry it in my heart它比心里的希望更大比隐秘的念头更深像是维系着星宿的魔法我把你的心带着把它放在我的心上

I carry your heart with meI carry it in my heartI am never without itAnywhere I go you go, my dearAnd whatever is done by only me is your doing我把你的心带着把它放在我的心上从不遗忘你的足迹贴着我的我做什么 你也做了My darlingI fear no fatefor you are my fate, my sweetI want no world for beautifulyou are my world, my trueAnd it’s you are whatevera moon has always meantAnd whatever a sun will always sing is you亲爱的我不惧怕宿命你就是我的宿命，我的甜蜜我不渴求万物因为你就是我的国度我的真理月色因你皎洁阳光为你歌唱Here is the deepest secret nobody knowsHere is the root of the rootand the bud of the budand the sky of the skyand of a tree called life这是埋藏最深的秘密是万物根源的根源是花蕾中的花蕾是天外苍穹是生命之树Which grows higher than the soul can hopeor mind can hideAnd this is the wonderthat’s keeping the stars apartI carry your heartI carry it in my heart它比心里的希望更大比隐秘的念头更深像是维系着星宿的魔法我把你的心带着把它放在我的心上

Receiving Him into ourselves is having a oneness. When we have eyes on Christ we are able to receive the power, the love, and the charity within us. Charity is receiving Christ by having Him within me. It is a state of being.By fully receiving Christ within me I am His light, His eyes, His heart, and His hands.I have nothing and everything. When I give, I give of God’s resources. I am just a servant and steward as Lara shared today. We are just managing God’s resources. What I have isn’t mine. The best choice is my inspired shortcut in complete alignment with His will.Today I give myself permission to see all I have as God’s resourcesSin brings me to ChristI repent to restore that full connectionI am cleansed and whole in ChristI am a daughter/ son of the Father of LightI am lightI receive the bounteous blessings God has for meI receive Christ within meMy DNA is being rewrittenI trust GodAll that happens to me is joyful and perfectI am feeling with Christ’s heartI am seeing with Christ’s eyesI am creating and healing with Christ’s handsClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

When we are conscious and connected to our feelings and intuition our lives just flow better. When we are willing and able to see our feelings as heart feedback to our minds we can make adjustments and corrections quicker.Phil gave a couple great analogies about your desire and actions being in sync in a conscious effort by just doing. One example was a car with engine lights on that we put tape over rather than address the issue is like our heart giving us signals through our feelings, but we rather than resolve we just use distractions like TV.When we are having that true connection in what we do then we have heart-mind connection all our energy goes into our true purpose as Malinda explained.Today I give myself permission to spend time connecting to my heartI can do all things through ChristI am enough in ChristI am conscious of my feelings and intuitionI follow my God-given dreams with actionI act and create progressI am heart-mind alignedI am fixed and focused on ChristI am centered in my purposeI can walk on waterClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Episode 95 Notes:Sponsor: YAY! BrandJoin us in our Yoke and Abundance Facebook Group ->If you love the Yoke and Abundance Wise Women Podcast Consider Supporting us through Patreon.Anatomy BitesYoga practitioner Yoga therapist PTInterest in yoga started back at Guilford College Teaches now at the Asheville Yoga CenterTook a yoga teacher training at the AYC just to deep her own practice. Teaching a new workshop at the AYC on hyper mobilityLibby was always the example of more than normal mobility Had two babies in the last 6 years, and got really sickHas a genetic connective tissue disorder: Ehlers Mobile Syndrome hypermobile type (EDS)Anatomy bitesWhen we understand the anatomy, it helps us let go of the things that aren’t importantWithout the foundations and learning the variation of normal. There is a wide range of motion in the human formChallenge to yoga teachers is to examine the things you typically say about a pose and making sure there is a good reason for it. The body is one of our path ways of entry into the human experience. Can we shift our focus away from getting something right and performance to inquiry to find out about ourselvesYoga wants us to figure out who we really are so that we leave yoga practice being a better personGet really clear on who am I, where do I end and someone else begins and how do I feel about this thing?Yoga can help us feel the quality of sensations that go along with feelingsAll of my thoughts and feelings are physical sensations in my bodyAre those actions in alignment with who I am?The handstand could be a practice to go inward. Being asked to approach our practice from an internal place. An invitation to go and explore your own selfWe have to have a dialog with our own experienceWhat’s the goal of your practice? What purpose is your practice serving? Guided more by our own values and our own heartI want to lead people to their own heartIf we really go into the anatomy and understand the human body and how it moves we can trust in the resiliency of the of the body. We can get away from fragility and get into resiliency. The body will change. Coming out of a faster momentum-oriented practice. We have to move into our discomfort at a pace that is tolerable for our nervous system and it often takes longer than we think. A different kind of paying attention. When we can move the paying attention to much more subtle layers it can get uncomfortable pretty quick. Moment is easy, learning to control movement through a range is much more difficult. Let the practice show you yourself. All of our thoughts and our feelings are a physical practice. That is somatic, and yoga is a way to embody our feelingsWhen people come to PT for complicated chronic stuff. it’s never just structural, it can be fear response, habitual response, Social identities that play out in the bodyThe body is a reflection of how we’ve lived our entire lifeWe aren’t just taking care of bones and muscles we are taking care of a nervous system. When we as yoga teachers read bodies, we are observing their entire life. When we observe someone’s body we need to make sure we look with a loving gaze. As a practitioner you get to go to yoga in this body. Treat the yoga practice as a celebration of this body and all of the amazing things that we can do. We are just here to have an experience on a mat and it’s through having this experience that change does happen, but it won’t happen if we force it. Wants yoga to be a celebration of your own life.What is my purpose and how do I want my life to be going?Taking Lots of risks, just trusting, based on evidence, that I can take a step in the direction that I love, not waiting for the way to appear.Book: We make the road by walking. Myles HortonMaking the road by walking.To learn more about Libby’s work you can visit her websites here:anatomybites.com/cues anatomybites.com/hypermobilityhttps://www.libbyhinsley.com

II cannot heed the words they say,The lights grow far away and dim,Amid the laughing men and maidsMy eyes unbidden seek for him.I hope that when he smiles at meHe does not guess my joy and pain,For if he did, he is too kindTo ever look my way again.III have a secret in my heartNo ears have ever heard,And still it sings there day by dayMost like a caged bird.And when it beats against the bars,I do not set it free,For I am happier to knowIt only sings for me.IIII wrote his name along the beach,I love the letters so.Far up it seemed and out of reach,For still the tide was low.But oh, the sea came creeping up,And washed the name away,And on the sand where it had beenA bit of sea-grass lay.A bit of sea-grass on the sand,Dropped from a mermaid's hair --Ah, had she come to kiss his nameAnd leave a token there?IVWhat am I that he should love me,He who stands so far above me,What am I?I am like a cowslip turningToward the sky,Where a planet's golden burningBreaks the cowslip's heart with yearning,What am I that he should love me,What am I?VO dreams that flock about my sleep,I pray you bring my love to me,And let me think I hear his voiceAgain ring free.And if you care to please me well,And live to-morrow in my mind,Let him who was so cold before,To-night seem kind.VII plucked a daisy in the fields,And there beneath the sunI let its silver petals fallOne after one.I said, "He loves me, loves me not,"And oh, my heart beat fast,The flower was kind, it let me say"He loves me," last.I kissed the little leafless stem,But oh, my poor heart knewThe words the flower had said to me,They were not true.VIII sent my love a letter,And if he loves me not,He shall not find my love for himIn any line or dot.But if he loves me truly,He'll find it hidden deep,As dawn gleams red thro' chilly cloudsTo eyes awaked from sleep.VIIIThe world is cold and gray and wet,And I am heavy-hearted, yetWhen I am home and look to seeThe place my letters wait for me,If I should find one letter there,I think I should not greatly careIf it were rainy or were fair,For all the world would suddenlySeem like a festival to me.IXI hid three words within my heart,That longed to fly to him,At dawn they woke me with a start,They sang till day was dim.And now at last I let them fly,As little birds should do,And he will know the first is "I",The others "Love" and "You".XAcross the twilight's violetHis curtained window glimmers gold;Oh happy light that round my loveCan fold.Oh happy book within his hand,Oh happy page he glorifies,Oh happy little word beneathHis eyes.But oh, thrice happy, happy IWho love him more than songs can tell,For in the heaven of his heartI dwell.Find us online at thatsnotcanon.com/epigraphySubscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I have a renewed determination because of the excitement in my heart and gut. Motivation doesn’t come from my brain. Heart, soul, and gut are where creative imagination originates, but fear comes from the brain.How exciting it is to be exhausted through working on an inspired shortcut. When we disengage our logical brain through brainless talks we receive creative ideas and renewed determination. We step into the God within.Logically I wanted to do a couple masterclasses before the GPS masterclass, but after receiving the direction repeatedly to do a GPS masterclass on the GPS planner I know that is the best next step.oday I give myself permission to I am motivated through my creative imaginationI am staying in faithful action by following my gut and heartI am breathing in renewed lifeI allow and follow inspired thoughtsI am opened up to all those I am here to serveI am sharing my excitement and enthusiasmI am keeping my commitment to serve these peopleI am honoring my energetic commitmentsI am called to help millionsMy creative imagination is my obedient servantClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the life-changing North Star Navigator Course that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

BITTER BITTER BITTERRiver ocean lava streamFeel the sweet sickness growI wound myself over and overStab the words into my heartYou call me dear friendHolding on, grabbing me Will you kiss me or spit on meLick my cheek or shred itI see the little girl and want to hold herSweet little girl who needs to be lovedSweet little girl so funny and lovingSmile like a sunrise, light up my heartI wrap my love around you and feel the serpent biteI look at you, look away, look at you, look awayBut you are first always, no others, no one else even comes closeAnd I am always second, always the promise of first, if only I would measure up, not raise my voice, not get excited or angry, only be calm, but I am the wind roaring, I love you in the wrong way, always the wrong way, never good enough, never right, never sweet enough, did you know that I love you, just you, just you as you are, not you the way you should be, not you the way I want you to be, not like a tap I turn on and off, just love you, but you never love me, are never satisfied, no never satisfied all the way, or never satisfied for long, I do the wrong thing and you bring in your army of friends and doctors and shrinks who have all certified me as self obsessed, abusive, narcissistic, not capable of love, you beat me with words every day, every night, your words, their words, my wrong words, you call me and lay your life in my hands, you would be well if it weren't for me, my fault, I have stabbed you, and I have, but I have stabbed you as much by being me, as by being who I should not be, and I am wounded, sinking, drowning, maybe I am no worse now, maybe I am even better for the love I almost had, really did have I thought, but how could that be if it is gone now, surely a love like that would last forever, wounded biting scratching bleeding, god how I miss you, read your words dripping down the screen, body fluids, body fluids, how you hated body fluids, but they are drying up now, cracking the screen into little pieces, I look at you every night and the words stare back at me, stab at me, dry up and turn to dust in my eyes, blind me with shame that I was not good enough for you, time to grow old and die, time to grow old and watch tv, time to go up in smoke, they told me to take care of myself, did you know that, take care of yourself the doctors said, don't just worry about her all the time, you've got to take care of yourself too, and it seemed funny to me that anyone would think that I was in danger, I am a rock not easy to break, and you were so hurt, so hurt all the time, and I just wanted you to feel better, feel free to go out and do your great deeds, I believed in you, in your talent, in your destiny, I still think you will rise up from the grave and amaze everyone, you did it all the time in little ways, and I know the big amaze is still coming, and I wanted to be there with you, the two of us, the amazing two, take care of yourself they told me, but I thought I would be fine if I could just, I don't know, set you free, keep you warm, feed you breakfast, tie your shoes, pat your head, kiss you on the cheek and walk down the road holding your hand.

Cast your bread. You can hold it to yourself, that special thing about you, but it is better for everyone if you ‘Cast your bread.’  Focus on the micro gifts of today. Even in winter, the children still ask if there are strawberries to pick. I manage a large vegetable garden at a primary school here in Auckland, and it always amuses me when the children ask me if there are any strawberries. They don’t yet fully understand the concept of seasons and having to wait. That there is a time to sow and a time reap. I enjoy harvest time. It’s so good to be picking fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the garden. One of the delights at the school is to pick some fresh ripe tomatoes and then slice a section and give it to a young child. The taste is so much better than store-bought. Maybe because it’s been grown in soil, without vast amounts of chemical fertilizers and sprays, but also perhaps that the children are involved in the planting and the picking. Modern Immediacy Today it’s a world of immediacy. With the quickness of internet speed, we expect to get what we want when we want it. We go to our supermarket shelves in the middle of winter and can find summer fruits and vegetables. Perhaps we have lost some sense of waiting with patient expectancy. Rhythm is built into creation, and the problem with the modern world is that you can get tomatoes at 2 am Rob Bell Cast your bread There is a strange little verse in the Bible that genuinely makes you scratch your head. Cast your bread upon the waters,    for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1 I see myself with a loaf of bread, throwing it into a river and then it coming back to me after a few days as a soggy mess. Now that is weird! So we need to go back to what the first readers would have heard—their interpretation of this cryptic passage. Cast – to cast something was to spread it out. Typically in those times, it referred to seed.  A farmer would go and ‘cast’ his seed out into the fields. In these modern days, we have machines that are very precise and will drill or sow the seed to precisely the right depth and placement for optimum germination. In the days of old, it was random, rough, and ready. Bread – another reference to seed. Bread comes from milled grain. The grain is the seed. Every year at harvest time, a portion of the crop was set aside to be sown at a later date. When the season came for sowing, there better be enough seed. So, in essence, you were sowing your bread. Waters – You don’t sow seed into water, but you do sow it when you know that the soil will become wet with rain. In Israel, the early rains come in October / November to loosen up the sun-baked dirt. A farmer would go out and cultivate the soil ready for ‘water’ to fill furrows. The seed would then be cast into the ‘waters’ and germinate. Find it after many days – that little seed, sown in faith, would grow and develop and create seed itself. This would take ‘many days.’ There was not an exact date when the harvest would take place, but more a season. So many factors come into play as to how well that cereal plant would grow. Many unseen and unknown factors express themselves on that growing plant. There is a mystery, and much of its growth is beyond our control.  The joy of harvest  Harvest is a beautiful time. It is that moment where you know the fruit of your labor. You taste it and enjoy its freshness. You want to be forever living in that emotional happiness of reward and satisfaction. That buzz or thrill can become addictive. I want it all, I want it now, and I don’t want to have to do the work to get it. We want the delight of intimacy, but we don’t want to do the risky work of relationship building. Please relieve my emotional pain relief, but without the hard work of discovering what’s under the pain. For most of our days, we are cultivating, sowing seed, and waiting. We trust, and we hope. Confidence grows year upon year, harvest season upon harvest season. Snake Oil salesman I think there are many ‘Snake Oil salesmen’ in our world. They offer a quick fix, a panacea to our problems. In 2019 the most popular searched item on Google was ‘Disney Plus.’ We want our diversions, our harvest of buzz emotions. We want to be told ‘nice things,’ things that will make us ‘feel better.’ “They tell their preachers,    “Don’t waste our time on impracticalities.Tell us what makes us feel better.    Don’t bore us with obsolete religion.That stuff means nothing to us.    Quit hounding us with The Holy of Israel.” Isaiah 30:8-11 We want the harvest without the sweat of cultivation and the casting of our essence to the unknown. Sowing to something beyond our control. To faith, hope, and love. The joy of the cast  What if we were to take a joyful approach to the daily grind of a little movement each day. I enjoy sowing seeds. I get my little packet of seed, open up the tinfoil wrapper and sprinkle the seed on to some seedling mix compost, cover them and water and wait. The seed, in a sense, dies to its former structure. In that small dry husky shell, some water reaches in and begins the magic. Cells divide and multiply, and before long, a root comes out. Then bursting through the soil a shoot emerges.  There is already a harvest of growth and change. It’s exciting. Given a few more ‘many days’ and I will be picking tomatoes and slicing cucumbers for children dulled by supermarket immediacy.  I also sow seeds every week via this blog. I cast them wide and far. Some touch down on good soil and reap a harvest multiple times over. Some seed lands on stones and paths and rocky places. Parable of the Sower The important thing is to keep on sowing because there is a joy in the seed landing and taking root in people’s lives. Where are you throwing your life away Those early subsistence farmers had a choice. Do I eat the seed or not? How much I do keep for myself and my family, and how much do I set aside for sowing? The same question is ours. How much of the good are you holding in yourself? Keeping it in and not sharing what you have been given. That giftedness you have. That unique quality or skill or knowledge you alone seem to have. My mother made beautiful knitted garments. Many hours she could be seen knitting exquisite baby clothes. Her great-grandbabies wear them now, and maybe even their great-grandbabies will wear them too! Now that is what I call a harvest from casting to the waters. What would you most like to harvest in your life? Is it joy, peace, happiness, contentment? Focus on the ‘cast’ of the moment. In ‘many days,’ and maybe even not in your lifetime, there will be a harvest.   Mental Health is ... celebrating this present moment of the microscopic 'cast your bread upon the waters' knowing that there will be a harvest in the future.CLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider I’ve got this thing in my heartI must give you todayIt only lives when youGive it awayBruce Cockburn – Give it away Happiness is found in being free—free from our attachment to circumstances and possessions, and free from our compulsion to gratify our need for power, affection, and security. Liberation is found in the little deaths we surrender to every day. Phileena Heuertz You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. John Bunyan For it is in giving that we receive. St. Francis of Assisi Questions to answer What little micro ‘cast’ can you make today? Has a ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’  sold you lie? If so, what is it? What would you like to most harvest in your life? Further reading How ‘Going the extra Mile’ Flips the Power Dynamics Life’s not Fair! There is a Mystery to be Known God is Pruning Me for Love, Joy, and Peace Barry Pearman Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash

Cast your bread. You can hold it to yourself, that special thing about you, but it is better for everyone if you ‘Cast your bread.’  Focus on the micro gifts of today. Even in winter, the children still ask if there are strawberries to pick. I manage a large vegetable garden at a primary school here in Auckland, and it always amuses me when the children ask me if there are any strawberries. They don’t yet fully understand the concept of seasons and having to wait. That there is a time to sow and a time reap. I enjoy harvest time. It’s so good to be picking fresh fruit and vegetables straight from the garden. One of the delights at the school is to pick some fresh ripe tomatoes and then slice a section and give it to a young child. The taste is so much better than store-bought. Maybe because it’s been grown in soil, without vast amounts of chemical fertilizers and sprays, but also perhaps that the children are involved in the planting and the picking. Modern Immediacy Today it’s a world of immediacy. With the quickness of internet speed, we expect to get what we want when we want it. We go to our supermarket shelves in the middle of winter and can find summer fruits and vegetables. Perhaps we have lost some sense of waiting with patient expectancy. Rhythm is built into creation, and the problem with the modern world is that you can get tomatoes at 2 am Rob Bell Cast your bread There is a strange little verse in the Bible that genuinely makes you scratch your head. Cast your bread upon the waters,    for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1 I see myself with a loaf of bread, throwing it into a river and then it coming back to me after a few days as a soggy mess. Now that is weird! So we need to go back to what the first readers would have heard—their interpretation of this cryptic passage. Cast – to cast something was to spread it out. Typically in those times, it referred to seed.  A farmer would go and ‘cast’ his seed out into the fields. In these modern days, we have machines that are very precise and will drill or sow the seed to precisely the right depth and placement for optimum germination. In the days of old, it was random, rough, and ready. Bread – another reference to seed. Bread comes from milled grain. The grain is the seed. Every year at harvest time, a portion of the crop was set aside to be sown at a later date. When the season came for sowing, there better be enough seed. So, in essence, you were sowing your bread. Waters – You don’t sow seed into water, but you do sow it when you know that the soil will become wet with rain. In Israel, the early rains come in October / November to loosen up the sun-baked dirt. A farmer would go out and cultivate the soil ready for ‘water’ to fill furrows. The seed would then be cast into the ‘waters’ and germinate. Find it after many days – that little seed, sown in faith, would grow and develop and create seed itself. This would take ‘many days.’ There was not an exact date when the harvest would take place, but more a season. So many factors come into play as to how well that cereal plant would grow. Many unseen and unknown factors express themselves on that growing plant. There is a mystery, and much of its growth is beyond our control.  The joy of harvest  Harvest is a beautiful time. It is that moment where you know the fruit of your labor. You taste it and enjoy its freshness. You want to be forever living in that emotional happiness of reward and satisfaction. That buzz or thrill can become addictive. I want it all, I want it now, and I don’t want to have to do the work to get it. We want the delight of intimacy, but we don’t want to do the risky work of relationship building. Please relieve my emotional pain relief, but without the hard work of discovering what’s under the pain. For most of our days, we are cultivating, sowing seed, and waiting. We trust, and we hope. Confidence grows year upon year, harvest season upon harvest season. Snake Oil salesman I think there are many ‘Snake Oil salesmen’ in our world. They offer a quick fix, a panacea to our problems. In 2019 the most popular searched item on Google was ‘Disney Plus.’ We want our diversions, our harvest of buzz emotions. We want to be told ‘nice things,’ things that will make us ‘feel better.’ “They tell their preachers,    “Don’t waste our time on impracticalities.Tell us what makes us feel better.    Don’t bore us with obsolete religion.That stuff means nothing to us.    Quit hounding us with The Holy of Israel.” Isaiah 30:8-11 We want the harvest without the sweat of cultivation and the casting of our essence to the unknown. Sowing to something beyond our control. To faith, hope, and love. The joy of the cast  What if we were to take a joyful approach to the daily grind of a little movement each day. I enjoy sowing seeds. I get my little packet of seed, open up the tinfoil wrapper and sprinkle the seed on to some seedling mix compost, cover them and water and wait. The seed, in a sense, dies to its former structure. In that small dry husky shell, some water reaches in and begins the magic. Cells divide and multiply, and before long, a root comes out. Then bursting through the soil a shoot emerges.  There is already a harvest of growth and change. It’s exciting. Given a few more ‘many days’ and I will be picking tomatoes and slicing cucumbers for children dulled by supermarket immediacy.  I also sow seeds every week via this blog. I cast them wide and far. Some touch down on good soil and reap a harvest multiple times over. Some seed lands on stones and paths and rocky places. Parable of the Sower The important thing is to keep on sowing because there is a joy in the seed landing and taking root in people’s lives. Where are you throwing your life away Those early subsistence farmers had a choice. Do I eat the seed or not? How much I do keep for myself and my family, and how much do I set aside for sowing? The same question is ours. How much of the good are you holding in yourself? Keeping it in and not sharing what you have been given. That giftedness you have. That unique quality or skill or knowledge you alone seem to have. My mother made beautiful knitted garments. Many hours she could be seen knitting exquisite baby clothes. Her great-grandbabies wear them now, and maybe even their great-grandbabies will wear them too! Now that is what I call a harvest from casting to the waters. What would you most like to harvest in your life? Is it joy, peace, happiness, contentment? Focus on the ‘cast’ of the moment. In ‘many days,’ and maybe even not in your lifetime, there will be a harvest.   Mental Health is ... celebrating this present moment of the microscopic 'cast your bread upon the waters' knowing that there will be a harvest in the future.CLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider I’ve got this thing in my heartI must give you todayIt only lives when youGive it awayBruce Cockburn – Give it away Happiness is found in being free—free from our attachment to circumstances and possessions, and free from our compulsion to gratify our need for power, affection, and security. Liberation is found in the little deaths we surrender to every day. Phileena Heuertz You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. John Bunyan For it is in giving that we receive. St. Francis of Assisi Questions to answer What little micro ‘cast’ can you make today? Has a ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’  sold you lie? If so, what is it? What would you like to most harvest in your life? Further reading How ‘Going the extra Mile’ Flips the Power Dynamics Life’s not Fair! There is a Mystery to be Known God is Pruning Me for Love, Joy, and Peace Barry Pearman Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash

Bonus song: Here I am, Lord (Michael Talbots) I the lord of sea and skyI have heard my people cryAll who dwell in dark and sinMy hand will saveI who made the stars of nightI will make their darkness brightWho will bear my light to them?Whom shall I send?Here I am, LordIs it I, Lord?I have heard You calling in the nightI will go, LordIf You lead meI will hold Your people in my heartI the Lord of wind and flameI will tend the poor and lameI will set a feast for themMy hand will saveFinest bread I will provideTill their hearts be satisfiedI will give my life to themWhom shall I send?Source: MusixmatchSongwriters: Anna Laura Page / Daniel L. SchutteHere I Am, Lord lyrics © Oregon Catholic Press

"Way Maker"In this episode, Pastor Joel and Cliff Lambert unpack the song "Way Maker" preformed by Sinach (originally), Leeland, and Michael W. Smith. Original song was written by Osinachi Okoro.Verse:You are hereMoving in our midstI worship youI worship youYou are hereWorking in this placeI worship youI worship youYou are hereMoving in our midstI worship youI worship youYou are hereWorking in this placeI worship youI worship youChorus:Way makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessMy GodThat is who you areWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessMy GodThat is who you areVerse: You are hereTouching every heartI worship youI worship youYou are hereHealing every heartI worship youI worship youYou are hereTurning lives aroundI worship youI worship youYou are hereMending every heartI worship youI worship youWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessThat is who you areWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessMy GodThat is who you areBridge:Even when I don't see it You're workingEven when I don't feel it You're workingYou never stop, You never stop workingYou never stop, You never stop workingPodcast Outro: Arrangement of "There is A Fountain" used with permission by Ryan Foglesong & Brian Steckler of ENFIELD.

There is so much we can learn if you look beyond words and even body language. Many different layers of information exist when we’re communicating with someone. While in this time of self quarantine, when we’re not in physical view of someone, the body language is completely gone, unless on a video chat. Though, even still on video chat much of the body language is taken away.In order to get deeper meaning, we have to allow our hearts to be open. We then can listen intuitively and hope that the other person is listening with their heart as we speak as well.An example that comes to mind is a client I have been working with who is Chinese. She speaks English very well also, but has a strong accent. The first time I talked with her on the phone, never having seen her face to face, so I didn’t have any visual clues was interesting. If I just listened to the words, I wouldn’t understand. As I have chosen to listen with my heart, understanding her has become easy.When we are willing to open our hearts, we are given the ability to understand on a different level.We can gain greater insight into our own life experiences as we ask and listen with our heart. Listening only with our brain can bring frustration, negative thoughts, and emotions. Our hearts always tell us the highest truth we are ready to receive at a given time.Today, I Give Myself Permission To Listen With My HeartI am happy as I listen with my heartI know the truth in every situationI trust my heart completelyI clearly understand others through listening with my intuitionI see clearlyI love what I understand with my heartI live daily by intuitionI trust my highest source of knowledgeClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the life-changing North Star Navigator Course that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Yesterday we experienced an earthquake here in Utah. I took some time to update our emergency preparedness equipment. I am grateful I did. This morning, however, as I came into my office, I had a strong urge that, come hell or high water, earthquake or storm, that my purpose is what I get to focus on.The need to share the inner stirrings I have, regardless of what is going on around me, is vital! I know who I am and I am able to sit and receive daily personal inspiration of the one most important thing for me to do each day. At this time, it’s vital for me to be me, my authentic self!We can come to a point where we experience an increase of flow in knowing who we authentically are. Keeping a calm, peaceful spirit throughout our experiences helps us greatly.Along our journey we can choose to recognize the adjustments that need to be made in order to experience a greater flow of inspiration, love, and gratitude.Today, I Give Myself Permission To Have Increased Flow Of Enthusiasm!I easily receive increased flow of inspirationI have positive expectationsI know wonderful, great blessings are comingI have a sound, powerful mind and heartI am enthusiastic, I am a god withinI love the natural flow of my lifeI am a powerful creatorI am motivated by loveClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the life-changing North Star Navigator Course that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Worship Wednesdays is a short mid-week devotion focused on worship. Each week we will meditate on a worship song which will prayerfully motivate us to stay in the presence of God as we move about our daily lives.In today's episode of the Worship Wednesday segment our devotion will focus our need on the song, Way Maker recorded by Paul McClure Link to song:https://youtu.be/cHoGEDQQ67oHello all! This week on Worship Wednesday we are focusing on our need for the spirit of God. Take some time out, listen to our focus worship song for this week and allow it to minister to your heart.I pray it blesses you,Marsha Joi________________// FOLLOW Website - www.moderndaychristianchick.comInstagram - @moderndaychristianchickFacebook - Modern Day Christian Chick Apple Music Worship Wednesday playlist:https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/worship-wednesday/pl.u-GgA52Lah1ay5LYou can subscribe to the podcast here:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/modern-day-chris…/id1493915119…Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PteoJjgHlhEaCvuxDflAQ…Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-day-christian-chick/id1493915119#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-2500099________________Way MakerYou are hereMoving in our midstI worship youI worship youYou are hereWorking in this placeI worship youI worship youYou are hereMoving in our midstI worship youI worship youYou are hereWorking in this placeI worship youI worship youWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessMy GodThat is who you areWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessMy GodThat is who you areYou are hereTouching every heartI worship youI worship youYou are hereHealing every heartI worship youI worship youYou are hereTurning lives aroundI worship youI worship youYou are hereMending every heartI worship youI worship youWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in the darknessThat is who you areWay makerMiracle workerPromise keeperLight in…

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In this episode of Stories of Hope in Hard Times, Tamara K. Anderson interviews Richard Paul Evans. Did you know NY Times Bestselling author Richard Paul Evans was bullied as a child or that he lived in a home infested with rats? Listen as he shares the stories which shaped him to become one of the most loved and heart-stirring authors today.Richard Paul Evans: Lessons from Brokenness, Bullying, and Tourette’sRichard Paul Evans BioWhen Richard Paul Evans (Rick) wrote the #1 global best-seller, The Christmas Box, he never intended on becoming an internationally known author. The story was written as an expression of love for his then two young daughters. Three years later, this quiet, simple story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, more than 8 million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. Eight of Rick’s books were produced into television movies and have starred such well-known actors as Maureen O’Hara, Rob Lowe, Christopher Lloyd, James Earl Jones, Naomi Watts and Academy award winners Vanessa Redgrave and Ellen Burstyn. He has since written 40 consecutive New York Times bestsellers and is one of the few authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. There are currently more than 30 million copies of his books in print.Rick won the American Mothers book award, two first place Storytelling World awards, The Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, the German Leserpreis Gold Award for Romance, is a five-time recipient of the Religion Communicator’s Council’s Wilbur Award and more than a dozen other awards for his young adult series Michael Vey.During the fall of 1998, Rick founded The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected or homeless children, teens and young adults. To date, more than 100,000 children have been served by the Christmas Box House facilities and programs.Rick lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri. They have been blessed with five children and two grandchildren.A Personal ConnectionRick has become a great friend and mentor to me. I went to his first Premier Author Training almost three years ago. We had a lot of fun and I learned so much. I felt like I was drinking out of a fire hose just with the amount of knowledge he imparted on not only writing but on marketing books.The King of CrepesA little known fact about Rick is he is the crepe-making King. He first learned to make crepes at a friend’s house in Seattle. He then decided everyone should know how to make three things really well. So, Rick know how to make three things: French toast, crepes and fried rice.Writing from the HeartI love the ending of Rick’s latest book, Noel Street, as I think it gives us a picture of his life. He says, “I’ve always thought of God as an artist. One who uses our hopes, fears, dreams, and especially our tears to paint on the canvas of our souls rendering something beautiful. The hardest part I suppose is waiting to see what he’s up to.” So many of Rick’s books dive into people who are broken and waiting to see what God is painting on the canvas of their lives. He seems to write from a personal place of brokenness.Rick gave us a sneak-peek into the next book he is working on which will launch in 2020. He is taking his writings and blogs from the past 25 years and compiling these personal stories of things which have made him who he is. Some of these blogs have been read by millions of people, so they are very compelling.Lessons from Hard Times1. A Broken ChildhoodThe year 1970 was a really bad year for Rick’s family. They lived in Arcadia, California and his father lost his job and was blackballed in the community where he worked in Beverly Hills. As he tried to provide for his wife and eight children, things quickly went from bad to worse. They lost everything. Eventually his dad found a job teaching in Pocatello, Idaho and moved there with half of the family. To get the family back together, they finally moved into his grandmother’s 70-year old home. The home was next to bars, and pawn shops. It was in bad place, but it was empty, except for the rats. It was filled with rats.On a side note, people always ask Rick why they feed people to the rats in Michael Vey, and it goes back to his fear as a child that he would be eaten by rats. He would lay there at night and hear the rats running around after hearing his older brothers explain the rats would eat him if he got out of bed.So, their family situation was a perfect storm. They had no money. His dad, who was in hospital management was now doing construction work and was gone all day. And his mother began exhibiting the first severe signs mental illness. She became highly suicidal and was incredibly depressed. She would basically stay in her room for days at a time.BullyingSo Rick basically had no parents. He was eight or nine years old at the time. It was the same year his Tourette’s Syndrome manifested. The first Saturday in their new home, his mom took the three youngest and dropped them off at a dollar theater. As they walked out of the theatre, they were surrounded by a gang of kids who wanted to see them get beaten up by the local bully who was about a foot taller than them. Finally Rick said he would fight them, but his older brother couldn’t stand for his little brother to be defending them and he walked over, pushed Rick aside and his brother actually beat the kid up. Rick just remembers him kicking the bully in the face on the ground, and the bully screaming for mercy. Of course everyone was laughing because everyone loves to see a bully get their due. Then the crowd dispersed. His mom then pulled up in the station wagon and they just got in and didn’t say a word about the fight.In the midst of all this upheaval there was also a tremendous amount of bullying going on at school. One day Rick was so tired of being bullied he just stayed home. His mother never knew because she never came out of her bedroom. To make it worse he had this soul-crushing teacher named Mrs. Covey, whom the kids called Covey the Ogre. To give you an example of what she was like, a week before Christmas, she asked all the children in her classroom, “How many of you believe in Santa Claus?” Most of the kids raised their hand. Then Mrs. Covey said, “Don’t be stupid. There is no Santa Claus. Your parents lied to you.”Mrs. Covey, the OgreSo, their teacher just dashed their beliefs. That day Rick went home and ventured into his mom’s darkened bedroom. He said, “Mom, Mrs. Covey said there is no Santa Claus.” Rick’s mom responded, “Rick, Santa Claus is the spirit of giving.” He countered with, “But he has a reindeer and sleigh, right? And he comes down the chimney, right?” She just looked at him and sadly admitted, “No, there is no Santa Claus.” Rick’s little nine-year-old heart was broken. He kept thinking–wait a second, faith, goodness, and good people are supposed to prevail, not the nasty ones. So he looked at his mom for a moment and said, “Well, did you lie about Jesus too?”A few months later Rick was walking home from school and got beaten up by some boys who took his only treasure–his Mickey Mouse watch. It was the only thing he owned and treasured.“Ricky Evans, The Great”The next day Rick was sitting in class working on his homework and he wrote down “Ricky Evans” on the top of it. And then something possessed him to write “the great” next to his name. Now, he was not arrogant. He had no reason to believe he was anything. At this point in his life, he had no parents involved. He had no friends. No one who would defend him from the bullies. He was nothing. But for a few seconds, it felt good to write “Ricky Evans, the Great,” and turn the paper in. The next day he got the paper back and Mrs. Covey had erased “the great” and wrote three of her own “shame on you.” She then got up and gave a lecture on pride and sin.Rick hasn’t seen Mrs. Covey since he left fourth grade. He is sure she is long dead because back then it felt like she 200 years old. But he would like to see her and look in her eyes and say, “That little boy went on to reach tens of millions of people with his words. His movies were some of the biggest in the world on television. And he started a shelter that helped house more than a hundred thousand abused children. He was invited to the White House and he danced in the Green Room. But that Ricky Evans was greater than Richard Paul Evans. Ricky had nothing and yet he got up every day and got himself ready. He had gruell for breakfast and walked to school every single day. And he just did his best amidst all the abuse and the violence and just tried to be a good kid. Rickey Evans was great. And you, woman, are just mean.”Lesson: Don’t Let People Erase Your GreatnessThe lesson Rick learned from all of this is we all have people our life who are walking around with these erasers like Mrs. Covey. They try to erase the greatness from our lives. And the biggest lesson Rick has learned is, “Don’t listen to them. Don’t give them that power. Don’t wait around for people to validate who you are because you’ll be waiting a long time.” Rick continues to plead that we “tell kids that they’re great.” To clarify, he isn’t talking about hubris or pride. He just wants us to “acknowledge their intrinsic value and worth. That’s what they need.” Tell them, “You are great and beautiful in your soul–in spite of your bad choices, decisions, and your circumstance. Greatness resides within you and you don’t get it out by erasing it.”2. Tourette’s SyndromeRick wasn’t officially diagnosed with Tourette’s until he was 40 years old. His diagnosis came because his son Michael has Tourette’s. People used to ask him when he was younger if he had Tourette’s and he always wondered why because he wasn’t swearing. He did have the impulse to swear, but he didn’t. What he didn’t understand was only 10% of people with Tourette’s have coprolalia (or swear all the time).When Rick’s son Michael was two-years-old he began swearing. He and his wife wondered, “Where did you even hear these words?” They realized something was going on with him. So, Rick wrote the Michael Vey series just for his son. Rick confesses, “I wanted to make Tourette’s more mainstream because it’s always just a joke.” People swear and then they laugh and say, “It’s my Tourette’s syndrome.” Rick continues, “Well, some of us actually do have Tourette’s” and tic or twitch.The Anonymous LetterOne day Rick spoke at a church about grace and God’s love for us. Afterwards he got this anonymous letter from a woman who wrote, “You have no place in the house of God. You have no place speaking. You’re obviously a sinful man. I can see through it because I saw you were ticking, blinking, and twitching.”Shining Light on Disabilities–The Viral BlogIn response to her anonymous letter, Rick wrote a blog, “To the woman at church who wrote me an anonymous letter.” In that letter he explained yes, he is a sinner, just like she was because, “We’re all broken.” He then went on to explain, “That’s not why I was twitching. I was twitching because I have Tourette’s syndrome.” Rick wrote this blog and posted it on Facebook. He got up the next day and had 80,000 shares and went viral. People wanted to help find that woman. Rick actually hoped she would see it.In his letter, Rick wrote, “In all honesty, I must admit that I was angered by your letter. But not for me–I am far beyond your reach. I am angry for those children who are still trying to figure out who they are: children who are teased and ridiculed and bullied by cruel, self-righteous people like you. I am angered for those sweet, innocent children, who would rather die than show their tics, because you are so eager to let them know how unlovable and imperfect they are. And some of them do take their precious lives. Yes, this makes me very angry. The other day, at a book signing, a young woman I had never met before, put her arms around me and told me that she loved me. I asked her why. She told me that she had Tourettes and the kids at school made fun of her. But now many of her schoolmates are reading my books and, knowing that I have Tourettes, are now treating her better. I told her that she is not her Tourettes. I told her that I loved her too.”Lesson: The Greatest Disability is the Inability to LoveRick concluded his letter by saying, “Dear anonymous, I hope you read this letter. I hope it opens your eyes. Or, better yet, your heart. But whether you change or not, remember this: we, the “abnormal” are not the ones to be pitied. The greatest disability is the inability to love those who are different than you. May God Bless you with His unfathomable and unconditional love.”3. Look for The Hand of GodRick likes to remember the words of Kierkegaard when looking back on his life. He said, “We can understand our life looking backwards, but we must live it forwards.” Rick says he clearly sees the hand of God when he thinks back on everything that has happened to him.With his first book, he took the story to a local publisher but it was rejected. He recalls being so disappointed and discouraged. But now he realizes that rejection was God looking down and saying, “No, I have big things in store.”Always Trust GodBeyond the path that his career took, Rick has felt a personal relationship with God throughout his life. He says that when he was going through hard time he always trusted God. He knew God would not drop Him. There have been times he wondered why he has been hurt, but now he understands. Those things he went through made him who he is and have given him empathy and heart. Because of this empathy people read his work and feel understood.The Power of Writing and HealingAfter Rick was diagnosed with Tourette’s, his diagnosing doctor (who wasn’t actually taking clients), told Rick he wanted to return the favor to him and took him on. Rick wondered what favor he was referring to, as they had never met.The doctor then told Rick he and his wife had lost their only child. His wife had become very depressed and the doctor worried she might take her life. Neither he nor psychologists could help her.Then this woman read one of Rick’s books and it gave her hope. The doctor saw her smile again–for the first time in years. This woman knew Rick was another person who had truly suffered, so she felt she could trust him since his books are written from the heart. She began to heal after reading one of his books.Lesson: There is a PurposeGod can see the purpose of things we don’t understand in our lives. Keep trusting Him and someday, you will understand and it will all make sense.4. How I Saved My MarriageRick also writes many of his blog posts from the heart. One particular blog he remembers is his post, “How I Saved My Marriage.” This post went viral very quickly, but his wife Keri didn’t appreciate Rick had written about their struggles.Rick and Keri went to dinner a few nights later night, with Keri still upset. They met a couple while out at dinner who thanked them for saving their marriage. They had been on the verge of divorce but read Rick’s post and decided to save their marriage. Rick started hearing from marriage counselors who said they were using his post as a resource for their clients, as well as friends saying it saved their children’s marriages.Writing the TruthOne day Keri told Rick she felt he shares too much. Finally, Rick apologized, but asked if he anything he had written wasn’t true. Keri acknowledged everything he wrote was true.Lesson: Share TruthRick has always felt it is important to share truth with the world. He says he doesn’t know any other way to write. He then told Keri if he had to choose between her and the talent God had given him to write and share the truth, he would choose God. Keri agreed, and he has to continued to write the truth. This became a very defining moment for him.5. Tips for Hard TimesRick knows we don’t always feel hope during the Christmas season. But he explains if you are in a bad place there are a few tips you should remember:a. Remember life is cyclical. As soon as we get up, life knocks us down again. And if we are down, life will pick back up again.b. Hope comes from faith in God. Keep that faith–even when things are hard.c. Find the stars. While the reality is we will all suffer, Rick says his hope that there is something better is what keeps him going. “The really dark nights is where we see the stars.”d. Show kindness to strangers.e. Choose to love. We can make the choice to love.f. Be worthy of your sufferings. Rick remembers the quote from Viktor Frankl about choosing to be worthy of our sufferings. It took awhile for Rick to understand what that meant. We can’t take away suffering, but we can learn from it and keep going through it. It will refine us and make us better.Poignant Bible StoryFor Rick one of the most poignant part of all scripture is when Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. While there he looking up to heaven and asked, why have you deserted me? (Matthew 27:46). In those greatest moments, we ask why, just like Christ? Christ knew he was alone. Rick believes there are times God leaves us and says, “No, I’m going to let you have this. I’m going to let you walk alone. I’m going to let you have the greatness and understand what it is to be great.”In the Screwtape letters CS Lewis share some wisdom when the Demons are talking. They say something like, “Nowhere is our cause of evil more threatened than when a man, nailed to a cross looks up into a universe devoid of God, say, why have you deserted me? And still he marches on. And still he holds fast to truth. That shakes the very core of all evil.”Lesson: You are Not Deserted or AloneThere are a few moment of life where we have nothing, where we don’t see a reason to go on. But we should remember to keep going–that we will not fail. “We are not deserted. We are not alone even when it feels like it.”6. Determination, Prayer, and MiraclesRick remembers one of the hardest times of his life when it felt like he was crawling on glass. His daughter Jenna even asked him, “Where is God? Why has he left you alone? Dad, you are carrying this by yourself.”Rick was pleading with God and trying to keep his son alive. He told God, “I am doing everything. I don’t know how much longer I can take this. Keri has finally broken down. It’s just me. I don’t know how long I can carry the entire family and all of this. We need help.” After telling God he had done everything he knelt down and told God, “It’s in your hands. He’s your son too. I have given everything.”After this heartfelt prayer, Rick went to the hospital and had an incredible experience with his son. An incredible miracle happened. Everything switched and it was such a powerful and faith promoting thing.The great ending this story is that now Rick and his son are buddies. He is so proud of him, what he’s accomplished, and what he’s overcome. Michael has told him, “One of my sisters is a pediatric nurse, another does makeup for movies, another is an international bestselling author. The other is a scientist. And then there’s me.” When Michael told him this, Rick looked at him and said, “And you have accomplished more than all of them. You have climbed a higher mountain than all of them.”God’s Message–Keep Going, Don’t QuitAnother example of this was when the board voted to close the Christmas Box House due to lack of funding. Rick left the meeting for a moment to pray and ask God if he could please quit. And he received a distinct impression, “If you fail, no one will succeed.” So Rick returned to the meeting and said no, they weren’t going to quit. He told everyone he would accept their resignations but he would not be quitting. Everyone stayed.Now, the Christmas Box House has helped more than one hundred thousand children. Rick is extremely grateful God did not let him quit.Lesson: Get on Your KneesHe says his best advice for finding hope when discouraged is getting on your knees. We may feel at times God has left us all alone. There are times when we say, “I’m done,” but God says, “No, you’re not.”The greatest times in Rick’s life were not when we was getting an award. They were private victories. They were times when he was on his knees and chose not to quit and kept going with God’s help.Contact InfoRick’s website is RichardPaulEvans.com and you can also find his page on Facebook. You can find his most recent book, Noel Street, on Amazon or at Barnes and Noble.

Did you know NY Times Bestselling author Richard Paul Evans was bullied as a child or that he lived in a home infested with rats? Listen as he shares the stories which shaped him to become one of the most loved and heart-stirring authors today. Richard Paul Evans: Lessons from Brokenness, Bullying, and Tourette'sRichard Paul Evans BioWhen Richard Paul Evans (Rick) wrote the #1 global best-seller, The Christmas Box, he never intended on becoming an internationally known author. The story was written as an expression of love for his then two young daughters. Three years later, this quiet, simple story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, more than 8 million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. Eight of Rick’s books were produced into television movies and have starred such well-known actors as Maureen O’Hara, Rob Lowe, Christopher Lloyd, James Earl Jones, Naomi Watts and Academy award winners Vanessa Redgrave and Ellen Burstyn. He has since written 40 consecutive New York Times bestsellers and is one of the few authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. There are currently more than 30 million copies of his books in print. Rick won the American Mothers book award, two first place Storytelling World awards, The Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, the German Leserpreis Gold Award for Romance, is a five-time recipient of the Religion Communicator’s Council’s Wilbur Award and more than a dozen other awards for his young adult series Michael Vey. During the fall of 1998, Rick founded The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected or homeless children, teens and young adults. To date, more than 100,000 children have been served by the Christmas Box House facilities and programs. Rick lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri. They have been blessed with five children and two grandchildren. A Personal ConnectionRick has become a great friend and mentor to me. I went to his first Premier Author Training (https://www.facebook.com/RPEPremierAuthorTraining/) almost three years ago. We had a lot of fun and I learned so much. I felt like I was drinking out of a fire hose just with the amount of knowledge he imparted on not only writing but on marketing books. The King of CrepesA little known fact about Rick is he is the crepe-making King. He first learned to make crepes at a friend’s house in Seattle. He then decided everyone should know how to make three things really well. So, Rick know how to make three things: French toast, crepes and fried rice. Writing from the HeartI love the ending of Rick's latest book, Noel Street (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSKFTSJ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) , as I think it gives us a picture of his life. He says, "I've always thought of God as an artist. One who uses our hopes, fears, dreams, and especially our tears to paint on the canvas of our souls rendering something beautiful. The hardest part I suppose is waiting to see what he's up to." So many of Rick’s books dive into people who are broken and waiting to see what God is painting on the canvas of their lives. He seems to write from a personal place of brokenness. Rick gave us a sneak-peek into the next book he is working on which will launch in 2020. He is taking his writings and blogs from the past 25 years and compiling these personal stories of things which have made him who he is. Some of these blogs have been read by millions of people, so they are very compelling. Lessons from Hard Times1. A Broken ChildhoodThe year 1970 was a really bad year for Rick’s family. They lived in Arcadia, California and his father lost his job and was blackballed in the community where he worked in Beverly...

Anxiety can make you want to control, but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. She was holding on tightly. Too tightly. It was care, it was love, but in that embrace, she was suffocating the life out of the other, and destroying peace in herself. She was not allowing the other to find their way through the pains of growth. I know what it’s like. You become so emotionally attached to someone that they are glued to your soul. In a good sense, its love, but on the dark side, it can lead to control, manipulation, anxiety, worry, and fear.  You see their warts, and you want to fix, rescue, or save them. A heartbeat of anxiety pounds within your head and worry flows around you. You’re consumed by it, but you know that there is nothing you can do. You’ve tried to control, manipulate, and bribe compliance, but the more you do this, the greater the anxiety grows. You try to take power over the situation, but it only backfires in your face. There is a time to detach I’ve noticed in these times of fear that a quiet invitation to detach comes. To let go that which I have been clasping on to. I think that the best way I can describe this healthy form of detachment might be in two metaphors and a parable. Space vehiclesI see the image of the Apollo rocket and its vehicle detaching. Joined through an airlock, there is a free flow of people and supplies. But there comes a time when they have to detach. One lets the other one go. It’s quiet and seamless. The other may not even know there has been a detachment, but there is a knowing that there will be a return. I see myself letting go. The release in the dance Two dancers joined together. Hand to hand, eye to eye, waist to waist. There’s a closeness and a connection, but then comes a moment when one dancer is released to perform another movement. There is a healthy detachment with the hope of return. Loving the prodigal It’s a story with many layers, but in the parable of the Loving Father (Prodigal Son), we see a loving father releasing his son to go his own way. Its a detachment. He is letting the son go. There is the hope of a return, but it’s not certain. The father is not dependant on a son’s approval or love for him to have peace. The father hopes and looks for the son to learn something about his very own loving and secure nature. The son enters the darkness to return to the light. Healthy and unhealthy detachment Healthy detachment comes with love for the other and yourself. You realize that holding on is not helping them learn. It’s not helping you find peace. Your protecting them is not allowing them to learn from the natural consequences. Unhealthy detachment comes with selfishness. It’s all about you and getting your needs met your way. You have no concern for them at all. Its the opposite of love, its indifference. Poet or a chessplayer? One of my favorite quotes is this. “Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”  G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy What he is saying that if you live your life like a chessplayer where you are trying to control all the pieces and manipulate an outcome, then it’s going to be very stressful and anxiety forming. Whereas, a poet finds creative freedom by being attached to the ‘imagination.’ A prayer of release Detaching requires wisdom. A knowing that it’s going to be ok on the other side. This knowing is discovered through practice. The more you learn to let go, the greater you learn that you will be ok. That someone greater is still holding your hand. Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr serenity prayer is a prayer of release and detachment. Its a prayer you might like to pray whenever those feelings of anxiety well up. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr Anxiety can make you want to control, but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. Quotes to consider Anxiety can make you want to control but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. If some problems have no adequate explanations, and never will have, then we must come to grips with confusion and learn to live in mystery.   Larry Crabb Don’t try to change others, work on yourself instead. Your response to others is always your responsibility, and the right response ensures respect all round. David Riddell If I am not for myself who is for me? And being for my own self, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when? Hillel the Elder I’ve got this thing in my heartI must give you todayIt only lives when youGive it away.Bruce Cockburn Questions to answer What feelings emerge when you consider letting go and detaching? Who is in control? Are you more the Chessplayer or more the Poet? Further reading A Simple Way That God Cares For Your Worn Out Soul Barry Pearman Image cc: Natalie Grainger

Anxiety can make you want to control, but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. She was holding on tightly. Too tightly. It was care, it was love, but in that embrace, she was suffocating the life out of the other, and destroying peace in herself. She was not allowing the other to find their way through the pains of growth. I know what it’s like. You become so emotionally attached to someone that they are glued to your soul. In a good sense, its love, but on the dark side, it can lead to control, manipulation, anxiety, worry, and fear.  You see their warts, and you want to fix, rescue, or save them. A heartbeat of anxiety pounds within your head and worry flows around you. You’re consumed by it, but you know that there is nothing you can do. You’ve tried to control, manipulate, and bribe compliance, but the more you do this, the greater the anxiety grows. You try to take power over the situation, but it only backfires in your face. There is a time to detach I’ve noticed in these times of fear that a quiet invitation to detach comes. To let go that which I have been clasping on to. I think that the best way I can describe this healthy form of detachment might be in two metaphors and a parable. Space vehiclesI see the image of the Apollo rocket and its vehicle detaching. Joined through an airlock, there is a free flow of people and supplies. But there comes a time when they have to detach. One lets the other one go. It’s quiet and seamless. The other may not even know there has been a detachment, but there is a knowing that there will be a return. I see myself letting go. The release in the dance Two dancers joined together. Hand to hand, eye to eye, waist to waist. There’s a closeness and a connection, but then comes a moment when one dancer is released to perform another movement. There is a healthy detachment with the hope of return. Loving the prodigal It’s a story with many layers, but in the parable of the Loving Father (Prodigal Son), we see a loving father releasing his son to go his own way. Its a detachment. He is letting the son go. There is the hope of a return, but it’s not certain. The father is not dependant on a son’s approval or love for him to have peace. The father hopes and looks for the son to learn something about his very own loving and secure nature. The son enters the darkness to return to the light. Healthy and unhealthy detachment Healthy detachment comes with love for the other and yourself. You realize that holding on is not helping them learn. It’s not helping you find peace. Your protecting them is not allowing them to learn from the natural consequences. Unhealthy detachment comes with selfishness. It’s all about you and getting your needs met your way. You have no concern for them at all. Its the opposite of love, its indifference. Poet or a chessplayer? One of my favorite quotes is this. “Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, in any sense attacking logic: I only say that this danger does lie in logic, not in imagination.”  G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy What he is saying that if you live your life like a chessplayer where you are trying to control all the pieces and manipulate an outcome, then it’s going to be very stressful and anxiety forming. Whereas, a poet finds creative freedom by being attached to the ‘imagination.’ A prayer of release Detaching requires wisdom. A knowing that it’s going to be ok on the other side. This knowing is discovered through practice. The more you learn to let go, the greater you learn that you will be ok. That someone greater is still holding your hand. Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr serenity prayer is a prayer of release and detachment. Its a prayer you might like to pray whenever those feelings of anxiety well up. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr Anxiety can make you want to control, but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. Quotes to consider Anxiety can make you want to control but learning to detach can bring peace. Perhaps you care too much and its time to let go. If some problems have no adequate explanations, and never will have, then we must come to grips with confusion and learn to live in mystery.   Larry Crabb Don’t try to change others, work on yourself instead. Your response to others is always your responsibility, and the right response ensures respect all round. David Riddell If I am not for myself who is for me? And being for my own self, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when? Hillel the Elder I’ve got this thing in my heartI must give you todayIt only lives when youGive it away.Bruce Cockburn Questions to answer What feelings emerge when you consider letting go and detaching? Who is in control? Are you more the Chessplayer or more the Poet? Further reading A Simple Way That God Cares For Your Worn Out Soul Barry Pearman Image cc: Natalie Grainger

It all started with Twitter and a glass of wine and the end result changed my life.Had I not given away the end result in the title, I'm sure that could've gone down many an interesting route of Choose Your Own Adventure.This adventure ended in Central Park, in the driving rain, freezing, exhausted, starving and….blessed.You see, I had just completed 10 months of training to run 26.2 miles through the 5 boroughs of New York called The New York City Marathon.Not only had I completed one of the most prestigious races in the world, I did it EXACTLY how I envisioned it all through my training. From the first step of my first training run to the last lean through the finish line, I learned a ton about myself and how to leverage this experience to become a better person.That's why I want to share it with you all.Now, don't think for one second that I wasn't nervous about the whole thing.In this episode, I will share the 6 key lessons I learned while training for, and running, The New York City Marathon:Opportunity will find you in the most random placesStart, especially if you're terrifiedCreate a vision in your mind of successWhen you're near your breaking point, push a little further and chase small incrementsPeople are inherently awesomeThe physical body is a means of transportation for the mind and heartI'm sharing the insights I took away so that you can find the source of drive within you to complete whatever marathon you're currently running. Losing weight, job hunting or just hardcore trying to make your dreams happen, I want my words to help move you along and get you across your own finish line.Do you have a topic you'd like me to discuss?You can contact me by email at rich@richbracken.com or on Twitter and Instagram @richbracken1.

Obedience, immediate obedience, communicates to God that we can be trusted with His Inspired Shortcuts. The faster we move, the faster we can receive the next step.I have a friend who is super good at taking action immediately. She is like Mary Poppins in the new movie that came out recently who said: “Today or never, that’s my motto!”I have a list that I call my Empty Vessel list. A full vessel (bowl, bucket, vase, etc) is not useful for anything but what it is already containing. So I regularly empty my vessel so that I am able to be useful for something else.Emptying my vessel could mean that I am just taking quick action and finishing a task. Or it could mean that I am not going to get to that task for a while (or ever), so I just write it on my Empty Vessel list so I can come back to it later. I don’t have to keep it in my brain because it is on the Empty Vessel list. The funny thing is that many times when I go back to my list, that task is no longer relevant. I have taken action on a new Inspired Shortcut and I have moved past it. So taking quick Action keeps us relevant. Phil, on our Gratitude Call this morning has learned that he can usually only remember an inspired thought for about 5 minutes. So he knows to take quick action to jot down the thought immediately so it doesn’t slip away.Another live caller, Felecia had a fall yesterday and thankfully didn’t break anything. Her AHA this morning was that she has resources available immediately and she didn’t have to try to do it herself, or wait and see if she was still in pain the next day. She chose instead to go to the ER immediately and ask for help!I know we all have times when we have that wait and see attitude or just keep struggling when assistance is easily available!Because of the thoughts that Michael on our call shared, I have come to the conclusion that quick action saves time, energy, money, struggle and even lives!Seconds matter!The other thought I had was that when an ambulance or other emergency vehicle is speeding past, we get out of the way! We want to help them in whatever way we can, and that is usually the best way we can help…to just get out of the way.It’s possible that when we are taking quick action, we may not have the outside distractions or negative feedback that sometimes stop us in our tracks. Most people will get out of the way if you are taking quick action, because they don’t want to get run over, and they may even want to help!And finally, quick action is an antidote to fear. Acting quickly reduces the amount of time we can develop false, but seemingly true, beliefs and horror stories of what the outcome will be if we act.Today, I Give Myself Permission to Act NOW!I am certain that this is my #1 priorityThis one thing is important according to GodI trust the importance of this one taskI lead with my heartI act immediately on an inspired thoughtI have the capacity and I have been prepared for this one momentI am confident in my Inspired ShortcutsI have faith that this one inspired thought is the key to everything that comes afterClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. To have a 15 minute conversationSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

“I am a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world” song by Aqua.In this new episode of B2B, Astrid Zayas takes us on a journey of sharing how she went from getting rid of a lifelong of "you are beautiful" stereotype that she saw more of a contradiction (hint, hint, she didn't feel beautiful) to using that experience to help others let go of the image they were labeled as kids and create an image that best reflects who they really are.In ASTRID WORDS:Pretty? Maybe, but Beautiful, definitely not. The word sounded too big in my head, too arrogant. My mind would say: “Who do you think you are? Beautiful, really?”I constantly thought: What if I don’t have that image of what beautiful is supposed to look like? Perfectly shaped curves, long silky hair, small waist, small narrow feet and feminine delicate hands.Would they love me? Would they pay attention to me?What if I don’t fit into that mold, would I be loved? Would I be noticed?I just wanted to be loved and I did everything in my power to resemble that image of beauty. For instance, wearing smaller shoes so my feet would look smaller and pretty and not flat like they are.I became what I hated the most, an object, a “Barbie Girl” and it manifested in every area of my life. School, Work and Relationships.The funny and sad thing is that I showed a Perfect Image to the world, perfect life, perfect family, perfect Astrid while in the inside I was fighting what it represented, the shallowness.This objectification from family, society and myself is really absurd and disturbing. I accepted it, breathed and lived it. And I HATED IT.It has taken me a lot of years of deep personal work to change my belief system and to recognize that I am so much more than just an object. I am smartI am creativeI am persistentI am strongI laugh easilyI love with my whole heartI love to dance and have funKnowing, understanding and appreciating those qualities in me gave me the courage to leave my corporate job and start leading a more fulfilling life. A life where I can help others let go of the image they were labeled as kids and create an image that best reflects who they really are.Today, I am understanding that I can be Beautiful and that doesn’t mean that I am an object. I get to choose. Besos,AstridWant to work with Astrid? Contact her at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/azayas/https://estiloimago.com/Are you in Miami Oct 5th? Come to my event:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrition-image-the-colors-we-wear-and-eat-tickets-71712414763 

Don't go breaking my heartI couldn't if I triedHoney if I get restlessBaby you're not that kind Don't go breaking my heartYou take the weight off meHoney when you knock on my doorI gave you my key

Don't go breaking my heartI couldn't if I triedHoney if I get restlessBaby you're not that kind Don't go breaking my heartYou take the weight off meHoney when you knock on my doorI gave you my key

I am grateful for group texts. As I think of all the group texts I have been part of, there is a common thread that ties us all together. And that common thread is always based in love and communication.The most recent group text I have been included in is with my mom and six siblings. My Grandpa, whose 98th birthday is today, is in the hospital. I have been grateful that all of my family have been willing and ready to step up and be with Grandpa, so that in trading off, someone has been with him all day long with few exceptions.It’s not so much that he wants someone with him, he told me I would NOT miss church on his account, when I visited with him on Sunday. But we We want to be there! He has the most amazing stories of his life that communicate his integrity, and his life of service and obedience.I know that everyone doesn’t have this type of connection with family. I am blessed that all my siblings and my mom are within 15 minutes of each other, with the exception of my sister who lives an hour away. So we are close in proximity. And we have always been close energetically too.Mary, on our call mentioned that this is not her experience with her family ties. However, rather than choosing to separate herself, she has chosen to do the opposite of what she felt growing up. She has chosen to reach out in love without condition of how they may receive her. In this way, she does have love of family. She is the one producing the love!Tyrie suggested that if we master our emotions and our actions, we can act independently of others who might choose something other than love. Coleen added that by seeing the gifts and greatness in others, seeing them through Christ’s eyes, many times people are more open to feel and give love. We have the power to produce love, even if it is only one-sided for a time.‘Family” can mean many things. People bonded together in a common purpose. The Daily Gratitude Call is in a sense, a family. I talk to my gratitude family more than I talk to my blood related family!And we are all part of the great human family with our Heavenly Father and Mother at the head. DNA lines go all the way back to Adam. So, in effect, we are all family!Today, I Give Myself Permission to Feel and Offer LoveI love without conditionI choose to loveI choose connectionI choose the rich blessings of family togethernessI notice, recognize and acknowledge others in loveI experience love in my heartI am a loved member of the great human familyI see the value that others give and express my gratitude to themI see the value I give and I express gratitude to my Heavenly Father for my giftsWhat is your Inspired Shortcut to experiencing a fullness of love all the time?Suggested Scripture:“26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.” -St John 19: 26Suggested Prayer;“Father, I thank Thee for my place in Thy family. Help me feel the love of family as I connect with Thee. Inspire me in the way I can best help others feel Thy love through my words and actions…”Click Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the

I had no idea that today’s subject of gratitude would take the turn it did. Apparently there are many of us who desire effective communication with our children and our own effective communication with Him through divine tutoring. I hope this call today gives you what you need for those most critical connections of self and family.This morning I wrote a letter to my daughter and was going to slip it under her door. However, when it was finished, I didn’t feel ‘right’ in my heart, so I waited.I set the letter aside, and got on my knees.New understanding washed over me as I stepped aside and invited God to show me the greatness within my daughter. I tore up the letter, and wrote a letter to myself instead, explaining the value and purpose that my daughter has in God’s larger purpose. My heart felt right.This is my gift, to see people’s hearts and help them to live up to the best they can be. I am the perfect mother for my daughter. I believe we all are placed in the perfect circumstances for us to most likely get everything we need to eventually succeed. That may be difficult to see in the early stages, but just give God a chance to work his miracles.One key to effective communication is listening – before we ask, listening to know what to ask for – and after we ask, listening to hear the answer.Another key is sacrifice – sacrificing our own will for the will of a loving Father who knows each of us better than we could possibly know ourselves, and who knows what is needed to prepare for the future.I Give Myself Permission to ListenI am open and listen from a space of nothingnessI feel the truth within my heartI am endowed with power from on highMy purpose supports and is in alignment with the Lord’s purposeI am preparing the way by following divine guidanceIt is vital to His purpose that I perform my purposeI am on the Lord’s errandI am continuously re-kindling my spiritual vitalityClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook GroupTo learn more about working more closely with Wylene Benson, contact her directly at this link: Contact WyleneSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Luke 24:13-35"Open the eyes of my heart, Lord Open the eyes of my heartI want to see you..." ~ Michael W. SmithRobert FonsecaApril 21, 2019Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/1701382)

So much is available to us through a higher power. God created this earth with certain resources that are available for our benefit. The power of prayer, the laws of attraction and reciprocal abundance, the miraculous process of the growth of plants, the creation of a baby…I could go on for days!Even our desires are intangible seeds planted within our heart from some higher power whether that is from our own higher intelligence, or God or some other form of inspiration from outside ourselves.Before that desire can become a physical manifestation, there are a few things that need to take place. Desire is followed by a willing heart. A willing heart trusts and then embraces the desire. A mental image or vision is consciously formed and then the mind and body turn towards the mental image, aligning with it and then moving in the direction where the physical manifestation will appear.All of these steps are intangible powers that our universe affords us. Trust is the key. That is the turning point between desire and physical manifestation. Faith is the evidence of things not seen, but hoped for. Faith, trust, hope, unseen evidence…all intangible.It seems that the message of today’s podcast is to get comfy with and be grateful for the unseen powers all around us. These resources exist for our benefit and we have access to them at all times.New Ideas to ConsiderI have dependable resources all around me that help me created the physical manifestations I desireI trust my intuitionI align my mind, body, emotions and faith with the desire of my heartI am grateful that I have access to the powers to create my ideal lifeFor more info on the Gratitude Call and joining live, go to “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook GroupTo learn more about working more closely with Wylene Benson, contact her directly at this link: Contact WyleneSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Today, I am fighting some inner demons. I am so grateful for the connection of our Daily Gratitude Call. So grateful there is a place I can go every day to be with my fears, to lay my soul bare and know I am loved, God is with me and to believe that my life is meaningful. A place to go to gather the strength to stay true to my path.I am learning how to strengthen and how to weaken this physical vessel we call a body, our earthly home that we carry with us wherever we so. Our physical body is critical, it is the tool we wield to take action on the urging of the spirit. And it is mortal. it is limited. Our time here has an end.I can choose fear that I have not done what I am supposed to do. I can worry that I will be struck down as in the parable of the fig tree, because I have the appearance of bearing fruit, but I am not fulfilling my potential. I can doubt that I will live to fulfill my purpose.Or I can believe. I can believe that God is with me, supporting me. I can believe that he knows every failure and every victory. I believe.We don’t have to do mortality alone. In my extremes of pain and joy, suffering and celebration, I feel the compassion and pure love of my Savior and of those around me who are feeling similarly. Connection of love through empathy is unmatched.There is a specific type of learning and experiencing that happens on Earth, in mortality that could not have happened any other way. God planned, created and provided all that was needed for us to have our ultimate experience of mortality.Truly living is to reach beyond mortality. To choose to live beyond the limits of One’s earthly years. Whether that is to live with urgency in building something that outlives us or perhaps it is just living every day as if we were immortal…WITHOUT LIMITS!Either way, I believe it requires a changed heart, I believe it requires the investment of a whole heart, New Ideas to ConsiderI live my life with my whole heartI give my heart, soul and life to what I believeI honor God and I honor the God withinSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

*Hymns may not match audio.  All material is used for Spiritual/Educational Purposes. TUESDAY Morning Prayer God, come to my assistance.- Lord, make haste to help meGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spiritas it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen. HYMN Mother of Christ, our hope, our Patroness,Star of the sea, our beacon in distress,Guide to the shores of everlasting dayGod's holy people on their pilgrim way. Virgin by vow but Mother of all grace,Chosen by God to be his dwelling-place,Blessed are you: God's word you did believe,Your "Yes" undid the "No" of sinful Eve. Daughter of God, who bore his holy One,Dearest of all, the Christ, your loving Son,Show us his face, O Mother, as on earth,Loving us all, you gave our Savior birth. Melody: Farley Castle 10.10.10.10Music: H. Lawes, 1596-1662Text: Alma RedemptorisTranslator: James Quinn, SJ   Or: Behold then the joy of the whole universe.Let the union of God and man in the Son of the Virgin Maryfill us with awe and adoration.Let us fear and worship the undivided Trinityas we sing the praise of the ever-virgin Mary,the holy temple of God,and of God himself, her Son and spotless Bridegroom.To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Cyril of Alexandria (c. 382-444)   PSALMODYAnt.1 The angel Gabriel was sent to the Virgin Mary, who was engaged to be married to Joseph. or: Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for you carried the Creator of the world in your womb. Psalm 101Avowal of a good rulerIf you love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15) My song is of mercy and justice;I sing to you, O Lord.I will walk in the way of perfection.O when, Lord, will you come? I will walk with blameless heartwithin my house;I will not set before my eyeswhatever is base. I will hate the ways of the crooked;they shall not be my friends.The false-hearted must keep far away;the wicked I disown. The man who slanders his neighbor in secretI will bring to silence.The man of proud looks and haughty heartI will never endure. I look to the faithful in the landthat they may dwell with me.He who walk in the way of perfectionshall be my friend. No man who practices deceitshall live within my house.No man who utters lies shall standbefore my eyes. Morning by morning I will silenceall the wicked in the land,uprooting from the city of the Lordall who do evil. Ant. 2 Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Or: You are the mother of your maker, yet you remain a virgin for ever.   Canticle                                                      Daniel 3:26,27,29,34-41Azariah's prayer in the furnace.With your whole hearts turn to God and he will blot out your sins. (Acts 3:19.)   Blessed are you, and praiseworthy,O Lord, the God of our fathers,and glorious forever is your name. For you are just in all you have done;all your deeds are faultless, all your ways right,and all your judgments proper. For we have sinned and transgressedby departing from you,and we have done every kind of evil. For your name's sake, do not deliver us up forever,or make void your covenant. Do not take away your mercy from us,for the sake of Abraham, your beloved,Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one, to whom you promised to multiply their offspringlike the stars of heaven,or the sand on the shore of the sea. For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation,brought low everywhere in the world this daybecause of our sins. We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader,no holocaust, sacrifice, oblation, or incense,no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you. But with contrite heart and humble spiritlet us be received;as though it were holocausts of rams and bullocks,or thousands of fat lambs,so let our sacrifice be in your presence todayas we follow you unreservedly;for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame. And now we follow you with our whole heart,we fear you and we pray to you. Ant. 3: Trusting in the Lord's promise, the Virgin Mary conceived a child, and remaining a virgin, she gave birth to the Saviour. Or: We share the fruit of life through you, O daughter blessed by the Lord. Psalm 135:1-12Praise for the wonderful things God does for usHe has won you for himself...and you must proclaim what he has done for you: he has called you out of darkness into his own wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9).   Praise the name of the Lord,praise him, servants of the Lord,who stand in the house of the Lordin the courts of the house of our God. Praise the Lord for the Lord is good.Sing a psalm to his name for he is loving.For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himselfand Israel for his own possession. For I know that the Lord is great,that our Lord is high above all gods.The Lord does whatever he wills,in heaven, on earth, in the seas. He summons clouds from the ends of the earth;makes lightning produce the rain;from his treasuries he sends forth the wind. The first-born of the Egyptians he smote,of man and beast alike.Signs and wonders he workedin the midst of your land, O Egypt,against Pharaoh and all his servants. Nations in their greatness he struckand kings in their splendor he slew.Sihon, king of the Amorites,Og, the king of Bashan,and all the kingdoms of Canaan.He let Israel inherit their land;on his people their land he bestowed. FIRST READING                                                      Philippians 2:6-7 Though he was in the form of God,Jesus did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.Rather, he emptied himself,taking the form of a slave,coming in human likeness;and found human in appearance.   Or                                                       Sirach 24:1-16 Wisdom sings her own praises,  before her own people she proclaims her glory; In the assembly of the Most High she opens her mouth,  in the presence of his hosts she declares her worth: "From the mouth of the Most High I came forth,  and mistlike covered the earth.In the highest heavens did I dwell,  my throne on a pillar of cloud.The vault of heaven I compassed alone,  through the deep abyss I wandered.Over waves of the sea, over all the land,  over every people and nation I held sway.Among all these I sought a resting place;in whose inheritance should I abide? "Then the Creator of all gave me his command,  and he who formed me chose the spot for my tent,Saying, 'In Jacob make your dwelling,  in Israel your inheritance.'Before all ages, in the beginning, he created me,  and through all ages I shall not cease to be.In the holy tent I ministered before him,  and in Zion I fixed my abode.Thus in the chosen city he has given me rest,  in Jerusalem is my domain.I have struck root among the glorious people,  in the portion of the LORD, his heritage. "Like a cedar on Lebanon I am raised aloft,  like a cypress on Mount Hermon,Like a palm tree in En-gedi,  like a rosebush in Jericho,Like a fair olive tree in the field,  like a plane tree growing beside the water.Like cinnamon, or fragrant balm, or precious myrrh,  I give forth perfume;Like galbanum and onycha and sweet spices,  like the odor of incense in the holy place.I spread out my branches like a terebinth,  my branches so bright and so graceful. SECOND READING From a sermon by St. Leo the Great, pope(Sermo 1 in Nativitate Domini, 2, 3: PL 54, 191-192) Mary conceived in her soul before she conceived in her body.   A royal virgin of the house of David is chosen. She is to bear a holy child, one who is both God and man. She is to conceive him in her soul before she conceives him in her body. In the face of so unheard of an event she is to know no fear through ignorance of the divine plan; the angel tells her what is to be accomplished in her by the Holy Spirit. She believes that there will be no loss of virginity, she who is soon to be the mother of God. Why should she lose heart at this new form of conceiving when she has been promised that it will be effected through the power of the Most High? She believes, and her faith is confirmed by the witness of a previous wonder: against all expectation Elizabeth is made fruitful. God has enabled a barren woman to be with child; he must be believed when he makes the same promise to a virgin. RESPONSORYHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. - Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. - The Lord is with you.Glory to the Father... - Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Or: After the birth of your Son, you remained a virgin. - After the birth of your Son, you remained a virgin.Mother of God, intercede for us; - you remained a virgin.Glory to the Father... - After the birth of your Son, you remained a virgin.   CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH                                                       Luke 1:68-79Ant. In his great love for us, God sent his Son in the likeness of our sinful nature.   The Messiah and his forerunner   Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty savior,born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy prophets he promised of old,  that he would save us from our enemies,  from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,to set us free from the hands of our enemies,free to worship him without fear,holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, To give his people knowledge of salvationby the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our Godthe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.  Amen. INTERCESSIONS We celebrate the beginning of our salvation when the coming of the Lord was announced by the angel. Let us pray with joy in our hearts, saying: May God's holy Mother intercede for us.   Mary received God's word with joy,- may joy fill our hearts as we welcome our Saviour. You looked with love on your lowly servant,- in your mercy, Father, remember us and all your children. Mary, the new Eve, was obedient to your word,- may we echo her loving obedience. May God's holy Mother help all in distress, encourage the fainthearted, console the sorrowful,- may she pray for your holy people, for the clergy, and for all women dedicated to your service. Our Father… CONCLUDING PRAYERGod our Father,your Word became flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.May we become more like Jesus Christ,whom we acknowledge as our redeemer, God and man.We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,Who live and reigns with you and Holy SpiritOne God, forever and ever, Amen. May the Lord bless us,protect us from eviland bring us to everlasting life. -  Amen.  

Subject: 40 Days in the Word - Pt. 3 Speaker or Performer: Student Pastor Ricky Galvan Scripture Passage(s): Ephesians 1:18-19 Date of Delivery: September 24, 2017 Listen as Pastor Ricky shares Seeing What God Wants Me To See, pt. 3 of our 40 Days In The Word study! Sermons are available in the Media section of our app or at fbc-dc.com. Join us for our small group study Sunday nights. Contact the office for info.09-24-17 - Seeing What God Wants Me To See40 Days in the Word pt. 3Pastor Ricky GalvanOpen the Eyes of My HeartPaul BalocheOpen the eyes of my heart, LordOpen the eyes of my heartI want to see YouI want to see YouTo see You high and lifted upShinin' in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holyTo see You high and lifted upShinin' in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holyTo see You high and lifted upShinin' in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holyHoly, holy, holyWe cry holy, holy, holyYou are holy, holy, holyI want to see you

节目组: Bloom in Ink 墨海繁花 节目名称: Love开头曲 雨的印记(钢琴演奏)-纯音乐 引语 -Welcome to Bloom in ink from VOE Foreign Languages Radio, I'm Crystal , -I'm Sakura.-Today we will lead you to a different place of poems.Let's share it together.-今天，小编为大家带来两首诗歌，让我们一起领略诗歌的美妙世界吧！ PART 1： Number One　　The most distant way in the world　　By Tagore 世界上最远的距离作者：泰戈尔　 The most distant way in the world　　is not the way from birth to the end It is when I sit near youthat you don't understand I love you.世界上最远的距离不是生与死的距离 　　而是我站在你面前　　你不知道我爱你 The most distant way in the world 　is not that you're not sure I love you. 　It is when my love is bewildering the soul but I can't speak it out世界上最远的距离 　　不是我站在你面前 　　你不知道我爱你　　而是爱到痴迷 　　却不能说出我爱你The most distant way in the worldis not that I can't say I love you.　　It is after looking into my heartI can't change my love.世界上最远的距离 　　不是我不能说我爱你 　　而是想你痛彻心脾 　　却只能深埋心底 The most distant way in the world　　is not that I'm loving you.It is in our lovewe are keeping between the distance.世界上最远的距离 　　不是我不能说我想你 　　而是彼此相爱 　　却不能够在一起 The most distant way in the world　　is not the distance across us.It is when we're breaking through the waywe deny the existence of love.世界上最远的距离 　　不是彼此相爱 　　却不能够在一起　　而是明知道真爱无敌 　　却装作毫不在意 So the most distant way in the world　　is not in two distant trees.It is the same rooted branchescan't enjoy the co-existence.世界上最远的距离 　　不是树与树的距离 　　而是同根生长的树枝 　　却无法在风中相依 So the most distant way in the world　 is not in the being separated branches.It is in the blinking starsthey can't burn the light.世界上最远的距离 　　不是树枝无法相依　　而是相互了望的星星 　　却没有交汇的轨迹 So the most distant way in the world　　is not the burning stars.It is after the lightthey can't be seen from afar.世界上最远的距离 　　不是星星之间的轨迹 　　而是纵然轨迹交汇 　　却在瞬间无处寻觅 So the most distant way in the world 　is not the light that is fading away.It is the coincidence of us is not supposed for the love.世界上最远的距离 　　不是瞬间便无处寻觅 　　而是尚未相遇 　　便注定无法相聚 So the most distant way in the worldis the love between the fish and bird.One is flying at the sky,the other is looking upon into the sea.世界上最远的距离 　　是鱼与飞鸟的距离 　　一个翱翔在天际 　　一个却深潜海底 Number TwoTo the Oak Tree By Shu Ting致橡树 作者：舒婷If I love you --I will never be a clinging trumpet creeperUsing your high boughs to show off my height If I love you --I will never be a spoony birdRepeating a monotonous song for green shade我如果爱你—— 绝不像攀援的凌霄花 借你的高枝炫耀自己 我如果爱你—— 绝不学痴情的鸟儿 为绿荫重复单调的歌曲 Or be a springBringing cool solace all year longOr be a steep peakIncreasing your stature, reflecting your eminence也不止像泉源 常年送来清凉的慰藉也不止像险峰 增加你的高度，衬托你的威仪 Even the sunlightEven the spring rain No, all these are not enoughI must be a ceiba tree beside youOur leaves, touching in the clouds 甚至日光 甚至春雨不，这些都还不够 我必须是你近旁的一株木棉 叶，相触在云里 With each gust of windWe greet each other But nobody can understand our wordsYou'll have your copper branches and iron trunkLike knives, like swords, like halberds, tooI'll have my crimson flowers， Like heavy sighsAnd valiant torches每一阵风过 我们都互相致意 但没有人 听懂我们的言语 你有你的铜枝铁干像刀、像剑，也像戟我有我的红硕花朵 像沉重的叹息 又像英勇的火炬 We'll share cold spells, storms and thunder We'll share mists, hazes and rainbowsSeemingly always apartBut also forever interdependent我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳 我们共享雾霭、流岚、虹霓 仿佛永远分离 却又终身相依 Only this can be great loveThe loyalty is hereLove --I love not only your strapping statureBut also your firm stand, the earth beneath you 这才是伟大的爱情 坚贞就在这里 爱—— 不仅爱你伟岸的身躯 也爱你坚持的位置，足下的土地 背景介绍：爱情是美好的，也是伟大的。有泰戈尔式依依惜别，难舍难分的浪漫，也有舒婷般共担风雨，不卑不亢的柔情。终有一天，我们也会经历那份纯真与美好，但请记得，不要在恋爱的蜜意中，迷失了最初的自己。 结束曲 雨的印记(钢琴演奏)-纯音乐 结束语 -感谢制作唐敏嫣。-Thank you for your listening.See you next week.-Bye~ 节目监制：曹睿姝 编辑：魏镜滟播音：魏镜滟 李硕制作：唐敏嫣

节目组: Bloom in Ink 墨海繁花节目名称: Poems By Xi Mu rong我愿为莲作者：席慕容我愿为莲，在暮风中轻轻摇曳，尘世的喧嚣对我而言，只是过眼云烟，我愿立于半亩方塘之中，淹没于婷婷莲藕之间，心如明镜；我愿用一生的时间守着一池清水，风也罢，雨也罢，只求无尘无埃，无愧无怨，平静，明澈，如无风的一池秋水，只为一片云淡风清，只为一份圣洁坦荡；月色朦胧，影中有形，水中有影，一朵莲静观天宇，不事喧嚷，是星沉荷池的古典；入泥三分，出水三分，只把临水的姿势，淡泊成纯洁的写意，粉红，嫩白，一束寄香，淡淡的一笔，从唐诗宋词的意境中片片逸出；清新的风撩出一湖静谧，月光比荷茎更瘦，看一痕水翻阅着褪色的季节，我愿为莲，沾着氤氲的香，等待一阵风慢慢拉长身姿；我愿为莲，尽情展开婉约的柔软，妩媚的线条在水面上浮着，我的美丽一次次起舞，鼓点打在风上，袅娜的音符突然间开始鲜艳；有人说高山上的湖水，是洒落大地的一颗眼泪，那么，蓝天碧影间的笑靥，就是挂在我心尖上的一汪湖水；我愿为莲，我盈盈的笑语，是涟涟波心里的招摇，牵引着迷离的水草，随时光快意的轻吟沉眠，枯萎不是我的凝望，憔悴不是我的心愿，弯曲的，却是我的无言；我愿为莲，即使最终残荷听雨，也以千年不变的情怀安居我的家园；我愿为莲，亭亭地站在碧影之间，微绽笑靥，有朝一日，能听懂高山流水的那人会涉水而来，携一支短笛，和一曲雨打莲叶......I'm willing to be a lotusBy Xi Mu rong I'm willing to be a lotus, swaying gently in the evening breezeFor me, the hustle and bustle of the world is as transient as fleeting cloudsI'd like to stand in a pond of half an acreSubmerged by the elegant lotuses, with my heart as clean as a mirrorI'd like to guard a pond of clear water with my lifetime, regardless of wind and rainAsking nothing but spotless and dustless, calm and lucid, without regretAs if I'm a pond of autumn water, only for pale cloud and light wind, only for a holy honestyIn the dim moonlight, a figure is hidden in the shadow while a shadow is floating on the waterA lotus gazing at the sky is quiet, as classical as stars sinking into a lotus pondOne-third of mine is embedded in the mud while another one-third sticks out of water,Only making the gesture of overlooking water into an indifferent and pure freehand brushworkHues of pale pink and white, a breath of sweet scent and a light touch of inkEscape one by one from the scenes in the poems of Tang and Song DynastiesFresh wind teases out a quiet lake while moonlight is slimmer than the lotus stalkView a spray of water browsing the fading seasonI'm willing to be a lotus, stained by thick scent and waiting for a gust of wind to slowly stretch my figureI'm willing to be a lotus, to enjoy the stretched graceful slendernessCharming lines are floating on the surface of waterMy beauty dances again and again, playing the drum in the windWillowy notes suddenly start to beat brightlySome say the lake on the peak of the mountain is a teardrop falling on the earth,So the smiling face in the blue sky is a lake hanging in my heartI'm willing to be a lotus. My sparkling laughterIs the glittering ripple in my heartLeading the strayed weedsAnd whispering delightfully along with TimeWilt isn't my gaze and nor is haggardness my wishBut bending is my silenceI'm willing to be a lotus. Even if eventually withered and hit by raindropI'll also enjoy my home in feelings unaltered by millenniumI'm willing to be a lotus, standing elegantly amid green shadows and blossoming smilesOne day, the person who understands the tune of ‘Mountain stream' will come by wading across the waterBringing a piccolo and a tune of ‘Rain hitting the lotus leave'...... 一颗开花的树作者：席慕容如何让你遇见我在我最美丽的时刻为这我已在佛前求了五百年求佛让我们结下一段尘缘佛于是把我化做一棵树长在你必经的路旁阳光下慎重地开满了花朵朵都是我前世的盼望当你走近请你细听那颤抖的叶是我等待的热情而当你终于无视地走过在你身后落了一地的朋友啊那不是花瓣那是我凋零的心A Blooming TreeBy Xi Mu rongMay Buddha let us meet in my most beautiful hours,I have prayed for it for five hundred years.Buddha made me a treeBy the path you may take.In full blossoms I'm waiting in the sunEvery flower carrying my previous hope.As you are near,Listen carefullyThe quivering leaves are my waiting zeal,As you pass by the tree without noticing me.My friend,Upon the ground behind youIs not the fallen petalsBut my withered heart.节目监制: 曹睿姝播音: 魏静滟 李硕编辑: 魏静滟 李硕制作: 武晓鹏