Daily Prayers

Lord, help me to meditate on Your Word, and then direct me in ways to use Your Word to help others. Your Word is Life itself, and I sincerely long to speak blessings to others. Place a watch care over my thoughts and my attitudes so that what I say will be Spirit-led in order to edify, encourage and comfort those around me as I strive to speak the Truth in love.

Father, increase my passion for helping others to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. You have freely given us love, forgiveness and eternal life. Stir my heart with more of a desire to share this precious gift with others.

O Jesus, please help me to surrender my desires and thoughts to You. I want my total focus throughout the day to be on You; protect me from the distractions of my flesh, the world and the wiles of the enemy.

Holy Spirit, assist me today to focus my mind and heart on the many blessings I have been given. All good things in my life have come from Your hand. I desire to have a heart-attitude of true gratitude and thanksgiving.

“. . . whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”
~ Paul’s exhortation to the Christians at Philippi (4:8)


><><><><><><><><><><>< LIFE IN THE 1500'S

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500's:

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. –

Hence, the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children, and last of all the babies.

By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, “Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water.” Now, whoever said History was boring?  <><< Now, whoever said History was boring? 8-)