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On this day and every day –
God is in Control
. . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . .
Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God;
do not mourn nor weep.” . . .
“Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet,
and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared;
for this day is holy to our Lord.
Do not sorrow,
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Any honest study of the Bible must acknowledge that man, as God’s special creation, has been blessed with certain “human rights.” Any true student of the Bible will be stimulated toward ideals such as equity and justice and benevolence. America’s founding fathers put it well: “all men are created equal . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Such a statement accords well with Scripture. The Bible says that man is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). Because of this, man has a certain dignity and was given dominion over the rest of creation (Genesis 1:26).
The image of God in man also means that murder is a most heinous crime. “Whoever sheds the blood of man, / by man shall his blood be shed; / for in the image of God / has God made man” (Genesis 9:6). The severity of the punishment underscores the severity of the offense. The Mosaic Law is full of examples of how God expects everyone to be treated humanely. The Ten Commandments contain prohibitions against murder, theft, coveting, adultery, and bearing false testimony. These five laws promote the ethical treatment of our fellow man. Other examples in the Law include commands to treat immigrants well (Exodus 22:21; Leviticus 19:33-34), to provide for the poor (Leviticus 19:10; Deuteronomy 15:7-8), to grant interest-free loans to the poor (Exodus 22:25), and to release all indentured servants every fifty years (Leviticus 25:39-41).
The Bible teaches that God does not discriminate or show favoritism (Acts 10:34). Every person is a unique creation of His, and He loves each one (John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9). “Rich and poor have this in common: / The LORD is the Maker of them all” (Proverbs 22:2). In turn, the Bible teaches that Christians should not discriminate based on race, gender, cultural background, or social standing (Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11; James 2:1-4). We are to be kind to all (Luke 6:35-36). The Bible gives strict warnings against taking advantage of the poor and downtrodden. “He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God” (Proverbs 14:31).
Instead, God’s people are to help whoever is in need (Proverbs 14:21; Matthew 5:42; Luke 10:30-37). Throughout history, most Christians have understood their responsibility to aid their fellow human beings. The majority of hospitals and orphanages in our world were founded by concerned Christians. Many of the great humanitarian reforms of history, including abolition, were spearheaded by Christian men and women seeking justice.
Today, Christians are still working to combat human rights abuses and to promote the welfare of all people. As they preach the Gospel around the world, they are digging wells, planting crops, giving clothes, dispensing medicine, and providing education for the destitute. This is as it should be. There is a sense in which the Christian has no “rights” of his own, because he has surrendered his life to Christ. Christ “owns” the believer. “You are not your own; you were bought at a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). But God’s authority over us does not negate God’s image in us. Our submission to the will of God does not annul God’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). In fact, we serve God most when we serve others (Matthew 25:40).
https://www.gotquestions.org/human-rights.html
Son-day.
And Son-eternity.
😇 
With some luck, this day will explore the right of bakocarl to sleep in his own bed, at his own home, with care from his own wife.
There is no doubt that this will shift his healing into overdrive.
Yes!
He really stays busy….
Celebrate Memorial Day!
Right there in the WH, too! 🇺🇸
that’s where the President cooks!
Complete with 1980s boombox that plays cassette tapes!
I had one like that!
☮
At least he did not put the cheese slice on the raw hamburger…
Dang it, I shoulda read ahead!
Bonus points for no cheese on raw hamburger, a la Schmuck Schumer.
How dare you compare Upchucky to our beloved SwissArmy knife SoS?
No soup for you! Go to your room.
😂
that is an excellent description of Rubio!!!
Great minds think a like. 🙃
Does this latest shooting at the WH count as an attempt on PDJT’s life?
Wiki lists 18 incidents which were either outright attempts or plots against him, not counting this one. There are more for Pres. Trump than for any other president. Thirteen are listed for Obama, who was in office for eight years, and three for Joe Biden.
One of the attempts on Pres. Lincoln:
Regarding POTUS’s announcement of a so-called deal with Iran:
Notice what is highlighted in the WhiteHouse X-Account retweet of DJT’s anouncement.
And the IRGC already saying that Strait of Hormuz will be under Irans control and having tolling rights.
Anyone thinking DJT will agree to this???
Here is Goldie of ‘Iran Revolution Life’ analyzing this statement:
IRGC seems stuck on stoopid.
Won’t give on two red lines.
Guessing Trump will FORCE the Strait of Hormuz opening. Locked and loaded to answer IRGC shooting at US, commercial ships…
While working the insurgency. Iran Army?
Slow Guy does not see wide spread bombing again.
Two focus points. Strait Hormuz AND nuke stuff.
Well said!l
From X22 (four days ago) This is Skuttlebutt that may be of interest.
I have zero idea if any is true, but I do not doubt POTUS Trump’s determination to make passage thru the strait free permanently AND to get his hands on that uranium since, if it is from Uranium One, it is concrete evidence of TREASON.
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The Iran Watcher https://abs.twimg.com/responsive-web/client-web/1f1ee-1f1f7.4a41f56a.svg
@TheIranWatcher
More info here: https://xcancel.com/TheIranWatcher
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This is the Schiff currently put out on the internet.
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WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 Joined March 2022
AND spells Program Programme so is a Brit.
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TEXT 2 https://xcancel.com/TheIranWatcher/status/2058236521094717922
TEXT 3 https://xcancel.com/TheIranWatcher/status/2058223304238895318
“…At this stage, no official explanation has been provided, but the unusual air activity is fueling growing debate over what may come next….”
Seems the official response just flew in.
Older but similar response.
TACOTrump will NOT back down!
TEXT:
That is an intriguing perspective.
Not just the 30,000 feet view but the 44 degrees off vertical as well.
Donroe Doctrine.
🤔
I’ve got a little Liszt —
He makes it look easy, except when a drop of sweat falls off his nose…..
Something special about this video is that Liszt’s work ends with a credenza, where he essentially says, “the performer should continue to riff off this.” Hamelin’s credenza (there is an indication in Japanese subtitles where it starts) is wild.
Is it a Chopin Liszt?
Only if it includes “eggs, milk, laundry detergent.”
And a couple of T-bone steaks. (They are on sale)
Very cute. 😎
I stole it from Hubby. He writes that on his Chopin Liszts. 😂
How can you steal from yourself? You are married, correct?
So you two became one a long time ago.
You could say that you found it in the husband pocket of your jeans.
Nah, magnetic white board on the Frig.
I think the Commie Witch is getting worried.
THEY’RE NOT HIDING IT ANYMORE: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Comes Out and Says She’s Open to Letting NON-CITIZENS Vote in City Elections – “We Need to Explore It!”
There’s a great place for such explorations in the southeast end of Cuba. AFAIK the US govt provides free air travel to there.
She certainly needs to have her passport revoked the next time she travels to a Commie country. If she loves Communism so much let her STAY there.
Seriously messed-up in the head —
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/ghoulish-mangionista-groupie-is-healthcare-execs-spawn/
When you read the article you will find out what her instagram handle [moniker] is.
Be warned – you can’t un-see it. Lets just say it’s on the suggestive side.
Post hole digger has been removed, but post has not yet been inserted. Right now my tractor looks like this:
whoopsie!
Charlotte99
May 24, 2026 12:51 am
Toronto: An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, US Customs and Border Protection has said.
https://archive.is/20260521224538/https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-bound-plane-diverts-to-canada-over-ebola-alert-20260522-p5zzo3.html#selection-339.0-341.256
The last big Ebola scare, a nurse contracted Ebola from a patient in the US. I would have advised putting EVERY SINGLE IDIOT at the facility to death for being so stupid, in hopes that we never have another instance. In addition, I would also have executed anyone involved in routing the Ebola patient to the US.
People think they can commit murder and get legal froth in exchange even if it threatens the nation. If we are to survive as a species, we need to stop playing games.
The poor nurse that got Ebola in the US should be able to sue every individual that allowed her to be infected without traveling to Africa. For billions.
I just read a factoid that the virus can linger in seman from a man who has long recovered . ticktock
You know, I agree with you.
We live in a world where viruses can board airplanes, and infect the whole planet before even being detected. It’s insane what we allow. INSANE.
The incubation period for Ebola virus infection — BEFORE symptoms appear — is between 2 and 21 days. This means that a person can be “asymptomatic” and STILL be infected with the virus.
The “asymptomatic” passenger was deplaned in Montreal — but the REST of the passengers on the plane WERE ALLOWED to fly to their original destination — DETROIT. This also means that the REST of the passengers AND the crew of the Air France flight were cooped up with this “asymptomatic” passenger for HOURS while the plane flew from Paris before being diverted to Montreal.
thanks PAVACA…
Thank you, Carl!!! Amen!!! Pray that you are healing and feeling better!!!
American Thinker.
Interesting… Slow Guy’s guesstimate. Venezuela is tracking just fine.
Meanwhile, over in Caracas …
President Trump has sent an unsubtle message to Venezuela’s ruling elites that the ‘second strike’ is not off the table — and the plan to restore democracy is on track.
Monica Showalter | May 24, 2026
Venezuela’s puppet leftist rulers have gotten high and mighty in recent weeks, taking the wrong message from President Trump’s positive statements about working with them.
They are there temporarily. Very few Venezuelans love them. Trump doesn’t care much about what they do inside. But they need to respect the United States as it continues with its three part plan to restore Venezuela to democracy or else move towards annexation as Trump warned a few weeks ago.
Trump’s a busy man, which may be why they thought it was rats-will-play time.
But that doesn’t mean he’s not been watching.
Here’s the little reminder note he sent them yesterday:
The US embassy is giving the chavista dictatorship a little reminder today…. this is more of an ‘invasion’ than January 3rd and the US media isn’t even on it lol
The operation was clearly broader and more obvious than the spectacular extraction operation done to extradite dirty dictator Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3.
Here’s the response:
BREAKING
Supporters of Delcy Rodríguez burned images of President Donald Trump and Secretary Rubio in protest against the arrival of U.S. troops in Venezuela.
Delcy Rodríguez spent 27 years telling them that the U.S. was the devil and that they would fight it forever.
Pathetic, and no doubt duly noted. That’s the best they’ve got.
The unsubtle message sent is that the Trump three-part plan to stabilize Venezuela, recover its economy, and then transition to democracy through free and fair elections, is obviously on track. Many on the Venezuelan side, including me, have been impatient at its pace. But it’s happening.
And yes, we know the Venezuelans want the detested regime out:
But the plan is still on track, and this event raises hope that at long last, there will be free and fair elections, as Venezuelans have been demonstrating for for 20 long years.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/meanwhile_over_in_caracas.html
Alex1689
May 24, 2026 8:19 am
Last and best final offer of the united middle east rejected by the IRGC?
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116629488324725621
That image says it all.
Seems a good answer to the comment on Iran I just put up.
POTUS posted it on truthsocial
I saw it there. Could not see it here.
This is the president of Iran.
Unfortunately, he is not in charge of the political power in Iran (It is the IRGC) and this statement will make the IRGC supporters even more mad, creating more division, resulting in more delays.
I am laughing so hard I am crying! Ross Perot at least had some truths behind him!
SEE: https://www.rossperot.com/life-story/presidential-candidate
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Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius
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Text 3 https://xcancel.com/RoKhanna/status/2056902611559764414
Ro Khanna @RoKhanna
May 20
The Comments are hilarious. I do not think people are going to fall for it.
Make Pinellas Red @USBornRaised
Scott@smokingdonkey
Kurt@kurtdoten
Wimberley@bourboncowboy21
Scotty Wayne@ScottyWayne
Jan Draeger@draeger42542
the masks are falling off and exposing these pieces of sh*t for who they truly are.
Ain’t it grand?
And even better people are SEEING!
taking a while, but finally!
YES FINALLY. Mainly thanks to Elon and X.
Cjzak
May 24, 2026 9:23 am
Some interesting analysis at a FB site called Reality is Truth. I thought the funding was coming from a fund the IRS has which takes in money from tax settlements from large companies etc. This explanation talks about another fund the democrats set up long ago. Hmm.
We have included a historical photo of Cannon and Taber in the House Appropriations Committee room during debate for the slush fund.
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
On Thursday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced sharp questioning in congressional testimony over the utilization of a fund created by Democrats in 1956. The newly named “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is a $1.776 billion fund that can be used to settle claims like politically motivated actions, such as the IRS targeting conservatives, the January 6 overreaches by the involvement of the FBI, the Biden DOJ, and House Democrat leadership.
The fund draws from the Treasury’s longstanding “Judgment Fund” (31 U.S.C. § 1304), a Democrat-created, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 appropriation that pays court judgments and DOJ-approved settlements against the federal government without congressional approval.
𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬
This statute wasn’t some recent Trump power grab. It was enacted in 1956 under a Democrat-controlled Congress (84th Congress) as part of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act while Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate. The law streamlined cash settlements for legitimate claims of governmental overreach against the U.S. government.
The bill was managed by the House Appropriations Committee under Chairman Clarence Cannon (D-MO), with RINO John Taber (R-NY) serving as Ranking Member.
For 70 years, this mechanism operated with relatively little partisan uproar. It has paid out billions across Democrat and Republican administrations, for everything from contract disputes and tort claims to large settlements related to governmental abuses.
𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰
Only now, when the Trump administration uses it to allow those harmed during COVID and the January 6 implementation and subsequent investigation, risking full exposure, Democrats suddenly have a problem.
,
The Judgment Fund exists because Democrats and RINO Republicans in 1956 wanted to sweep governmental abuses under the rug without voting for it on the floor of Congress. However, in today’s information age, where the average citizen can easily follow the facts of these abuses on their smartphones, its application is now problematic. If it is truly problematic, the blame lies directly at the feet of the Democrats who created it. When it’s good for the goose, it’s good for the gander, right? No, not now that the political shoe is on the other foot. “
Gotta link?
I found this: The Judgment Fund: History.
THANKS GAIL!!!!
YW
ThanQ.
YW
he didn’t post one. i brought all he posted.
Interesting..
Trump Says Ballroom Roof Will Host ‘Drone Empire’ to Defend D.C.
that’ll drive the leftists crazy.
registered since 1999 and collecting taxpayer money for 26 YEARS does not exist in the building address they provided on documents. when nick and his camera guy went into the building and started looking and asking, they were confronted and ushered to the door. look like a lot of muzlim men getting very upset.
Wow for such an unassuming State, it’s a model of corruption.
Good online friends —
So, these happened yesterday in the Chez Yours Truly immediate neighborhood:
First incident: A woman jogger / runner was running along the golf course path that abuts the Chez Yours Truly property backyard. She was going West to East on the path (in other words, right to left in my sightline.) This was before 8AM. Suddenly, there was loud barking from that d@mned German Shepherd next door to me. The barking faded away but still audible. It turns out that the dog “got loose” from the property next door, chased the woman ALL THE WAY TO THE GOLF COURSE CLUB HOUS (about 1/2 mile away from me), AND ATTACKED HER, BITING AND SCRATCHING HER. Golf course was alerted. Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control were called. Animal Control IS NOT OPEN ON WEEKENDS / HOLIDAYS HERE.
Second incident: Another woman was walking her small dog on the golf course path, going from East to West (in other words, left to right in my sightline.) This was at 8:15AM. Suddenly, there was ANOTHER loud barking from next door to me — from the OTHER dog that lives there now, a Labradoodle. I saw this OTHER dog, who also “got loose”, run off the property next door and towards the woman and her dog, chasing them and barking. The woman and her dog got away as fast as they could, but the Labradoodle kept chasing them and barking — this went on until they left my sightline (in other words, the road that bisects the golf course about 1/4 mile from my property.)
This is ON TOP OF another incident, that happened last November: yet another neighbor, an older woman, was chased by the German Shepherd next door (who “got loose” again) as she was walking on the golf course path. This woman FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE SO BADLY THAT SHE STILL CAN”T WALK PROPERLY AND IS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.
It’s time, IMO, for the German Shepherd to be removed from the property next door due to being a Vicious Dog. The Labradoodle either must be secured and watched at all times when it’s outside the house next door; or, also be removed from the property.
Terrible!
I don’t understand why authorities haven’t taken action on these people and the dog? How many incidents and injuries, both canine and human, are enough?
This question is going to be raised in the email that goes out to the Durham County NC Sheriff asap.
Good, because at some point the blame and burden should include them
It’s also good that you witnessed these things because the victims may not know where the vicious dog came from.
PAVACA,
NC has a ONE BITE RULE. So you need to see if you can find and contact the people attacked.
From Google AI
North Carolina follows a “one-bite rule,” meaning owners are generally only strictly liable if their dog has a known history of aggression or if it was running at large. However, all dog bites require a mandatory 10-day rabies quarantine, and owners face criminal penalties for dangerous dog attacks
Actual law:
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByArticle/Chapter_67/Article_1A.pdf
“Potentially dangerous dog” means a dog that the person or Board designated by the county or municipal authority responsible for animal control determines to have:
a. Inflicted a bite on a person that resulted in broken bones or disfiguring
lacerations or required cosmetic surgery or hospitalization; or
b. Killed or inflicted severe injury upon a domestic animal when not on the
owner’s real property; or
c. Approached a person when not on the owner’s property in a vicious or
terrorizing manner in an apparent attitude of attack.
(3) “Owner” means any person or legal entity that has a possessory property right in a dog.
[Section on board designating the dog as dangerous]
The owner of a dangerous dog that attacks a person and causes physical injuries requiring medical treatment in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
§ 67‑4.2. Precautions against attacks by dangerous dogs.
(a) It is unlawful for an owner to:
(1) Leave a dangerous dog unattended on the owner’s real property unless the dog is confined indoors, in a securely enclosed and locked pen, or in another structure designed to restrain the dog;
(2) Permit a dangerous dog to go beyond the owner’s real property unless the dog is leashed and muzzled or is otherwise securely restrained and muzzled
. Strict liability.
The owner of a dangerous dog shall be strictly liable in civil damages for any injuries or property damage the dog inflicts upon a person, his property, or another animal.
The owners sounded like asshats IIRC from little Solas ordeal. Civil damages mean suing them. All expensive and time consuming with the animal still in their possession. I wouldn’t trust people like that to not retaliate in some form or fashion.
That dog needs to be put down imo
The MD says they’re going to process the release for today. Don’t know the timing yet, it’s undoubtedly determined by the work loads of the people involved in the approval chain.
Good news, thank you! Hopefully, you’ll be home before evening today.
awesome news Carl!
https://www.malone.news/p/sunday-strip-memorial-day-another
Sunday Strip: Memorial Day – Another Working Holiday
Making a fortune farming <insert sarcasm>
https://kirschsubstack.com/p/new-website-unmasks-the-vaers-safety
New website unmasks the VAERS safety data exposed by Senator Johnson
Here are all the documents for you to see, all organized and searchable.
OK, what’s going on here?
This is connected to that Air France flight that had the Ebola virus “asymptomatic” passenger on it that flew from Paris, bound for DETROIT, before it was diverted to Montreal and the “asymptomatic” passenger was deplaned — and then the flight was ALLOWED TO FLY TO DETROIT with the REST of the passengers AND the crew aboard:
All of a sudden, the CDC just added the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in ATLANTA to the “Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening” it had already started at DC’s Washington-Dulles Airport.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/enhanced-ebola-airport-screening-expands-to-atlanta.html
Yours Truly: This was effective starting at 11:59PM on Friday 22 May. The CDC’s press release is dated 23 May.
If the person is asymptomatic but was deplaned, does that mean he/she had been in contact with an infected person?
There is an Ebola outbreak in the Congo. My guess: No one from that county is allowed to enter the USA.
TY.
Thank You, God, For Everything
Thank you, God, for everything,
The big things and the small.
For “every good gift comes from God”…
The giver of them all.
And all too often we accept, without any thanks or praise,
The gifts God sends as blessings, each day in many ways.
And so at this Thanksgiving Time, we offer up a prayer…
To thank you, God, for giving us a lot more than our share.
First, thank you for the little things
That often come our way,
The things we take for granted
But don’t mention when we pray,
The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful, kindly deed,
A hand reached out to help us in the time of sudden need.
Oh, make us more aware, dear God, of little daily graces
That come to us with “sweet surprise”
From never-dreamed-of places.
Then, thank you for the “Miracles”
We are much too blind to see,
And give us new awareness of our many gifts from Thee,
And help us to remember that the Key of Life and Living
Is to make each prayer a Prayer of Thanks
And every day Thanksgiving
–Helen Steiner Rice
Thank God for His Blessings
We look at our country these days and see
All the bad things that happen to be:
Lies, corruption, thievery and fraud,
But we’ve seen the Light and so we thank God.
Thank God that we have enough to eat,
That we don’t have to live on the street,
That we have water, are secure and warm,
In wind and rain, we’re safe from the storm.
Thank God for our friends and family,
That we choose work, there’s no slavery,
That after work we can rest or play,
And feel some contentment for our day.
We tend to lose sight that we’re truly blessed,
Living in comfort, not poor and oppressed,
While life’s twists happen and we feel deprived,
Others on this earth must fight to survive.
Their churches and homes may be burned down,
And they could be burned, tortured or drowned.
Worshipping God will threaten their death.
“All praises to Him” at their last breath.
No food, dirty water, oppressive heat,
Sickness, disease, and filthy, dusty streets,
Babies and kids, bloated stomachs and flies,
Grotesque skeletons, no hope in their eyes.
Or living inside wearing old gloves and coats,
Bone-chilling cold, all alone and remote,
Old and sickly, and medicine is rare,
Dying alone with nobody to care.
There are ways to help the poor, to be sure,
Though it’s unlikely that there’ll be a cure.
We should help in many different ways,
‘Cause the poor will be with us all our days.
From these situations, we can all learn
To look at our problems with less concern,
And realize as our lives pass by,
But for the grace of God go I.
We truly thank God for we have His wealth,
Our work, our families, and our health.
On top of these blessings, there’s a big plus,
Great riches in heaven wait for us.
For God’s our Provider, blessings from Him.
He chose us as His and freed us from sin.
God’s Holy Spirit has marked us all
And gives us strength that none of us fall.
For it’s God’s promise on which we depend,
And it’s by Him we stand firm to the end.
God’s given us all, including His Son;
Praise Him forever! May His will be done!
Let us gather around God’s holy throne
To give all the glory to Him alone,
And worship Him with thanksgiving and praise
For His blessings through eternity’s days.
In the comments at BB for the garden grove hazmat situation. From a chemical engineer.
“Very dangerous. The pressure could build inside the tank due to heat released from the MM polymerization. If the tank fails, a very nasty BLEVE (boiling liquid evaporating vapor explosion) could occur and the release will not just be MM but methacrylic acid and many other harmful decomposition products (methacrylic acid being the most simple of them). The tank apparently was not equipped with proper controls and a “kill solution” of polymerization inhibitors that could have stopped the chain reactions before they lost control. Tense, tense situation.”
Agreed.
Anyone in that area should LEAVE ASAP!
How long might it take to resolve itself by either blowing up or cooling? Is it something that can take weeks?
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EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Sunday, May 24, 2026
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“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
1 John 4:7 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR 1 JOHN 4:7
Believers cautioned against giving heed to every one that pretends to the Spirit. (1-6) Brotherly love enforced. (7-21)
7-13 The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. He that does not love the image of God in his people, has no saving knowledge of God. For it is God’s nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness of sin, and the salvation of sinners, consistently with God’s glory and justice, shows that God is love. Mystery and darkness rest upon many things yet. God has so shown himself to be love, that we cannot come short of eternal happiness, unless through unbelief and impenitence, although strict justice would condemn us to hopeless misery, because we break our Creator’s laws. None of our words or thoughts can do justice to the free, astonishing love of a holy God towards sinners, who could not profit or harm him, whom he might justly crush in a moment, and whose deserving of his vengeance was shown in the method by which they were saved, though he could by his almighty Word have created other worlds, with more perfect beings, if he had seen fit. Search we the whole universe for love in its most glorious displays? It is to be found in the person and the cross of Christ. Does love exist between God and sinners? Here was the origin, not that we loved God, but that he freely loved us. His love could not be designed to be fruitless upon us, and when its proper end and issue are gained and produced, it may be said to be perfected. So faith is perfected by its works. Thus it will appear that God dwells in us by his new-creating Spirit. A loving Christian is a perfect Christian; set him to any good duty, and he is perfect to it, he is expert at it. Love oils the wheels of his affections, and sets him on that which is helpful to his brethren. A man that goes about a business with ill will, always does it badly. That God dwells in us and we in him, were words too high for mortals to use, had not God put them before us. But how may it be known whether the testimony to this does proceed from the Holy Ghost? Those who are truly persuaded that they are the sons of God, cannot but call him Abba, Father. From love to him, they hate sin, and whatever disagrees with his will, and they have a sound and hearty desire to do his will. Such testimony is the testimony of the Holy Ghost.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710
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Letting Go and Letting God Rule | Verse of the Day – May 24, 2026 (Morning Prayer)
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
CHILD NOT CHOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
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LORD, YOU GIVE ME LIFE
I love you, Lord – You are my rock – my strength;A fighting, forceful – unwavering – wavelength;My buckler – my shield – who has led me sure;Out of the darkness – into Your light so pure!
In You – I take refuge and rest assured;From temptation and sin – I am secured;You have rescued me from the evil throes;In my distress – You have foiled my foes!
Lord – You Give Me Life – grace and peace;The turmoil around me – You calmly cease;Through the anguish and torment – You console;In, through, and with You – I’ve become whole!
Through Your Spirit – I am comforted best;In my weakness – I am surely put to the test;I cried out in prayer – and You answered me;With true repentance – You have set me free!
On the cross – the ransom You paid for my sins;Your sacrifice there is where new life begins;For it is in dying – we are born again;And it is in rising – eternally – we gain!
Lord – You Give Me Life – Your Gift of Grace;And I so long someday – to see Your Face;For You are my light and my salvation;The grantor of joyous jubilation!
You ask only I love as You have done;You laid down Your life – for victory won;If I deny myself – and follow You;I will experience Your victory, too!
Just as it is in giving that we receive;It is in dying to self – we will conceive;An end to the turmoil – the gift of strife;The fruits of our labor – the Crown of Life!
Lord – You Give Me Life – life eternally;With an increase in faith – less fearfully;I can rise to new heights of blessedness;Because You are my life’s assuredness!
D01: 9/25/2013
LORD, YOU GIVE ME LIFE
I love you, Lord – You are my rock – my strength;
A fighting, forceful – unwavering – wavelength;
My buckler – my shield – who has led me sure;
Out of the darkness – into Your light so pure!
In You – I take refuge and rest assured;
From temptation and sin – I am secured;
You have rescued me from the evil throes;
In my distress – You have foiled my foes!
Lord – You Give Me Life – grace and peace;
The turmoil around me – You calmly cease;
Through the anguish and torment – You console;
In, through, and with You – I’ve become whole!
Through Your Spirit – I am comforted best;
In my weakness – I am surely put to the test;
I cried out in prayer – and You answered me;
With true repentance – You have set me free!
On the cross – the ransom You paid for my sins;
Your sacrifice there is where new life begins;
For it is in dying – we are born again;
And it is in rising – eternally – we gain!
Lord – You Give Me Life – Your Gift of Grace;
And I so long someday – to see Your Face;
For You are my light and my salvation;
The grantor of joyous jubilation!
You ask only I love as You have done;
You laid down Your life – for victory won;
If I deny myself – and follow You;
I will experience Your victory, too!
Just as it is in giving that we receive;
It is in dying to self – we will conceive;
An end to the turmoil – the gift of strife;
The fruits of our labor – the Crown of Life!
Lord – You Give Me Life – life eternally;
With an increase in faith – less fearfully;
I can rise to new heights of blessedness;
Because You are my life’s assuredness!
D01: 9/25/2013
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