What kind of ice cream does Jesus like?

            Over the car radio came the words of a song in a very irreverent context, "What kind of ice cream does Jesus like?"  I don't know about you, but references to Jesus and other spiritual matters in such an uncouth way ignites an offensive posture in me (cf. 1Samuel 17:26b). The refrain is just another attempt to make Jesus a common "good ole boy."  Jesus never has, and never will be "common."

             Jesus never has, and never will be associated with any rock group. He is not a "soul man."  He is not a "superstar," and He is not just another "good ole boy!" Though Jesus was "man" (2Timothy 2:5), He was far above our equal. In Him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). He was Deity (John 1:1). He was equal with God the Father (Philippians 2:6). He took on the "form" of a bondservant…and came in the "likeness" of man…and was found in "appearance" as a man (Philippians 2:7-8).

            Jesus is not just another one of "us" who is interested in ice cream and cake.  He is the Christ, Savior, Son of Man, Almighty, Wonderful, Counselor, Prince of Peace, Mighty God, the Great I Am, the Alpha and Omega, the Lamb of God, the Lion of Judah, Emmanuel, Lord of Lords, King of kings, and Redeemer!

            Don't call Him, refer to Him, or treat Him in a "common" way. His message and life were the most UNcommon of all ages. He is the only One who has the power to help us escape being common. Let us not lower Him to our level, but rather strive (Luke 13:24), to rise up to His standards, because His words will be our final Judge in eternity (John 12:48-50). 

 

--Toby Miller

"Unknown tongues"

I've got several thoughts bouncing around in my head that I believe will teach some short, scriptural lessons so I think that I'll just put them down here on paper (or, more technically correct, the screen) and float them out there for you to consider.

My first little lesson is based upon a passage written by Paul in 1 Cor. 14:2-9 where he's talking to the Corinthians about speaking in "unknown tongues." IE: A language that the listeners don't understand. I thought about this passage when I was watching an old western/comedy movie a while back entitled "Texas Across The River." Here's why I connected the two; the movie and the passage by Paul.

One scene in the movie has a troop of cavalry pursuing one of the main characters and the officer in charge keeps yelling orders that the troopers can't understand. Two of the soldiers keep looking at each other and asking "What'd he say?" I know, it doesn't sound funny here, but if you watch the movie, it's hilarious. Now, even though it's a funny scene, it speaks to what Paul is saying to the Corinthians about speaking in a language that no one else understands.

In other words, all it does is cause confusion. Paul uses a couple of allegories in getting this message across to the members at Corinth. He uses musical instruments, the "pipe and harp," as in playing a song and says they have to sound the notes distinctly or no one can tell what's being played. They won't hear the melody, so to speak.

The other allegory he uses is the "trumpet" as it's used in a military setting. This is what reminds me of the movie. Paul says that if the bugler doesn't sound his notes clearly, the soldiers won't know what they're supposed to do. IE: Do we charge or retreat? Like the two troopers in the movie: "What'd he say?"

The lesson, in the words of this author is: babbling in some gibberish or unintelligible words, doesn't further the cause of Christ one iota. It just causes confusion which makes it antithetical, contrary, oppositional, and several other big words, to the Gospel. We could even throw in the word hostile.

Next lesson: There's a beautiful old hymn entitled "Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet." That song came to mind when I heard a preacher once say in his sermon that the Lord's bouquet isn't made up of just one kind of flower. He was referring to the members of The Church being from all nationalities and walks of life. When Christ said "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature" that means the results of that preaching will cause the Body to consist of souls from all over the world. From all nations and all the different levels of society.

What brought the memory of the hymn and the sermon to my mind? Actually something very simple. Something that we see all the time and since it's so common to us, we never seem to notice it or if we do, we don't see it in a scriptural sense. I'm referring to America's national motto: E PLURIBUS UNUM. It's on every dollar bill and on the Great Seal of America. It's meaning: "FROM MANY, ONE."

I know that the Church doesn't have a motto made up of man's words, but wouldn't those three Latin words accurately describe the Church? And don't those words fit with the "ONE'S" that we find in Ephesians the 4^th chapter? Where we read that we're all "ONE BODY" united in "ONE SPIRIT" and worshiping "ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM" and "ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL."

And if you think about the "bouquet of Christians" occupying God's "vase" (my metaphor for the Church) doesn't our motto fit that also? From all the flower beds of the world, "FROM MANY, ONE." The Master truly has a beautiful bouquet.

I just mentioned the word "baptism" and I'd like to use it for our last short lesson today. Countless sermons have been preached on baptism and the need for it, plus it being commanded by Christ. (Mt. 28:19 and Mk. 16:16) But for some reason, some do not seem to grasp why it's necessary. I'd like to offer a simple little lesson, one that I once used in teaching a class, that I feel explains its necessity about as simply as I know how.

Baptism is a cleansing of the soul. You see, we're all issued one by God at the time of conception. (Eccl. 12:7) If we think of our soul as a "garment," we soil our garment while we go through life here on earth. Maybe "soil" is too soft of a word because we see the Bible talk in places about the "filth of the world." We are continually getting into places where we're getting our "garment" filthy. To borrow Isaiah's words when he describes our "righteousness" we've turned our pure, clean and perfect "garment" into "filthy rags." (Isa. 64:6)

Now here is why we need baptism. That soul, that "garment" we were issued will someday return to God. (Again see Eccl. 12:7) It cannot go back to God in a filthy condition and be acceptable to Him. If it returns in that condition, it will be rejected and will not be allowed to remain where He is. I think you have a pretty good idea where "rejected" souls are sent.

Simply put, our "garments," our "souls" have to be cleansed while they are here on this earth and baptism is the only laundry available and capable of doing that.

Now I told you this lesson in my words, but let me cite the words of the Apostle Peter to you in closing: "The like figure (Noah) whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ." (1Pet. 3:21)

Ron Covey

The Bible: Criticized and Scrutinized

 

The Bible is, without doubt, the greatest book ever written.  Consisting of 66 books, it stands as a monumental representation of heaven's love for mankind.  From the moment that God's word has gone forth to man, Satan has scrutinized, criticized, de-emphasized and sought to minimize the Holy word.  Critics have assailed its "contradictions" and "inconsistencies."  But the honest seeker knows that all such attempts to find fault with Scripture are mere subterfuge, and a whistling in the wind.  The Bible has survived the onslaught of critics, and the more scrutiny and examination the Bible receives, the more it shines.  A few years ago brother Curtis Cates wrote the following: 

 

"No book has ever been scrutinized so closely or vigorously, and, I might say, viciously.  The microscope and the telescope of man have been applied to 'the Book of books,' but the more close the investigation and the more detailed the study, the more beautiful its fabric. The productions of men undergo but a mere fraction of a fraction of such investigation; they are examined, riffled through, and somewhat rigorously tested at the mercy of mankind; and such results in their complete exhaustion and abandonment. Man moves on to other thoughts, other pursuits, and other works. Now, why does the Bible multiply in its beauty and complexity [as a snowflake or a butterfly wing under a microscope] as its innermost thoughts, precepts and principles are dissected and scrutinized?  That, my friend, is he difference between the meager and fallible works of finite man and the inexhaustible and vibrant revelation of the infinite Creator! 'The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul' (Psa. 19:7)."  

 

Beloved, we hold within our hands the map that can help us to successfully chart the troubled seas of life. It is the compass that will ultimately lead us across the Jordan into the Promised land. Have faith, weary pilgrim!  The Book is true, the Author trustworthy, and the hope sure and steadfast.  For this we give thanks, and to this end we have committed our very souls.  No doubt many of you have either read or heard the following, with which we will close this week's article:

 

The Hammer And The Anvil

by John Clifford

 

Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door

And  heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;

When looking in, I saw upon the floor,

Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

 

"How many anvils have you had," said I,

"To wear and batter all these hammers so?"

"Just one," said he; then said with twinkling eye,

"The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."

 

And so, I thought, the anvil of God's word

For ages skeptics' blows have beat upon;

Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,

The anvil is unharmed - the hammers gone!

 

-- Tom Wacaster

 

Are Good Intentions Enough?

 

    God has never tolerated man's disregard of, and disobedience to, His Word.  To remind us of His holiness, and that no man dare take liberties with regard to things sacred, God has made examples of some offenders.  Consider the case of Uzzah in 2Samuel 6:6-7.

    The sacred Ark of the Covenant was being transported from Baaljudah to Jerusalem on a new ox-drawn cart.  30,000 men were assembled for the procession.  Uzzah and Ahio were in charge of driving the oxen.  The occasion was one of great festivity. However, the oxen stumbled and the cart began to tip.  The hallowed Ark was in danger of toppling off the cart.  Uzzah placed his hand on the Ark to stablize it, and God immediately struck him dead.  The great celebration was brought to a standstill in shocked silence.

    To all, Uzzah appeared to be a hero!  He had saved the most precious and sacred item in the Israelite religion from certain damage, yet, God instantly struck him dead for his actions.  Why?  Because in touching the Ark, Uzzah violated a commandment God had given hundreds of years earlier (Numbers 4:15).

    Our thought are that God should have made an exception in this case, but "God's thoughts are not our thoughts..." (Isaiah 55:8-9)

    We are instructed that "All things written aforetime are written for our example and learning..." (Romans 15:4).  From this example, God is wanting us to learn: (a) we must do what He says in the way He says to do them or He will not accept it;  (b)  "good intentions" hold no weight with God, there must be obedience to His will;  (c)  great crowds and much enthusiasm do not ensure God's approval;  (d)  just because commandments are hundreds of years old and man has forgotten about them does not mean that God has forgotten them;  (e)  those who appear to be heroes in the eyse of man are not necessarily heroes in the eyes of God.  Uzzah stands as an eternal reminder that "obedience is better than sacrifice" (1Samuel 15:22).

                                   

--Toby Miller

Breaking News

 

I don't know about you, but to me it just seems like the news events of our world almost overcomes us at times. We can't seem to get by even a few hours without being brought up to date (IE: "Breaking News!") on what's happening with the oil spill and its surrounding stories; the latest dire economic situation; the latest poll on upcoming elections, or the twists and turns of the various on-going wars.

Not to mention every whimper, cry and shenanigan/s of Lindsay Lohan. Perhaps I just don't realize, or maybe I just don't appreciate the up-to-the minute news releases about the latest happening in her life. I only hope that I'm not the only one who fails to grasp the importance of this spoiled brat's life and the events taking place in it. Obviously the media thinks she's important and that we must be apprized of each scintillating tidbit relating to whatever disgusting circumstance she's currently involved in.

In light of all these "things" we're bombarded with in the news media, and I'm not intimating that some of these "things" aren't important and isn't warranting of our attention (with the exception of Lindsay), I think it's about time, again, that we refocus on what "things" ARE of real importance. To put "things" in perspective, if you will. I'm going to try and do this by reminding you of two views.

First, and foremost, is God's view. I think we can boil it down to it's lowest, common denominator by citing the view He gives us in Matt. 6:33 where He says "seek Me first." IE: He's saying "this is your number one priority in life." That when you do so, the necessary "things" of life will be provided you.

This leads us to the second view and it's a short essay written by Michael Josephson and it's one that I quoted to you several years ago, but I think that it is appropriate to use at any and all times to refresh our minds and provide us an understanding of what really matters to our lives.

                                                WHAT WILL MATTER

            READY OR NOT, SOMEDAY IT ALL WILL COME TO AN END.

 

    THERE WILL BE NO MORE SUNRISES, NO MINUTES, HOURS OR DAYS.

 

            ALL THE THINGS YOU COLLECTED, WHETHER TREASURED

                    OR FORGOTTEN, WILL PASS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

 

        YOUR WEALTH, FAME AND TEMPORAL POWER  WILL SHRIVEL           

                                                TO IRRELEVANCE.

 

    IT WILL NOT MATTER WHAT YOU OWNED OR WHAT YOU WERE OWED.

 

    YOUR GRUDGES, RESENTMENTS, FRUSTRATIONS AND JEALOUSIES

                                    WILL FINALLY DISAPPEAR.

            SO, TOO, YOUR HOPES, AMBITIONS, PLANS, AND TO-DO                                                           LISTS WILL EXPIRE.

 

THE WINS AND LOSSES THAT ONCE SEEMED SO IMPORTANT WILL                                                           FADE AWAY.

 

IT WON'T MATTER WHERE YOU CAME FROM, OR ON WHAT SIDE

                    OF THE TRACKS YOU LIVED, AT THE END.

 

IT WON'T MATTER WHETHER YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL, OR BRILLIANT.

        EVEN YOUR GENDER AND SKIN COLOR WILL BE IRRELEVANT.

 

                                SO WHAT DOES MATTER?

 

HOW WILL THE VALUE OF YOUR DAYS BE MEASURED? WHAT WILL               MATTER IS NOT WHAT YOU BOUGHT, BUT WHAT YOU BUILT.

                    NOT WHAT YOU GOT, BUT WHAT YOU GAVE.

 

WHAT WILL MATTER IS NOT YOUR SUCCESS, BUT YOUR SIGNIFICANCE.

 

                WHAT WILL MATTER IS NOT WHAT YOU LEARNED,                                                           BUT WHAT YOU TAUGHT.

 

WHAT WILL MATTER IS EVERY ACT OF INTEGRITY, COMPASSION,

    COURAGE OR SACRIFICE THAT ENRICHED, EMPOWERED OR

        ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO EMULATE YOUR EXAMPLE.

 

        WHAT WILL MATTER IS NOT YOUR COMPETENCE, BUT                                                               YOUR CHARACTER.

 

WHAT WILL MATTER IS NOT HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU KNOW, BUT

   HOW MANY WILL FEEL A LASTING LOSS WHEN YOU'RE GONE.

 

WHAT WILL MATTER IS NOT YOUR MEMORIES, BUT THE MEMORIES

                        THAT LIVE IN THOSE WHO LOVED YOU.

 

    WHAT WILL MATTER IS HOW LONG YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED,

                                      BY WHOM AND FOR WHAT.

 

      LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

            IT'S NOT A MATTER OF CIRCUMSTANCE BUT OF CHOICE.

 

                        CHOOSE TO LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS

 

Allow me to add a thought here: choosing to follow "view number one" and "seeking God first" is the precursor to "choosing a life that matters." Let me just emphasize it a bit more: if you don't "seek God first" then, in the long run, you can't really live a life that matters.

The Psalmist David provides us with a closing thought here in regards to our topic. In Psa. 39:4 he prays, "Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am." Mathematically speaking, if we don't "seek God first," when the "value of our days is measured," I'm afraid that they will fail to add up to a "life that mattered."

Ron Covey

Samuel Wharton

Ferocious winds were tearing through rigging and masts in deafening roar.  Seawater and wind became one as tops of crests were torn from the sea.  "The water in the hold flowed into the cockpit notwithstanding the great efforts of the chain pumps," wrote Lieutenant Dale.  "The seas were mountains high," Midshipman Fanning recorded in his journal.   

The Ariel  herself was moaning and groaning with strain of timbers grinding against one another, not able to right herself properly under grave threat of broaching.  The mainmast tore from the seat below deck and became a battering ram until the deck plate gave and both main and mizzen masts were ripped into the sea.  

No less a concern were the perilous Penmarchs, a jagged submerged reef a few miles astern, and notorious graveyard for sailing ships.  Even the saltiest of sailors were afraid, and the travelling landsmen, mostly French soldiers aboard for passage, were utterly terrified and began exchanging farewells.  Men began abandoning posts in abject desperation.

But amid the frantic chaos stood a man whom Samuel Wharton would later describe 
to Benjamin Franklin as one holding "matchless skill, cool, and unshaken intrepidity".  He was at the helm, appointed so by Continental Congress with orders signed by John Hancock on October 10, 1770.  His name: Captain John Paul Jones.

Captain Jones realized that even amidst the utter chaos lay hope for the Ariel and her crew.  For below his ship was rock, so strong and immovable, that even the dreadful gnashing seas were powerless against it.  He gave orders to proceed with lowering the lone anchor, an action which in itself was perilous and took great effort.  But the anchor caught solidly and the connecting rode held together against the violence.  With nothing else in the world to grasp, the Ariel and her men were saved from certain destruction by making fast to the Rock.

Storms will also blow into OUR lives simply because we live in a fallen world.  Yet we do not have to despair because there is a Rock to which we can anchor our lives securely: Jesus Christ, God's Son.  Listen to Him:

"Therefore whoever HEARS these sayings of Mine, and DOES them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock" (Matthew 7:24-25).

When we "anchor" our lives in Christ by hearing and obeying His Word, He has promised to save us.  He will save those who place their faith and trust in Him (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized (immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).  He has also promised to keep safe those who continue to abide in His Word (John 8:31; 1 John 1:7).

Won't YOU anchor your life to "The Rock" so that you may be saved eternally?

-- Terry Livingston & David A. Sargent

 

Your mouth is a window to your body's health

I'll come clean up front: it was finances that pushed me over the edge. For years I dreaded going to the dentist because I knew I would be lectured (while in a condition in which talking back is impossible) about the need to floss. At times I tried flossing, but never with any consistency. My fingers were too clumsy to hold that line at the needed angles to get in between my teeth.

 

After handing over another large sum of money for another cavity repair, I decided the time had come to confront the problem. I discovered floss picks, handy little gadgets that make it easier to get the floss into the inner recesses of one's mouth. I believe I can now declare that I've formed a new habit, having flossed nightly for the past few months (with very few exceptions).

 

Finances are a concern, but one's health should be a greater motivation. The folks at MayoClinic.com share their findings: "Although the eyes may be the window to the soul, your mouth is a window to your body's health. The state of your oral health can offer lots of clues about your overall health. Oral health and overall health are more connected than you might realize." I've heard it said that our armed forces recognize this link, and invest much money in soldiers' dental health.

 

Flossing is an example of going the extra mile. Brushing one's teeth is basic, but if you really want to do your best, flossing is a must. Thus, it leads one to think about "spiritual flossing".

 

No, there's no mention in Scripture of dental hygiene, but the idea of diligence can be found everywhere. Take, for example, 2 Timothy 2:15: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." "Diligent" is translated from a word that means giving it everything you've got, as a runner straining to reach the finish line.

 

Jesus dismissed the idea that religion can be casual: "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able" (Luke 13:24). He was not speaking of pagans or atheists in that verse, but people who regard themselves as spiritual. They want to enter the gates of heaven. But they won't be able because they didn't "strive".

 

Jesus told a parable of one who scattered seed in various types of soil. One of those soils was "stony" ground, not a good environment for crop production. What was lacking? "But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while ..." (Matthew 13:20,21).

 

We're responsible for the type of soil we each represent: hard, stony, thorny or good. If my interest in Christianity is only casual, how can I prevent the spiritual decay that will inevitably come?

 

Those who neglect their teeth have a safety net called "dentures". But what happens when a person's neglect leads to spiritual illness and even death? Our Lord posed that challenging question in Matthew 16:26: "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"

 

Our souls, even more than our teeth, are worth the effort. Take time each day for spiritual flossing!

 

Come to the light God offers! Study His word, the Bible. Worship Him in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Get in touch with us if you'd like to discuss these ideas further.

 

--Timothy D. Hall

The power of words

 

 

    Words are very powerful items. Without "words" we would not be able to communicate with one another; not be able to think; not be able to pray; and, most importantly, not know how to be pleasing to our God.

            When Jesus was tempted by Satan to transform stones into bread to alleviate His hunger, Jesus responded, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceeds out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).  Jesus did NOT say that the direction of a man's life should be controlled by conscience, emotions, or by gut instinct, but rather by God's WORD.  As Jeremiah said many years ago, "It is not within man who walks to direct his own steps" (Jeremiah 10:23). That is, it is impossible for man to know how to live and worship in such a way so as to be pleasing to God, apart from God's direction in His Word.

            Somewhat unique, Jesus was quoting "words" that had been spoken centuries earlier by God through Moses (Deuteronomy 8:3).  Yet, these "centuries old words" were just as relevant, forceful, and powerful as if they had been spoken by God that very day.

            Now since man must live by every "word" that proceeds from the mouth of God, then the clear conclusion is: GOD'S WORD is the mechanism through which God makes His will known to this world. In 1Samuel 3:21, we read, "For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord."  In other words, if we neglect the Bible, how can we know that we are living as God demands that we live?

            In 2Timothy 1:10, we read that "Jesus Christ has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel."  Since "God only has immortality" (1Timothy 6:16), and God offers it to us through the Gospel (2Timothy 1:10), and the Gospel is His WORD, that means that His word is alive with the very power and dynamic of God Himself!  THE BIBLE IS NOT JUST ANOTHER BOOK!

            In the well-known parable of the Sower, Jesus paralleled the Word of God to a seed (Luke 8:11). A grain of wheat, or a kernel of corn may look uncomplicated. In fact, it is quite easy to produce artificial wheat and corn so precisely that it cannot be distinguished from the real thing simply by looking at it or handling it.  That being the case, how could we determine which seed is real, and which is fake? That's easy! Just plant them both in the ground; the real seed will grow and produce after its kind (Genesis 1:12).

            Take Charles Darwin's "Origin of the Species" and plant it in the heart of a man, and you get an evolutionist.  Take the Methodist Book of Discipline and plant it in the heart of a man, and you get a Methodist.  Take the Catechism and plant it in the heart of a man and you get a Catholic, etc., etc.  Take the pure seed of the Bible and plant it in the heart of a man -- and you get a Christian!

            In Hebrews 3:12, it refers to the "Living God." In Hebrews 4:12, it refers to the Living Word. That is, the same word that describes God, describes His word. In Jesus' prayer for His disciples, He said, "Father, I have given them "THY WORD" (John 17:14). Here Jesus is sending out twelve men against the world, and equips them only with God's Word!  Preachers and other Christians today are "sent out" with the same powerful "spiritual weapon" (cf. Ephesians 6:17), with which Jesus sent out the original twelve.

            However, if we plant good seed on concrete, it will not take root and produce anything. Many people's minds are already "set in concrete" when it comes to religion. As a result, the "seed" can't take root in their lives. One must first humble himself before the Cross, and seriously confess, "Not my will, but Thine be done."  --by Toby Miller

TIME IS ON OUR SIDE by Gerard Haughey

       When things are going bad, it is interesting how time seems to slow down and discomfort hangs around.  I read a poem today that talks about how bad things happen, but as long as we keep going, things will eventually be better.  See, as long as it is the Lord's will, things will get better with time.  Whether it is during this life or after we pass into eternity, time is on our side.  Throughout the poem, he talks about "not letting go" and "holding on tight."  When we think about our Christian walk and life in general, these words are encouraging and uplifting.  So, I want to share this poem with you called "Time is On Our Side" written by Gerard Haughey.
 

Don't let go, hold on tight!
With all your courage and all your might!
You never know what the future could bring,
So just relax and do your thing.
 
And even when the going's tough
And you feel like you have had enough
Always remember that time's on our side
Things will turn around, If you're along for the ride!
To find your path, you have to follow your heart!
And even when it's all falling apart...
 
Keep going! Stay strong!
You'll see that it all turns around before long.
And always remember that time's on our side
Once everything's better, you'll be glad that you tried!

Although you might stumble while pursuing your dreams
Keep fighting! It's never as bad as it seems.
There might be a challenge or two in the way,
But tomorrow will heal all the hurts of today.

You have to remember that time's on our side
No matter what happens, that can't be denied.
Just keep your chin up and you'll quickly discover
That you can make mistakes and completely recover!
There's plenty of time for your dreams to come true
To try, to screw up, and to start again, too

Time's on your side if your in a bind.
When you're tired of trying, just keep that in mind
And rest if you must, but never submit!
For the challenge of life is
Never to Quit!

       Let's never give up in our physical and especially our spiritual lives.  Let's keep living for the Lord!

 

--Brett Petrillo

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