YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW

Thank you to all my blogging friends who have been such an inspiration and blessing to me this past year. May 2011 be the best year ever.

I thought this poem by Helen Steiner Rice would be a good thing to share this week for Spiritual Sundays.

YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW

Yesterday's dead,

Tomorrow's unborn,

So there's nothing to fear

And nothing to mourn

For all that is past

And all that has been

Can never return

To be lived once again⏤

And what lies ahead

Or the things that will be

Are still in God's Hands

So it is not up to me

To live in the future

That is God's great unknown,

For the past and the present

God claims for His own,

So, all I need do

is to live for Today

And trust God to show me

The Truth and the Way ⏤

For it's only the memory

Of things that have been

And expecting Tomorrow

To bring trouble again

That fills my Today,

Which God wants to bless,

With uncertain fears

And borrowed distress ⏤

For all I need live for

Is this one little minute,

For life's Here and Now

And Eternity's in it.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

I really like this poem by Martin Luther.

A BED IN MY HEART

Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,

Make Thee a bed soft, undefiled,

Within my heart, that it may be

A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

My heart for very joy doth leap,

My lips no more can silence keep.

I too must sing, with joyful tongue,

That sweetest ancient cradle song,

Glory to God in highest Heaven,

Who unto man His Son hath given,

While angels sing with pious mirth,

A glad New Year to all the earth.

A special Christmas blessing to all my blogging friends. To those of you who join us each week for Spiritual Sundays, a special Thank You. You have helped make this year a wonderful blessing for me.

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TINKERBELL

Latest tree decoration is this darling Christmas Tinkerbell. Carol bought it for me at Disneyland last week when she was there. She is such a thoughtful daughter.

THE STORY

This week for Spiritual Sundays I'm sharing another page from the wonderful little book entitled Everything Christmas. The Story was written by Rebecca Currington.

You know the story ⎼⎼ an infant, born in a stable, worshiped by lowly shepherds and travelers from the East. Sweet story, but does it hold any meaning for your life today?

Consider this. The entire Bible pivots on this single event in history. The Old Testament predicts it, and the New Testament confirms it. The child lying in that tiny manger was no ordinary child ⎼⎼ He was God incarnate, who came to live and die for you. The story won't be fully told until you bow your knee to Bethlehem's Babe and call Him the Lord of your life.

What Can I Give Him?

                              by Christina Rossetti 

 What can I give Him,

Poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd, 

I would bring a lamb.

If I were a wise man,

I would do my part

Yet what can I give him?

I give Him my heart.

And a quote by Erma Bombeck: There's nothing sadder in this world than to wake

Christmas morning and not be a child.

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Celine Dion - Happy Christmas

If you're not already in the Christmas spirit, this video should put you there. This has long been one of my favorite Christmas songs.

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