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Sunday Scriptures – Spring

Listen! My lover!
  Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
  bounding over the hills.
My lover is like a gazelle or young stag.
  Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
  peering through the lattice.
My lover spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling,
  my beautiful one, and come with me.
See! The winter is past;
  the rains are over and gone.
Flowers appear on the earth;
  the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
  is heard in our land.
The fig tree forms its early fruit;
  the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
  my beautiful one, come with me.”

       – Song of Songs 2:8-13

On another note: Friends, please pray for my son who is in a position of having to fly to Shanghai this Monday, via California, over Japan. Thanks.

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Sunday Scripture – REFUGE

I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble.

When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me.
Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.

I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name.

Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.

                                                                                                                       –Psalm 142

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Sunday Scriptures – 4

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious!
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing praise to your name.”

                                                          Psalm 66:1-4

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An Anatomy of Pain – Conclusion

What then are we to make of suffering?

Keep calm means never lose calm.If we are The Called, in Christ Jesus, everything that happens to us is for some higher purpose, even when life DOES go our way. We can know for sure that the pain of suffering unfair treatment, like all other things, works for good. The Scriptures promise this.

  1. Suffering at the hands of an enemy gives us rare opportunities to extend forgiveness to people in Jesus’ name.
  2. It can draw His precious ones closer to Him, if that’s what we want, not like those who move farther away from Him when they face suffering.
  3. It can quiet us from our boasting, give us peace within our limitations, and explain mourning to us in a way we can understand.
  4. Suffering can make us open our Bibles with new earnestness, and oftener, too.
  5. It can teach us new heights of patience with those who watch us and try to help us.
  6. It can cause us to acknowledge God’s authority over us, and to accept His working in our lives as the highest good.
  7. Finally, suffering can cause us to rest in our trust in God, full of His Holy Spirit, and to see His hand in everything that happens around us.

I pray these blessings on you all. They are the whole reason He came, anyway. Right?