Taking bread, he blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, saying,
“This is my body, given for you. Eat it in my memory.”
He did the same with the cup after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant written in my blood,
blood poured out for you.”
~Luke 22:19-20 (Msg)~
Chloe Neyland had surgery yesterday to implant a feeding tube. Please continue to pray for Chloe, the family, and the medical staff.
From Trudy M. Shockley
Please be in prayer for Eddie (Muse). He is in North Oaks and will be undergoing a surgical procedure at noon today. Our family is thankful for all the prayers, visits and other acts of kindness shown by so many caring people.
Please add Mrs. Kathryn Kuss to your prayer link. She has shingles.
The Brevity of Life
The court jester was overcome with grief. His world was at an end! For a long time he had served the Caliph at Baghdad and his court, keeping them amused whenever they called upon him. But in a moment of thoughtlessness he had displeased his ruler who had ordered that he be put to death.
“However,” said the Caliph, “in consideration of the merry jests you’ve told me all these years, I will let you choose how you are to die.”
“O most generous Caliph,” replied the jester, “if it’s all the same to you, I choose death by old age!”
I suppose, if given a choice, that’s the choice all of us would make. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), though, that choice is not ours to make. We know (all too well) the fragile nature of life. And perhaps it is for the best. If we were guaranteed 90 years on this earth, we would be mighty tempted to wait until the last year or so to get serious about God (just like putting off those term papers in college!). With a realization of the uncertainty of life, we recognize the need to be prepared at all times.
“LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” (Psa. 39:4-5).
May you be prepared for the joys that await when this life is over!
Alan Smith
Thought for the Day
Join us at the cabin tonight at 6:30 for our regular Third Thursday meeting. We will have food, fellowship, and Bible study.
Anna Lee
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