“But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted
in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations
that you lose track of the time and doze off,
oblivious to God.”
~Romans 13:11 MSG~
Susan Rimes continues to improve. Please keep her in your prayers.
Mrs. Iris Cunningham from Roseland fell because of dizziness and now has a number of bruises and even broken bones in her face. Pray for her as she deals with the dizziness.
Mrs. Anne Hurst has been sick for a while with all the coughing and other symtoms that didn’t want to go away. She has been admitted to the hospital in Greensburg.
Mrs. Mickey Cade’s surgery recovery is doing well. It’s time for recovery at a rehab in Hattisburg now. Please keep her in your prayers.
Carol New’s surgery for a new knee replacement went well yesterday. She will be moved to rehab again soon.
Mrs. Jimmie Shaw is in ICU at North Oaks. Pray for her and her family.
Mr. Kenneth Felker is doing a little better, but “Miss” Grace Helen still is having problems. She will be going back to the doctor today. Pray she will soon stop falling.
Mr. and Mrs. Cete Dillon are still improving, but the progress is slow.
Mrs. Mary Miller now has been diagnosed with bronchitis and is staying close to home.
Renee Deck is improving from her shoulder surgery. Keep her in your prayers.
Thought for the Day: Revenge or Kindness?
Way down upon the Mississippi River, two tugboat captains who had been friends for years, would always cry “Aye!” and blow their whistles whenever they passed each other.
A new crewman asked his boat’s mate, “What do they do that for?”
The mate looked surprised and replied, “You mean that you’ve never heard of… an aye for an aye and a toot for a toot?”
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I suspect that few of us would admit to living by the motto, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” (Matthew 5:38), but let’s be honest — there is something instead us that enjoys the idea of getting revenge. Some of the more popular movies throughout the past years have been those that opened with someone being mistreated. We’ll spend the rest of the movie anxiously waiting for the hero to get the opportunity to exact his revenge — and then we cheer!
It’s not much different on a personal level. I suspect that whenever somebody does you wrong, the temptation is there to immediately start thinking of what you can do to get them back. But, if you find yourself tempted to take revenge, may I suggest two things:
(1) Resist the temptation to exchange evil for evil. That temptation will always be strong and we need realize that it will be there. But we also need to remember the emptiness and hollowness of revenge and resentment.
(2) Show your enemy kindness. Abraham Lincoln was once accused of being too nice to his enemy. He was told to be firmer; he must destroy his enemies. He replied, “I do destroy them when they become my friends.”
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” (Matt. 5:43-44)
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee
Way down upon the Mississippi River, two tugboat captains who had been
friends for years, would always cry "Aye!" and blow their whistles
whenever they passed each other.
A new crewman asked his boat's mate, "What do they do that for?"
The mate looked surprised and replied, "You mean that you've never
heard of... an aye for an aye and a toot for a toot?"
I suspect that few of us would admit to living by the motto, "An eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" (Matthew 5:38), but let’s be honest
-- there is something instead us that enjoys the idea of getting revenge.
Some of the more popular movies throughout the past years have been
those that opened with someone being mistreated. We'll spend the rest of
the movie anxiously waiting for the hero to get the opportunity to exact
his revenge -- and then we cheer!
It's not much different on a personal level. I suspect that whenever
somebody does you wrong, the temptation is there to immediately start
thinking of what you can do to get them back. But, if you find yourself
tempted to take revenge, may I suggest two things:
(1) Resist the temptation to exchange evil for evil. That temptation
will always be strong and we need realize that it will be there. But
we also need to remember the emptiness and hollowness of revenge and
resentment.
(2) Show your enemy kindness. Abraham Lincoln was once accused of being
too nice to his enemy. He was told to be firmer; he must destroy his
enemies. He replied, "I do destroy them when they become my friends."
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate
your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." (Matt. 5:43-44)
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee
Have a blessed day! Be a blessing to someone today!
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 