For the word of the Lord is right and true;
He is faithful in all the does.
~Psalm 33:4~
Mrs. Rebecca Moak and her family need our prayers today. Mrs. Moak is Stephanie F. McKenzie’s grandmother.
Mrs. Carol Jean Gill was a little better this weekend. Continue to keep her and her family near the top of your prayer list.
Mrs. Gail Pittman-McDaniel is now at home. She will continue her therapy for a while.
Mr. Raymond Anthony started chemo last week. Pray for him as he receives treatment in Hammond. Also, pray for those who are taking him to Hammond for treatment.
Mike Price will soon be going for more tests to evaluate his lungs. Pray for Mike and Nyla.
Continue to pray for Caroline Cutrer as she goes through her treatments. Pray for the whole family as so many things are different for them now.
Pray for Kenneth Birch and Shirley B. Frazier. They are both fighting back issues that seem to be getting the best of them. Pray for relief for both of them.
The new Beth Moore Bible study began last night. It was very good and touched my heart and my family situation just by watching the first video which was about James’ (and Jesus’) family. The other group will begin Thursday at 6:00. It’s not too late to join. Let me know by today or tomorrow if you can. Also, Beth challenged us to push ourselves to put more into the study than in previous studies. Thankfully, I believe most of the ladies there last night are willing and will find the time to go deeper into the Bible with this study. Pray for each lady as they apply the life and book of James to their lives.
All boys and men are invited to supper (cooked by Mike Estay) and a movie Thursday night. It’s the movie “Courageous”, which shows the story of a man who courted and married his wife twice. The second time was after a wreck that caused her not to remember him at all. This will be at FBC, Kentwood at the lighthouse (old post office) at 6:00 P.M.
Pray for the youth from our church and other churches as they are at the winter retreat for a few days.
Thought for the Day: Watch out for Lucille
I heard recently about someone who works in the customer service call center of a national pager company. He deals with the usual complaints regarding poor pager operation, as well as the occasional crank caller demanding to be paged less often, more often, or by more interesting people.
The best call came from a man who repeatedly complained that he keeps being paged by “Lucille.” He was instructed that he would have to call her and tell her to stop paging him.
“She don’t never leave no number, so I can’t call her back,” he said.
After three such calls, someone thought to ask how he knew it was Lucille if she didn’t leave a number.
“She leaves her name” was the reply.
After establishing that the customer had a numeric-only pager, the light bulb came on. “How does she spell her name?” the service rep asked.
“L-O-W C-E-L-L”
When things start to bother us, the problem may simply be that we need to get “re-charged”. Keeping our schedules overbooked, staying busy “doing things”, going here and there — it takes a toll after a while. Before we get stressed out and burned out, we need to learn to take some time to unwind and recharge. Turn off the radio and the television. Oh, and the computer, too! Unplug the telephone if you need to, or better yet, get away from the house. Spend some quiet time with God in prayer and reflection on His Word.
Notice what Jesus did as he was surrounded by a crowd of people, all demanding a piece of his time:
“Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.” (Matthew 14:22-23)
Watch out for Lucille! Don’t forget to recharge.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee
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