“The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
He lets me rest in fields of green grass
and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.”
~Psalm 23:1-2 GNT~
Scott and Katier Miller have a new baby girl, Eden Paige Miller. Thank God for this child’s arrival.
I want to share the good news that two young children in our are are making the “first steps” in learning to walk. If you know Rafe Cutrer or Jadon Pailot, you will understand the excitement and joy of the families and friends. These young boys we have prayed for are taking steps to greater freedom of movement which touches our hearts and reinforces the need for our continued prayers.
Please look at the picture on “Miss” Katherine’s obituary and see what our church will look like with the steeple addition that “Miss” Katherine wanted. The steeple is not there yet, but the picture lets you see “Miss” Katherines dream.
http://www.mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1409466&fh_id=10545
Tonight, we will have week two of the Beth Moore study of James for the Thursday group. We will meet at 6 P.M. in the basement area under the auditorium. The study is amazing as it leads us to fresh understanding of the Scripture. It’s not too late to join us.
Baptist Press News
Thought for the Day: The reason we remember great people
These are reported to be actual epitaphs on tombstones:
Here lies
Johnny Yeast
Pardon me
For not rising. (Ruidoso, New Mexico)
Here lays Butch,
We planted him raw.
He was quick on the trigger,
But slow on the draw. (Silver City, Nevada)
Anna Wallace
The children of Israel wanted bread
And the Lord sent them manna,
Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife,
And the Devil sent him Anna. (Ribbesford, England)
Margaret Daniels
She always said her feet were killing her
but nobody believed her. (Richmond, Virginia)
Anna Hopewell
Here lies the body of our Anna
Done to death by a banana
It wasn’t the fruit that laid her low
But the skin of the thing that made her go.
(Enosburg Falls, Vermont)
Harry Edsel Smith
Born 1903–Died 1942
Looked up the elevator shaft to see if
the car was on the way down. It was. (Albany, New York)
An anonymous tombstone:
I was somebody.
Who, is no business
Of yours. (Stowe, Vermont)
In Memory of Beza Wood
Departed this life
Nov. 2, 1837
Aged 45 yrs.
Here lies one Wood
Enclosed in wood
One Wood
Within another.
The outer wood
Is very good:
We cannot praise
The other. (Winslow, Maine)
How sad to come to the end of your life and others not have anything good to say about you! Hebrews 11 could be viewed as a collection of epitaphs of many who had died. The chapter starts with these words:
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.” (Hebrews 11:1-2)
I like how the New Century Version translates verse 2: “Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past.” That’s true, isn’t it? Every single person in the Bible we regard as “great” was a man or woman of faith. That faith made a difference in the way they lived and responded to God. That’s why we remember them.
May your life be characterized by faith in God so that those who prepare your tombstone won’t struggle with finding something kind to say.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee
Trusting you will see the fruits of some of your prayers today,
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 