The Prayer Link

All of you together are Christ’s body,

and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.

~1 Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)~

Jadon’s Story:  http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/

The Roma couple has now found a place in Italy.  Pray for their work there.

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell was able to be at church for the second week after her recent illness.  Mrs. Catherine Yarborough was able to be back for the first time.  Thank God for the examples these ladies had set for others.

A number of people are waiting for test results.  Pray for them as they endure the waiting and face the uncertainties of life.

Heart to Heart with Holley

When We Don’t Know the Words to Pray

(Posted Oct. 0, 2010)

Lord,

Sometimes the words escape us.

Because life is too happy or too hard.

And all the syllables you’ve given us don’t seem like enough to express what our hearts want to share. So in those moments, in those times…

Make every breath a message that reaches your ears.

Make every tear we cry a portrait of our pain you see.

Make every heartbeat a note in a love song to you.

Thank you that even in our silence, even in the awkward pauses, even in the uncertainty and mess we bring you…

You still know.

You know what we need.

You know how we feel.

Because you know us.

So whatever it is that the one reading this now wants to say please hear it, spoken between the lines, whispered within the hurt, thought of in the night, and answer with what is good, right, and full of LOVE.

We trust you always do…

and that you will now too.

Amen.

Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. Psalm 139:4

Have a fantastic day!

Anna Lee

Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body.

~Romans 12:5 (Msg)~

From Gail Ballard Leggett MADY UPDATE from her mommy: Mady is still staying strong. Still breathing completely on her own. Waiting on X-rays of her neck before vent can be removed! She looks great. I got to see both eyes open today!! Not sure how much she can see but at least she can open them!! Time is on her side!! Please LORD place ur healing hands on my babys eyes and restore her vision!

Jason’s Story
I’m finally finished with all my test. The leads that were on my head have left sores because they were on so long. Mommy and daddy are putting medicine on it so hopefully they will heal quickly. I was discharched from the hospital around 6:00 pm. Mommy and daddy brought me to an italian restaurant across the street from the hospital. I loved it and ate a lot of food. I was so hungry after they starved me all week for all those test. After that daddy surprised us with a hotel room. Now we get to sleep in a comfortable bed and we have our own bathroom. LOL On to my PET scan results. The PET scan gave the same information as the other test did. My seizures are coming from the left hemiphere but they can not find a focal point. So I do not qualify for surgery at this time. As my brain develops I might qualify in the future. So far now we have to try and control these seizures. Dr. Bourgeois came to visit me this morning. He said he wants to try Banzel before Vagabatrin. So I started Banzel tonight. I will continue to have my eye exam so I will be ready to start the Vagabatrin in case the Banzel doesn’t work. Hopefully the Banzel will work and then I won’t have to be on the Vagabatrin. So please pray that it will work!!! Our flight leaves at 8:30 in the morning and we will be back in NOLA at 11:00. I can’t wait to see my brother Jacob.

Oct. 29th – One day! One deed! One difference!

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Love

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Alan Smith – Editor

ROBERT THORTON RELATED the following incident from his childhood…

“In the middle of one of my parents’ more memorable disagreements, my father jumped up from the table, grabbed two sheets of paper, and said to my mother, ‘Let’s make a list of everything we don’t like about each other.’  Mom started writing.  Dad glowered at her for a few minutes, and then wrote on his paper.  She wrote again.  He watched her, and every time she stopped, he would start writing again.  They finally finished.  ‘Lets exchange complaints,’ dad said.  They gave each other their lists.  ‘Give mine back,’ mom pleaded when she glanced at his sheet.  All down the page dad had written: ‘I love you, I love you, I love you.'”

In the the long ago, Peter prayed,

7 “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”] 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”  1 Peter 4:7-11

Please pay special attention to what Peter said about love.  We are to have love above all things.  It is to be first.  Furthermore, please note that it is to be fervent.  It is not to be lukewarm.  Finally, please note that it is to be flourishing.  It must cover a multitude of sins. Perhaps, it must cover them on many occasions.

How easy it would be to make a list of things that we do not like about one another.  However, what we really need is to give love its proper place in our relationships one with another.  Wade Webster, “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You,” The Searcher, August 15, 2010, 1

4 “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”  1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

“Ask, and it will be given to you;

seek, and you will find;

knock, and it will be opened to you.”

~Matthew 7:7~

Mrs. Lois Bridges is  completing her time at rehab and will be at her home.

Don’t forget to pray for Cheryl Hughes Greene as she has outpatient surgery today.

Thought for the Day: The Value of Teachers

There is a beautiful legend about a king who decided to set aside a special day to honor his greatest subject. When the big day arrived, there was a large gathering in the palace courtyard. Four finalists were brought forward, and from these four, the king would select the winner.

The first person presented was a wealthy philanthropist. The king was told that this man was highly deserving of the honor because of his humanitarian efforts. He had given much of his wealth to the poor.

The second person was a celebrated physician. The king was told that this doctor was highly deserving of the honor because he had rendered faithful and dedicated service to the sick for many years.

The third person was a distinguished judge. The king was told that the judge was worthy because he was noted for his wisdom, his fairness, and his brilliant decisions.

The fourth person presented was an elderly woman. Everyone was quite surprised to see her there, because her manner was quite humble, as was her dress. She hardly looked the part of someone who would be honored as the greatest subject in the kingdom. What chance could she possibly have, when compared to the other three, who had accomplished so much? Even so, there was something about her the look of love in her face, the understanding in her eyes, her quiet confidence.

The king was intrigued, to say the least, and somewhat puzzled by her presence. He asked who she was. The answer came: “You see the philanthropist, the doctor, and the judge? Well, she was their teacher!”

It was James who wrote, “Brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers.” (James 3:1, GOD’S WORD). He points out that teachers will be judged more severely. He could just as easily have said that teachers have a greater responsibility, a greater challenge, a greater opportunity to affect the lives of people in a negative way. It is impossible to teach without using words, and with greater use of words comes a greater danger that the words will do harm.

But thanks be to God that there are those who face that challenge and assume that responsibility and make a diligent effort to use their words as an opportunity to affect the lives of people in a positive way. Those of you who are teachers — who can begin to measure the tremendous effect that you are having in the lives of the children (and adults) in your classrooms? You may not see the results of your efforts for years. In fact, you may never get to see the results. But you do make a difference.

Those of you who are schoolteachers are teaching not only the basics of education, but you are teaching values and character. Those of you who are Bible class teachers are filling the minds and hearts of our children with stories of faith that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Those of you who are preachers are strengthening the family of God and bringing salvation to the lost.

So, my hat is off to all of you who are teachers because you make a difference!

“We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach.” (Romans 12:6-7)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith

Have you thanked a teacher lately?

Anna Lee