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Lead Me Lord

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness; make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only, that makest me dwell in safety. Samuel Wesley

The Lord Is Meant For The Body

‘All things are lawful for me’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be enslaved by anything. ‘Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food’ — and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but […]

Prayer

Even if I knew everything, I control nothing- that’s all the reason I need to pray. -unknown

So Much Dying To Be Done!

Have this mind among yourselves, which you have in Christ Jesus, who… emptied himself, taking the form of a servant. Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling-block to the weak… When you sin against others in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. If […]

Struggling On The Scree Slopes

These sufferings bring patience, as we know, and patience brings perseverance, and perseverance brings hope, and this hope is not deceptive, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given us. The Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from evil… May […]

The Jesus Prayer

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 22:25:09 +1100, Peter Wood wrote: >> > Tonight I’ll fall into bed, relaxed, and go straight to sleep, >> >praying ‘The Jesus Prayer’… >> >> A most spiritual practice Rowland. > >What’s the ‘Jesus prayer’? An Eastern Orthodox prayer discipline that seeks to keep the Christian praying ‘at all times’ […]

Jesus Prayer

This is a repeat. On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:20:15 -0500, “Midian” wrote: >what’s the Jesus prayer? An Eastern Orthodox prayer discipline that seeks to keep the Christian praying ‘at all times’ as St Paul requested us too. The prayer is quite simple, but deeply spiritual and can be linked to ones breathing. “Lord Jesus […]

Healthy Spirituality

by Rembert Truluck Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse http://www.truluck.com Abusive religion cannot produce healthy spirituality. Where Paul used the term sound doctrine or sound words or teachings, the word sound meant healthy and Paul was talking about healthy teachings that build healthy spirituality. (See Bible references below.) Extremism, fanaticism, prejudice, ignorance, hypocrisy and a […]

Power Of Prayer In Medicine

People Who Are Prayed for Fare Better By Jeanie Davis WebMD Medical News Nov. 6, 2001 — Here’s more evidence that — in medicine, as in all of life — prayer seems to work in mysterious ways. In one recent study, women at an in vitro fertilization clinic had higher pregnancy rates when total strangers […]

Water In Dry Places

O God you are my God: eagerly will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you: as a dry and thirsty land where no water is. My soul is thirsty for God, thirsty for the living God. Blessed are those whose strength is in you: in whose heart are the […]