A PRAYER TO JESUS

"Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."
Colossians 4:1-6

GRACE FOR THANKSGIVING DAY by Alice Kennelly Roberts Reposted from Facebook

Grace For Thanksgiving Day
by Alice Kennelly Roberts

Grace for Thanksgiving Day
Alice Kennelly Roberts

Dear God,
Wherever we may be...On this Thanksgiving Day...
Gathered with loved ones in our homes...
Or many miles away...
We bow our heads, remembering those...
Who shared Thanksgiving past...
Those who have walked with us awhile...
Whose love will always last...
We thank Thee for the joy of friends...
The food before us set...
And for a tiny Pilgrim band...
Whose trials we can't forget...
Help us to sift the good and bad...
The hatred and the strife...
Grant us the wisdom and the strength...
To lead a useful life.
Amen

1st Asssebly of GOD GOD I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU TODAY!!!

One writer put it this way -

Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something

For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful in the difficult times.

During those times you grow.
Be thankful when you have limitations

Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge

Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes

They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary

Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful during the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful in the midst of your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

The RED TAILED HAWK Bird of Prey

Hawk's air-springed muscles helped him glide
so swiftly down the mountain side
with sinew buldging spotted rump
he vaulted o'r a rocky hump
Decendants of Chief Joseph's herd
Hawk's canter was like a flying bird
Swollen streams couldnt break his stride
His head held high with Nes Pierce pride
I rode that steed with fleeting speed
his strong legs breaking through high weed
hailstones splattered, horseshoes clattered
and a flock of wild grouse chattered
On shale slid Hawk, tripped and stumbled
down the slope we flipped and tumbled
the snow flakes started swirling down
as I lay hurt, on rocky ground
I was dazed, my body aching
Dizzy, sore and both legs shaking
we both felt pain from head to toes
Yet hurt, Hawk raised me with his nose
I wrapped my wounds and mounting, moaned
said " Come Hawk, now take us home"
around his nect my arms were tied
he started down the mountain side
I dreamed of being safe and warm
As Hawk plowed through that raging storm
and somewhere on that awful trek
I slumped across that great arched neck
Then thoughts came flooding in my head
my wife sat crying by my bed
I wont forget those words she said
"He brought you home...but Hawk is dead"
"For three whole days you've been alseep
the snow outside is five feet deep
once you were home safe and sound
Hawk whinnied once, then dead fell down."
She said "He brought you here on will
and fell when coming down that hill
his legs were gone, but still he came
and when he stopped you breathed his name"
"Oh, no! My God it just cant be."
The screams were coming out of me
"Oh, please don't tell me Hawk has died!"
Then my wife held me while I cried
I know he wasnt man, of course
But just a big ol spotted horse
So tell me, should I miss him so?
A friend who took me through the snow.

By: Don Bende

SCATTERED CIRCLES

SCATTERED CIRCLES" ~ by JEAN WOLF

GONE ARE THE GREAT HERDS

OF OUR BROTHER THE BUFFALO.

GONE ARE THE GREAT CAMP CIRCLES

THE LODGES OF A PROUD PEOPLE.

THEY ARE SCATTERED....

LIKE GRAINS OF SAND UPON THE DESERT FLOOR.

SCATTERED LIKE DRY LEAVES

BLOWN UPON THE FOUR WINDS.

NO LONGER DO OUR YOUNG

SEEK AND HONOR THE OLD WAYS.

THEY GROW FAR FROM THEIR ROOTS

IN A WORLD NO LONGER THEIRS.

WHEN ONE STOPS AND TAKES COUNT

OUR ELDERS LIKE ANCIENT TREES,

FALL ONE BY ONE.

MANY WINTERCOUNTS PASSED...THEY LEAVE US.

THESE GRANDFATHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS,

THE LAST WHO REMAIN THAT WALKED THE RED ROAD

IN THE WAYS THE CREATOR INTENDED

HIS RED CHILDREN TO WALK.

SOON THEY SHALL SLEEP UNDER THE GRASS

BUT THEIR SPIRITS WILL WANDER.

THEY WILL COME SEEKING THE FEW

WHO STILL CARRY WITHIN THEIR BREAST A "RED HEART."

THEY WILL COME TO YOU

IN WAYS YOU MAY DEEM STRANGE.

BUT THIS IS HOW THEY WILL REACH YOU.

WHISPERING TO THOSE THAT HAVE THE EARS TO HEAR.

LISTEN CAREFULLY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE ANCESTORS CALL YOUR NAME.

YOUR PEOPLE NEED YOU.....AWAKEN!

THANKSGIVING PRAYER After MASS Prayer of St. THomas Aquinas

Thanksgiving Prayer after Mass

Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas
I thank you, holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who deigned to feast me, sinful and unworthy servant, with the precious body and blood of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, not for any merit of mine, but only because of your merciful goodness. And I pray that this Holy Communion, far from condemning me to punishment, may bring about my pardon and salvation, encompassing me with the armor of faith and the shield of a good will. By it let my vices be done away, all lustful desires extinguished. May it advance me in charity, patience, humility, obedience, and every other virtue. Let it be strong defense against the wiles of all my enemies, visible and invisible, allaying for me every disturbance of flesh and spirit, binding me firmly to you, the one true God, and bringing my last hour to a happy close. I pray, too, that it may be your pleasure to call my sinful self one day to that banquet, wonderful past all telling, where you, with your Son and the Holy Spirit, feast your saints with the vision of yourself, who are true light, the fulfillment of all desires, the joy that knows no ending, gladness unalloyed, and perfect bliss: through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

SOMETHING FOR US ALL TO REMEMBER ALWAYS!!!

Sometimes you get derailed and fall off the track
Age it's only a capsule of time
Passing by without a hint of rhyme
Once beautiful, full of vim and vigor
Eventually the days grow lazy
The body less eager
Each passing day we seem to be more connected and a little more wise
In retrospect
We've already won the steadfast prize
The feeling of peace and contentment
Has remained elusive until now
For the first time i feel conclusive this feeling was truely sent
Words spoken along the way
Encouragement like everything will come together
Some sweet unsuspected day
Surviving the stormy weather, come what may
The old cliche, ' You've come a long way baby '
You've listened and learned
Of the meaning maybe
You've learned that life is not always exact
Sometimes you get derailed
And fall off the rail road track
Life flows along, not always in perfect sync
But somehow you've always been able
To find the missing link
Finding complete happiness and treasured friends along the journeyed way
Makes it all worth while, this trip from yerterday to tomorrow
Is a memory that i wish will remain forever
And until my last day
~Unknown

Becoming the person that you want to be is a lifelong journey. Everyday we should learn something new about life, and about ourselves. Some people choose to value who they are by the pursuit and acquisition of material things, instead of trying to gain and pass qualities to others that will last for generations to come. Being everything that you can be involves the pursuit of becoming better than you were the day before.

Make a pledge to seek wisdom, to be helpful, respectful, and reliable to those around you, not only for good karma, but to also be a great example of what a person should be to those around you. Be a person of compassion, of motivation, and determination. Set goals for yourself and accomplish them. Go for your dreams, and inspire others to go for their dreams as well. Be, because you can be everything, and anything that you set your mind too. Most importantly, be yourself

Watch out for the little pebbles and foxes

Link This is one of the best POSTINGS about GOD I have read in a very longtime, I am so INSPIRED by JULIE. She knows exactly what we all need to do to build our WALK WITH GOD. Do what you need to do,becasue later it will be too late! DEB

THE RED ROAD From a site on NING.com

THE RED ROAD


November 11, 2011


Osiyo dudatihna'vi ale oginalii









A midnight sky in November is a sight to behold.
Nothing compares to the clarity of the limitless night sky
aglitter with so many stars as to appear more like a
gossamer scarf thrown across forever.
We take so much for granted.
The common beauty of everyday life, the sweet
sleep, ga lv di, and quiet breathing
the night offers.
It seems that whatever knocks loudest gets our
attention, and all that delights and comforts
us slips by without our seeing it.
Now, while the night sky is so spectacular,
it is a gift of the season to look up and know that
we are spirit-freed and unlimited.
Not even the immense universe and the
glittering stars created for us
can compare to the stars in our hearts
and
what has been prepared for us.

***
So it is with the Creator.
We believe that he is everywhere, yet, he
is to us the spirit of our friends,
whose voices we cannot hear.
~Chased-By-Bea

Plus Size Cardigan

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Plus Size Cardigan

Link I am a Plus Size lady so when I see some site that makes things for my kind of WOMAN, I will let others know! THis is one such COMPANY, I hope that you can find something to enjoy for you!

One Nation

Charina �nglarosOne United Nation for the Great Earth Peace
Thank the creator for all the gifts we can lend.
Thank the Great Spirit for He watches over them suffering;
Thank the Great Spirit for he was at the older site today
to rescue and protect her and pray that he is by her side always.
Thank you for the light that is sent to me and my brothers and sisters.
I thank the creator for the relations,
I thank the Great Spirit for all of my relative.

Pray that the Great Spirit watch over our four-legged family, our saints.
Thank you for that we must re-ascend to the Father's love to enjoy the creative powers.
Thank you for the food that allows us to be satisfied, the bed we sleep in, the dwelling place that is warm and they clothes we may wear to the veneration of the Creator.
Thanks for letting us the strength and energy to help, to care, to feel humility and love.
Thanks for letting us be the tool of the Creator and the Great Spirit to bring the struggle that we have the Rainbow Warriors love, by not see color, title, or race a gift that shapes the love of all life and Mother Earth.

Thanks for that I am a child of the Creator and must listen to my soul ancestors wisdom,
I just want to ask that, let people who have not yet found its way find it, to get enough to eat, get a habitation of warmth and love, food will be measured, the wisdom to understand what humility and your love is, for the love we show each other is the love that we show the Creator and the Great Spirit.
Just wanted to thank you for your love of the Creator and the Great Spirit, and we are united in the spirit of the Rainbow Warrior after the way you lead us. A'ho

Written by CA

Heavy Crosses to Bear

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If
anyone would come after me, he must
deny himself and take up his cross and
follow Me.
( Matthew 16:24 *NIV )

Dear HTML,
We all have crosses to bear in this life. Perhaps your cross
may seen like a heavy one, however if you look around you will
find others with a much bigger one than yourself.

Therefore when your "cross" seems to heavy remember
that God is there helping you carry it. After all God has said,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
( Hebrews 13:5 )

So put your faith in God, and remember that Jesus said,
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God;
trust also in Me. ( JOHN 14:1 ) Then let
the wings of faith uphold you, uphold you indeed!

May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear,
As temptations surround you,
And no one seems to care.
May the wings of faith surround you
And shield you from the pain
When sorrows overcome you
And teardrops fall like rain.
May you know that God is with you
In times of deep despair.
May the spirit, who's within you,
Confirm that He is there!
May the valley of the shadow
Provide angels unaware...
May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear.
Poet, Clay Harrison

The KLAMATH TRIBAL LEGENDs

Klamath Indians Legend

Crater Lake was a place of mystery to the Klamath Indians. The Klamath Indians must have lived in the region as early as 7,700 years ago, because artifacts such as obsidian tools, spear throwers, and moccasins have been found beneath the Mazama ash layers to the north and east of Crater Lake. The Klamath Indians describe the catastropic eruption of Mount Mazama and the creation of Crater Lake in one of their legends. Their legend of a raging war between two great volcanoes, Mount Mazama and Mount Shasta, parallels the geological history of Crater Lake.

The spirits of the Earth and sky often came and talked with the people. Llao was the spirit of the Below-World who lived beneath Lao-Yaina (today known as Mount Mazama). Skell was the spirit of the Above-World. Llao often came up and stood on top of Lao-Yaina, and his head would touch the stars near the home of Skell. There was no lake then, just a hole through which Llao passed to see the outside world. One day, Llao saw Loha, daughter of the Klamath Indian chief, and fell in love with her beauty. She rejected him because he was ugly and was from the Below-World. He got angry and swore that he would take revenge on her people. He tried to destroy the people with the curse of fire. The Klamath Indian chief sought help from Skell.

Skell descended from the sky to the top of Mount Shasta. Skell and Llao were thundering and trembling the Earth, hurling red hot rocks back and forth to each other (from Mount Shasta to Mount Mazama), causing great landslides. A terrible darkness spread over the area for days. All spirits of Earth and sky took part in this battle, creating intense fear among the people. Attempting to calm the ferocious volcano gods and to make up for the sins of the tribe, two medicine men offered to sacrifice themselves and jumped into the pit of Below-World. Impressed by their heroic sacrifice, Skell fought even harder. He finally defeated Llao, driving Llao deep down into the Below-World. He collapsed the top of Mount Mazama to imprison Llao forever beneath the world. Skell wanted peace and tranquility to cover up this dark pit, so he filled it with the beautiful blue water.