RIVERS TO CROSS

THE PURPOSE FOR TRIALS

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FROM MORNING UNTIL NIGHT

AND TOO, PAST THE LIGHT

THERE ARE RIVERS

THAT WE MUST CROSS

RIVERS OF FEARS...

AND RIVERS OF TEARS

AND RIVERS OF GREATEST LOSS

BUT WHATEVER IT MAY BE

THAT PLAGUES YOU AND ME

WHAT RIVERS WE MUST FORD

THEY ALL WORK FOR GOOD

AS HE SAID THEY WOULD...

TO STRENGTHEN OUR

FAITH IN THE LORD

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by Louise Pinkerton Fritz

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11 Corinthians 1: 8-9

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"For we would not, Brethren, have you ignorant

of the affliction which came about

upon us in Asia,

We were crushed beyond measure--

beyond our strength, so that we were weary

even of life.

Yes, we have been carrying,

within our selves, our death sentence,

in order that we may not trust in ourselves;

but in God, who raised the dead."

Paul was an unhappy fellow when he wrote some of the Epistle of the 11 Corinthians.  It  would seem that in as in all institutions, God inspired foundations or otherwise, things can go wrong and become something of a moral or ethical thorn in the growth-side of the early church...Read the epistles for a better understanding of the early church.

This day has been a little rainy of and on for most of the day.  I went to the grocery store and bought 10 cans of soup to aid my diet.  Most cans of soup have about 70 to 90 calories per serving.  I seem to have stalled out on my weight loss.  At least I am not gaining it back.  I guess I need to fine tune my fat attack.

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