THE THREE ME'S

Sometimes I just don't know what to write about.  It seems like each day is just like yesterday or the day before.  I know it isn't so, and each day there is change, sometimes so subtle that any differences are barely or not at all noticeable.  The sun rises and sets each day in slightly altered positions and that is the way of life as well.  Each day is just a little or perhaps a lot...different or unusual than the day or evening or years bygone that are filed under "memory." 

Time is irrelevant as a minute can be like a thousand years or a thousand years can be consumed in just a twinkling.  We are on God's time.  Yesterday is today and today is tomorrow and it doesn't really matter as infinity is.  It just is.  It is God's time and not our own, so live for He who has made us.  We will pass into dust.  "Time" will fade into nothingness, but God was, is, and always will be. 

This day I did a small amt. of shopping for just a few necessities dictated by convention and the norms of society.  I bought garbage bags.  In this culture of The Americas, we can't have our trash, crud and garbage sailing on the wind and collecting in someones yard. Of course, not everyone abides by what is expected in a civilized, homogeneous, diverse species of upright, bipedal humanoids.  Everyone has his free will or spirit and lives accordingly.  Me too.

The human soul or spirit or inner id lives and exists deep within us, yet outside of space or time,  still..in our real, but human reality. And like the Holy Trinity, I think of ourselves as a trinity, but on a lesser level than God.  Strange to say, you may think, yes?  Who can understand the ways and mysteries of the Creator.

Think of yourself as three persons in one, if you can.  There is the "you," the person that I or we...can see, smell, touch, feel, converse with, and conceive as a physical person.  This  is the "you" that is presented  for all the see, relate to and be responded to, in kind: the persona of the "me," the exterior that we all know and love...maybe.  The part of us that we want others to accept and know.

In a sense, this is the false self and under this false self is a layer or second me, that we do not want to share, to see or be seen, but occasionally the "sneaky me" escapes into the glare of the an ugly  cast light.  It is the self that is not all that pretty or enduring and we tend to cover it up whenever we can.

Then there is the inner me, id or the God given spirit.  We don't always see this third person as this is the essence of "Whom" and is a most frequently hidden, an unknown, untapped, mysterious person; the spirit or soul.  Think of the spirit as a third "you" that is deep within and waiting to become all of "you" with consent of the other two of "you."  As with the Holy Trinity, but lesser, there are we, three in one.  "We' of the lesser trinity are  wondrously and glorious fashioned, forged, ready to be molded into the instrument of God, for we are made in His image.

This may be difficult to fathom...as it is what I think and feel.  If you were to sit across a table from me and ask me to verbalize what I have written, I just couldn't do it.  An orator, I am not.  It is a concept in my head and heart that I have put words to, but may not makes sense to anyone that reads this.  I hope I don't come off sounding like a heretic  writing of unsound theology or philosophy for I don't intend to.  I am open to corrections.

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I AM THE WAY,

THE TRUTH,

AND THE LIFE:

NO MAN COMES

UNTO THE FATHER,

BUT ME.

John 14: 6

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EYES TO SEE WITH, A HEART TO FEEL WITH

I've been out for a good part of the day.  We had lunch at the Canton Inn and it was good.  Yes, I am still watching my diet.  Everything in moderation.  The problem is I like everything and everything likes...my waistline. 

After lunch we went to look at my friends son's house.  It is empty as he is planning on going to the missions in Haiti.  Its much more spacious than my little hovel and has closets, storage areas, a utility room and a nice, big kitchen.    It also has a basement and a garage in the back.  I wouldn't mind renting it myself and renting this little house out for income.

I watered the plants before I left this morning and again after I got home this evening.  Tomorrow will be busy in an odd way.  It will be an interrupted kind of schedule, where it is hard to get things started or finished, as I will be in and out in the middle of the day.  Still, I think I can get few things squared away in between.

I finally got milk!  I got two quarts.  One qt. is in the freezer-the one that is still working, and the other qt. is in the fridge for immediate use.  I guess I am still a "milk baby."  I need milk.

I share or my life with everyone...or those that are interested.  Typically, I lead a quiet life without much in the way of excitement.  A little excitement would probably cause my hair to fall out or my B/P to shoot up or my heart to go flip flop.  Can't have any of that, can we?!! 

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VERILY THOU ART

A HIDDEN GOD

THE GOD OF ISRAEL,

THE SAVIOR.

Isaiah 45:15

This verse is from the Liturgy of the Day for Friday morning.  Of course, there is a little more to the verse.  I really don't think God is hidden.  You see Him or His works everywhere: in the trees, flowers, the winged, walking or crawling creations of this world, even in the earthworm that was crawling on the hot sidewalk this afternoon.  A bird dropped it as flew overhead.  Everything supports all of God's design, from the tiniest microorganisms to the largest of all His creatures and of His handiwork.  Perhaps I see better as I get older, but to me God  can not be hidden, anymore than you could hide the rising or the setting of the sun.  See with your heart as well as your eyes...and there He is.

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AMEN

"Angel of God

my guardian dear,

to whom His love

entrusts me here,

ever this night

be at my side,

to light and guard,

to rule and guide."

Amen

Not very much going on in the neighborhood, so to speak.  Other that having another gorgeous day...what can I say.

Gasoline has dropped down to $3.26...right after I filled the tank at $3.43.  Just my luck!

Tomorrow I will be out for lunch and then I need to do some grocery shopping.  I haven't had milk for two days.  Tonight I did mix up some powdered milk to have in the morning, but it just isn't as good as "real" milk.

I am watering the tomato plants twice a day.  The soil is dry and the wind makes it dryer.  I don't know how the plants will do this year.  The best thing that I did was to plant them close to the back door where they are easy to reach and water.  I have six tomato plants in the ground and if they take off and produce, that will be more than enough for me.

The plums are ripening fast and falling off the tree in the wind.  The pears are turning red, but are not very big.  Both trees are overloaded and so is the grapevine.

I did have to go out to the bank this afternoon.  I put it off because all the "checks" were out and everyone is/was out shopping for the last few days.  I hate fighting crowds.

So...that was the gist of my day.  It wasn't even a mundane day, but it certainly was a nice day to sit out and just be lazy.

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FOR THE EYES

OF THE LORD

ARE OVER

THE RIGHTEOUS,

AND HIS EARS

ARE OPEN

UNTO

THEIR PRAYERS,

BUT THE FACE

OF THE LORD

IS AGAINST THEM

THAT DO EVIL.

1 Peter 3: 12

Nope...no personal comments or reflections.  Someone tell me for a change.  My ears are open.

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A FINE DAY

What a glorious day this has been!  The temperature was in the lower 80's and there was a pleasant breeze wafting all day long.  The breeze helps keep the mosquitoes  at bay and the humidity was down a bit, too.  I got outside and got my tomatoes in the ground...a bit late, but done.  Tomorrow I hope to get the sweet peppers in.  You may think that I have been lazy, but I found the ground hard and unworkable.  After several good soakings and some rain, along with a little determination, I finally got some soil worked up.  Not well, but making progress.

All that nasty stuff from the freezer will be picked up Thursday morning.  I dragged the big bag out to the fence this afternoon so that all I need to do tomorrow eve. is to open the gate and push/pull it through.  I hope the pick-up men enjoy that smelly stuff as much as I have!

Tomorrow's agenda is really not decided yet.  I guess I will take it as it comes and do whatever needs to be done according to my whims and or ambition.  I am long on whims and short on ambition!

Of course, I wasted time watching the birds come and go from the bird bath.  Since I cleaned it out well, it has become a social center for various species of flying acrobats.  I do believe one fat Robin is training for the Aviary Olympics.  At lest that feathered athlete was willing to share with the smaller contenders of water sports.  What was funny to see was that chubby Robin sit right on the water spout and cut it off and then get off the spout and catch water to drink as if he were at the public fountain.  It doesn't take much to make me happy and give me simple pleasure, does it!!

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WATCH THEN,

PRAYING AT ALL TIMES,

THAT YOU MAY BE

ACCOUNTED WORTHY

TO ESCAPE

ALL THESE THINGS

THAT ARE TO BE

AND TO STAND

BEFORE THE SON OF MAN.

Luke 34: 36

Yes, I have lifted a verse out of context again, so it would be best to go and read the whole of Chapter 34.  I like it because it speaks of of all the people coming out to hear Christ teach in the temple, in the early morning, in verse 38.  It seems to say to me that all the people come out in the newness of the day, when everything is fresh and the earth and hearts of mankind are most receptive.  How these verses touch you...are as individual as the dew drops or the slivers of gold  emitting from the raising sun in the morning.  There is an undeniable joy in each new day as the darkness fades and the advancing light.. dresses all of God's creation.

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SOARING HIGH

It's Monday again.  How does that happen?  I think I'm going to tear up the calender and toss it into the trash.

It is hot and humid again.  Just the other day the temperatures were down in the 40's overnight and only in the 60's during the day.  I'm confused and not because of early dementia either.

I went out to do a little yard work, but didn't do a lot.  I did clean out the bird bath.  Those dirty birds made a dirty mess.
Sill, I enjoy watching them in the morning as I drink my coffee and look out the back door. 

Watching God's creatures is like a prayer in itself.  It is a singular meditation as the greatness of creation fills the morning dawn.  You need no words: just absorb the beauty of the world.  Man can create almost anything, but he can not paint a world, find the very smallest "God Particle" or produce a single soul.

Very seldom can I think of much to write about on a Monday, esp. if I have not been out and about.  I expect the week will start to roll its way along, starting tomorrow.  I will need to go out for and do couple of things as the next few days pass, but I am in no hurry.

There are so many different countries that visit this blog that I can't keep up with them all or list them all, either.  I really don't see what they look for or find in this poor excuse of a blog, but I keep writing it for the sake of the ones that keep coming back.  I do appreciate all the visits and hits.  I wish I could know each and everyone that comes to call.  May blessing be on one and all.

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FOR EVERY CREATURES

OF GOD IS GOOD,

AND NOTHING

IS TO BE REJECTED

THAT IS ACCEPTED

WITH THANKSGIVING.

FOR IT IS SANCTIFIED

BY THE WORD

OF GOD AND PRAYER.

Timothy 4: 4

Way back in one of these postings I mentioned that anyone can give a blessing.  It is the sanctification and consecration of all God's creatures...and that includes us.  We can curse the darkness...or bless and give thanks for the LIGHT and that we were are able and should  freely bless all.

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911 Facebook

FACEBOOK:  If your on Facebook you are now under surveillance 24-7.  Oh, you didn't know that?  You didn't figure that out yet?  Well, you are.  I am.  I don't like it.

Everything you now read of every site you visit is now under scrutiny.  Yup, you have probably made it to the A list, me included.

Your a victim.  Your privacy has been invaded and you probably have been analyzed, categorized scrutinized every which way to Sunday.  I don't like it

I don't go to porn or unsavory sites so I advise one and all not to visit such web sites either.  Be aware that Uncle Sam is aware of you and everything you do and say.

I think that everyone should scream like mad over this insidious erosion of the constitutional right of privacy, speech and religion.  Oh, you think not?  Do your homework.  Possibly you can't as We have been dumbed downed for the last 30 years or more.

I hate it that when I read a simple article of interest or news...and everyone on Facebook knows about it.  Get out of my life INVASIVE Government and stay out.

That was my rant for the day and it made me feel better.

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BUT TO EACH

ONE OF US

GRACE WAS

GIVEN

ACCORDING

TO THE MEASURE

OF CHRIST'S

BESTOWAL.

Ephesians 4: 7

Taken out of context the above verse could be read to apply to many and various life modes, and is.  However, if you read on you will easily see that it is about the many graces and gifts that are given to man, and to the Apostles, by the Father.  It is nice to have all the talents, skills, graces and gifts that are freely given by God, but above all is the ability to LOVE ONE ANOTHER as we were and are prescribe to do.  I have taken care of those that don't have a clue to what graces or gifts are as they have been born with diminished mental acuity, but God have them something else:  They love and accept love without question.  If you are reading this...you should be so blessed to have such a special gift for I think that THEY are the chosen ones.

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Stinky, very stinky

What a stinky day!  The freezer died.  The contents died twice.  I bagged the ruined food and dragged it out into the yard, but not before the bag tore and it all had to be bagged again.  The entire house smells like...gag...rotten sewer sludge.  I have bee spraying Fabreeze all over the place, opened windows, doors and had the fans all blowing.  All I can say is "yuk, yuk, yuk" because it is still odoriferous within.

As you can tell the best laid plans for the day went astray.  I still have more cleaning to do and need to figure out how to get rid of that poor little freezer.  Have dolly, will travel out the door, I hope.

So there isn't all that much to add to this post as the day just didn't go my way.  Sometimes we have days like that and have to accept it along with the loss of a lot of food.  So be it. While I lost a lot of food I keep in mind that there are those that have NO food.

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TRUST IN THE LORD

WITH ALL YOUR HEART,

ON YOUR OWN

INTELLIGENCE

RELY NOT;

IN ALL YOUR WAYS

BE MINDFUL OF HIM,

AND HE WILL

MAKE STRAIGHT

YOUR PATH.

Proverbs 3: 5-6

I like Proverbs; I always did.  All that wisdom neatly tied up and available to the reader of the Bible.  The problem that I do find with Proverbs is that it is easy to read, but hard to practice.  Well, no one ever said that living a good life and following the Bible would be easy.  If I could just have one percent of that wisdom stamped within me...I might be a far better person.  I wonder why God made my heart and soul so porous.  I can "soak it up" like the rain only to have it run right out again.  I guess I don't make good sponge, but I would like to.  I keep trying.

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