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Sunday Scripture: Leave

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a  time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left,  with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman,  where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,”   Jesus declared.  “ Go now and leave your life of sin .” John 8:9-11

Sunday Scripture: Thankful

  O give thanks unto the  Lord ; for he is  good; for his mercy endureth for ever. ~1 Chronicles 16:34

The Gift of Today

Every day is a gift, time to try again, another chance to do it right. We wake up and decide. Twenty-four empty hours that we fill up, knowing after they are spent, they will never come again. Before we let the dog out or the aroma of coffee fills the kitchen, we can choose to make this good day. There may be speed bumps to avoid, some so enormous that we scramble to find an alternate road. Mistakes made yesterday, or the day before, or the year before, will rise up, seeking to influence our thinking, but they are powerless, gone, forgiven, a part of the past, not a part of this new day. All of us have regrets of time and opportunities wasted, sometimes simply because it was easier not to try; fear of failure can be so frightening. Determine to make this day special! Fill it with things that will bring good memories, smiles when we remember it. If we make a small difference in some one's life today, we will make a large difference in our own. This is the day which the LORD hath mad...