🕊️ So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 

But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. 🕊️

James 1:19-27

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Good morning Father!

Thank. You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter!

Thank You for all that we are and possess, they are blessings from You O Lord.

In reflection of today’s scripture text, I pray Father, Your Spirit guide my steps toward being a doer of Your Word.

A recent celebration with my wife of 27 years has me looking into all the ways I can improve and become more efficient in the way we live and manage our time and all the blessings we have.

We had a visit from a special friend of ours, Cheri, who has been instrumental in orchestrating choir groups to perform at Christian music concerts, called SING!

During the years. we lived and served at St Lukes Lutheran Church in Bellevue, WA., I recorded every concert Cheri planned. Yesterday we talked about the outcomes of the most recent concert and different ways to edit and produce memorable and shorter clips for people to view, remember and share. 

Father God, growing older, It’s becoming more clear, how well we can think, look at each idea, and plan accordingly, considering our willingness to participate, our age, and what realistic physical help or assistance it will take to perform various tasks and projects on our heart to accomplish.

As a family, we are preparing for our daughter to begin middle school, and at a school she will attend for the first time. I pray Lord, may Your Spirit fill her and continue to gift her with the loving nature she has and a willingness to share that with her classmates and teachers. 

May she always be a light in the darkness around her, sharing her Love for life and her friends.

May Your angels watch over her and keep her safe.

I pray she develop new healthy relationships, which will last a lifetime. 

May she excel in her school work and may we continue to be present in her excitement and world of learning.

Lord, I pray for my entire family, friends, church members, and strangers.

May Your Spirit be present and lead us, may our hearts continue to look at our surroundings and really see the needs of our fellow man, just as we do for our most loved ones, seeing You in and through all our endeavors, as our guide and purpose in this life, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!