dW 02.12.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Isaiah 11:6-9

The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.

The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest.

They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

 

En Espanol, Isaias 11:6-9

 

thought

 

Notice that this new way of existence is possible through “full knowledge of the LORD”. Right now we see glimpses of it but there will come a time when we will see in full. (1 Cor. 13:12, Espanol) What an awesome thing it will be for this new way of existence to be the lasting norm. 

 

quote

 

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa

dW 02.11.10

dW

 

scripture

 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

 

En Espanol, 2 Corintios 1:3-4 

 

quote

 

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.
Terry Waite

 

news

 

Haiti

• USGS: USGS called it the strongest earthquake since 1770 in what is now Haiti

• The quake struck on January 12, 2010 at 4:53 p.m.

• The 7.0 magnitude quake's epicenter hit just 10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 million inhabitants

• 3 million people in need of emergency aid after major earthquake

• The major quake sent 33 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.2 to 5.9

• The Red Cross dispatched a relief team from Geneva and the UN's World Food Program is flying in two planes with emergency food aid.

• The Inter-American Development Bank said it was immediately approving a $200,000 grant for emergency aid.

• Some 9,000 peacekeepers have been in Haiti since 2004, including 1,266 Brazilians.

• Haiti has no real construction standards.

• November 2008: Following the collapse of a school in Petionville, the mayor of Port-au-Prince estimated about 60% of buildings were shoddily built and unsafe in normal circumstances.

dW 02.09.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 16:5

LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 16:5

 

quote

 

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

dW 02.08.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Luke 15:1-7

Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

 

En Espanol, Lucas 15:1-7

 

quote

 

The church is the great lost and found department.

Robert Short