[Faith-talk] Quotes for Sunday, September 11, 2016

[Paul Smith]

Hello and greetings to all of you on this Lord's Day.  I hope that, as 
you read this message before you set out for your respective houses of 
worship, that all of us, along with our fellow congregants, will get a 
good word from the Lord as imparted to us by our pastors and/or Sunday 
school teachers.  More importantly I pray that we will apply the same 
to our individual lives as the gracious Holy Spirit enables.  If you 
read this message when you return home, I pray the same has applied to you.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention what happened some 15 years ago 
on this date in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington VA and 
Shanksville PA, the latter only some 20 miles (32 km) north of the 
Maryland-Pennsylvania state line.  It reminds us all to be vigilant 
and, like Pearl Harbor some 75 years ago, not to be surprised but to 
take action before any unfortunate event like this takes place, with 
God's help and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

And now for what you've been waiting for, today's two quotes, so let's 
get to them.

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will 
insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.  Terry Pratchett

Gratitude allows us to reshape the meaning of any situation, so we can 
see the perspective from which we view a joy, a sorrow, a 
disappointment, even success.  Dr. Robin Smith

And there you have it for today.  Don't forget that, later on in this 
space will be the weekly Bible trivia game poem, based on a passage 
from the Old Testament.  Until then or until tomorrow morning when, 
Lord willing more quotes and possible news tidbits will be posted, I am 
your obedient servant of the One who lived an earthly existence, died 
to pay for your sins and mine, and now lives forever to bring us His 
salvation and peace, Oil of Gladness.