General Chat

Genesis 30:37
"And Jacob took him (Laban) rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods"

It then goes on to say that the whiteness of the poplar, hazel and chestnut rods encouraged the flocks to conceive. I assume pilled is similar to whittled.

I am wondering if that was the right verse from Genesis :-S :-)

Have been trying trying to change my package from Sky (which I have always been happy with) to BT (which I have never been happy with but was quite a bit cheaper).

So upset this morning. BT are saying that my MAC number (needed to migrate between suppliers) is invalid. Had to phone a BT call centre somewhere in Far East. And got absolutely nowhere.

Reason I have had that rant is that we all must have starts to the day like that. Then I turned to this thread and is is like an oasis of calm and beauty in the midst of a complicated and stressful world.

Every morning I know there will be beautiful thoughts from Cynthia and from others. Many thanks to all of you, and Cynthia deserves huge praise for sharing her thoughts and devotions each day with us. :-D :-D Now to face the day and the public of South Wales totally refreshed :-D

Good morning all poppers-inners - I hope you are all well :-)


Some pleasant thoughts about our friends......



A Golden Chain

Friendship is a Golden Chain,
The links are friends so dear,
And like a rare and precious jewel
It's treasured more each year...

It's clasped together firmly
With a love that's deep and true,
And it's rich with happy memories
and fond recollections, too...

Time can't destroy its beauty
For, as long as memory lives,
Years can't erase the pleasure
That the joy of friendship gives...

For friendship is a priceless gift
That can't be bought or sold,
But to have an understanding friend
Is worth far more than gold...

And the Golden Chain of Friendship
Is a strong and blessed tie
Binding kindred hearts together
As the years go passing by.

~Helen Steiner Rice



Have a lovely day....... Cx :-)

:-)

Cyn I guess I should have cited Genisis 30:37

:-D Gotcha!

Cyn in response to "Dunno....that's why I'm arsking" you should use Matthew 7-7

You're very welcome kandj. :-)


I'm running a little late today - apologies.......



Some thoughts from the Celtic tradition..



Dear Lord,
Give me a few friends
who will love me for what I am,
and keep ever burning
before my vagrant steps
the kindly light of hope...
And though I come not within sight
of the castle of my dreams,
teach me to be thankful for life,
and for time's olden memories
that are good and sweet.
And may the evening's twilight
find me gentle still.



Bless those minding cattle,
And those minding sheep,
And those fishing the sea
While the rest of us sleep.



If God sends you down a stony path,
may he give you strong shoes.



Cx :-)

Thank you John for your geography explanations I had no idea there were two Rhondda valley's, I can't remember ever coming across this info before.

LK, I have had Be Thou My Vision in my head and singing to myself while gardening this afternoon, coincidence or what? Beautiful words/amazing hymn.

BananaNaNa I looked at the links for Cynthia and AnnC and several others which passed on an hour in no time at all........ wonderful music and scenery.... thank you.

Cynthia your chosen prayer for today was new to me and I found myself nodding in agreement with each verse. Thank you.

Oh Ann.......what are you like??? How have you managed to do that...??


Thank you BananaNaNa - that was lovely - I remember Kenneth McKellar. :-)



Yes, today was busy but, despite the fact that the church was full, there wasn't too much hassle or noise. We were pulling the Vicar's leg about his 'panda' eyes - he is now known as Amanda the Panda!!!


This afternoon, I donned my wellies and went to the local agricultural show with my daughter. It was good to see so many families enjoying themselves in the sunshine. I bumped into the local RC priest who a good friend of ours - he had just bought a wooden walking stick which was reminiscent of a Bishop's crook! He has a brilliant sense of humour and we had a laugh about him having 'delusions of grandeur' :-D


Hope everyone else has had a good day........:-)

unfortunatey I've lost sound off my computer :-(

Some evenings I turn TV off plug headphones in and spend an evening listening to youtube videos like these

http://goo.gl/9a8DtE

http://goo.gl/Oa3Jkp

http://goo.gl/Vkq2Kg

And I am not Welsh

Do a youtube search for

"beer and hymns" and "sacramento central church"

some good hymns

For Ann

http://goo.gl/S7F7je

For Cyn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofci-jNU9cA

Emma. I love Scottish one. The one where you shout at the end of the line. Very stirring. And the Irish one. And the Marseillaise. And, of course, the one I blub to is Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.

Best part of the rugby :-) :-)

Attended two very different services today. First sermon was about Paul landing at Miletus on his last trip and saying farewell to Ephesian elders. (Acts 20). Never fails to bring a tear.

Second was our Minister preaching on Luke 20 verse 14. We had a reading from Luke Chapter 20 and Isaiah Chapter 5 and I was very glad I did not have to preach on Luke 20 verse 14. But it was a masterful exposition and have really been fed today. And we had communion, so triply fed :-) :-) :-) Quadruply fed if I include lovely thoughts of Cynthia, and BananaNaNa and kandj. And thanks to Emma and of course AnnC :-) :-)

I agree Ann..and it brings a tear to my eye
every time.
Hymns, songs, National Anthems all move me to tears.

Emma

"Bread of Heaven", sung at my husband's funeral by Pendyrus Choir - also sung at rugby matches!!!

Myfanwy, my favourite, sung at my son's wedding by Pendyrus nearly a year after Lawrence died - a very emotional day, but then music is very emotional

There are a lot of deaths in Egypt currently, and a lot of Christians will be involved in that.

Someone on another thread has said that we Christians only seem to pray for the 2bn Christians in this world, and ignore the other 5bn plus who belong to other religions or none. Incidentally, I get the 2bn from the fact trhat the Roman Catholic Church claims it has 1.2bn worldwide who are adherents and the various other parts of Christianity cannot be that far behind.

When I lead Prayers of Intercession, I always stick to an order:
1. Those in authority. Queen, Prime Minister etc
2. People suffering in world . Egypt, Syria, Iraq. Often I concentrate on children in this intercession.
3. Church. Starting with church everywhere, and bringing it down to local church
4. Those who are sick and bereaved. Very often not regular churchgoers, but friends and neighbours.
5. Lords Prayer (sung or spoken)

I have never been in churches when they only pray for Christians. Are there such places?

Thank you all for sharing.

John thank you so beautiful and I never get
fed up listening to it.

Emma :-)

that's beautiful Cyns. <3