Why a daily thought?

What on earth is this all about?

The reasons and origin of some habits are forgotten. I have forgotten why I started writing a comment on Face-book each day a few months ago. It was towards the end of Lent, a time of introspection for me. Those of us who live in the West are shielded from the many outrageous threats to existence faced by others and yet we are filled with angst, darkness, foreboding, and anxiety. There is joy to be had and some of the happiest folk I have met do not live in the West. Perhaps there was a desire on my part to infect others with this joy and with this hope.

I notice the early contributions draw directly from the Bible. As I went on I received comments from a wide range of folk so I thought I would make my comments of broader interest without losing touch with the inspiration for my comments which is my Christian faith. I am a somewhat inadequate follower of the executed Rabbi. I am a beggar who has found a store of good things worth sharing. I still live with unanswered questions and I suppose that my best qualification for daring to write is my inadequacy.

But why bother to follow up these daily comments with a commentary.? In a thought for the day things can be cut down so much that there is a danger of the true meaning could be lost. Often the thought rises from some context provided by the news. This back ground too can be lost making the thought perplexing.

Peter M. Grinham 19.9'11

Happiness

How come that the United  States Declaration of Independence holds as an unalienable right the pursuit of that which cannot be gained by pursuit; happiness?

Love is the Crown

Love is the aim and crown of all the virtues.

This daily thought came from the ladder of Christian development found  in 2Peter 1:5-7. As a result of thinking about this passage I wrote the following prayer:

Holy Father and Lord
May I trust You simply, be always there for others, deepen my relationship with you daily, being self controlled by being under under your control going on doggedly becoming good and kind like You and crowning all with love.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen

Prayer

God's unused gift?

Hope beyond Death.

Daily Thought: I attended the funeral of a 39 yr old man yesterday.
There is more to us than bodies and more to life than that which ceases at the grave.

Daily Thought 4. 4. '11

Trusting God is not only a single event in the past but a way of Life.

Fighting the inevitable

Thought 3 Acts 26:14 (The Message)
" Why do you insist on going against the grain?'
The pain caused by my troubles is often made far worse by my reaction to them.

Thought 2

Daily Thought 2
Luke 9:49-50 (New International Version, ©2011)

 49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”

   50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

I am amazed at Jesus' ability to find friends where others expected enemies.

Daily Strength and Comfort

 Each day I hope to publish a daily thought of strength or comfort I also put it on my personal profile on face book. Let's see how long I can keep it up...

The desert days of Lent are slipping by.At the end Jesus was comforted by angels. Life is a struggle but in the end we can know the same comfort...