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When we let divisions and differences within the body of Christ divide us, then something other than our Lord Christ is central
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John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
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Jehovah Findeth None
I Hear the Accuser Roar, J J Heller
I hear the accuser roar,
Of ills that I have done;
I know them well, and thousands more;
Jehovah findeth none.
Sin, Satan, Death, press near,
To harass and to appall;
Let but my risen Lord appear,
Backward they go and fall.
Before, behind, around,
They set their fierce array,
To fight and force me from my ground
Along Immanuel’s way.
I meet them face to face,
Through Jesus’ conquest blest;
March in the triumph of His grace,
Right onward to my rest.
There, in His book I bear
A more than conq’ror’s name,
A soldier, son, and fellow-heir,
Who fought and overcame.
His be the Victor’s name
Who fought our fight alone;
Triumphant saints no honor claim,
Their conquest was His own.
By weakness and defeat
He won the meed and crown
Trod all our foes beneath His feet,
By being trodden down.
He hell in hell laid low;
Made sin, he sin o’erthrew;
Bowed to the grave, destroyed it so,
And death, by dying, slew.
Bless, bless the Conq’ror slain!
Slain in His victory!
Who lived, who died, who lives again,
For thee, His Church, for Thee!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation 97 of March 1863:
“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.”
Supporting the bereaved:
The length of the grieving is determined by the griever, not by how long you, as a comforter, can stand to be sad. Your work is to be with them where they are, not drag them out where you are more comfortable.
Diane Langberg PhD
My new favorite word:
ker·fuf·fle
/kərˈfəf(ə)l/
noun
INFORMAL•BRITISH
- a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.”there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship”
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Trauma
Trauma has a profound spiritual impact. Trauma raises questions about who God is. Victims are uncertain of His character; His faithfulness; His love and His capacity to keep us, to be our refuge. Trauma mutilates hope; it shatters faith; it turns the world upside-down.
Diane Langberg
Diane Langberg
Every time we treat someone with dignity rather than shame, respect rather than disregard, concern rather than exploitation, kindness rather than brutality and careful attention rather than turning away – we are doing things that are the reverse of trauma and evil.
More on tears
Trauma recovery needs tears.
Tears honor the victim and the awfulness of what occurred.
Tears are a way of remembering.
Tears honor who or what has been lost; they are worth crying over.
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