09.21.2026

51°F ENE@7mph SR0648(0548) SS1902(1802)

Morning Offering given

Jesus let me live for you
Jesus let me die for you
Jesus I am thine
In life and in death

Village waking and damp

Coffee good

St Matthew wrote his Gospel for a Jewish Christian community expressing God’s all-embracing love. God of all, I beg you to draw me to You and to help me to respond with Matthew’s fervor.

Meditations for Each Day, pg. 378, Seeing God in All Things
Very often, when things are not going our way, we become restless and irritable. We want health, and instead we are sick. We long for success and high position, and instead we are forgotten and humiliated. we desire to be holy, and instead God humbles our pride and allows us to fall into sin again and again. we with that affairs in our immediate surroundings would proceed according to our liking, but in fact everything happens in an entirely different way. What is the remedy for the tension and annoyance which we experience on these occasions? There is only one; we must see God in all the events and circumstances of life and do His will lovingly and generously. _{(That’s quite a lot to take in when all I want is for the things I want to fall into place like I want them to be. And there in is the problem… I WANT… not what -GOD WANTS… I am still focused after all these years on me and how I want things. No wonder I am experiencing difficulties with this shallow faith of mine)}

Divine Intimacy, #309 pg. 925, The Gift of Knowledge
O Holy Spirit, teach me the nothingness of earthly things.
By the gifts of fear, fortitude, piety, and counsel, the Holy Spirit regulates our moral life; whereas, by the other gifts–knowledge, understanding, and wisdom–He governs our theological life more directly, that is, our relations with God. The first four gifts perfect the moral virtues especially; the last three perfect the theological virtues. They are the so-called gifts of the contemplative life, that is, of the life of prayer and union with God. _{(Oh, that I would be consistent in the use of these gifts instead of going off and doing as I want.)}

Scripture Reading for Day 21 of Fruits of the Spirit
Ephesians 4:1-2 ^* I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,^a 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love,^b
James 4:7 So submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.^d

Enjoyable afternoon yesterday. The man and I traveled a few miles to see Bathtub Springs. We’ve lived here for years without ever hearing of it. It’s a quirky little bend in the road where two spring come out of the mountain side spilling fresh, clean water in two old cast iron bathtubs. We also took a look at Monument Rock, on Hwy 27. Again, not stopping. There are so many little things to see so closely around us, and our eyes seem to be blind to them. I think perhaps it is time to open our eyes again to the wonder of nature and stop thinking we have to be in such a hurry.

Fall begins tomorrow evening. We passed thru Summer so very fast, failing to enjoy the things around us. We’ve stopped our trips to Iowa for a while. The price of fuel can be prohibitive at times when one is on a fixed income. Not to mention we have so many started and unfinished projects that seem to never get finished. 1) the kitchen floor, 2) the E upstairs bedroom ceiling, 3) the downstairs bedroom ceiling, 4) removal of pantry cabinet off the kitchen, 5) ceiling & walls in the stairwell. 6) the roof, 7) the backyard doors 8) the outside entry wall off the back entrance 9) the upstairs flooring, 10) painting the E & downstairs bedrooms as well as the stairwell. I’ll stop at 10 but there is so much more in the physical projects. I don’t even really want to start the list of paper things that need to be updated, changed, or replaced. The RV is waiting for the maybe buyer to make a decision. That would be a good start on the outside work to be put to sleep for the winter.

This week begins the slower weekly pace. Monday – Thursday only. No Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays. Now if only we can keep to that. Do the days already on the books and say no to anything after that.

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