{"id":186,"date":"2019-11-22T12:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2019-11-22T12:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:23:11","slug":"a-grey-november-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"A grey November afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So it became Friday agian, as it should be. Life is a circle. We are born and the we die. Time waits for no one. So be sure to take care of the time you have been given. The day death comes knocking at your door it will be to late. (But when death do come, I would sugest that you do invite him in on tea and crumpets.) Remember that it is just your physical body that dies, your soul will go home to our Father.<\/p>\n<p>God\u00b4s plan is at work! Death has lost its grip and has been left toothless after our Lord Jesus Christ\u00b4s death and resurection.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"passage-display\"><span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">1 Corinthians 15:55-57<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"passage-display-version\">New International Version (NIV)<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-28774\" class=\"text 1Cor-15-55\"><sup class=\"versenum\">55\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhere, O death, is your victory?<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text 1Cor-15-55\">Where, O death, is your sting?\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;vertical-align: top\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A55-57&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-28774a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"first-line-none top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-28775\" class=\"text 1Cor-15-56\"><sup class=\"versenum\">56\u00a0<\/sup>The sting of death is sin,\u00a0and the power of sin is the law.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-28776\" class=\"text 1Cor-15-57\"><sup class=\"versenum\">57\u00a0<\/sup>But thanks be to God!\u00a0He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"passage-display\"><span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">Romans 6:23<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"passage-display-version\">New International Version (NIV)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-28092\" class=\"text Rom-6-23\"><sup class=\"versenum\">23\u00a0<\/sup>For the wages of sin is death,\u00a0but the gift of God is eternal life\u00a0in<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;vertical-align: top\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+6%3A23&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-28092a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0Christ Jesus our Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So think about this when you think that your life is not worth anything. You are so important. God knows you from before you were born. Your life is not less than anyone elses. God loves you and see you as his child.<\/p>\n<p>When the days are dark and you do feel all alone, reach out your hand and grab the only one that never fails.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Ephesians 6: 10-12).<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil\u2019s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"en-NIV-14237\" class=\"text Ps-23-1\">Psalm 23<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"text Ps-23-1\">A psalm of David.<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Ps-23-1\"><sup class=\"versenum\">1\u00a0<\/sup>The\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is my shepherd,\u00a0I lack nothing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14238\" class=\"text Ps-23-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2\u00a0<\/sup><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>He makes me lie down in green pastures,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-2\">he leads me beside quiet waters,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14239\" class=\"text Ps-23-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3\u00a0<\/sup><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>he refreshes my soul.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-3\">He guides me\u00a0along the right paths<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-3\">for his name\u2019s sake.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14240\" class=\"text Ps-23-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4\u00a0<\/sup>Even though I walk<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-4\">through the darkest valley,<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em;line-height: 22px;vertical-align: top\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+23&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-14240a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-4\">I will fear no evil,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-4\">for you are with me;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-4\">your rod and your staff,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-4\">they comfort me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span id=\"en-NIV-14241\" class=\"text Ps-23-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5\u00a0<\/sup>You prepare a table\u00a0before me<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-5\">in the presence of my enemies.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-5\">You anoint my head with oil;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-5\">my cup\u00a0overflows.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-14242\" class=\"text Ps-23-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6\u00a0<\/sup>Surely your goodness and love\u00a0will follow me<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-6\">all the days of my life,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Ps-23-6\">and I will dwell in the house of the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-23-6\">forever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yes this post is a tad gloomy I know, but it is an important one. So many of us feel like this. I am in no way trying to tell anyone that feels like this to pull them selves up by the bootstraps. No I am just trying to hopefully be able to show them that they are not alone, they are loved and they do matter!<\/p>\n<p>God bless all y\u00b4all<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Behind-Mary-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it became Friday agian, as it should be. Life is a circle. We are born and the we die. Time waits for no one. So be sure to take care of the time you have been given. The day death comes knocking at your door it will be to late. (But when death do come, I would sugest that you do invite him in on tea and crumpets.) Remember that it is just your physical body that dies, your soul will go home to our Father. God\u00b4s plan is at work! Death has lost its grip and has been left toothless after our Lord Jesus Christ\u00b4s death and resurection. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57\u00a0New International Version (NIV) 55\u00a0\u201cWhere, O death, is your victory? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Where, O death, is your sting?\u201d[a] 56\u00a0The sting of death is sin,\u00a0and the power of sin is the law.\u00a057\u00a0But thanks be to God!\u00a0He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 6:23\u00a0New International Version (NIV) 23\u00a0For the wages of sin is death,\u00a0but the gift of God is eternal life\u00a0in[a]\u00a0Christ Jesus our Lord. So think about this when you think that your life is not worth anything. You are so important. God knows you from before you were born. Your life is not less than anyone elses. God loves you and see you as his child. When the days are dark and you do feel all alone, reach out your hand and grab the only one that never fails. Ephesians 6: 10-12). Finally, be strong in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lady-shares"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladybirgitha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}