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Date Posted: 00:05:06 02/05/03 Wed
Author: Cheri
Subject: Tuesday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts.." on 00:16:39 02/04/03 Tue



CALLED TO FISH

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Matthew 4:18-22 (NRSV)

As [Jesus] walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea -- for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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[Jesus] said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

-- Matthew 4:19-20 (NRSV)

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SOON after I became a Christian, I felt God calling me into full-time Christian ministry. Because I was in the military, I could not immediately leave everything to follow Jesus as the four fishermen in Matthew's Gospel did. I soon realized, however, that I had numerous opportunities to fish for people where I was.

When Jesus calls us into the Christian life, he promises to train and empower us to fish for people. Whether we are full-time clergy or lay people, Christ calls us to love and serve wherever we are - in the home, in the classroom, at work, and wherever we encounter people.

Answering this call does not require a scholarly understanding of the Bible, ordination, great wealth, or high social standing. Jesus works wonders through ordinary people who give themselves fully to him and try consistently to live a Christlike life. His disciples were ordinary people whom he used to change the world.

Like theirs, our daily actions and decisions can reflect our willingness to witness to others.


Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach us to fish for people with confidence
and enthusiasm. Make us willing disciples of your kingdom. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God calls us to fish for people wherever we are. "Carpe diem." Fish
today.

-- Virgil Fry (Indiana, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To see my opportunities to witness

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[> Tuesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 01:06:37 02/05/03 Wed


**** 1. The Irish Draught Horse. ****


The name Irish Draught may be misleading in that many people are surprised to find that the breed is a lighter free-moving animal than the traditional image of the heavy horse. Nevertheless, the ancestry of the breed goes back to the small Irish farm where the farm horse doubled up as a hunter as well as taking the trap or dogcart into the town.

However, today the Irish Draught is more sought after for its breeding qualities. In England, the brood mare has been acknowledged as an excellent dam of a hunter when mated with a thoroughbred stallion. Now the Irish Draught stallion is being used more and more to get extra bone and substance in the progeny of the lighter type mare.

The breed has been existence for a century or more, though it has been nearly lost on several occasions. During periods of poverty and famine in Irish history, many breeders gave up registering their animals and it took many hours of work by breed enthusiasts and the Irish Horse Board to get a new stud book started.

The horse has a graceful carriage of head and neck with a big, kind eye, strong limbs with particularly short cannon bones. Despite the power the horse should be free moving and not ponderous. The feet should be like those of a hunter and not like a cart horse. The feet are one of the most important points and the reason why the Irish Draught is required for the breeding of show jumpers is that they have to withstand the concussion from jumping, often on hard surfaces.

Horses by our Registered Irish Draught Stallions are now well to the fore in every discipline. With qualifying horses at the Horse of the Year Show in the Working Hunter, Ridden Hunter, Show Jumping and Cob categories. Our Irish Draught stock is also consistently making best prices at sales.


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