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Date Posted: 16:14:21 02/18/03 Tue
Author: Cheri
Subject: Tuesday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations and Horse Facts.." on 18:52:16 02/17/03 Mon



A PARENT'S LOVE

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Isaiah 53:4-6 (NRSV)


Surely he has borne our infirmities
     and carried our diseases;
yet we accounted him stricken,
     struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,     crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,     and by his bruises we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
     we have all turned to our own way,
and the LORD has laid on him
     the iniquity of us all.

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The LORD says, "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you."

-- Isaiah 66:13 (NIV)

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I remember being sick as a child. My mom took care of me; and when I was very sick, Mom said, "I wish I were sick instead of you." At the time, I didn't understand why she would say that. Then I grew up and had children of my own. My children have endured illnesses, as well as disappointments and discouragements. Often I have longed to take their hurt and bear it for them. I have come to understand the love of a parent's heart, a love that aches to take the child's place to spare the young one pain.

God's love is like a parent's love. In Jesus, God assumed the suffering that should have been ours. Jesus took our place.

I am thankful for a mother who loved me so much she longed to take my sickness on herself. I am eternally grateful for Jesus, who took my sin and its penalty on himself. He suffered the punishment I deserved in order to give me life.


Prayer: O God, I don't always understand the theology of the cross,
but I understand a parent's love. Thank you, God, for loving each one of us. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God loves me.

-- Cora Lee Pless (North Carolina, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Children who are ill
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[> Tuesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 16:37:58 02/18/03 Tue



Interesting Horse Facts..


What do horses eat?

Horses love to eat short, juicy grass. They also eat hay (which is dried grass) especially in the winter or when they are stabled. Extra high energy food such as barley, oats, maize, chaff, bran or processed pony nuts are good for working horses. Horses have small stomachs for their size and need to eat little and often - if in a field, horses will graze for most of the day.


How long do horses live?

An average life span for a horse is around 20 -25 years, though they can live for up to 30 years. The oldest recorded horse was "Old Billy," an English barge horse, who lived to be 62 years old.


How many breeds of horses are there?

There are over 350 different breeds of horses and ponies. These fall into four main groups:

"light" horses with small bones, thin legs and weighing less than 1300 pounds; e.g. Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Morgan horses and Arabians.

"heavy" or draft horses which can weigh up to 2000 pounds and are strong with large bones and sturdy legs; e.g. Percherons, Draft, Clydesdale and Shire horses.

Ponies which are usually not more than 58 inches tall (14.2 hands and under), making them smaller than a horse; e.g.Shetland, Haflinger, and Caspian ponies.

Feral horses which are wild or semi-wild horses. A mustang is a feral horse.


What are the different colours of horses and ponies?

Horses can be either the same colour all over (whole colours) or a mixture of colours (broken colours). There are thousands of different colour combinations for horses. The most commonly recognized whole colours are -

bay

black

brown

chestnut

dun

cream

palomino

grey

The broken colours include piebald (often called pinto), skewbald (also known as paint horses), roan and spotted (Appaloosa) horses.


Tomorrows fact .. Why does a horse have to wear shoes?


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