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Date Posted: 17:24:53 02/20/03 Thu
Author: Cheri
Subject: Thursday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations and Horse Facts.." on 18:52:16 02/17/03 Mon



LISTENING

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Matthew 13:14-17 (NRSV)

[Jesus said,] "With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah
that says:

'You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull,
and their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears,
and understand with their heart and turn-- and I would heal them.'

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."

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The LORD says, "When you search for me, you will find me." -- Jeremiah 29:13 (NRSV)

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M Y older sister had gradually lost her hearing, a condition probably brought on by repeated childhood ear infections and by helping Dad drive loud, oldtractors on our family farm. Last summer she gave in to the family's urging and purchased hearing aids.

One day I visited her after an ordinary Iowa rain, and she said, "All of my life, Sis, I have watched the rain come across the green pastures and cornfields. But today for the first time I heard it coming! I heard the sound intensify as the curtain of rain moved across the fields, coming closer and closer. Before today, I do not remember ever hearing the rain until it was hitting the roof."

Reflecting on my sister's reluctance to use hearing aids reminded me that we may refuse to use the special gifts we have to help us hear God. Do I seek to hear God? Do I read my Bible? Do I seek fellowship by attending church? Do I pray regularly? Do I share Jesus in my life through kind words and caring actions? All of these are meant to aid us. When we quiet ourselves and listen to God, like my sister, we may be amazed by what we hear!


Prayer: Dear God, we know you are always ready to hear our prayers.
Please forgive us for not attending to your guidance. Help us to listen closely and enjoy the wonders you provide. Through the gift of your son, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
How do I prepare my heart to listen to God?

-- Maureen Reeves Horsley (Iowa, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Those losing their hearing
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[> Thursday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 17:40:14 02/20/03 Thu



Shaping Up Your Overweight Horse


Part 1 ..


When preparing a horse for athletic events and sporting activities, whatever the discipline or level of difficulty, an important consideration is finding the horse's "ideal" body weight. This concept is well recognized in human athletics. For weight-bearing competitive sports like racewalking, running, and cross-country skiing, the amount of energy required to walk, run, or ski at any given speed is directly related to body weight. The higher the body weight, the greater the amount of energy required to move the body.

On the other hand, for individuals who are somewhat overweight, a reduction in body mass will provide a competitive advantage. For those athletes, a reasonable approach to enhance performance is a moderate reduction in body mass, particularly fat mass. Of course, it always is possible to get too much of a good thing--excessive loss of body weight actually can decrease performance ability because of loss of lean body mass (particularly muscle) and a lack of energy reserves. Thus, there is an "ideal" body weight and body composition (the relative quantities of lean and fat mass).

Tomorrows fact .. What about horses?


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