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Date Posted: 18:07:58 03/05/03 Wed
Author: Cheri
Subject: Wednesday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations and Horse Facts.." on 17:26:33 03/03/03 Mon



RAISED FROM THE DUST

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Psalm 90:3-4; 113:5-7 (NRSV)

You turn us back to dust,
     and say, "Turn back, you mortals."
For a thousand years in your sight
     are like yesterday when it is past,
or like a watch in the night.
Who is like the LORD our God,
     who is seated on high,
who looks far down
     on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust,
     and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

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[God] raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

- Psalm 113:7 (NRSV)

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AS part of a hospital pastoral team, I applied ashes to people's foreheads and said, "Remember, you are dust and to dust you shall return." (See Ecclesiastes 3:20.) I received ashes on my forehead too. The ashes used in Ash Wednesday worship reminded me of the ashes of my life.

For more than a week I had been in the doldrums. My body was fighting the flu. I was weary from frustrating work assignments. Spiritually I was struggling to forgive an enemy. Instead of fighting my despondency, I prayed to the Lord to teach me from this experience. I wrote my thoughts in a journal and resigned myself to what God might want to show me.

During worship that evening, I felt a release from the inner weights of life. My burdens were taken up in Jesus' death and in Jesus' rising.

Over the days that followed, I was renewed in strength. I could say with the psalmist, "[God] raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap."


Prayer: Lord Jesus, in your sacrifice we find healing. We give to
you the things that weigh us down. Thank you for taking our sins to the cross and for raising us from the dust. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
When we feel as if our life is in ashes, God offers us renewal.

-- Wesley S. Mast (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Those leading worship
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[> Wednesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 18:57:59 03/05/03 Wed



Shaping up your overweight horse..


Part 6 ..


What is the basis for this difference? Are genetics or problems with metabolism involved with a tendency to readily gain weight?

Unfortunately, we do not have the answers to these questions. But, based on recent studies in other species, it is very likely that genetics do play a role.

Several factors likely contribute to our tendency to overfeed horses. First, it is very easy to overestimate actual energy needs. Most literature concerning the maintenance (non-working horse) digestible energy requirements indicates that a 500 kg (1,100 pound) horse requires about 16 megacalories (Mcal) of energy (16,000 calories) per day. This figure is best applied to horses kept outdoors; horses which spend the majority of the day in stalls will have a much lower daily energy expenditure and thus lower energy needs. Therefore, some nutritionists advocate that the maintenance energy needs of the "couch potato" horse are about 30% lower (11-12 Mcal, or 11,000-12,000 calories per day for a 500-kg horse).

Another factor contributing to overfeeding is an overestimation of the amount of "work" the horse is performing. For example, it is common for pleasure horses to be ridden for one hour at a combination of walk and slow trot, perhaps completing two or three of these rides per week. Some owners might feel that this amount of exercise warrants an increase in calorie intake and will adjust their horse's feeding program accordingly. In reality, however, horses do not expend a great deal of energy during this type of exercise, perhaps no more than 1 Mcal per hour of walking/trotting. If these trail rides represent the horse's only form of exercise with no paddock turn-out, it is safe to assume that energy requirements, at most, approximate the National Research Council (NRC) recommendations for maintenance (i.e., 16 Mcal or 16,000 calories per day).

A basic lack of knowledge concerning the amount of energy in different feeds also can contribute to overfeeding. Beyond recognizing that grains contain more energy than hay (on an equivalent weight basis), it is important to understand that there can be wide variation in the energy content of different grains and hays. As examples, high-quality alfalfa hay has up to 30-40% more energy than average quality timothy hay, and cracked corn has about 10% more energy than oats because of the higher starch content.

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