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Date Posted: 18:20:55 11/19/02 Tue
Author: Cheri
Subject: Tuesday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts..." on 12:25:54 11/18/02 Mon



PRAYERFUL COMFORT

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2 Corinthians 1:3-7 (NRSV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ. If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering. Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.

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We can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

- 2 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV)

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IT had been several weeks since the funeral. The relatives had departed for home; friends had returned to their routines; all the dishes and food containers had been delivered back to their rightful owners. My elderly widow friend was now alone. She had been through the same circumstances my mother had gone through; her husband had died from the same type of cancer.

I kept praying that I could do more for her in the weeks and months that followed the initial loss. But what could I do that would be truly meaningful and personal? I determined to continue calling her often.

Then one day as I spoke to her on the phone, another idea came to me. "What is the most difficult part of the day for you now?" I asked. She answered, "The evening time. Why do you ask?" I told her I would be praying for her especially during that time. She softly whispered a grateful thank-you.

My mother's grief experience had shown me that though each day was difficult, there was often a time, an hour, when grief seemed most intense. This insight from past suffering enabled me to offer comfort, to be a sign of God's continual love and care.


Prayer: Loving God, help us to offer comfort in ways that have
personal meaning for those in need. Show us how to embody your love for those who suffer loss. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The comfort we receive from God shows us how to comfort others.

-- Valerie L. Runyan (New Mexico, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Those comforting the bereaved
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[> Tuesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 18:30:59 11/19/02 Tue



Health Concerns of Mules and Donkeys..


Part 2 ..


Common Mule/Donkey terms..


Ass--The correct term for the animal commonly known as the donkey, burro, or jackstock. The term comes from the original Latin term for the animal that was Asinus. The scientific term for these animals is Equus asinus. The term fell into disrepute through confusion with the indelicate term "arse," meaning the human backside.


Jack--The term used for the male of the ass species.


Jennet--Pronounced JEN-et, it is the correct term for the female of the species. The most commonly used term is jenny.


Burro--A word taken directly from Spain. It means the common, everyday working donkey found in Spain and Morocco. More recently, it has come into common usage in the Western United States. As a general rule, the term burro is used west of the Mississippi and the term donkey east of the Mississippi.


Wild burro--These are the feral (descended from domestic stock, but gone wild through the years) donkeys which roam unfettered in parts of the Western United States.


Donkey--The word, taken from England, has an uncertain derivation. Most authorities think that the name comes from dun (the usual color) and the suffix "ky," meaning small. Thus, "a little dun animal."

Tomorrows fact .. More terms


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