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Date Posted: 19:20:35 12/16/02 Mon
Author: Cheri
Subject: A New Week! Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts. Also a Special Christmas Message. Please Click on Christmas Tag Below.




Merry Christmas!









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[> Monday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 19:24:44 12/16/02 Mon



HOPELESS SEEKERS

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Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NRSV)

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. . . .

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Thus says the LORD: Stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it. -- Jeremiah 6:16 (NRSV)

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MY trip out of the city was quite worrisome. After finishing my errand, I drove to where I thought the correct expressway entrance was. Instead, I saw a sign that said, "Freeway Ends." I was unfamiliar with that part of the city. As I searched for the correct expressway entry I became nervous and confused. I felt lost. Finally, I saw the sign for the expressway I was looking for. In minutes I was home.

Being lost in the city made me think about people who are trying to find God but who cannot seem to find a way to connect. Worried, frustrated, confused, and hopeless, they look for a relationship with God. We can help these seekers find God by inviting them to a church service or activity, by allowing them to talk about their experience, and by including them in our circle of friends.

If you saw me driving my car that day, you might have thought I knew where I was going. Similarly, we may not know who is searching for God. In our everyday encounters, we may help a seeker find the way home.


Prayer: Lord God, help me to be obedient and useful in guiding
seekers to you. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
What seeking person needs my encouragement and friendship today?

-- Lou Wilkin (Texas, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Someone new to the faith

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[> Monday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 19:45:42 12/16/02 Mon



FAMOUS QUOTES!




"Elegance on horseback consists of a straight and free position as a result of a well balanced body: as a result the rider maintains, during all the movements the horse makes, without losing his seat, as much as he is able to, in an appropriate balance, an air of comfort and freedom, which makes him an elegant rider."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Pignatelli, convinced by his own experience that the function of the bit is rather top let the horse know what the rider wants than to constrain the horse, said that if the bits had of their own the miraculous quality to make the mouth of the horse and to make the horse obedient, both rider and horse would be set up after a visit to the tack shop."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"The knowledge of the nature of the horse is one of the first foundations of the art of riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Horsemanship is the one art for which it seems one needs only practice. However, practice without true principles is nothing other than routine, the fruit of which is a strained and unsure execution, a false diamond which dazzles semi-connoisseurs often more impressed by the accomplishments of the horse than the merit of the horseman."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Grace is so great an adornment for a rider, and at the same time so important a means to the knowledge of all that which is necessary for persons aspiring to become riders, that such persons should willingly sped the time required to obtain that quality at the outside of their endeavours."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)




Tomorrows fact .. more quotes.


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[> Tuesday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 18:46:18 12/17/02 Tue



BRIGHT, GUIDING STAR

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Hebrews 1:1-4 (NRSV)

Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

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Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."

-- Matthew 2:1-2 (NRSV)

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EVERY Christmas the world rejoices. We make preparations with care. Gifts are exchanged; and we celebrate with music, dancing, and banquets. But often we forget to seek the One whose birth we celebrate.
Even though we do not ask, "Where is the child?" God continues to beckon to us. Just as the star drew the Magi, so God draws us to Bethlehem and to the child.

This year we can make Christmas a reality in our lives. Christ is willing to live in us and to bring Christmas to our homes every day. Christ gives meaning and peace to our lives and asks us to invite others to celebrate the birth of the Savior.


Prayer: God, give us joy in communion with you. Thank you for your
son, Jesus Christ. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God invites us to "find meaning for our lives in Christ."

--Ramon E. Garcia Borges (Cuba)

PRAYER FOCUS: Those who do not know Christ
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[> Tuesday's horse fact.. -- Cheri, 19:11:32 12/17/02 Tue



More Famous Quotes




"The knowledge of the nature of a horse is one of the first foundations of the art if riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"In order to have a good hand, it must be light, gentle, and firm."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"A light hand is one which never feels the contact of the bit with the bars."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"A gentle hand is one which feels the effect of the bit slightly without giving too much contact"

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"A firm hand is one which holds the horse in full contact."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Above all, a horse should never be chastised out of foul mood or anger, but always with complete dispassion."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Neither should, for the same reason, the lessons be for too long a period; they fatigue and bore a horse, and it should be returned to the stable with the same good spirits it had upon leaving it."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



"Others make a point of trying to attain the precision and poise they see in those who have the ability to choose from a great number of horses those with [...] qualities found in only a very small number of horses. This leads to a circumstance in which these imitators of such studied poise mortify the spirit of a noble horse, and remove from it all of the goodness of temperament Nature has given it."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751)



Tomorrows fact ... more quotes.


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[> ~ UPDATE!!! ~ I'm very sorry for the no-posts during the last week. I lost my phone service when lightening hit my phone line. It took Bell South 5 days to restore service. :( Anyways, I'm finally back online. Praise the Lord. :) I'll be posting some special Christmas messages this week. Regular inspirations, and horse facts to start again Monday Dec.30th. Thank you, and God Bless. -- Cheri, 19:00:00 12/23/02 Mon


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