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Here is some food for your Daily Bread!

6/22–Start Your Day Off Right Series  

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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis

Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City.

He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day

he was shipped overseas for service in World War II. During the next year and one month the

two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart.

A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting – 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened:

“A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay

back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a

gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward

her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, provocative smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured. Almost uncontrollably, I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell.

She was standing almost direcdy behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gende and sensible, her gray eyes had awarm and kindly twinkle. I did not

hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identity me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even

better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my

shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt

choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I’m Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you

must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?” 

The woman’s face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she

 answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this

rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is

waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It’s not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, and I will tell you who you are!

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Scripture:

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

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If you can’t find five minutes, can you spare one or two?

6/22–Can You Spare A Minute?

Once there were three trees standing on the hillside. There was a oak tree on one side and a pine tree on the other side and then in the middle was a little cedar tree.       

One day a mighty storm came through and blew  and the mighty oak tree slid down the hill. The wind kept blowing and in a little while  the pine tree slid down the hill. But when the wind finally stopped blowing, the cedar tree was left standing. 

The people of that area began to wonder how it was that the cedar tree survived.      They got a their shovels and started digging down and they dug and dug ….down until they saw why the cedar stood while bigger and mightier trees slid down the hill. Its roots has wrapped themselves  around a big huge rock under the ground. 

So when the winds of the storms and the spiritual storms blow  if you wrap your roots around the Spiritual Rock which is Christ Jesus, you can stand even the mightiest of storms!!  

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Scripture: “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.” — Hebrews 12:15

Bitterness is a dangerous thing. It often begins with a wound, a disappointment, an injustice, or a hurtful word. At first, the pain seems understandable, but when we allow that pain to settle deep within our hearts, it can grow into bitterness.

The Bible describes bitterness as a root. Roots grow beneath the surface where they cannot easily be seen. In the same way, bitterness often hides in the heart. We may continue our daily routines, attend church, and smile at others while secretly carrying resentment. Yet, if left unchecked, bitterness will eventually affect our attitude, our relationships, and our walk with God.

One of the greatest dangers of bitterness is that it hurts the person carrying it more than anyone else. It steals joy, robs peace, and clouds our perspective. We become prisoners of past hurts while God desires for us to walk in freedom.

The cure for bitterness is forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean that what happened was right. It simply means we choose to release the offense to God and trust Him to handle it. When we forgive, we are not excusing the wrong; we are freeing ourselves from its grip.

Joseph in the Old Testament had every reason to become bitter. His brothers betrayed him, sold him into slavery, and caused years of suffering. Yet Joseph chose forgiveness over bitterness. Because of that choice, God used him mightily and restored what had been broken.

Today, take a moment to examine your heart. Is there someone you need to forgive? Is there an old wound that still causes pain? Ask God to help you release it. Refuse to let bitterness take root.

Remember, a bitter heart cannot fully enjoy the blessings God wants to give. Let go of the hurt, trust God’s justice, and embrace His peace.

Today’s Challenge: Think of one hurt you’ve carried for too long. Pray for the person involved and ask God to help you release that burden completely.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, guard my heart from bitterness. Help me forgive those who have hurt me and trust You with every injustice. Fill my heart with Your peace, grace, and love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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It’s time to get up, don’t put it on snooze!

Rom 13:11,12 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

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Here is some food for your Daily Bread!

6/21—Start Your Day Off Right Series 

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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is now!

Story:

There was a man standing on a hill looking down on a man in the valley. The man on the hill said to himself I am here and the man in the valley is there. I don’t want to be here, I want to be there. I will just go join the man in the valley and then I can be there too! 

So the man on the hill hastened to join the man in the valley, for he had always longed to be there. When he finally got to the man in the valley he was so happy he exclaimed to the man I am finally there.

The man in the valley said no my son you are here. The man on the hill said please tell me where there is so I can finally be there. The man in the valley said you see that hill you just came from? Well that is there and you are here. 

So, when you long to get there in life, life will let you know you haven’t arrived. 

When I get $1 million dollars, get married, get my drivers license,you think, I will finally be there. You get married and then feel like it will take a child before you are finally there. Then you think when I get this child raised and through school….. well, you get my point!

We seem to never be there because we are always here!!

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Scripture:

Philippians 4:19

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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If you can’t find five minutes, can you spare one or two?

6/21–Can You Spare A Minute 

Someday Isle

Someday I’ll do this or that. 

I wonder how many has been marooned and stuck on Someday I’ll? 

Like Tom Hanks in the movie Castaway. 

The cemetery is one of the richest places in the world. It has more riches that Fort Knox. Songs never sung, speeches never delivered, love never revealed, and talents never used. 

I want to do, as the motivational speaker Les Brown encouraged, and to “Live Full And Die Empty” 

I do not want to take anything with me I want to use it all. I don’t want to die never letting my friends and loved ones know how much I truly cared. 

I want to be like a wet cloth that you take and wring very drop of water out until there is nothing else left inside!

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My uncle used to say if he couldn’t take it with him he didn’t want to go.

The reality is we all are going to die and we can’t take anything with us. Therefore, we have to use it before we die to do anyone any good.

Everything in life has an expiration date. Just like the date manufacturers put on all the goods they sell that tells the last date it is safe for us that we should use their product. There is no guarantee for us to use it after that certain date. Similarly, there is a limited time for us to be able to do what we intend to do. So we must get busy to get done the items on our mission statement, and our to do list and our bucket lists.

I had a bad heart attack in July, 2012. They said I cheated death and that I was at Death’s door! I was in the hospital for about seven days and four of those I spent in the Critical Care Unit or CCU. You had better believe that I reviewed my life and all the things I should’ve and could’ve done.

I knew that even though I might have cheated Death that Death would be back for me again one day. Having this knowledge, I found it inexcusable that I wouldn’t be ready next time. So that’s what I’m doing at this moment trying to mark off some items. on my bucket list. No one else can do that for you. The responsibility lies in you and in you alone!

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Each morning is a fresh page in the story of your life. What will you write today?

You may not be able to control everything that comes your way, but you can control your attitude, your effort, and your response. Life rewards those who press forward—not because it’s easy, but because they believe that what’s ahead is greater than what’s behind.

Don’t let yesterday’s failures define today’s potential. God’s mercy is new every morning. (Lamentations 3:22-23)

Today, choose to rise with purpose. Speak life. Walk in confidence. Keep your focus forward and your faith strong. What you do today is shaping the victory of tomorrow.

Let June 20 be the day you draw a line in the sand and say: “I’m not going back—I’m growing, I’m learning, and I’m becoming everything I was created to be.”

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God doesn’t like us talking negatively about others!

Is 58:1-14. Cry aloud, spare not,
lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
and shew my people their transgression,
and the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek me daily,
and delight to know my ways,
as a nation that did righteousness,
and forsook not the ordinance of their God:
they ask of me the ordinances of justice;
they take delight in approaching to God.
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not?
wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?
Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure,
and exact all your labours.
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate,
and to smite with the fist of wickedness:
ye shall not fast as ye do this day,
to make your voice to be heard on high.
Is it such a fast that I have chosen?
a day for a man to afflict his soul?
is it to bow down his head as a bulrush,
and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
wilt thou call this a fast,
and an acceptable day to the LORD?
Is not this the fast that I have chosen?
to loose the bands of wickedness,
to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry,
and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?
when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him;
and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
and thine health shall spring forth speedily:
and thy righteousness shall go before thee;
the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer;
thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.
If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke,
the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted soul;
then shall thy light rise in obscurity,
and thy darkness be as the noonday:
And the LORD shall guide thee continually,
and satisfy thy soul in drought,
and make fat thy bones:
and thou shalt be like a watered garden,
and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places:
thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations;
and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach,
The restorer of paths to dwell in.
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath,
from doing thy pleasure on my holy day;
and call the sabbath a delight,
the holy of the LORD, honourable;
and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways,
nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD;
and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father:
for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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Here is some food for your Daily Bread!

6/20– Start Your Day Off Right Series

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Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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