ALL THE REST –    April 17
  

Today's Quotations – GRACE

 

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Usually grace begins by illuminating the soul with a deep awareness, with its own light.

–  Diodicus  (5th Century) 

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O Christian soul! recognize your dignity! Know that as a Christian you surpass the angels not only in nature but also in grace!

– St. Leo  (390-461

 

 
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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will is equally so; but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.

– St. Bernard (1150)

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Grace is sufficient to enable us to be accounted entirely and completely righteous in God's sight.

–  Martin Luther  (1522

 

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Grace is so gracious and so graciously seizes on our hearts to draw them, that it no way offends the liberty of our will.

–  St. Francis of Sales (1607

 

Today's Short Words of  Wisdom



It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, that gives happiness.

Thomas Jefferson


 

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  Today's Word – MAGNANIMOUS 
   

 


mag·nan·i·mous adjective. 1. Courageously noble in mind and heart. 2. Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish.

Those people were of an old-fashioned and ridiculous kind. But there was another kind of people- real people, to which they all belonged, and here the chief thing was to be elegant, magnanimous, daring, gay, and to abandon oneself without a blush to every passion, and to laugh at everything else

ANNA KARENINA
Leo Tolstoy


Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

 

Today's Fact

 

  
 


Enduring
Attachments

  

 

Enduring Attachments:

The Angler fish is a fisher of other fish. It makes its home in the dark depths of the ocean. Some 1600 feet (or more) deep it dangles a luminous bait to lure other fish to its mouth. While the fishing is successful at this great depth, the company is sparse. Encounters between the sexes is rare. God has seen to solve this problem with great wisdom. When a male and female Angler fish meet the relationship becomes permanent.

The male Angler has very sharp teeth. Upon meeting a female he will sink his teeth into the female and NEVER let go again. As the months go by, his body begins to fuse with the body of the female. Even their separate blood systems become connected. The male no longer needs to eat because his nutritional requirements are met by the bloodstream of the female. In turn the male supplies the female with sperm on tap. Over time the body of the male begins to degenerate until he becomes mainly just testes. The mature female can be as much as 20 times the size of her attached mate.


Sources: The Mammoth Book of Oddities – Frank O’Neil | Comptons

And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." So God created great sea creatures and every sort of fish and every kind of bird. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:20-21 (NLT)

 

 

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Today's SMILE

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

 
   

 

 

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

A FEW SMILES   


The Photographer

A photographer from a well know national magazine was assigned to cover the fires at Yellowstone National Park. The magazine wanted to show some of the heroic work of the fire fighters as they battled the blaze.

When the photographer arrived, he realized that the smoke was so thick that it would seriously impede or make it impossible for him to photograph anything from ground level. He requested permission to rent a plane and take photos from the air. His request was approved and arrangements were made. He was told to report to a nearby airport where a plane would be waiting for him.

He arrived at the airport and saw a plane warming up near the gate. He jumped in with his bag and shouted, "Let's go!" The pilot swung the little plane into the wind, and within minutes they were in the air.

The photographer said, "Fly over the park and make two or three low passes so I can take some pictures."

"Why?" asked the pilot. "Because I am a photographer," he responded, "and photographers take photographs."

The pilot was silent for a moment; finally he stammered, "You mean you're not the flight instructor?"


The Winner Is

A man goes home and says to his wife, "Pack your bags, I just won the lottery!"

She says: "Should I pack for the beach or for the mountains?"

He says: "I don't care - just get out!"


TRUE Court transcripts:

The following are actual statements made during court cases:

Judge: I know you, don't I?

Defendant: Uh, yes.

Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?

Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?

Judge: Of course, you might be obstructing justice not to tell me.

Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.



From a defendant representing himself...

Defendant: Did you get a good look at me when I stole your purse?

Victim: Yes, I saw you clearly. You are the one who stole my purse.

Defendant: I should have shot you while I had the chance.


Judge: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant?

Defendant: No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.


Lawyer: How do you feel about defense attorneys?

Juror: I think they should all be drowned at birth.

Lawyer: Well, then, you are obviously biased for the prosecution.

Juror: That's not true. I think prosecutors should be drowned at birth too. 


It's easy to find out who is going to become a tax collector. In the nursery, give all the kids lemons. The one who squeezes it dry is going to work for the IRS.




Why don't police cars have a bumper sticker that says,
"How's my driving?

 


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