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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

LIFE'S INTERRUPTIONS

Mary Marcia
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Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

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GOD puts thoughts in my mind while I sleep.

I woke up this morning with a desire to read the gospel of Mark.

I read from my old worn Bible that was given to me in 1975.

The cover is off, and the pages are torn and tattered.

My handwritten notes are in the margins of many pages: my thoughts as I studied the Word of GOD, and also key phrases from sermon notes over the years.

At the top of the page by Mark 2, I had written:

"Life's Interruption

(We are like sheep.)

Sheep on back - can't get up
w/o (without) assistance."

Jesus' life on earth was filled with interruptions from sheep: (hurting people) who needed his assistance.

The first chapters of the book of Mark tell stories of Jesus' ministry in Galilee.

"And in the morning,

rising up a great while before day,

he went out, and departed into a solitary place,

and there prayed.

And Simon and they that were with him

followed after him.

And when they had found him,

they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

And He said unto them,

Let us go into the next towns,

that I may preach there also:

for therefore came I forth.

And He preached in their synagogues

throughout all Galilee

and cast out devils.

And their came a leper to Him,

beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him,

and saying unto Him,

If though wilt,

thou canst make me clean.

And Jesus, moved with compassion,

put forth His hand,

and touched him,

and saith unto him,

I will; be clean.

As soon as He had spoken,

immediately the leprosy departed from him,

and he was cleansed."

Mark 2: 35-42

Jesus was interrupted constantly by people who needed His healing touch.

Jesus stopped what He was doing, and healed all who believed: lepers, demon-possessed, deaf, paralyzed, and blind.

The biggest miracle of all was - and still is --the forgiveness of sins.

Life's Interruptions.

We have them, too.

We have interruptions in our plans every day.

Watch

Watch for Life's Interruptions.

They are opportunities for GOD to use you in unexpected ways... to help others in Jesus' Name.

Remember

We are like sheep.

Sheep on their back - can't get up without assistance.

Prayer

Help me, GOD, to follow Jesus' example, and stop what I am doing to help another sheep...in Jesus' name.

JESUS is the Good Shepherd.

John 10:10-11

"The thief comes only to steal ad kill and destroy; I came that they may have life,

and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd;

the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."

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Mary Marcia

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

IN THE MARGIN

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

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I opened my Bible this morning

to the book of Psalms,

and began reading Psalm 1.

My handwritten notes

in the margin of my Bible

caught my attention.

I like to write notes in the margin of my Bible

during my own Bible study time,

and also when I'm sitting under the

preaching and teaching

of GOD's anointed pastors and teachers.

The first note I wrote

in the margin

was a question to GOD

from me:

"What do you see when you look at me?

Do you see your reflection?"

The next note:

"Christmas Carol 1982 -

A body hast thou prepared for me"

is a reference to a Bible quote

on the Christmas song and card I created in 1982.

One note is a quote

from one of my favorite pastors,

Dr. William O Poe.

Instantly I was transported back to 1976.

Dr. Poe's voice echoed throughout the auditorium

and fell on me as I sat in a white pew

at Waldo Avenue Baptist Church

in Independence, Missouri.

"The whole earth is held in His power

by a delicate balance."

Bro. Poe

The quote

in the margin of my Bible

that made me smile and cry

was not in my own handwriting.

The note near the center of the fold of my Bible

was in my daughter, Kristin's handwriting.

"I love you, mom! Love, Kristin"

My beautiful daughter, Kristin,

used my Bible to study a scripture

she memorized: Psalm 1.

Kristin drew a rectangle

around Psalm 1 as she studied it in my Bible,

and my precious little girl wrote a love note to me

in the margin of my Bible

that thrills my heart and soul

just as much today as it did 30 years ago.

"I love you, mom! Love, Kristin"

My firstborn

is now Dave's wife,

and mother

to Joshua, Emily and Caleb.

Joshua, Emily, SANTA, Caleb, Dave and Kristin at Crown Center 2013.

The words from Psalm 1

that Kristin hid in her heart as a child,

continue to guide her and me,

and the next generation of our family.

Psalm 1

BLESSED is the man

that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,

nor standeth in the way of sinners,

nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight

is in the law of the LORD;

and in his law

doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree

planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;

his leaf also shall not wither;

and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The ungoldy are not so:

but are like the chaff

which the wind driveth away.

Therefore the ungodly

shall not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners

in the congregation of the righteous.

For the LORD

knoweth the way of the righteous:

but the way of the ungodly

shall perish.

The Holy Bible

King James Version

What's in the margin of your Bible?

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Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

LIFE'S INTERRUPTIONS

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blospot.com/

GOD puts thoughts in my mind while I sleep.

I woke up this morning with a desire to read the gospel of Mark.

I read from my old worn Bible that was given to me in 1975.

The cover is off, and the pages are torn and tattered.

My handwritten notes are in the margins of many pages: my thoughts as I studied the Word of GOD, and also key phrases from sermon notes over the years.

At the top of the page by Mark 2, I had written:

"Life's Interruptions.

(We are like sheep.)

Sheep on back -

can't get up w/o (without) assistance."

Jesus' life on earth was filled with interruptions from sheep: (hurting people) who needed his assistance.

The first chapters of the book of Mark tell stories of Jesus' ministry in Galilee.

"And in the morning,

rising up a great while before day,

he went out, and departed into a solitary place,

and there prayed.

And Simon and they that were with him

followed after him.

And when they had found him,

they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

And He said unto them,

Let us go into the next towns,

that I may preach there also:

for therefore came I forth.

And He preached in their synagogues

throughout all Galilee

and cast out devils.

And their came a leper to Him,

beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him,

and saying unto Him,

If though wilt,

thou canst make me clean.

And Jesus, moved with compassion,

put forth His hand,

and touched him,

and saith unto him,

I will; be clean.

As soon as He had spoken,

immediately the leprosy departed from him,

and he was cleansed."

Mark 2: 35-42

Jesus was interrupted constantly by people who needed His healing touch.

Jesus stopped what He was doing, and healed all who believed: lepers, demon-possessed, deaf, paralyzed, and blind.

The biggest miracle of all was - and still is --the forgiveness of sins.

Life's Interruptions.

We have them, too.

We have interruptions in our plans every day.

Prayer

Help me, GOD, to follow Jesus' example, and stop what I am doing to help another sheep...in Jesus' name.

Watch

Watch for Life's Interruptions.

They are opportunities for GOD to use you in unexpected ways... to help others in Jesus' Name.

JESUS is the Good Shepherd.

John 10:10-11

"The thief comes only to steal ad kill and destroy; I came that they may have life,

and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd;

the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."

IMAGES:

CLICK on the link or copy and PASTE the link in your browser:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0HrtBJV8AQApS5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzN2s3cTE4BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNTg1XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Jesus+Is+the+Good+Shepherd&fr=mcafee

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blospot.com/

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IN THE MARGIN

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LIFE'S INTERRUPTIONS

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