Naaa! Too Ordinary Now...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

“He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but of God.

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-5, 10-14

“What went wrong? – Jesus made God’s will clearer than it had ever been before. Incredibly, He opened Himself to the scientific method of investigation, which is exactly what He got from Pharisees, Sadducees, and other skeptics. Anyone could walk right up to the Son of God and ask a question or debate with Him. – And yet, Jesus’ visibility, His very ordinariness, introduced a new problem – Jesus did not match their image of what God should look like. He was a man, for goodness’ sake, One who hailed from the jerkwater town of Nazareth at that – Mary’s boy, a common carpenter.” *

Take care to understand His Word. Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene

PS: NEED PRAYER UPDATES PLEASE:

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES RECENTLY: Jay lost his Mum. Cris loss of 3 loved ones in past 2 months (affecting her health too). Greg’s lost his father. Di her brother. Milly and David lost their Mom. Linda lost her husband. Lavie lost her 28-year old brother.

JOB Related: Pray for those seeking work, that they will trust the Lord to be preparing the perfect role for them, includes: Barb, Tim, Carla and Paul.

PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Barb is better. Lyle’s sacrifice of donating bone marrow has saved the life of his brother, Earl. Joan’s, Aunt Marge, had a serious kidney infection, not a stroke. Adrian who’s found a job and home. Leslie doing great with no remaining signs of cancer. David (great health now!). Reg for his wonderful ministry.

PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Fred’s heart surgery (28 Sept) and Nancy, his wife, recovering from major head trauma. Joan with breast cancer concern. Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma (http://debdarley.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html ). Sue, not doing well, battling paraneoplastic syndrome. Another Nancy continues her battle with Ovarian Cancer. Wisdom for doctors caring for Doris, David, Poetry and Gary.

OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS: Isaias (family safety and his mission work in Philippines); God’s grace on USA. Randy (unexpected life changes). For Kevin (wisdom with his son). Michael, as he struggles with the pending loss of his Mum. Ulfur and David P – for strength to overcome the hold of powerful addictions.

*Disappointment With God, by Philip Yancey