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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Sunday Prayer


Dear Lord, help me have the strength to stick it out over the long haul.


Not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength you give.


 The strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy. Thank you Father for making me strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that you have for me.

Prayer adapted by me from The Message Bible from Colossians 1:9-12

joy and peace
Olive


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18 comments:

  1. The Boston LadyJuly 29, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    A very beautiful and apt prayer, especially for me these days. Hope you are doing well, Olive and I will try to stop gritting my teeth. Ann

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  2. Elizabeth EdwardsJuly 29, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    oh, i love that. what is the message bible? something your church uses or ? i use the joyce meyer's bible. i keep looking for a bible that is an easy read. bibles always confuse me ...guess that is why poems also does confuse me ... i need straight forward points & reason. not all the wishy washy words ... get to the point. have a great sunday. thank you. (:

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  3. Sunny Simple LifeJuly 29, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Amen. Your shots are GORGEOUS. Did that butterfly really land so perfectly? It is perfect!!

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    1. OliveJuly 29, 2012 at 11:47 AM

      Yes it did. Our garden is full of them. Mostly because of our enormous lantana plants.

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  4. DebbyJuly 29, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Beautiful. I needed to read this.

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  5. Joanne NoragonJuly 29, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    Such joy in your photos. Thank you for posting them.

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  6. middle childJuly 29, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Thank you for posting this prayer. It is something I need to take to heart.

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  7. RosemaryJuly 29, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    What a beautiful butterfly - is it a swallow-tail?

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    1. OliveJuly 30, 2012 at 8:12 AM

      We have so many butterflies Rosemary I really do not know what he is. Maybe some type of Monarch.

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  8. Grandma Barb's This and ThatJuly 29, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    Beautiful flowers and beautiful words, Olive.
    Have a wonderful Sunday.

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  9. SouthhamsdarlingJuly 29, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Amen. I love your Sunday prayers dear Olive. I particularly liked the last sentence of the prayer. We must all be thankful for all our blessings.

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  10. MollyJuly 29, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Love your Sunday prayers too. Hope today has been everything you wanted it to be.

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  11. Pura VidaJuly 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Thank you Olive

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  12. MelissaJuly 29, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    This is the best line!!

    Not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength you give.

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  13. Sherry@The BarnQuiltStore BlogJuly 29, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    Love your photos...and your message!
    ♥'s
    Sherry

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  14. Pam KesslerJuly 29, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Oh, my! I saw the first photo and my heart stopped. That is the most beautiful butterfly!

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  15. Cranberry MorningJuly 29, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    And He does have so much mercy and grace to pour out on us! Very nice post - and lovely photos!

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  16. Tammy@Simple Southern HappinessJuly 30, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    What a beautiful prayer, we do need the lord daily to give us strength.

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