2022, Just a Short Pop-In

Birthdays!

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It’s a quiet morning here at The White Stone Blog and in the house where we abide. Beacon-Generating-Warm-Light-Surrounding-Scenes-Are-Bright-and-Colorful-Can-Comfort-and-Set-One-s-Mind-at-Ease-HD-Natural-Scenery-Wallpaper

It is also December 25.
The world is celebrating who/what they do not know.

For the few of us whose month of December has been different, I have a few words.
To be honest, this morning I picked up one of my prayer journals, the one on my nightstand, and I wrote to Father that I had to be honest with Him that I missed some of the traditions of the Day – the warm fuzzies, the very sentimental, traditional things. And then “this is the day” came to mind, so I looked it up. It’s in Psalm 118.
I read the whole Psalm  – twice.
It gave me holy and much-welcomed warm fuzzies.
If you read it, may it do the same for you — especially if your December has been different and you have been experiencing just a bit of “missing something”.

So I was wondering how long have people been doing this?
When did it get started and why did it start?
There’s nothing recorded in the New Testament, so it must have been after the early Church.
They didn’t do this. So, I looked.

And of all places on the History Webpage, I found some low-down.
I have no reason to doubt them — do you?

Click HERE to read what I read. 
I’ll leave you to your own thoughts.

The cups of tea and red scarf near cozy fireplace.

   Love, Kathie 

Post-Script (PS)

This analogy is inferior but let me share it anyway.  It might help a few.
First, let me do a little setup.
One, JESUS is not a fallen human so He is not selfish, egotistical, or self-centered, unlike all unredeemed humans.

Now, how honored would YOU consider yourself to be if the world said it was throwing YOU a 2 to 3-month birthday party and the entire 2 to 3 months was all about those attending the party and YOU were barely mentioned (except in the promoting of the party and a few readings of the story of the night YOU were born) by only a small, small minority of the attendees?

Would YOU consider this a party celebrating YOUR birthday?

Would YOU dare pull such a fraud on any of YOUR family or friends?

Such is the world’s celebration that officially ended yesterday – December 25.

2022, Gospel of Luke

Muster

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Luke 22 

The following is my Facebook post from about two hours ago:

“Okay, Y’all.
For those of you who can/will ask someone you love who also loves JESUS, get Your Bibles and read, really read, Luke 22. As you read Listen for HOLY SPIRIT as He speaks.
I am in AWE of The GODMAN!!
OH, WHAT A SAVIOR we have!!

I may still write a post for The White Stone Blog but right now all I can muster is just to ask you to read it too.”

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Presently I still cannot put words to ‘paper’ what has wonderfully overwhelmed me in Luke 22.
I am just asking that you read and seek The LORD yourselves in this chapter.

Love, Kathie 

2022, Gospel of Luke, Just a Short Pop-In

Rise with the Dawn

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Just a quick pop-in to say hello. 
It’s cold where I am. I’ve had cold feet all day. 

So, y’all stay warm. tenor

Luke 21

This is our reading for today. 
If you have not read it yet, I invite you to use the link above to read it. 

It’s an up-to-date chapter – some things have already happened and others are yet to be. 

Here’s some counsel we must not miss:

34 “But keep watch on yourselves, or your hearts will become dulled by carousing, drunkenness and the worries of everyday living, and that Day will be sprung upon you suddenly like a trap! 
35 For it will close in on everyone, no matter where they live, throughout the whole world. 
36 Stay alert, always praying that you will have the strength to escape all the things that will happen and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man.”  source 

Read it again. We can’t take it all in, in one read. 

And then look what JESUS did as He was closing in on the end of His First Coming. 

37 Yeshua spent his days at the Temple, teaching; while at night he went out and stayed on the hill called the Mount of Olives. 
38 All the people would rise with the dawn to come and hear him at the Temple courts.   source 

They would rise with the dawn to come and hear Him. 

Father, I pray these words will particularly speak as our Readers come to read. Amen and amen. Be Thou Glorified O LORD. 

Love, Kathie 

We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?