BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 6TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then is not an act but a habit.

Aristotle

TODAY’S ACTION

Hold on to what is good

TODAY’S QUOTE

Every once in a while, take the scenic route.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

We were supposed to go down in the teens last night and it will warm up to about 30 degrees here today. The good news is that the sun will make an appearance they say.

We probably got every bit of 4 inches of snow. The roads were mostly clear and I didn’t have any trouble getting home from work.

Take good care all !

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…ST. NICHOLAS DAY

St Nicholas was a Christian priest, born in 280 AD, in Tukey. He was a wealthy man and traveled the country helping people, giving gifts of money and presents. His gifts were given late at night so his identity would remain secret. He was eventually named the patron saint of children.

The name Santa Claus was derived from the Dutch "Sinter Klass" pronunciation of St Nicholas. Early Dutch settlers in New York brought their traditions of St Nicholas. As children from other countries tried to pronunce Sinter Klass, this soon became Santa Klass, which was settled as Santa Claus

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is International Bad Hair Day.

Today is National Gazpacho Day

342: Bishop Nicholas of Myra died in Asia Minor. He had established the first known homes for the aged and, after his death, it became known that he also secretly provided dowries for numerous poor brides-to-be. The church and legend transformed himinto jolly old Saint Nicholas.

1790: The U.S. Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia.

1883: The debut issue of the "Ladies' Home Journal" was published

1947 - Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S Truman.

1960: Thomas Monaghan founded Domino's Pizza

TODAY’S LINK

FOLLOWING THE STAR – A Devotional for Advent

http://www.followingthestar.org/

TODAY’S SMILE

YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY

. . . . . . for thinking before acting

. . . . for hearing before judging

. . . . for forgiving your enemies

. . . . for being candid and frank

. . . . for helping a fallen brother

. . . . for being honest in business

. . . . for thinking before speaking

. . . . for being loyal to your church

. . . . for standing by your principles

. . . . for closing your ears to gossip

. . . . for bridling a slanderous tongue

. . . . for harboring only pure thoughts

. . . . for sympathizing with the afflicted

. . . . for being courteous and kind to all..

TODAY’S WORD

tarradiddle \tair-uh-DID-uhl\, noun:

1. A petty falsehood; a fib.

2. Pretentious nonsense.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

On that day, A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse.... Justice shall flower in His days, and profound peace.... Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it

Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-2. 7-8. 12-13. 17 Lk 10:21-24

Jesus Himself emphasized that His coming is the fulfillment of the Old Testament messianic prophecies. Yet, when reading Isaiah's idyllic verses which tell of the messianic day when ferocious animals like lions and bears will one day be as tame as sheep and cattle, we can wonder how Jesus fulfilled that prophecy, how He lives up to the psalms claim that "justice shall flourish in His time, and fullness of peace for ever."

But we must remember that the advent, the coming of Christ has a past, present, and future dimension. For in the past, in His earthly lifetime, Jesus worked many miracles that gave people the foretaste of the fulfillment of scripture and the blessings of His kingdom, but He still never made such miracles the new general norm of life on earth. In the present, the track record of our own life and times proves that following Christ does lead to justice and peace,

So, based on what can be learned from the past and present, it's obvious that the scriptural fulfillment is a work in progress - we didn't miss the fulfillment in the past; rather, through the grace of God, we're part of the fulfillment plan, so we must still pray and work for the Messiah's future coming in glory, for which we cry, " Thy Kingdom Come”

Father Rory Pitstick http://virtualretreat.blogspot.com/

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

To fight insomnia, drink warm milk with chopped garlic simmered in it

16 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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