And lo, I am with you always.
Thank You Lord for the promise that You are with us at all times. Even when it seems as if we cannot see Your heart in action, we take assurance and peace in knowing You truly are there. In Jesus' name i pray. Amen.

Beloved, what does this passage mean to you?
Copenator out!
 

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inheirt the earth.

Being meek does not mean being weak and letting people run all over you. The attitude of meekness is a quality that is needed in this world.
The beattitudes from which this passage is taken are attitudes that when taken upon our personality and life bring a peace and sense of character that others are able to discern. It is a life that they want to know about because the peace that becomes instilled in our hearts, minds, and souls are what so many need to find and seek solace through other means including stimulants that only mask the problems rather than facing and solving the problems.
It is my soul desire from day to day to learn something and to be a ministry to someone else. One way that I try to do this is through the gift of writing. If something that is written causes one to pause and consider a change or adjustment then mission accomplished. You are important to God; therefore you are important to me.
Remember to be meek does not mean to allow yourself to be run over by another, it only means to be a llitle more tolerant and forgiving. The rewards of this is that others will be changed by your change in the way you react to every day stresses that come along.
Copenator out!
 

Update on condition of arms and flashbacks

I did strain, sprain my arms while in the midst of the robbery. The doc has me on Naprosin and icing. Right now the pain level is such that I still do not think I will be able to work tonight but I have to try.

I won't be on after this I have to work tonight and the pain level from arms is too much to continue typing. The meds are on board so I should be able to sleep but I'm kind of worried about how I will function at work tonight when I still have restrictions that will not allow me to do any pulling, pushing, etc. The flash backs are persisting too so I may well be very skiddish about being on the register tonight.
Later on the www.
Copenator out!

 

The Lord knows the days of the upright; and their inheritance will be for ever.
Have a happy Thanksgiving and may the blessings of the Lord fall fresh on you in the days ahead. He is concerned about you, reader, and for that reason I am care for you as well.
Copenator out!
 

The Lord raises those that are bowed down.
Thank You Lord for Your strength that brings us life. Are you burdened, are you heavy laden, do you feel as if it's all coming down?
Turn your upon Jesus, look full into His face and He will always be there picking us up.
This is true even after you've been robbed and had a co-worker basically make fun of you for getting robbed, and being told to get over it.
The Lord is lifting us up, let us stand and go further with Him than we may have been before we were bowed down and heavy laden.
Copenator out!
 

The pain in my arms is still pretty high so I will be going to the doctor later today to see if they can do anything to ease the pain. It's so odd that I could be hurting so much over something that happened so quickly.
I wrote a poem that I think the Lord used to help me with processing some of the emotions. It's in my static items if you are interested in viewing it. I still have to deal with the issue of one of my co-workers pretty much making fun of me over getting robbed and when I told here it hurt my feelings all she said was "get over it." That still hurts and I am wondering if the flashbacks are over.
So there is some progress of getting over the robbery but still some things I need to work out.
Copenator out!
 

For the first time in 5 years and 7 months I was robbed at the Walgreens I work for, it was a snatch and grab, no weapon involved. I kept trying to pull the drawer from her reach but still she got away with over 200 which makes it a felony I believe.
In the process I wound up having my tendonitis flare up and overnight the pain in my left arm has gotten worse with shooting pains and spasms right in the arm area where the tendonitis located.
I was angry for awhile and then finally got over that part but still through the night I was feeling sad to know that someone I pray for every day (I pray for the staff, the customers, and the troops represented by the every day) would so brazenly do this with customers in the building. Mostly I seek peace to fall upon my heart and mind after this harrowing experience and the pain the ease from the tendonitis.
I missed church and even now it hurts typing this here so I'll be copying it to post on the other internet presence sites I frequent.
You are important to God; therefore you are important to me.
Copenator out!
 

Sing over us oh Lord and teach us to seek You at every turn. You are more than worthy to be praised.
Grace and peace to You oh King of kings.
Amen and amen.
 

Beloved this is a response to the shooting at Fort Hood, using lines supplied by other writers in collaboration format. I frequent myspace and in that community is Cheryl's Pals Creative Collab Corral. This is the result of the lines and the spacing will be off because some of the lines are longer than will fit in this space. Please bear with that problem and read the cries of the hearts of those who write.
No one had any ideal these lines would be used in this way and in fact I providentially copied the wrong weeks lines but I believe it was in the Lord's will for me to see those lines in such a time as this.
13 people have lost their lives at the hands of one who was there to help some recover from stress of being on the front lines. A fellow soldier did this!

Today when I checked the email I found that an entry I placed in Stormy's contest won 2d place. It's called "The Barrell Roll" and this selection made my week.
The points are appreciated and will be used to encourage others to write on in the WDC!
You are important to God; therefore you are important to me.
Copenator out!