Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Everyone!! Happy Monday! I've been ripping and running since I walked in the building and I'm just getting a chance to settle down.
Lets get right to it!
Today's Lesson: Why we need each other
Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:14
“Encourage the fainthearted, help the weak” (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
There was a mouse that looked out through a crack in the wall of the old farmhouse he lived in. He was so distraught when he looked out to see a mousetrap. So he ran out to tell his buddies about it. His friend the chicken said "Sorry pal, not my problem" His friend the pig said "I'll pray for you" The cow, who was too busy for him, said "Come back later". So the mouse was left alone to handle the problem on his own. During the night, a poisonous snake got caught in the trap and when the farmers wife went to check on it, she got bitten by the snake. She developed a raging fever! Well, in order to help break this fever, she need chicken soup. So the farmer went out to the barn and gave the chicken the axe. The wife still wasn't getting better...so neighbors came by to help console the farmer, they needed to be fed, so there went the pig. She later died. There were so many people that attended her funeral that the farmer needed more food, so he slaughtered the cow. In the end everybody lost!
As the verse states, we are to “Encourage the fainthearted, help the weak ” (1 Thessalonians 5:14) be patient with everyone. It only takes one thing to be an encourager: a willingness "to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves." (Romans 15:1) Before we decide to say that someone else's problem has nothing to do with us, remember these words "If one member suffers, all the members suffer" (1 Corinthians 12:26) Don't sit on the sidelines while someone else is hurting; tomorrow it may be you! We are told to "Share each other's burdens" (Galatians 6:2) When one of us is threatened, we're all at risk. Our lives are woven together for a reason; each of us is a vital thread in another person's tapestry.
So remember, I need you, you need me. You're on this list serve because I value each of you as an important part of my life, I consider you a friend but more importantly, my family. I need you to survive! If I haven't told you lately, I love each of you and thank God for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUHPDUsLJ0
Amen?
Today's Black History Moments:
Negro History Week began on February 1, 1926. It is now known as Black History Month, but was first celebrated on this date as Negro History Week by Carter G. Woodson. It became a month long celebration in 1976.
In 1872 Alcorn A&M College opens
In 1946 The Senate filibuster kills the FEPC Bill: Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC). The order banned racial discrimination in any defense industry receiving federal contracts by declaring "there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin." The order also empowered the FEPC to investigate complaints and take action against alleged employment discrimination.
In 1945 President Truman appointed Irwin C. Mollison as judge of the US Customs Court
Have a blessed morning/afternoon and evening folks.
Pray for someone today!
May God bless and keep each and every one of you...
Peace and Blessings from your Sister in Christ,
: LA :
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