Gratitude

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Gratitude

#Gratitude
by Seah Greenhorn
(Poem with copyright)

Do we
measure

Genuine

#Thankfulness ...

by the
warm smile,
which reaches the eyes,

by the comforting
strong hug

with a bit of shoulder
and/or
back rub,

by the delighted
squeal
that pierces the ears,

yet
brightens the face,

or the sudden
tears

followed by

the bowed head
in a gesture

of humble #grace,

by
Speechlessness,

that we

Hear
Loud and Clear

or a nose-blowing,
gut-wrenching,

sniffling,

hiccupping

Ugly cry--

Appealing

to the heart,
and ever
far-reaching

Into our

#Glorious
Sky?

Or

how about
an arm-pumping
bone-crunching
hand-breaking

shake,

a blush,
a bloom,

a

Sudden

drop
to the knees,

or flight
and exit

to an adjoining
room?

Do we
measure

Gratitude

by

#Reciprocated

Sharing

of something

to ourselves--
the giver

or them

passing along

a gift--
their giving

to
unsuspecting

others

to make them
feel cheerer?

Is Gratitude

an

Expressed

Remembering

and

Constant

Reliving?

A
Forgiving?

An audible/inaudible

Prayer
of
Thanksgiving?

How

Does
Our Creator

Measure

Our

Gratitude,

Our

Thankfulness

for

Living?

*

"For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments; and yet His commandments are not burdensome." 1 John 5:3.

Also found here:http://happyurwhen.blogspot.com/2014/12/gratitude.html?m=1


Based on: A Recipe for True Happiness
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102006122?q=gratitude&p=par

Why Show Appreciation?
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008565?q=gratitude&p=par

About Me

Seah Greenhorn

Once a Greenhorn as to answers to difficult questions regarding why God Is and allows tragedy...with over forty years of Bible study my joy is in sharing/showing where the answers are found.

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Vessels

Vessels

24 vessels of mercy

Prepared beforehand

For heavenly glory

 

Vinte-quatro vasos de misericórdia

preparou de antes para celestial glória

 

From nations not his own

He called people to belong.

 

De nacões não a sua própria

Ele chamou um pova a possuirá.

 

24 vessels of mercy

Vinte-quatro vasos de misericórdia

 

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Jars, mugs, and flasks

Bowls, dishes and platters

 

Jarros, canecas e frascos

Tigelas, pratos e travessas

 

Cups also included

And don’t forget the baskets

 

Copos também incluidos

E não se esqueça das cestas

 

Their uses maybe obvious;

Materials made—various

 

Seus usos talvez obvias;

Materiais feitos—varios

 

 

As “earthen vessels” of clay--

These humans born every day.

 

Seus usos talvez obvias;

Materiais feitos—varios

 

But, the golden bowl gets crushed.

And the jar at the spring gets broken

 

Mas a tigela de ouro fica esmagado.

E o cântaro junto ao fonte é quebrado

 

 

Because of disobedience

Our Creator foretold; had spoken.

 

Por causa da desobediência

Nosso Criador falou; dou pronunciou.

 

 

But the difference between vessels

Symbolic

and literal

Mas a diferença entre vasos

Simbólica

e literal

 

Is: No endless hope for externals;

 

E: Não esperança sem fim para externas;
 

;

But, for righteous vessels restored

in an Earth by heaven renewed—

 

Mas, para as vasos justos restaurado

numa Terra por Deus renovado—

 

 

Eternity! …Imagine! … Happiness imbued,

  

Eternidade! … Imagino! …Felicidade imbuído,

 

For every humble vessel on honor bestowed,

That awesome privilege—The Great Potter,

He Chooses to Use.

 

Para cada vaso humilde em honra concedida,

Esse privilégio incrível—A Grande Potter,

Oportunidades para usar, Ele criou.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on Romans 9:17-26; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Psalm 37:10, 11, 19.

Baseado em Romanos 9:17-26; 2 Corintios 4:7; Salmo 37:10, 11, 29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eternidade! … Imagino! …Felicidade imbuído,