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Post by selah on Apr 13, 2006 23:47:19 GMT -5
I like the conscious reminder at meal time, that it's time to focus my attention on God and His goodness to me.
I agree with Liz too. Why not thank Him in all kinds of other situations too?
"Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of ligths."
Blessings,
Linda
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Post by I bet on Apr 14, 2006 7:49:44 GMT -5
I bet Greg Lee kept all his prayers for food short just giving thanks for the food. And probably kept anything he spoke short. I doubt it really. It's the worker in Greg, "at times".
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Post by botany on Apr 14, 2006 9:47:01 GMT -5
towit, firstborn, lol. Thanks, they're good too! andy  |
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Post by appropriate on Apr 14, 2006 10:12:59 GMT -5
Good food, good meat, good Lord let's eat!
Amen
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Post by withopeneyes (Mandy) on Apr 14, 2006 15:06:07 GMT -5
I believe that graces and prayers/testimonies during meeting should be fairly short and to the point, especially in evening meetings. My kids are use to a 8pm bedtime, and sitting for too long is just not possible for them. I dont mind them being a bit wiggly, but I cannot stand when someone rambles on for 15 minutes, reading a whole chapter. And, on Wednesdays, some people feel the need to comment on EVERY SINGLE VERSE, and its usually the first person to speak. Therefore, everything anyone says after that is just a repeat.
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Post by firstborn on Apr 14, 2006 15:31:14 GMT -5
I believe that graces and prayers/testimonies during meeting should be fairly short and to the point, especially in evening meetings. My kids are use to a 8pm bedtime, and sitting for too long is just not possible for them. I dont mind them being a bit wiggly, but I cannot stand when someone rambles on for 15 minutes, reading a whole chapter. And, on Wednesdays, some people feel the need to comment on EVERY SINGLE VERSE, and its usually the first person to speak. Therefore, everything anyone says after that is just a repeat. Maybe that's why your wed attendance is a little.... well, you know |
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Post by withopeneyes (Mandy) on Apr 14, 2006 16:53:33 GMT -5
Did I mention I have a short attention span?  |
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Post by Pete on Apr 14, 2006 16:59:25 GMT -5
"Cherish the spoken word and seek not to bridle its outpouring. Embrace its repitition as needful revision necessary to sustain life, just as a leaping salmon suffers pain from the rocks until it reaches its goal !"
Gene Nelson - Sept. 1998 - Red Rocks, Colorado - To an arial Photographer packing his eqipment.
"withopeneyes" I think Gene has covered this one, most adequately ?
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Post by studies on Apr 14, 2006 20:42:50 GMT -5
I believe that graces and prayers/testimonies during meeting should be fairly short and to the point, especially in evening meetings. My kids are use to a 8pm bedtime, and sitting for too long is just not possible for them. I dont mind them being a bit wiggly, but I cannot stand when someone rambles on for 15 minutes, reading a whole chapter. And, on Wednesdays, some people feel the need to comment on EVERY SINGLE VERSE, and its usually the first person to speak. Therefore, everything anyone says after that is just a repeat. If we had "real" Weds night Bible STUDIES instead of quasi-Sunday morning meetings, I think they'd be a lot more edifying and enjoyable. |
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