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4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

[b]A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. This phrase should describe what our Mothers mean to us in our community

Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[c]; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” 31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” 33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’[d]? 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside— 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” 39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. 40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.” 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.

Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,[b] and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[b] Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. 11 They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a] https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/faith-love-trust--3493635/suppo

“Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. 11 They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a]

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,

Grief is love that never dies

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j] 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit

A discussion about how our why's compel us to do work in our communities and bring our service to the best results

A discussion about how your why tugs yu toward success

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/un-security-update-on-iraq The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/liberal-ministers-talk-about-housing-inf Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland makes an announcement in Ottawa. She is joined at the news conference by ministers Sean Fraser (housing), Jenna Sudds (social development) and Rechie Valdez (small business). (December 5, 2023)

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Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/human-awareness-with-artist-and-filmmake I am an Austrian-Californian Multimedia Artist. I became a creativity-awareness educator through my experience-based outside-the-box upbringing that I was forced into, through my neurodiversity. I am totally self-taught, author of 5 books, podcaster, speaker, guide, former Newport Beach CA Arts-Commissioner and co-produced with Robert Evans. Fluent in German and English. My ability is that I can see hidden contexts which allows me to resolve paradoxes and together we arrive at awareness solutions in leadership, hospitality, customer service, communication, success vs. fulfillment and obviously any form of creativity and culture. I separate each problem/solution in human and system relevancy, which allows all participants/host/listeners to become aware and align needs. Without creativity there are no man-made systems, there would be no world as we know it. I discover patterns within art/creativity that foster creative communication and identify art-values outside of any art product. This perspective of looking at creativity this way brings humanity together, shows its limitlessness and raises our human potential. I discovered that there are three inherent human-superpowers that we all should be aware of: 1. Creativity, 2. Healthy Dialogue and 3. Adaptability. All systems need to be adapted to this strategy because without humans there is no need for systems. Humans and living beings and nature must be THE PRIORITY to keep raising OUR human potential instead of wasting our lifeforce with man-made systems (therein lies heaven on earth.) Listen to my 30 second podcast THE SMART OF ART - The Power of Art and Creativity, where I induce conversations about this limitless superpower. https://anchor.fm/michaellart

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/climate-change-global-peace-how-can-we-m As we know several issues are happening around the world. Let’s focus on two of the biggest ones that have the biggest effect on what is happening in the world today. One is war and the other is climate change. In the three segments that we have today, we're going to have a secretary-general, as he is leading into COP about climate change and his trip to Antarctica. He was saying that scientists have said that the Arctic ice has melted enough to be comparable to a few countries in Europe.There's a significant amount of ice gone. The SG will explain some of the reasons why we want to be concerned about the amount of ice that is actually on our planet, the warming effects and the planet's ability to simply reflect some of the Sun away from our planet. So he's gonna make some statements about that. And you'll also be asking questions, of course about what's going on in Israel leading us back to a war once again. With Full Moon in Israel. What about the ceasefire? How long is that gonna last? Several weeks around that? In another segment, we're going to have the representative because he provides some testimony about how important it is for the UN Security Council to stick to the agreements they make, to enforce those agreements with their various countries. So that we find better commerce we find full it feeling secure about what is happening around them, that the Eastern world or the Western world being bullied. And apparently, we hear several times from the Russian Federation that, hey, once again, it is the United States and Western countries just trying to bulldoze the world into what it is they want, and not having regard for anyone else. How we work together as countries to ensure that we are listening to each other rather than shooting weapons and going to war. #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks #faithlovetrust

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/from-abuse-to-prison-to-become-a-premier In her 20's she barley survived a very violent relationship, he assaulted her with a wooden dowel and you could see her skull when it happened. The Drs gave her opioids, when she refused they threatened her with child protective services because she was pregnant and refusing medical advice. She Was told she was on to small a dose to get addicted. Eventually she went to the DV shelter and was turned away, they said her injury was to severe and it put the other women in danger. She survived because drug dealers helped her - or took advantage depending how you look at it. She eventually went to federal prison for a non violent drug charge. She endured and witnessed so much institutional abuse, corruption, systemic racism and cruelty; sometimes she still wakes up screaming. But! She's turned it all around , launched an environmentlly friendly feminine brand thats being sold in stores and also comes in plus sizes. She has gotten bills put on the table and passed for the good of the people- not corporations and institutions. She is letting the world to know what America "land of the free" is doing to it's incarcerated population which is the highest rate in the world. She is also exposing other systemic abuse and corruption that effects Americans everyday. She is sharing her healing journey and what she has learned about her own trauma and mental health 5 years ago I was painting murals as a federal inmate, now I've had my own art shows and launched an environmentlly friendly clothing brand based on my art. Prison opened my eyes to the systemic racism, cruelty, corruption, and inequality in this country. Now I try to expose what I witnessed and endured to legislation. I created this women's clothing brand (also comes in plus sizes) during my healing journey, I want to help people from all walks of life do the same. I'm in the editing stages of my memoir and am also creating an adult coloring book based on PTSD and what I learned from my own trauma. Http://www.Legaleriste.com/en/Elizabeth.mikotowicz

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/the-burial-a-conversation-with-jeff-okee Jeff began working in their family business 51 years ago. He is a fifth-generation family member in the company business and a descendant of Edward O’Keefe, Irish immigrant who came to America on the heels of the great potato famine in the mid 1800’s. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home will celebrate 160 years since the beginning of their origins in 2025. Jeff has served two Gubernatorial appoints and former Chairman on the Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service which licenses and regulates Funeral Homes, Crematories and the professions personnel. Jeff has been a board member of The Peoples Bank of Biloxi for 37 years and has served on the local Hospital Board of Merit Health Biloxi for 36 years. Jeff was a Co-Plaintiff with his father, Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe and their companies against the Loewen Group International in 1995. He is CEO of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Inc. which operates 7 funeral homes, 3 cemeteries and Mississippi’s first Crematory. The O'keefe Family has been in bedded in the Biloxi Community for over 160 years and providing funeral services since the late 1800's. They have family run for politic offices and advocate for the best way of life in Mississippi since the American Civil War.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/depictionsmedia/alberta-health-and-federal-climate-actio Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, and Jennifer Morgan, Germany’s state secretary and special envoy for international climate action, provide a virtual update on the climate finance goal to help developing countries adapt to and tackle climate change. The update comes ahead of the United Nations climate change conference (COP28) that is taking place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. At the COP15 summit in 2009, developed nations committed to mobilize US$100 billion per year by 2020 for climate financing. The $100-billion goal was extended in 2015 through to 2025. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces her government will restructure the delivery of health care in the province in a major overhaul of the system. The changes will reduce Alberta Health Services to one of four new service delivery organizations, each with an individual focus on primary care, acute care, continuing care and mental health and addiction. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces the federal government is investing $2 million to rehabilitate the ravine centre at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. The investment will go towards helping to lower energy consumption and emissions through building upgrades, and will also help to create a new Indigenous programming space. Mayor Oliva Chow, Evergreen representatives Helen Burstyn (chair of the board of directors), Suzy Wilcox (director of fundraising) and Jennifer Angel (CEO) as well as Councillor Dianne Saxe also take part in the news conference. #inspiringstories #inspirationalstory #faith #loveandtrust #podcast #newmedia #audiobooks #faithlovetrust