One Thousand Gifts: Friday, Week Thirty-Five

Hand-painted Easter eggs from the Easter Market

Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic

Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you've had a wonderful week. The world has completely greened-up here in Central Alabama because we've had a lot of rain. The woods and gardens near our home are stunning!

This week's lesson is entitled "wedded grace." Kitty enjoyed it, and said it was one of her favorite lessons so far. I agree...I found my face hurting from my big grin when I finished reading it! Weddings are indeed a sacrament even though many in today's world do not view it as such. In that context, isn't the wedding metaphor for how Christ and the church are one both exciting and comforting?

Below is this week's featured scripture.

There is also at least four other verses mentioned in this week's lesson. I won't post all of them, but I will leave you with this one:

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband...And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
~Revelation 21:2,4 (KJV)

If these verses don't make us smile until our faces hurt, then I don't think anything can!

Prayer Requests

Pray for Kitty's son Mike to get a job. AI has taken away many jobs in his industry.
Continue to pray for Kitty's SIL Eric as he recovers from surgery. Pray that he won't get any infections. Also pray for her daughter as her responsibilities have increased while Eric recovers.
Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
Rita's daughters have competed their studies for the semester, and both did well. Praise God!
Please pray for my friend Charlotte's son Connor. He is struggling with mental illness.
Please pray for my friend Dawn who is fighting leukemia.
Sam has another extended Drill Date this month. He cannot tell us much... just that several teams will be deployed. Pray for the 157th!