HAPPY Sunday Night Everybody! Let Your Cares Fall To The Wayside, Loosen Up, And Dance. :D Sharing Melody Of Love ❤ by Donna Summer ❤

I have always LOVED Donna Summer, who is known as the Queen of Disco! I grew up listening to her music since I was child. My mom was a huge fan of her music and always took me with her to all of her concerts. The tables turned when I became an adult. I was the one surprising my mom with concert tickets for both of us to enjoy Donna Summer perform live. Great memories. We'll no longer get to enjoy seeing Donna Summer perform in person because Donna Summer sadly passed away in 2012. I'm just grateful that my mom and I have so many memories together seeing her perform live. Those are memories I will always treasure.

This song starts off slow for the 1st minute, then picks up to a great dance tune with AWESOME lyrics! A message I can relate to. This is how Jesus came into my life. Let this music permeate every fiber of your BEING! ❤

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend doing whatever it is that puts a great big smile on your face! Always remember to not sweat the small stuff. What is the small stuff you ask? EVERYTHING! Life is good. No matter what it looks like right now, remember life is always good.  Just knowing you're above ground should be enough to snap you out of your negative thinking. Change your perspective about your situation. I have found that prayer helps me do that. Prayer keeps my heart and mind on God's promises for me and while I pray, I feel the Holy Spirit giving me a great big spiritual hug inside. It's an amazing feeling. One that makes you keep wanting to come back to the Holy Spirit for more. The kind of feeling you want others to feel. Prayer is a very personal experience. If you have a partner that believes in the same, that's wonderful for you to share this profound experience with another soul. But for the most part, prayer is you drawing close to God, the source of all living things. Which causes you to heal and grow and expand as a result on a personal level.

I've shared some prayers with you on the top right side of my blog. Sending you lots and lots of love. You will get through this. Whatever it is you're going through. The key word is "through". God is saying "Be still and know that I am with you. I will give you strength, courage and wisdom to see you through." Put your trust in God that everything is going to be okay in the end. Trust and Believe that victory is already yours because of the finished work of Jesus Christ at the cross. Have FAITH in God's Supernatural Divine intervention in your situation you need help with. It is very real. :)

"Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is LOVE." [1 John 4:7-8 NLT] ❤

Melody of LOVE ~ by Donna Summer

I always

Stayed away from love

Afraid of what might

Might happen

Till I thought

I heard a sound above

Singing through my very

Own heart

Was a melody

I never heard

Like birds singing loud

To the sky

Never dreamed that

True love would help me

Find my way

Didn't know how deep I'd fallen

Until you rescued, rescued me

Suddenly

Strings began

I heard the melody again and again

The sound of music

Flowing through my head

So rare

I'm walking on air

Melody of LOVE

Sing that song for me yeah

I want to hear somebody sing

Melody of LOVE

Oh take me away

One lonely night

You up and danced into my dreams

Baby you set my heart on fire

So I've been burning

Burning ever since yeah

Suddenly

Strings began

I heard the melody again and again

The sounds of trumpets

Flowing through my head

So rare I'm walking on air

Melody of LOVE

Sing that song for me yeah

I want to hear somebody sing

Melody of LOVE

Oh take me away

Melody of LOVE

Oh set me free yeah

I want to hear somebody sing

Melody of LOVE

Oh take me away

Oh melody

Oh melody

I can really feel it

You can feel it too

Oh melody

Oh melody

Melody of LOVE

Sing that song for me yeah

I want to hear somebody sing

Melody of LOVE

Oh take me away

Melody of LOVE

Oh set me free yeah

I want to hear somebody sing

Melody of LOVE

Oh take me away

I'm Watching Clash of the Titans (1981) This Evening. I Absolutely Still Love This Movie From My Childhood. I Hope You Do Too. :) I Share Actual Mindblowing Proof The Gods In This Movie Are Real.

I absolutely still love this movie from my childhood. I hope you do too. I have my popcorn ready, and my ginger ale chilled, looking forward to this Sunday evening delight. :)

But before I leave, I just wanted to say that I did not like the new 2010 version of this story. It felt like all they focused on was special effects and not the story. It's like meeting a muscular man or woman with no personality. Less is more and the actors in the 1981 version were perfectly cast. The acting was superb. The entire production of the 1981 version of this movie was perfection... in my humble opinion.

From Fandom.com: Clash of the Titans is a 1981 film based on the Greek myths of Perseus and his battles against Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda. It was released on June 12, 1981. The movie was remade for a 2010 release.

The gods predict that Perseus and Andromeda will live happily, rule wisely, and produce children, and Zeus forbids the other gods to pursue vengeance against them. The likenesses of Perseus, Andromeda, Pegasus, and Cassiopeia appear as constellations.

Ray Harryhausen used the special effects technique of stop motion animation to create the various creatures in Clash of the Titans. Harryhausen was also co-producer of the film, and retired from filmmaking shortly after the movie was released, making this his last main feature film. Despite the mechanical owl Bubo's similarities to the droid R2-D2 of the 1977 film Star Wars, Harryhausen claimed that Bubo was created before Star Wars was released.

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From Letterboxd: Clash of the Titans 1981 Directed by Desmond Davis

You will feel the power. Live the adventure. Experience the fantastic.

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfill his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa’s head, and battling the Kraken monster.

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Clash of the Titans is a 1981 British-American heroic fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross which retells the Greek mythological story of Perseus. It stars Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier. The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen. It was released on June 12, 1981 and grossed $41 million at the North American box office, which made it the 11th-highest-grossing film of the year. A novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981.

Box office

Clash of the Titans was released on June 12, 1981. By the time it finished its theatrical run, it had grossed $41 million in North America. The film had a worldwide gross of over $60 million and was one of 1981's biggest hits.

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CineFix published May 7, 2013: Ray Harryhausen Tribute 1920-2013. Director Jack Perez (MONSTER ISLAND, MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS, SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE) gives a tribute to the Stop Motion Animation pioneer and special effects giant, Ray Harryhausen, who passed away on Tues, May 7, 2013.

Mentored by the great Willis O'Brien, who animated the legendary KING KONG (1933), Ray Harryhausen influenced legions of filmmakers and special effects technicians, creating awe-inspiring stop motion animated sequences in JASON & THE ARGONAUTS, THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, CLASH OF THE TITANS, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, 20,000,000 MILES TO EARTH, THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C., & MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, among many others.

Stop Motion Works published May 18, 2013: Before CGI animation, there was Ray Harryhausen. He was the Godfather and inspiration of modern special effects. Mainstream movie business ignores Stop Motion now. There are technical advances in stop motion special effects and can be viable in independent film genre such as fantasy, horror, science fiction.

40 minutes - Produced in UK - 1999, October Films Production / Channel 4 TV Corp

Flashback Friday: Clash of the Titans Is a Film Out of Time

written by Chris Cummins

[source: Movie Fanfare]

When it was released in June of 1981, Clash of the Titans was a box office success that was the year’s 11th highest grossing film thanks to its take of $41,000,000. The movie presents the story of the Greek myth of Perseus (Harry Hamlin) and is most notable for featuring the final special effects work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen, whom director Desmond Davis handed the film’s many spectacular sequences over to. Hamlin shines as the son of Zeus, who must tame the winged horse Pegasus, slay the snake-haired Medusa, and rescue the beautiful Andromeda from the Kraken, a giant four-armed sea monster. Another aspect of the film that is much heralded is its supporting cast, which includes such acting heavyweights as Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, and Laurence Olivier as Zeus.

However, despite doing well financially and featuring a stellar cast, the movie has a reputation in certain circles of being cheesy and dated. To this we say nonsense, for this is a film that is more of a last hurrah for the classic — and still impressive from a 2017 perspective — special effects that Harryhausen ushered in with films like Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. By the time the summer of ’81 rolled around, movies like Westworld, Logan’s Run, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Raiders of the Lost Ark had made Harryhausen’s techniques seem quaint and old fashioned. There’s a validity to that for sure, but by no means are Harryhausen’s effects dated, and many of the technicians who worked on subsequent FX-heavy pictures were quick to acknowledge how much his work influenced what they do…and still does. (And yes, the effects in the 1981 version of Clash of the Titan, even Bubo, are still more impressive than those featured in the hollow 2010 remake).

There would be no future without the past. And although the original Clash was released at a time when the special effects industry was moving ahead at warp speed, there is still time to pause and take in the mastery of the craft that is on display in this fantastic fantasy flick. This may have been his last mainstream effort, but Harryhausen continued to talk about his craft until his death in 2013. He remains a vital influence on anyone whose job it is to bring the fantastic to life on screen, and we have no doubt that his peerless work will continue to resonate throughout pop culture well until the end of time.

😳****ACTUAL PROOF THE GODS IN THIS MOVIE ARE REAL****😳

GlobalAwareness101 published Actual ginormous fossils of these ancient gods take up half a continent. 😳 Click the box on the lower right to enlarge screen.

PART 1 of 2: Okay this is some interesting mind blowing stuff right here. I'm convinced these are actual ginormous fossils of these ancient gods. So this is proof these gods are not myths. These stories are not made up.

For more information on other amazing mindblowing discoveries, please visit Roger Spurr Mudflud University channel on YouTube.

I customized this background and description and added the captions that I proofread for you. I stitched together several clips of his videos to create this 21 minute video for you that I split into 2 parts.

I made this video last year May 2025. I'm sharing again for new followers.

5 Ways To Become Your Own Best Friend 💖

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5 Ways to Become Your Own Best Friend

written by Naomi Goodlet

[source: LifeHack.org]

Why would you want to become your own best friend? There are a number of benefits to creating your own internal support system rather than relying on your partner, friends or family to be there for you when you’re suffering. Having expectations of other people can lead to disappointment, heartbreak, and relationship breakdown if your expectations aren’t met.

We all have it in us to give ourselves what we need, without seeking it externally.

Of course, it’s great if you have a strong support network, but you could still benefit from becoming more self-reliant. And what about if you have no one to turn to for help, or if your current support people are unable to be there for you?

Isn’t it far better to know how to support yourself in times of need? Here’s how to become your own best friend.

1. Be nice to yourself

The first step to becoming a friend to yourself is to treat yourself like you would treat a friend. That means that you need to stop being self-critical and beating yourself up. Start by acknowledging your good qualities, talents and abilities and begin to appreciate your own unique self.

When you catch yourself thinking up some nasty self-talk, stop and ask, “Would I say this to my best friend?” If not, then reframe your self-talk to be more supportive and caring.

2. Imagine how you would support a friend in the same situation

Think about a loved one, a friend, a family member, someone dear to you and imagine that they are in the same situation you are currently facing. Think about how they’re struggling, suffering, and feeling stuck with this problem, then consider how to best offer assistance and advice to them.

Craft the words that you would say to your greatest friend and then say them gently to yourself. Allow yourself to feel supported, and give yourself what you need.

3. Honor your needs 👈

Following the theme of considering how you would help a dear friend, you need to start taking your own advice and putting your own needs first. Do you need a day off from work? A long hot bath? An early night? A wild night?

Some time to catch up on your reading, cleaning, gardening, creative projects, social life or self-care?

Whatever it is that you need, allow yourself to put it at the top of the list rather than the bottom. Be there for yourself and make it happen.

4. Stand back from your thoughts

Just because a thought pops into your mind, you don’t need to believe it and act upon it. Not all thoughts should be believed. If you’re struggling with negative thoughts like “I’m not good enough” or “I can’t cope with this” remember that it’s your choice whether or not you believe those thoughts.

“Standing back” from thoughts is a mindfulness technique whereby you imagine that your conscious awareness has taken a step backwards, out of your mind. That way you can simply observe the thoughts that pass through, without needing to engage with them. Use it whenever you’re dealing with unhelpful thoughts.

5. Send compassion to the part of you that is hurting

Being a friend to yourself involves adopting and mastering the art of self-compassion. Compassion isn’t forceful or solution-focused. Compassion is accepting, peaceful, and loving, without the need to control or change anything.

Imagine a mother holding a child who has bumped his head. Her compassion is a strong and powerful force. She simply holds her child with loving, comforting, gentle arms and whispers “It will be alright my love.” The child trusts his mother’s words just as you will learn to trust your own words when you speak to yourself.

Imagine yourself as both the child and the mother simultaneously. Offer compassion at the same time as you open up to receive it.

Use these techniques to become your own best friend and start being there for yourself!

How Old Would You Be If...❤

A friend gave me this magnet years ago. She said she thought of me after she read it. Have you ever been asked this question? What is the first thing that comes to mind for you? Take some time to think this through.

For me, I see age as being fluid. I am as old as I feel and my response depends on what the situation and moments in time call for. There are times when I need to be serious and there are times when I can feel free to let my inner child come through. There is a full range of possibilities within. Although, I am keenly aware of the set time I have spent on this earth and I do treasure every one of those years; the good, the bad. and the ugly. YES! I treasure all of the years I have experienced on earth.

Since we have no knowledge of when our time will expire, we do need to cherish every moment and make the most of every moment. Hugs! ❤

UPDATE 7/22/18: Hi everybody, I have a beef I need to address. I've been getting a lot of 'grow up already' from people who choose to visit and read what I share on my GlobalAwareness101.org website. My response to all of you who feel this way need to lighten up. All of the cartoons we enjoyed as children ever produced were created by ADULTS. Most all of the books that we read in our youth that inspired us were written by ADULTS. All of the movies that inspired us in our youth were created by ADULTS. All of the video games we loved to play in our youth were created by ADULTS. All of the toys we enjoyed playing with in our youth were created by ADULTS. The amusement parks we enjoyed in our youth were created by ADULTS. Are you catching my drift? Good.

Let this be a lesson for all of you. Don't allow spiritually unconscious people to intimidate you from what inspires you to create. A spiritually unconscious person literally doesn't understand the meaning of inspiration, or that each of us is inspired uniquely. Nor do they understand what it means to be creative. Don't be angry with a person like this. Just forgive them because they literally do not know any better. Let it go and move on. Go on creating and being yourself. Always remember that you have a creative process that is uniquely your own.

Here is a quote that I hold dear to my heart:

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman 

CARPE DIEM!

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and YES I love tutu's! ;)

Laughter Came from Every Brick, A Poem ♥

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Laughter Came from Every Brick

from Love Poems from God, by Daniel Ladinsky

Just these two words He spoke

changed my life,

“Enjoy Me.”

What a burden I thought I was to carry -

a crucifix, as did He.

Love once said to me, “I know a song,

would you like to hear it?”

And laughter came from every brick in the street

and from every pore in the sky.

After a night of prayer,
He changed my life when

He sang,

“Enjoy Me.”

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Tips to help you put more laughter in your life:

* Figure out what makes you laugh and do it (or read it or watch it) more often.

* Surround yourself with funny people — be with them every chance you get.

* Develop your own sense of humor but never at anyone else’s expense.

Celebrating the Gift of Laughter :)

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Celebrating the Gift of Laughter

[source: CBMidwest]

"A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken." [Proverbs 15:13]

Recent research has demonstrated what our grandmothers always knew: LAUGHTER is GOOD MEDICINE. Humor and laughter make a significant contribution to both our physical and mental health. Learning to adopt a lighter attitude and see the funny side of everyday situations gives us the resilience we need to cope on the tough days.

Let us pause and recall that the God of joy and laughter is always abiding with us and filling us with life, with hope, with creativity and with a thirst for union with Him. We are God’s people, alive in the Spirit and called to continually celebrate His presence in our lives. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

"There is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to laugh, a time to dance, a time to embrace." [Ecclesiastes 3:1,4,5]

Humor is both God’s gift and a life-saving medicine.

"There’s nothing like a good laugh. It tickles our very souls. Laughter is an activity of the heart. We scrunch our souls with negativity and a lack of enthusiasm, but laughter smoothes them out. Laughter makes a noise so others can hear our feelings.” [Tickle Your Soul, Anne Bryan Smollin]

Reflection

An aspect of a child-like spirit is joyful glee. Jesus invites us to enjoy life, to nurture our sense of humor. Our faith, and especially our prayer life is enriched through this God given gift. One of the reasons I love being around children and teenagers is that they find delight in so much of life. They find delight and wonder in so many things, and notice that which we adults often times either take for granted or simply do not see. Children then usually react without the inhibitions that we adults place upon ourselves. This reaction often takes form in laughter, joyous, bubbly laughter. The humor of life is fresh and easily accessed in the childlike spirit.

Meditation

Laughter cleanses us from discouragement, anger, apathy, and grief, making room for new feelings and thoughts. Laughter frees us from self-consciousness, anxiety, and stress. Laughter helps heal our physical ailments – it massages internal organs and strengthens the life force flowing through us. Laughter teaches us to take our troubles lightly, releasing our spirits from the weight of the world and of ourselves. Laughter unites what has been separate, connecting us to one another and to our true selves. Laughter calls forth our desire to live. Laughter, then, is a source of miracles. Surely, it’s one of the places where we can meet our God. [“Glad Day,” Joan Larkin]

Intercessions

That our hearts may always be filled with joy and thanksgiving, we pray…

For those who see no joy in life, we pray…

For those who are able to lift up our spirits, we pray…

That we realize the importance of taking care of our mental and physical health through the gift of laughter, we pray…

Let us pray:

Loving Father,

Lord of clowns and smiling saints,

we rejoice that You are a God of laughter and tears.

Blessed are You, for You have rooted within us

the gifts of humor, lightheartedness and mirth.

With jokes and comedy, You cause our hearts to sing

as laughter flows out of us.

We are grateful that Your Son, Jesus, the Master,

daily invites us to be Fools for Your sake,

to embrace the madness

of Your prophets, holy people and saints.

We delight in that Holy Madness

which becomes medicine to heal the chaos of the cosmos

since it calls each of us

from the hum-drumness of daily life

into joy, adventure,

and most of all, into FREEDOM.

With circus bands and organ grinders,

with fools, clowns, court jesters and comedians,

with high spirited angels and saints,

we too join in the fun and foolishness of life,

so that Your holy laughter

may ring out to the edges of the universe.

Blessed are You, O Lord, our God,

Who invites us to be filled with holy laughter.
♥ AMEN ♥

Hope You're Enjoying Your Weekend. Sending Some Humor Your Way To Tickle Your Funny Bone. Love You! 😊

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What Was The Meaning And Importance Of The Transfiguration? At The Transfiguration The Lord Our God Sent Moses And Elijah To Talk With Jesus. First Time Moses Step Foot In The Promised Land.

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What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?

[source: GotQuestions.org]

Question: "What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?"

Answer: About a week after Jesus plainly told His disciples that He would suffer, be killed, and be raised to life (Luke 9:22), He took Peter, James and John up a mountain to pray. While praying, His personal appearance was changed into a glorified form, and His clothing became dazzling white. Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus about His death that would soon take place. Peter, not knowing what he was saying and being very fearful, offered to put up three shelters for them. This is undoubtedly a reference to the booths that were used to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, when the Israelites dwelt in booths for 7 days (Lev. 23:34–42). Peter was expressing a wish to stay in that place. When a cloud enveloped them, a voice said, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen, whom I love; listen to Him!” The cloud lifted, Moses and Elijah had disappeared, and Jesus was alone with His disciples who were still very much afraid. Jesus warned them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after His resurrection. The three accounts of this event are found in Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36.

Undoubtedly, the purpose of the transfiguration of Christ into at least a part of His heavenly glory was so that the “inner circle” of His disciples could gain a greater understanding of who Jesus was. Christ underwent a dramatic change in appearance in order that the disciples could behold Him in His glory. The disciples, who had only known Him in His human body, now had a greater realization of the deity of Christ, though they could not fully comprehend it. That gave them the reassurance they needed after hearing the shocking news of His coming death.

Symbolically, the appearance of Moses and Elijah represented the Law and the Prophets. But God’s voice from heaven – “Listen to Him!” - clearly showed that the Law and the Prophets must give way to Jesus. The One who is the new and living way is replacing the old – He is the fulfillment of the Law and the countless prophecies in the Old Testament. Also, in His glorified form they saw a preview of His coming glorification and enthronement as King of kings and Lord of lords.

The disciples never forgot what happened that day on the mountain and no doubt this was intended. John wrote in his gospel, “We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only” (John 1:14). Peter also wrote of it, “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with Him on the sacred mountain” (2 Peter 1:16-18). Those who witnessed the transfiguration bore witness to it to the other disciples and to countless millions down through the centuries.

Moses and the Transfiguration

written by Clint Magnus

[source: ICCnorthwestBC.com]

On this Transfiguration Sunday we get to witness something amazing... we get to see that there is more to this story of Moses. The Events on the mountain of Transfiguration happen just before the events of Holy Week and God's plan of salvation in Christ's death and resurrection is unveiled before our eyes. We read in our Gospel lesson that Jesus took Peter, James and John up onto the mountain to pray. And as Jesus was praying His face became a dazzling white as He was revealed in all His heavenly brilliance. But He was not alone. Verse 30 tells us, “And behold two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.” Did you catch that? Moses was there in Glory! And in this we see God's plan for His people and God's grace for sinners shining through. We see that God never turned His back on Moses... yes Moses had to pay the earthly consequences of sin... we all do, but God never stopped knowing Moses face to face because of it. Not death nor the grave could separate him from God's love. In this we see why Christ was born into the world, died on the cross for sinners and rose bodily never to die again. In Christ we see a greater Moses... one who leads His people out of slavery to sin and even death itself to the Promised Land of eternal life in Heaven.

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He did it because He loves us and doesn't want to spend eternity without us. He did it because we need Him because we can't do it ourselves. And so when we read the account of the Transfiguration we are actually reading the account of our own redemption. That God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but receive eternal life. Jesus was Transfigured before those 3 witnesses so that they would have a clear picture in their minds when He went to the cross... this was how it had to be, and so they could record these events for you and me even 2000 years later to give us confidence that Jesus really is who He says He is, “God the Son.” Moses and Elijah were there to show us that Jesus really does have the power and authority to grant life after death for all those who repent of their sin and believe in Him as their Savior.

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It is fitting that Moses was on the mountain that day with Jesus. He had a few mountaintop experiences. Mount Sinai where he received the 10 commandments, Mount Nebo where God revealed the Promised Land to him and now the Mountain of transfiguration where he and Elijah talked to Jesus about His impending death. This glorious vision of Jesus being transfigured in front of Peter, John, James, Elijah and Moses gives us the assurance that we too one day will see what they saw. That in Christ, our sin will not prevent us from entering the Promised land... God's Holy mountain, Mount Zion where we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever... Amen.

The Transfiguration

[source: Sacred-Texts.com]

I saw that the faith of the disciples was greatly strengthened at the transfiguration. God chose to give the followers of Jesus strong proof that he was the promised Messiah, that in their bitter sorrow and disappointment they should not entirely cast away their confidence. At the transfiguration the Lord sent Moses and Elijah to talk with Jesus concerning his suffering and death. Instead of choosing angels to converse with his Son, God chose those who had an experience in the trials of earth. A few of his followers were permitted to be with him and behold his face lighted up with divine glory, and witness his raiment white and glistening, and hear the voice of God, in fearful majesty, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear him.

Elijah had walked with God. His work had not been pleasant. God, through him, had reproved sin. He was a prophet of God, and had to flee from place to place to save his life. He was hunted like the wild beasts that they might destroy him. God translated Elijah. Angels bore him in glory and triumph to heaven. (He was Ascended.)

Moses had been a man greatly honored of God. He was greater than any who had lived before him. He was privileged to talk with God face to face as a man speaketh with a friend. He was permitted to see the bright light and excellent glory that enshrouded the Father. Through Moses the Lord delivered the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage. Moses was a mediator for the children of Israel. He often stood between them and the wrath of God. When the wrath of God was greatly kindled against Israel for their unbelief, their murmurings, and their grievous sins, Moses’ love for them was tested. God promised him that if he would let Israel go, let them be destroyed, he would make of him a mighty nation. Moses showed his love for Israel by his earnest pleading. In his distress he prayed God to turn from his fierce anger, and forgive Israel, or blot his name out of his book.

When Israel murmured against God and against Moses, because they could get no water, they accused him of leading them out to kill them and their children. God heard their murmurings, and bade Moses smite the rock, that the children of Israel might have water. Moses smote the rock in wrath, and took the glory to himself. The continual waywardness and murmuring of the children of Israel had caused him the keenest sorrow, and for a little he forgot how much God had borne with them, and that their murmuring was not against Moses, but against God. He thought only of himself, how deeply he was wronged, and how little gratitude they manifested in return, for his deep love for them.

As Moses smote the rock, he failed to honor God, and magnify him before the children of Israel, that they might glorify God. And the Lord was displeased with Moses, and said that he should not enter the promised land. It was God’s plan to often prove Israel by bringing them into strait places, and then in their great necessity exhibit his power, that he might live in their memory, and they glorify him.

When Moses came down from the mount with the two tables of stone, and saw Israel worshiping the golden calf, his anger was greatly kindled, and he threw down the tables of stone, and broke them. I saw that Moses did not sin in this. He was wroth for God, jealous for his glory. But when he yielded to the natural feelings of the heart, and took glory to himself, which was due to God, he sinned, and for that sin, God would not suffer him to enter the promised land.

Satan had been trying to find something wherewith to accuse Moses before the angels. Satan triumphed in that he had caused him to displease God, and he exulted, and told the angels that when the Saviour of the world should come to redeem man, he could overcome him. For this transgression Moses came under the power of Satan - the dominion of death. Had he remained steadfast, and not sinned in taking glory to himself, the Lord would have brought him to the promised land, and then translated him to heaven without seeing death.

I saw that Moses passed through death, but Michael came down and gave him life before he saw corruption. Satan claimed the body as his, but Michael resurrected Moses, and took him to heaven. The Devil tried to hold his body, and railed out bitterly against God, denounced him as unjust, in taking from him his prey. But Michael did not rebuke the Devil, although it was through his temptation and power that God’s servant had fallen. Christ meekly referred him to his Father, saying, The Lord rebuke thee.

Jesus told his disciples that there were some standing with him who should not taste of death till they should see the kingdom of God come with power. At the transfiguration this promise was fulfilled. The fashion of Jesus’ countenance was changed, and shone like the sun. His raiment was white and glistening. Moses was present, and represented those who will be raised from the dead at the second appearing of Jesus. And Elijah, who was translated without seeing death, represented those who will be changed to immortality at Christ’s second coming, and without seeing death will be translated to heaven. The disciples beheld with fear and astonishment the excellent majesty of Jesus, and the cloud that overshadowed them, and heard the voice of God in terrible majesty, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear him.

See Exodus chap. 32; Numbers 20:7-12; Deuteronomy 34:5; 2 Kings 2:11; Mark chap. 9; Jude 9

10 Inspirational Quotes by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was a Prague German-language novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers, and has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle).

Franz Kafka Bibliography:
[source: Franz Kafka Online]

Novels:
The Trial (1925)
The Castle (1926)
America (1927)

Novellas/Short Stories
The Judgement (1913)
Meditation (1913)
In the Penal Colony (1914)
The Metamorphosis (1915)
A Country Doctor (1916)
A Report to an Academy (1919)
Letters to His Father (1919)
The Burrow(1923)
Josepine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk (1924)
A Hunger Artist (1924)
The Giant Mole (1931)
The Great Wall of China (1933)
Investigations of a Dog (1933)
Before the Law (1933)
Blumfield, an Elderly Bachelor (1933)
Description of a Struggle (1936)
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-23 (1951)
Letters to Milena (1952)
Letters 1902-24 (1958) (ed. by M. Brod)
Letters to Felice (1967)
Letters to Ottla and the Family (1974)
Letters to Friends, Family and Editors (1977)

The term Kafkaesque has entered the English language to describe situations like those in his writing.

Kafka was born into a middle-class, German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today part of the Czech Republic. He trained as a lawyer, and after completing his legal education he was employed with an insurance company, forcing him to relegate writing to his spare time. Over the course of his life, Kafka wrote hundreds of letters to family and close friends, including his father, with whom he had a strained and formal relationship. He became engaged to several women but never married. He died in 1924 at the age of 40 from tuberculosis.

10 Inspirational Quotes by Franz Kafka

1. Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

2. Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

3. Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.

4. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

5. By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

6. They say ignorance is bliss... they're wrong.

7. He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.

8. First impressions are always unreliable.

9. Most men are not wicked... They are sleep-walkers, not evil evildoers.

10. God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.

BONUS

You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart.

BONUS BONUS

The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.

INSPIRATIONAL POEM: Hidden Mystery...💖✨

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Hidden Mystery

written by Fred Burks

In the deepest depths of you and me

In the deepest depths of we

Lies the most beautiful jewel

Shining forth eternally

Within that precious jewel

Within that priceless piece of we

Lies a time beyond all time

Lies a place beyond all space

Within that sacred source of radiance

Lies a love beyond all love

Waiting

Waiting

Waiting

Ever so patiently

Waiting for you, waiting for me

Waiting patiently for all to see

The beauty that is you inside of me

The beauty that is me inside of thee

In the deepest depths of you and me

In the deepest depths of we

Lies the love and wisdom

Of all Eternity ♥

The Value Of One Life ((( ♥ ))) I Love This Message. I Would Do The Same. Repost Since 2013.

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Walking along a beach, a mother saw her daughter picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. She asked the girl why she was doing this. The girl explained the starfish would die if left til the morning.

The mother asked, "What difference will your efforts make when there are thousands of starfish on the beach?"

The girl stopped and looked at the starfish she was holding and said, "It will make a difference to this one."

Mel Brooks Presents: Young Frankenstein

I'm enjoying movie FRIGHT night on this All Hallows' Eve! It's time for me to get the popcorn ready, order my pizza and turn off the lights. I always have to set the stage for a goosebump, hair-raising, spine-tingling night of HORROR movies! Bwahahahaha... Ahem.

Nevertheless, this Mel Brooks classic has been a permanent fixture on my Halloween movie list. I always have to throw in a little bit of humor. See you later, alligators! :D ♥

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Jack O'Lanterns and The Tale Of Stingy Jack. A Person Asked Me If I Knew How The Tradition Began. I Had No Idea. So I Looked It Up And Now I Am Sharing Info With You. :)

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Jack O'Lanterns and The Tale Of Stingy Jack

[source: Pumpkin Nook]

The Irish brought the tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack O'Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O'Lantern was not a pumpkin. Pumpkins did not exist in Ireland. Ancient Celtic cultures in Ireland carved turnips on All Hallow's Eve, and placed an ember in them, to ward off evil spirits.

The Tale of Stingy Jack and the Jack O' Lantern

Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. Many of the stories, center round Stingy Jack. Here's the most popular story:

Stingy Jack was a miserable, old drunk who took pleasure in playing tricks on just about everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the Devil himself. One day, he tricked the Devil into climbing up an apple tree. After the Devil climbed up the tree, Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree. Unable to touch a cross, the Devil was stuck in the tree. Stingy Jack made the Devil promise him not to take his soul when he died. Once the devil promised not to take his soul, Stingy Jack removed the crosses, and the Devil climbed down out of the apple tree.

Many years later, Jack died, he went to the pearly gates of Heaven and was told by Saint Peter that he was mean and cruel, and had led a miserable, worthless life on earth. Stingy Jack was not allowed to enter heaven. He then went down to Hell and the Devil. The Devil kept his promise and would not allow him to enter Hell. Now Jack was scared . He had nowhere to go, but to wander about forever in the dark Netherworld between heaven and hell. He asked the Devil how he could leave, as there was no light. The Devil tossed him an ember from the flames of Hell, to help Stingy Jack light his way. Jack had a Turnip with him. It was one of his favorite foods, and he always carried one with him. Jack hollowed out the Turnip, and placed the ember the Devil had given him, inside the turnip. From that day onward, Stingy Jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting his way as he went with his "Jack O'Lantern".

On all Hallow's eve, the Irish hollowed out Turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and beets. They placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep Stingy Jack away. These were the original Jack O'Lanterns. In the 1800's a couple of waves of Irish immigrants came to America. The Irish immigrants quickly discovered that Pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve out. So they used pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns.

A Little Halloween History

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Halloween

[source: wikipedia]

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening) is an annual holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night preceding All Hallows Day. Much like Day of the Dead celebrations, the holiday has ancient origins tied to seasonal change, harvest time, and festivals honoring the dead. Typical Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Pre-Christian influences

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)", derived from the Old Irish Samuin meaning "summer's end". Samhain was the first and by far the most important of the four quarter days in the medieval Irish and Scottish calendar and, falling on the last day of Autumn, it was a time for stock-taking and preparation for the cold winter months ahead. There was also a sense that this was the time of year when the physical and supernatural worlds were closest and magical things could happen. To ward off these spirits, the Gaels built huge, symbolically regenerative bonfires and invoked the help of the gods through animal and perhaps even human sacrifice.

Christian influences

Halloween is also thought to have been heavily influenced by the Christian holy days of All Saints' Day (also known as Hallowmas, All Hallows, and Hallowtide) and All Souls' Day. Falling on November 1st and 2nd respectively, collectively they were a time for honoring the Saints and praying for the recently departed who had yet to reach heaven. By the end of the 12th century they had become days of holy obligation across Europe and involved such traditions as ringing bells for the souls in purgatory and "souling", the custom of baking bread or soul cakes for "all crysten [christened] souls". It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints Day, and All Hallow's Eve provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies before moving onto the next world. To avoid being recognised by a soul, Christians would wear masques and costumes to disguise themselves, following the lighted candles set by others to guide their travel for worship the next day. Today, this practice has been perpetuated through trick-or-treating.

In Britain the rituals of Hallowtide and Halloween came under attack during the Reformation as Protestants denounced purgatory as a "popish" doctrine incompatible with the notion of predestination. In addition the increasing popularity of Guy Fawkes Night from 1605 on saw Halloween become eclipsed in Britain with the notable exception of Scotland. There and in Ireland, they had been celebrating Samhain and Halloween since the early Middle Ages, and it is believed the Kirk took a more pragmatic approach towards Halloween, viewing it as important to the life cycle and rites of passage of local communities and thus ensuring its survival in the country.

North American almanacs of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century give no indication that Halloween was recognized as a holiday. The Puritans of New England, for example, maintained strong opposition to the holiday and it was not until the mass Irish and Scottish immigration during the 19th century that the holiday was introduced to the continent in earnest. Initially confined to the immigrant communities during the mid-nineteenth century, it was gradually assimilated into mainstream society and by the first decade of the twentieth century it was being celebrated coast to coast by people of all social, racial and religious backgrounds.

Etymology

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day. Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

The Hellbound Train

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The Hellbound Train

poem written by Anonymous

A Texas cowboy lay down on a barroom floor,

Having drunk so much he could drink no more;

So he fell asleep with a troubled brain

To dream that he rode on a hell-bound train.

The engine with murderous blood was damp

And was brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp;

An imp, for fuel, was shoveling bones,

While the furnace rang with a thousand groans.

The boiler was filled with lager beer

And the devil himself was the engineer;

The passengers were a most motley crew-

Church member, atheist, Gentile, and Jew,

Rich men in broad cloth, beggars in rags,

Handsome young ladies, and withered old hags,

Yellow and black men, red, brown, and white,

All chained together-O God, what a sight!

While the train rushed on at an awful pace-

The sulphurous fumes scorched their hands and face;

Wider and wider the country grew,

As faster and faster the engine flew.

Louder and louder the thunder crashed

And brighter and brighter the lightning flashed;

Hotter and hotter the air became

Till the clothes were burned from each quivering frame.

And out of the distance there arose a yell,

"Ha, ha," said the devil, "we're nearing hell"

Then oh, how the passengers all shrieked with pain

And begged the devil to stop the train.

But he capered about and danced for glee,

And laughed and joked at their misery.

"My faithful friends, you have done the work

And the devil never can a payday shirk.

"You've bullied the weak, you've robbed the poor,

The starving brother you've turned from the door;

You've laid up gold where the canker rust,

And have given free vent to your beastly lust.

"You've justice scorned, and corruption sown,

And trampled the laws of nature down.

You have drunk, rioted, cheated, plundered, and lied,

And mocked at God in your hell-born pride.

"You have paid full fare, so I'll carry you through,

For it's only right you should have your due.

Why, the laborer always expects his hire,

So I'll land you safe in the lake of fire,

"Where your flesh will waste in the flames that roar,

And my imps torment you forevermore."

Then the cowboy awoke with an anguished cry,

His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high.

Then he prayed as he never had prayed till that hour

To be saved from his sin and the demon's power;

And his prayers and his vows were not in vain,

For he never rode the hell-bound train.

Do Not Whisper To The Wind ~ by Rayne Avalotus

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A poem/song often told to small children by the superstitous. Though this piece is often heard most often in human Santharian villages, it is believed to have originated from stories of the Forbidden Zone in Northern Sarvonia and dark places like the Water Marshes.

Do Not Whisper To The Wind
by Rayne Avalotus

Do not whisper to the wind,

For wind winds far and deep,

Deep down into the shadow land

Where evil creatures sleep.

The echo of thy uttered word

Can wake them, make them creep!

Do not whisper to the wind,

For seething monsters hear;

The winds will carry monologues

To meet their careful ears,

And they will rise up from their tombs

To plague the world with fear.

Do not whisper to the wind

For demons know, they say,

Where rests thy sleepy, pretty head

When darkness swallows day,

And in the night they’ll come on thee

And steal thy soul away!

Do not whisper to the wind,

For evil’s waiting there

With anxious claws and open ears

Just listening to the air.

And waiting for a foolish child

To whisper unaware.

Do not whisper to the wind,

For beasts come leather skinned

With eyes aglow in sickly hue

And figures tall and thinned.

Thou may not, shall not, cannot

Ever whisper to the wind!

Classic Cartoon The Groovie Goolies Show! This Is One Of My All-Time Favorite Childhood Cartoons HAPPY HALLOWEEN HAVE FUN BE SAFE 🎃👻

Cute Halloween Jokes ;)

Q. What do you call a witch who lives at the beach?

A. A sand-witch.

Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night?

A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.

Q. What did the skeleton say to the vampire?

A. You suck.

Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar?

A. For the Boos.

Q. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog?

A. He is mist.

Q. Why did the Vampire read the Wall Street Journal?

A. He heard it had great circulation.

Q. What are ghosts' favorite kind of streets?

A. Dead ends.

Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts wear?

A. Mas-scare-a.

Q. What happens when two vampires meet?

A. It was love at first bite!

Q. Why did the skeleton go disco dancing?

A. To see the boogy man.

Q: Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?

A: He had no guts.

Q. How did the ghost say goodbye to the vampire?

A. So long sucker!

Q. Where do vampires keep their money?
A: The blood bank!!!

Q. Why does a cemetery have to keep a fence around it?
A. Because people are dying to get in.

Happy Halloween Everyone! I Hope You Have A SPOOKTACULAR Fun Halloween Night And Please Be Safe...👻🙃😱