SMILES & THOUGHTS
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God’s Boxes of Love
sent in by someone from "Cuppa and Company"
I have in my hand two boxes
Which God gave me to hold
He said ‘put all your sorrows in the black
And all your joys in the gold.’
I heeded His words, and in the boxes
Both my joys and sorrows store
But thought the gold became heavier each day
The black as light as before.
With curiosity I opened the black
I wanted to find out why
And saw, in the base a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen by.
I showed the hole to God and mused aloud
I wonder where my sorrows could be?
He smiled, a gentle smile at me.
‘My child they are all here with Me’.
I asked God why give me the boxes?
Why gold and black with a hole?
‘My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black for you to let go
sent in by someone from "Cuppa and Company"
I have in my hand two boxes
Which God gave me to hold
He said ‘put all your sorrows in the black
And all your joys in the gold.’
I heeded His words, and in the boxes
Both my joys and sorrows store
But thought the gold became heavier each day
The black as light as before.
With curiosity I opened the black
I wanted to find out why
And saw, in the base a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen by.
I showed the hole to God and mused aloud
I wonder where my sorrows could be?
He smiled, a gentle smile at me.
‘My child they are all here with Me’.
I asked God why give me the boxes?
Why gold and black with a hole?
‘My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black for you to let go
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Whilst Sandy was doodling little characters recently, this head shape emerged. Take a few minutes to read the listed scriptures beneath to that illustrate we are all one in Christ our Head.
Colossians 1v18:”Jesus is the head of the body, the church”.
Ephesians 4v15: “....speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. “.
Galatians 3 v 28: “you are all one in Christ Jesus “. 1
Corinthians 12v27:“Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. “.
Ephesians 4v15: “....speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. “.
Galatians 3 v 28: “you are all one in Christ Jesus “. 1
Corinthians 12v27:“Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. “.
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BOOK SMILES: 4
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EXERCISE WITH A FRIEND!!
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ROOM FOR TWO!!
click on the very short video below
click on the very short video below
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SCHOOL BIBLE TEST
Pay special attention to the wording and spelling. if you know the bible, even a little, you'll find this hilarious! It comes from a Caithness school test.
Kids were asked questions about the old and new testaments. The following 24 statements about the bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected. incorrect spelling has been left in.
1. In the first book of the bible, Guinness, God got tired of creating the world so he took the sabbath off.
2. Adam and eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was Joan of ark. Noah built and ark and the animals came on in pears.
3. Lots wife was a pillar of salt during the day, but a ball of fire during the night.
4. Sampson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah.
5. Samson slayed the philistines with the axe of the apostles.
6. Moses led the Jews to the red sea where they made unleavened bread, which is bread without any ingredients.
7. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up to mount cyanide to get the ten commandments.
8. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.
9. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.
10. Moses died before he ever reached canada then Joshua led the hebrews in the battle of geritol.
11. The greatest miricle in the bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.
12. David was a hebrew king who was skilled at playing the liar. He fought the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in biblical times.
13. Solomon, one of Davids sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
14. When Mary heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the magna carta.
15. When the three wise guys from the east side arrived they found Jesus in the manager.
16. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.
17. St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.
18. Jesus enunciated the golden rule, which says to do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained a man doth not live by sweat alone.
19. It was a miricle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.
20. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.
21. The epistels were the wives of the apostles.
22. One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.
23. St. Paul cavorted to christianity, he preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marraige.
24. Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony. .
Pay special attention to the wording and spelling. if you know the bible, even a little, you'll find this hilarious! It comes from a Caithness school test.
Kids were asked questions about the old and new testaments. The following 24 statements about the bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected. incorrect spelling has been left in.
1. In the first book of the bible, Guinness, God got tired of creating the world so he took the sabbath off.
2. Adam and eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was Joan of ark. Noah built and ark and the animals came on in pears.
3. Lots wife was a pillar of salt during the day, but a ball of fire during the night.
4. Sampson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah.
5. Samson slayed the philistines with the axe of the apostles.
6. Moses led the Jews to the red sea where they made unleavened bread, which is bread without any ingredients.
7. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up to mount cyanide to get the ten commandments.
8. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.
9. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.
10. Moses died before he ever reached canada then Joshua led the hebrews in the battle of geritol.
11. The greatest miricle in the bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.
12. David was a hebrew king who was skilled at playing the liar. He fought the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in biblical times.
13. Solomon, one of Davids sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
14. When Mary heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the magna carta.
15. When the three wise guys from the east side arrived they found Jesus in the manager.
16. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.
17. St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.
18. Jesus enunciated the golden rule, which says to do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained a man doth not live by sweat alone.
19. It was a miricle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.
20. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.
21. The epistels were the wives of the apostles.
22. One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.
23. St. Paul cavorted to christianity, he preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marraige.
24. Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony. .
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YMCA: "WE'RE HERE FOR YOU" VIDEO - click on the start arrow to view a short video - well worth watching!!
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Where to go in lock-down - in unprecedented rhymes?
I wandered, only as a cloud engulfed the earth, sea, sky and trees.
The world was dull, despite the sun, as lock-down meant nothing would please.
My life a pit that naught could escape, the news each day the same, yet worse,
And so I turned, when all else failed, to find some small solace in verse.
Instead of looking at the world, the country and at politics,
I glanced at what was at my feet; it wasn’t all just stones and bricks,
But nature’s there both large and small, waiting for me to see it all.
The leaves the insects, flowers and trees, some only seen from on my knees.
An ant goes wandering ‘cross the path, not weary or dull, but so full of verve,
And every obstacle in his way is overcome eventually.
No limitations, size, strength or me, will stop him from reaching his own destiny.
So what can he do to alter the world? Well nothing, but still he’ll hold on to his nerve.
So what makes me fragile and what makes me wail, what makes me think all my efforts will fail?
The answer’s perspective, how everything looks when looked at for real, not made up or read out,
Not read in the papers, not heard on the news, from people who just want to tell a bad tale.
But listening instead as live nature speaks out, of the life and the hope which is all round about.
When sleepless at night, just hold on till the dawn, when blackbird and thrush will let nobody mourn.
The robin, the sparrow, the chaffinch and wren will all do their best to leave no-one forlorn.
Their chorus breaks forth every day of the week, so why can’t we also a new brightness seek?
Each morning is waiting for us to go forth, to celebrate daily a new chapter’s-worth.
So count all your blessings, the fewer there are, the more you will notice how new ones appear.
Thank God for each blessing from birth to this day and bless other people you’ve met on the way.
Count blessings, not problems, count friends and not foes, for others will join you on every new day,
Look forward and backward with equal appeal; keep counting your blessings for the rest of the year.
Devoncoaster aka Adrian
I wandered, only as a cloud engulfed the earth, sea, sky and trees.
The world was dull, despite the sun, as lock-down meant nothing would please.
My life a pit that naught could escape, the news each day the same, yet worse,
And so I turned, when all else failed, to find some small solace in verse.
Instead of looking at the world, the country and at politics,
I glanced at what was at my feet; it wasn’t all just stones and bricks,
But nature’s there both large and small, waiting for me to see it all.
The leaves the insects, flowers and trees, some only seen from on my knees.
An ant goes wandering ‘cross the path, not weary or dull, but so full of verve,
And every obstacle in his way is overcome eventually.
No limitations, size, strength or me, will stop him from reaching his own destiny.
So what can he do to alter the world? Well nothing, but still he’ll hold on to his nerve.
So what makes me fragile and what makes me wail, what makes me think all my efforts will fail?
The answer’s perspective, how everything looks when looked at for real, not made up or read out,
Not read in the papers, not heard on the news, from people who just want to tell a bad tale.
But listening instead as live nature speaks out, of the life and the hope which is all round about.
When sleepless at night, just hold on till the dawn, when blackbird and thrush will let nobody mourn.
The robin, the sparrow, the chaffinch and wren will all do their best to leave no-one forlorn.
Their chorus breaks forth every day of the week, so why can’t we also a new brightness seek?
Each morning is waiting for us to go forth, to celebrate daily a new chapter’s-worth.
So count all your blessings, the fewer there are, the more you will notice how new ones appear.
Thank God for each blessing from birth to this day and bless other people you’ve met on the way.
Count blessings, not problems, count friends and not foes, for others will join you on every new day,
Look forward and backward with equal appeal; keep counting your blessings for the rest of the year.
Devoncoaster aka Adrian
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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH at 4.30am !! 31st May
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Edinburgh Fringe Jokes
“I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell.”
“I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!”
“Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.”
“As a kid I was made to walk the plank. We couldn’t afford a dog.”
“I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: ‘This could be interesting.'”
“I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?”
“I’m looking for the girl next door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her”
“I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated”
“Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant”
“I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. I think there’s a name for it…”
“I have two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house”
“Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh wow! That’s amazing! I don’t either!”‘
“I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell.”
“I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!”
“Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.”
“As a kid I was made to walk the plank. We couldn’t afford a dog.”
“I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: ‘This could be interesting.'”
“I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?”
“I’m looking for the girl next door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her”
“I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated”
“Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant”
“I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. I think there’s a name for it…”
“I have two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house”
“Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh wow! That’s amazing! I don’t either!”‘
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Photo of St Andrew's on 20th May early morning
The church was almost disappearing in the mist ...BUT although it was hard to see,
it was still there!!.
Bit like now - the people who are the church are still here
just waiting for the mist of the virus to dissipate
Thanks to Angela for the photo and "Thought"
The church was almost disappearing in the mist ...BUT although it was hard to see,
it was still there!!.
Bit like now - the people who are the church are still here
just waiting for the mist of the virus to dissipate
Thanks to Angela for the photo and "Thought"
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Self-Isolation Quarantine Diary
• Day 1: I can do this!! Got enough food to last a month!
• Day 2: Strawberries- some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew??
• Day 3: 8:00 pm. Removed my Day Pyjamas and put on my Night Pyjamas.
• Day 4: Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!!
• Day 5: I get to take the Garbage out. I’m so excited, I can’t decide what to wear
• Day 6: Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!
• Day 7: Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own
meal. I have No clue how this place is still in business
• Day 8: Struck up a conversation with a Spider today. Seems nice. He’s a Web Designer
• Day 9: Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, “What on Earth do you want now?”
• Day 10: I realised why dogs get so excited about something moving outside, going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel.
• Day 11: If you keep a snack in each hand, you can’t accidentally touch your face
• Day 12: Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals lead the Blue Jays 3–1.
• Day 13: Anybody else feel like they’ve cooked dinner about 395 times this month?
• Day 1: I can do this!! Got enough food to last a month!
• Day 2: Strawberries- some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew??
• Day 3: 8:00 pm. Removed my Day Pyjamas and put on my Night Pyjamas.
• Day 4: Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!!
• Day 5: I get to take the Garbage out. I’m so excited, I can’t decide what to wear
• Day 6: Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!
• Day 7: Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own
meal. I have No clue how this place is still in business
• Day 8: Struck up a conversation with a Spider today. Seems nice. He’s a Web Designer
• Day 9: Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, “What on Earth do you want now?”
• Day 10: I realised why dogs get so excited about something moving outside, going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel.
• Day 11: If you keep a snack in each hand, you can’t accidentally touch your face
• Day 12: Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals lead the Blue Jays 3–1.
• Day 13: Anybody else feel like they’ve cooked dinner about 395 times this month?
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POETRY FOR OUR TIMES
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ST ANDREW'S GATE OF HOPE
At the entrance to the Glebe walk next to the church is a 5 bar gate
where you can share your hopes, dreams and prayers. (see below)
At the entrance to the Glebe walk next to the church is a 5 bar gate
where you can share your hopes, dreams and prayers. (see below)
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AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME
And the people stayed home
And read books and listened
And rested and exercised
And made art and played
And learned new ways of being
And stopped
And listened deeper
Someone meditated
Someone prayed
Someone danced
Someone met their shadow
And people began to think differently
And people healed
And in the absence of people who lived in ignorant ways
Dangerous, meaningless and heartless
Even the earth began to heal
And when the danger ended
And people found each other
Grieved for the dead people
And they made new choices
And dreamed of new visions
And created new way of life
And healed the earth completely
Just as they were healed themselves
KATHY O’MEARA 1839-1888
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“ Keep calm. Panic and fear are also contagious.
Take every precaution as advised by health authorities.
Wash your hands well.
And every time you do, remember Whose hands you are in.”
Rabbi Moss, Sydney, Australia
Take every precaution as advised by health authorities.
Wash your hands well.
And every time you do, remember Whose hands you are in.”
Rabbi Moss, Sydney, Australia
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A small boy asked his Dad, "How big is God?"
Looking up, Dad pointed to a plane far away in the sky, "How big is that?, and his son replied that it was very small. Then, because they were not far away, Dad drove him close to a nearby airport where a huge plane flew close over their heads. "How big is that?" asked Dad again. Understandably his son replied that it was VERY BIG.
Dad explained "It's a bit like that with God. The closer you are the bigger you can see that He is."
Looking up, Dad pointed to a plane far away in the sky, "How big is that?, and his son replied that it was very small. Then, because they were not far away, Dad drove him close to a nearby airport where a huge plane flew close over their heads. "How big is that?" asked Dad again. Understandably his son replied that it was VERY BIG.
Dad explained "It's a bit like that with God. The closer you are the bigger you can see that He is."
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EASTER ON ZOOM!
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BATH TIME !
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Pudding is served! Click on the arrow to start the video below
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IF YOU ARE ABLE - PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CLEVEDON FOODBANK WITH YOUR DONATIONS WHICH CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT ST ANDREW'S CENTRE (see "Clevedon Foodbank Page" for details of times).
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THE THINGS CHILDREN SAY:
1. . My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, “Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?” I mentally polished my halo and I said, “No, how are we alike?” “You're both old,” he replied.
2. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, “I'm not sure.” “Look in your underwear, Grandpa,” he advised, “Mine says I'm 4 to 6.” (WOW! I really like this one -- it says I'm only '38'!)
3. Children's Logic: “Give me a sentence about a public servant,” said a teacher. The small boy wrote: “The fireman came down the ladder pregnant.” The teacher took the lad aside to check something. “Do you know what pregnant means?” she asked. “Sure,” said the young boy confidently. “It means carrying a child.”
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