The Divine You

 

Who is this God 

that we barely know

Who brings us the rain,

the wind and the snow

He created the world 

And gave us new life

And yet we persist

with the sin and the strife

God gave us the Word

To teach and to guide

Life is a blessing 

taken in stride

The Lord forgives and 

makes things right

With His wisdom He gives us

Power and might

Get to know Him

Our Father above

We are his children

Feel the Love

How can we praise Him

Learn to be still

Try and stay humble

To do His will

The Lord is merciful

Full of grace

Clear out the noise

And give Him some space

Jesus tells us that 

Peace 

is the way

Follow the Word 

And try not to stray

Let us be Thankful

Lifting our voice

We have this day 

Let us Rejoice

We are forgiven

We are part of the 

Trine

Father, Son, Holy Spirit

Of the Blessed Divine

With God all things are possible. 

God Bless!

With Love,

Coach K

Count Your Blessings

Sometimes we often get so caught up in our daily lives that we lose sight of the important things. We have our everyday challenges with the family, children, and job that we ask ourselves is this all there is to life an I just changing diapers, paying bills, putting out fires, and dealing with setbacks and heartache. We all experience these challenges it is part of the human condition and human experience, but we do have resources to help and guide us on our life journey. 

We must begin with our source, God the Father and his Son Jesus, when we understand that we are part of the divine union with God we know that we have a partner that will help us and guide us on our journey. We can use the principles such as the Ten Commandments to help us build a strong foundation for a life well lived. One of the most important resources available to us is the guidance of the Holy Spirit it resides in each of us and is in essence part of our Divine DNA our God force that we can access and use at any time.  We can tap our Holy Spirits to help with everyday decisions, career planning, our health, our love life, whatever we require help is just a prayer or quiet moment of reflect away from getting the information you need. 

Just like in any relationship Communication is the key.  We must have good communication to have a successful strong relationship.  We can ask for guidance, help, support at any time but we must ask and more importantly listen. Try starting every morning with a simple, "Good Morning God thank you for this day".  Jesus tell us how to pray in the Sermon On The Mount by reciting the Our Father, 

Our Father Who Art in Heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name

Give Us this day our daily bread

And forgive us our trespasses (sins)

As we forgive those who trespass against us

Lead us not into temptation 

But deliver us from evil.  Amen

This simple yet powerful and effective prayer keeps our direct line of communication open with God where we ask for His guidance and to bring us peace to overcome any challenge we may face. A simple prayer of gratitude throughout the day of just saying "Thank You God" for this moment this breath this wonderful dance called life. 

When we see life as a gift instead of daily drudgery our attitude and beliefs can shift to focus on the incredible gifts we all have been given and the possibility to achieve wonderful things in our lives. When we simply focus and count are blessings we can accomplish miracles in our lives just as Jesus tells us, 

"You can do all that I have done and more if you but believe"

And

"This is the day the Lord has made let us Rejoice and be Glad!"

God Bless,

With Love,

Coach K

The Chosen - Accessible Jesus

 The hit show The Chosen written by Dallas Jenkins has brought the story of Jesus to millions of worldwide viewers. The series started as a Crowd-Funded endeavor soliciting the public to donate funds to launch the show. Actor Jonathan Roumie depicts an outstanding Jesus and while watching and enjoying the series, it dawned on me why the show is so popular and successful.  After years of religious schooling and training, the incredible story of Jesus is brought to life not in a scholarly or religious way but in a straightforward easy to understand manner.

Jesus, while being the Son of God, has to come to earth to share and teach the ways of God the Father and heaven. He chooses 12 apostles to help him spread his teachings and message. The word apostle is Greek meaning one who is sent out. The twelve were disciples or students of Jesus and were sent out as missionaries to spread the "Good News" teachings of Jesus. 

The apostles were brothers Peter and Andrew, brother James and John, Andrew, Phillip, Thomas, Simon, Matthew, James, Bartholomew, Thaddeus, Judas and later Mathias. These common men were fishermen, political zealots, tax collectors, just plain everyday working men.  Jesus purposely chose these men instead of the rabbis and high priests, the wealthy, or scholars like Nicodemus of the day.  Perhaps Jesus knew their egos would not allow them to be good students and ultimately good teachers, or perhaps the message is that we are all welcome and exalted in the eyes of God even the least among us. Rabbis focused their attention of teaching those in the Jewish faith and were not interested in sharing their learning with Gentiles.  Jesus wanted to expand his audience and share his teachings with the entire world both Gentile and Jew. And of course this ruffled a few feathers in the Jewish leadership and hierarchy. 

The show depicts Jesus as a humble leader among the everyday people but with a powerful message of how to live a good life and find everlasting peace and joy in communion with God and his spiritual teachings and principles.  The show is simply good entertainment but with an inspiring divine message of hope, faith, and love that is open and accessible to all of us to lead and live the God good life. 

A good way to learn more about the teachings of Jesus is to focus on his actual words and what he says in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  The words are so pure and true that they can transform you and the course of your life in an instant. 

Jesus is here for all of us now. He is accessible and alive today as we was over 2000 years ago spreading the good news. As as Jesus instructs us, 

"You can do all that I have done and more if you but believe" 

God Bless.

With Love,

Coach K

The Lord gives, and the Lord takes.  Blessed be the name of the Lord -  Job

Princeton University - DEI SUB NUMINE VIGET

 

The Princeton University shield depicts an open Bible inscribed with 

 VET NOV TESTAMENTUM, to signify the Old and New Testaments, above a chevron that represents the rafters of a building.  The University motto is DEI SUB NUMINE VIGET, or "Under God's power she flourishes."

The university was founded in 1746 originally as the College of New Jersey following the Great Awakening which was a series of religious revivals that started in in colonial America. 

God Bless. 

With Love,

Coach K 

 

Enough

 When the world practices Tao 

         horses fertilize the fields.

When the world ignores Tao

        horses are bred for war. 

There is no greater calamity than desire

             no greater curse than greed.

Know that enough is enough 

           and you'll always have enough.

Lao Tzu's Tao De Ching Verse 46

With Love,

Coach K

The Sweet Magnolia

The sweet Magnolia

with leaves of white

Blossoms in scents

of pure delight

Spring gently yawns from

Winter slumber

Pelting rain

 Claps of thunder

Verdant green 

Robin skies

Sunlight lingers 

Winter dies

Huzzah Huzzah

Sing natures voices

Spring arrives

The wind rejoices 

Jesus - I Am

•  “I am the bread of life.” (John 6:35, 41, 48, 51) As bread sustains physical life, so Christ offers and sustains spiritual life.

•  “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12) To a world lost in darkness, Christ offers Himself as a guide.

• “I am the door of the sheep.” (John 10:7,9) Jesus protects His followers as shepherds protect their flocks from predators.

• “I am the resurrection and the life.” (John 11:25) Death is not the final word for those in Christ.

• “I am the good shepherd.” (John 10:11, 14) Jesus is committed to caring and watching over those who are His.

• “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6) Jesus is the source of all truth and knowledge about God.

• “I am the true vine.” (John 15:1, 5) By attached ourselves to Christ, we enable His life to flow in and through us. Then we cannot help but bear fruit that will honor the Father.

•  And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ 

With Love,

Coach K