A WORLD OF JOY

A WORLD OF JOY http://jotham1010.multiply.com/ <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/st%20michael%20the" archangel="" holymusic55="" jesus="" passion="" crucifixion="" stmichaelcrucifix.jpg?o="39" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa23/holymusic55/Jesus/Passion/Crucifixion/StMichaelCRUCIFIX.jpg" border="0"></a> God, help my thoughts! They stray from me, setting off on the wildest journeys My thoughts can cross an ocean with a single leap; they can fly from earth to heaven, and back again in a single second. They come to me for a fleeting moment, and then away they flee. No chains, no locks can hold them back; no threats of punishment can restrain them, no hiss of a lash can frighten them. They slip from my grasp like tails of eels, they swoop hither and thither like swallows in flight. Dear God, who can see into every heart and read every mind, take hold of my thoughts. Bring my thoughts back to me and clasp me to yourself. 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Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:13:08 -0000 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:28:05 -0000 A WORLD OF JOY http://multiply.com/mu/jotham1010/logo http://jotham1010.multiply.com/ 100 100 To: You Date: Today From: The BOSS Subject: Yourself Reference: LIFE I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please Remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on the wonderful things that are present in your life now. If you find yourself stuck in traffic; don’t despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege. Should you have a bad day at work; think of the man who has been out of work for years. Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children. Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk. Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; think of the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return. Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn’t live long enough to get the opportunity. Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness,ignorance, smallness or insecurities; remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them! Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/9 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/9 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:28:05 -0000 A Determined Spirit (Author Unknown) Once upon a time, a small bird named Tasoo lived in a vast jungle. One hot summer day, a terrible wildfire erupted and the flames devoured many trees and animals living in the jungle. Other birds flew high into the sky and far away to safety, but Tasoo couldn't bear to leave her precious jungle home to burn. Day and night, she flew with all her might back and forth to the river, filling her tiny beak with water to drop on the raging fires. Tasoo's rare heart of courage and unshakable determination moved the heavenly gods to shed tears, and a great rain poured down upon the jungle, extinguishing the flames. And so it is that even the smallest actions of a determined spirit can change the world. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/8 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/8 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:54:17 -0000 Doing Well By Doing Good (William R. Brody) Excerpted from a speech delivered by Mr. Brody to the graduating class of John Hopkins University on May 26, 2005. There is a man who I'd like to tell you about. His name is Sandy Greenberg. In his youth, Sandy was a very good student, but he came from a poor family. And so he went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his roommate who also was receiving financial aid. Now while he was a sophomore at Columbia University, Sandy contracted an eye disease that eventually proved to be glaucoma. But the trouble was, it wasn't detected early enough, and as a result he became legally blind. I ask you all to imagine for a moment having been sighted all your life, and then all of a sudden being faced, in a very competitive school, with losing so much sight you could no longer read. This is what happened to Sandy Greenberg. But something else happened to Sandy that may surprise you. Sandy said that when he lost his sight, his roommate would read his textbooks to him, every night. So I'm going to put you in that position, in a competitive school like Columbia, or Johns Hopkins. If your roommate had a serious disability, would you take the time to read textbooks to him every night, knowing the more you spend time reading textbooks to your roommate, perhaps the less well you might do with your other activities? That's not as easy a question as it first appears. But luckily for Sandy, his roommate did. And as a result, Sandy went on to graduate with honors. He got a Fulbright Scholarship, and he went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite poor, but he said he had managed to save about five hundred dollars as he went along. His roommate, meanwhile, also went on to graduate school. One day, Sandy got a call from him at Oxford. And his former roommate said, "Sandy I'm really unhappy. I really don't like being in graduate school, and I don't want to do this." So Sandy asked, "Well what do you want to do?" And his roommate told him, "Sandy, I really love to sing. I have a high school friend who plays the guitar. And we would really like to try our hand in the music business. But we need to make a promo record, and in order to do that I need $500." So Sandy Greenberg told me he took all his life savings and sent it to his roommate. He told me, "You know, what else could I do? He made my life; I needed to help make his life." So, I hope you'll remember the power of doing well by doing good. Each of you, in your own lives, will be faced with challenges, with roadblocks, with problems that you didn't anticipate or expect. How you are able to deal with adversity will be influenced, to no small extent, by how you deal with others along the way. What you get will depend a lot on what you give. And that's the end of the story of doing well, by doing good. Ah! I almost forgot. You probably are wanting to know who Sandy's roommate was. I think you've heard of him. Sandy's roommate was a fellow by the name of Art Garfunkel, and he teamed up with another musician by the name of Paul Simon. That $500 helped them cut a record that eventually became "The Sounds of Silence." Recently, we had the pleasure of going to Sandy's daughter's wedding, and it was Art Garfunkel who sang as Sandy walked his daughter down the aisle. When you get to be my age (which, for some of you, is really old, (though it doesn't seem so old to me anymore), you will find yourself beginning to ask, did my life make a difference? That's the day of personal reckoning. And I think the only way to face it is to consider, every day of your life: How can I do something for somebody else? How can I give back to others? It may be teaching, it may be becoming a doctor, you may be successful in business - no matter what your career path, there will always be the opportunity to give back. The chance will present itself to be giving of your time, giving of your money, but mostly, to be giving of yourselves, of your own heart and soul. My hope today, as you commence to new beginnings, is you will always keep your eyes open for those opportunities to give and embrace them as your best sure way of doing well. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/7 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/7 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:45:26 -0000 The Colors Of Friendship (Adrian Iron Thunder) Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The most beautiful. The favorite. Green said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority." Blue interrupted: "You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing." Yellow chuckled: "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun." Orange started next to blow her trumpet: "I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you." Red could stand it no longer he shouted out: "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy." Purple rose up to his full height: He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey." Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace." And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening, thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort. In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak: "You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me." Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The rain continued: "From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, to let us remember to appreciate one another. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/6 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/6 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:37:30 -0000 The Real Meaning Of Peace Author Unknown There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest - in perfect peace. Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why? "Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace." http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/5 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/5 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:31:22 -0000 Positive outlook on life http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/69/Positive_outlook_on_life http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/69/Positive_outlook_on_life Wed, 25 May 2011 02:24:51 -0000 Opulence on earth http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/67/Opulence_on_earth http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/67/Opulence_on_earth Wed, 25 May 2011 01:57:13 -0000 Smyrna, Delaware - May 23, 2011 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/66/Smyrna_Delaware_-_May_23_2011_ http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/66/Smyrna_Delaware_-_May_23_2011_ Wed, 25 May 2011 00:51:40 -0000 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 17,2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/103/29th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_October_172010 From Father’s Desk Will not God then secure the rights of His chosen ones who call out to Him day and night? (Lk 18:7) Time and again, we often wonder, why we need to pray? In normal situations, we think that we can survive life even without any help from God. We flow through the tide like a sail boat, floating along the waves of human situation. However, like a sail boat, we sometimes encounter heavy storms and tsunamis to test the strength of our faith in trivial times. To surpass this storm in life, we need intervention from God to spare us from the many odds or complications of life - when all the doors are shut before our eyes; no one seem to care for our sad flight and only God is the sole refuge in moments of dire needs. It is only through fervent prayer that we can take refuge to help us find an open door even though we barely can see the way. God will make a way when there seems to be no way; He makes His way - we cannot see. He will make a way for us. How hard do you pra... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/103/29th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_October_172010 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:51:43 -0000 28th Sunday in ordinary Time October 10, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/102/28th_Sunday_in_ordinary_Time_October_10_2010 From Father’s Desk Stand up and go; your faith has saved you. (Lk 17:19) Miracle is all we need today to heal us from infirmities. We live in a world of corruption and despair that, like leprosy, remain the cause of all the indifference in the world - people alienate the soul from attaining the saving grace of God. It seems that we are in perpetual desperation that everyone seems to be enemy to one another. Nothing can ever heal us until we utter the word to Jesus: Lord, have pity on us! Healing of the wounded world needs the divine power of God to destroy the bondage of corruption and callousness. With deeper faith in God, we appeal for His mercy and compassion - - maladies and sinfulness can disfigure the image of the world that can totally alienate us from God’s sovereignty. By opening our hearts and minds to God, we cling to the Father - to cleanse us from all sinfulness and rescue us from the pangs of condemnation.. Faith is necessary in this troubled times. We acknowledge with ... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/102/28th_Sunday_in_ordinary_Time_October_10_2010 Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:20:55 -0000 25 AMAZING CURE FOODS http://jotham1010.multiply.com/reviews/item/9 BY David Zinczenko 1. BE MORE POSITIVE Dark Chocolate Research shows that dark chocolate can improve heart health, lower blood pressure, reduce LDL cholesterol, and increase the flow of blood to the brain. It also boosts serotonin and endorphin levels, which are associated with improved mood and greater concentration. Look for chocolate that is 60 percent cocoa or higher. 2. REDUCE ANXIETY Garlic Tuck a few extra cloves into your next stir-fry or pasta sauce: Research has found that enzymes in garlic can help increase the release of serotonin, a neurochemical that makes you feel relaxed. 3. FIRE UP YOUR MORNING METABOLISM Caffeinated Coffee A study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior found that the average metabolic rate of people who drank caffeinated coffee increased 16 percent over those who drank decaf. Caffeine stimulates your central nervous system by increasing your heart rate and breathing. (Want to know what else coffee is good for? Read 25 Best Nutr... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/reviews/item/9 Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:01:37 -0000 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 3, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/101/27th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_October_3_2010 From Father’s Desk We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.    (Lk 17:10) The turn of the century has caused so much changes in the world. We now live in difficult times and we feel the anguish of hard life as we continue to journey in desperation. Many people are complaining and they cannot accept the fact that after all those years of labor and toil, we would still end up in this hopeless situation. For a long time, we have no memory of such an agonizing flight like this one. Our plea seems unheeded: in our distress, we are searching for the best remedy. Increase our faith, Lord! In times like this, we entrust ourselves to God. We long for God’s intervention - to make His supremacy known over and above these difficult times. We simply cannot linger on complacency or hopelessness. Faith can move mountains as the famous passage would assure us. However, we need His intervention now. If faith is a special requirement; we are ready to... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/101/27th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_October_3_2010 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:50:57 -0000 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 26, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/100/26th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_26_2010_ From Father’s Desk My child, remember that you have received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. (Lk 16:25) The poor people and the needy are always with us. We cannot escape the fact that there are more people in need than rich people who live in comfort. Often times, we see them on the streets begging for food and money. Many people eventually avoid them for fear of being swindled or robbed. Due to the proliferation of homeless people in our society, we cannot distinguish the ones who are in dire need from those who like to take advantage of people’s generosity. Every time we see somebody begging for help; we become biased and opt not to help at all. We cannot tolerate people to live relying merely on charity. When a person is starving to death, our negative speculation cannot feed a famished person. Or in some case, a person who is in dire need of medication cannot alleviate him... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/100/26th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_26_2010_ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:34:59 -0000 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 19, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/99/25th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_19_2010 From Father’s Desk For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than the children of the light. (Lk 16:8) How can a dishonest servant be praised? We cannot understand this statement unless we have to look deeper into the whole situation. The steward works for a rich landowner and he is assigned to look after the tenants who owe the master certain goods to be able to till the land and survive. The steward profits from his works through commission which he sometimes raises for his own advantage. This is the reason why he is reported to the master for this dishonesty in profiteering. The landowner finally decides to fire him immediately. However, before the steward was fired, he decides to safeguard his future and tries to find ways to solve this problem, by forgiving off the debts of some tenants.( I presume the steward lessens his commission to earn him an honorable discharge). With this smart act, the steward earns the admiration of the tenan... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/99/25th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_19_2010 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:51:57 -0000 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 12, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/98/24th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_12_2010 From Father’s Desk Your brother was dead and has come back to life again; he was lost and has been found. (Lk 15:32) Today, the heart of God is an open wound of love. He aches over our distance and our preoccupations. He mourns that we do not draw near to Him. He longs for our presence. He is inviting us to come home where we belong - to a home to which we are created. His arms stretched out wide to receive us; His heart is enlarged to take us in. For too long we have been in far country: a country of noise and hurry and crowds, a country of climb and push and shove, a country of frustration and fear and intimidation. And He welcomes us home: home to serenity and peace and joy, home to friendship and fellowship and openness, home to intimacy and acceptance and affirmation. We do not need to be embarrassed. He invites us into the living room of His heart, where we can put on old slippers and move freely. He invites us into the kitchen of His friendship, where chatter and butter mi... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/98/24th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_12_2010 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:45:20 -0000 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 5, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/97/23rd_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_5_2010 From Father’s Desk Whoever does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciples. (Lk 14:33) I will follow you, Lord, wherever you go! This is easy say than done. Often times, people have the courage to profess their faith by promising to follow the Lord in many ways. However, in actual life, we fail to fulfill our promises. Then, we say, it is really hard to follow the Lord or even do His will. Jesus’ demands make us uncomfortable because His requirements are often connected to our limitations and human attachments which we find hard to let go. We hardly can cope up with our own frailties and now we are called to follow the Lord’s commands. How can we forego our love for parents and loved ones? Every human heart is easily attached to family, people, loved ones, places and things. Many times, our attachments can be detrimental to our own personal growth and spiritual stability. This is the reason why Jesus wants us to detach ourselves from all these unnecessary attachments that ... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/97/23rd_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_September_5_2010 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:44:49 -0000 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time August 29, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/96/22nd_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_29_2010 From Father’s Desk For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Lk 14:11) We often hear people say, I rub elbows with the rich. The best place to meet the famous and the rich would be in a social banquet of the elite world where fellowship and convivial gatherings are classified as highly utilitarian, all for a show of status, honor and prestige. Like a social gradation, everyone who is invited needs to live to the protocol of dressing up well and living up to everyone’s social expectation. We simply cannot imagine ourselves being present in the midst of all celebrities and billionaires walking on the red carpet. It would be an odd experience for us because we cannot afford to be there. How about being invited to a heavenly banquet with God as our host? Every one of us loves to be there. His invitation is open for all. The only qualification is to respond with all our hearts to this invitation. Those who refuse will not be welcomed t... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/96/22nd_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_29_2010 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:03:09 -0000 Summer in NYC -- August 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/64/Summer_in_NYC_--_August_2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/64/Summer_in_NYC_--_August_2010 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:20:14 -0000 Madame Tussauds NEW YORK http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/63/Madame_Tussauds_NEW_YORK http://jotham1010.multiply.com/photos/album/63/Madame_Tussauds_NEW_YORK Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0000 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 22, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/95/21st_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_22_2010_ From Father’s Desk Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. (Lk 13:24) Who then can be saved? This is a thousand and one question. Everyone claims to be saved when we profess our faith in the name of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. However, there are other qualifications needed in order to be truly saved. Attaining our own salvation is never that easy, even if we claim that we have been baptized or we are believers of a true faith. Salvations of souls still remains in the loving embrace of God, never according to our own convenience or discretion. Many people will come and talk about the end of time. Prophets and kings will claim dominion over this warning, creating fear among the people to prepare fully for the inevitable end - whether it comes sooner or in due season. Are we truly ready to face the hardships of life and the consequences of our actions? This precious life needs to be lived according to ... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/95/21st_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_22_2010_ Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:01:02 -0000 This inevitable OLD AGE I've sure gotten old. I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I am half-blind, can't hear anything than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to black outs. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I am 85 or 92, Have lost all my friends, But, THANK GOD, I still have my driver's license. THE SENILITY PRAYER Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway. The good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference. Amen. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/4 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/4 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:48:18 -0000 Feast of the Assumption August 15, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/94/Feast_of_the_Assumption_August_15_2010 From Father’s Desk Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Lk 1:42)   Life is difficult during recession time. Money has been very scarce. Jobs are very difficult to find. There is no way, people can find solutions to their problems. Is this a lesson for all of us to learn? Or do we simply continue to complain and blame everyone? To whom do we need to cling to as we continue to live amid recessions and unemployment?   The Blessed Virgin Mary is the best example for us as we journey through the rough times of life. She traveled in haste into the hill country with firm faith in her heart, with the intention to help her cousin, Elizabeth. This is an amazing gesture for Mary on whom the Lord dwells. For upon the dwelling of God the Most High, she renders her services to magnify God in her life: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. She wants God to be great in her life as she shares God to Eliz... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/94/Feast_of_the_Assumption_August_15_2010 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:30:01 -0000 TALKING FROG An eighty year old man was out fishing one day when he heard a voice. Knowing no one was around he just thought he was hearing things. Once again he heard psst- psst hey you. The man looked around and saw a frog in the water. The man said, are you talking to me? The frog said yea, pick me up. So the man picked the frog up. Now kiss me and I will turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen. The man proceeded to put the frog in his coat pocket. Pretty soon the man hears the frogs muffled voice again. He reaches into his pocket and retrieves the frog. Hey, didn't you hear me? I said kiss me and I will turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen! No thanks said the man, at my age I would rather have a talking frog. http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/3 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/3 Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:45:32 -0000 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 8, 2010 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/93/19th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_8_2010 From Father’s Desk  Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. (Lk 12:37)   Every man thinks that a personal security is achieved when he has more than enough. More and more people believe that to earn more money can guarantee them lifetime happiness. Although the contrary is true, many people are also enslaved to substance abuse like drug and alcohol because they desperately seek for fulfillment in life. However, we have seen so many rich and famous celebrities who have lost their lives after attaining their sought after dreams. This observation will teach us the right way to happiness. No human success or material things can ever supply us with true happiness. Seek for inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy.   When we are in dire need, it is much easier for us to pray and become closer to God. Our reliance on God’s providence is our personal testimony, especially when we have no one to lean on, except ... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/93/19th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time_August_8_2010 Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:59:59 -0000 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/92/18th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 1, 2010 From Father’s Desk This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God’s sight. ( Luke 12:21) Our world has always brain-washed many people to attain success. We can easily talk about material successes; what we have acquired and what we have accumulated in life. The more we have in life, the more successful we are considered to be. Happiness is measured accordingly as to how convenient we are in life. We all dream of becoming rich or winning an instant luck, like a lottery, in order to fulfill this lifetime aspiration. We always want to earn more and we want to gain more. There is always family dispute over money and inheritance. Jesus warns His disciples about the futility of seeking refuge by amassing possessions. It can be the cause of all disagreements and rivalry among family members because one among the group wants to amass a lion’s share, disregarding the rest for his own advantage. He forgets ... http://jotham1010.multiply.com/journal/item/92/18th_Sunday_in_Ordinary_Time Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:06:30 -0000 I need help ------------- An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament. Dear Bubba: I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me. Love, Dad A few days later, he received a letter from his son. Dear Dad: For heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the BODIES. Love, Bubba At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local Police showed up and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day, the old man received another letter from his son. Dear Dad: Go ahead and plant the potatoes now. It's the best I could do under the circumstances. Love, Bubba http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/2 http://jotham1010.multiply.com/notes/item/2 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:35:41 -0000