February 19, 2010 The Journey 56

"Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Today is Friday and the day we pray for those who go into the fields of Harvest to work for the Lord. Tonight there is a concert at the Glenvale Church of God, Route 850, Marysville, Pa. The Couriers are the singers and in my opinion the best singers out there are now and always have been the best of the best, not just in singing, but the examples they set in their living.

Please keep praying for Allison as she is in very bad shape, at the end of the message I will post an update. Also please keep praying for my wife Dolores, she is still in the hospital (Holy Spirit Camp Hill, Pa.) and I just talked to her, she had a very bad night. Thanks for all the cards and flowers she has received. Last night we were blessed with twin baby goats, sadly one of them has passed away, but the other is doing just fine.

The Journey 56: Matthew 6:9 - "Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 10 Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen." (KJV)

Today as we look at the Lord's prayer we are looking at "and the power, and the glory, forever."
Now to start this I must tie it to "For Thine is the Kingdom." as I need the "For Thine" from that line that we did yesterday. So what are we praying here? "And the Power." We are just telling God the Father that He indeed has all the power, all of it. Let me just point out a few things about this power. I don't need to go far in the Bible to show you this. Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning GOD CREATED the heavens and the earth. (NIV) How much power do we need to show, He made it all, all of it He made... and He did it by just talking. And God said... you remember that? Then He made us, from dirt (that is why I have ring around the collar.) Also we need to remember that God, the same one, for there is but one, also caused a very, very big flood to happen and He wiped out all people except Noah and His family. And does He still have the power, yes He does. By His will He still does things like causing the weather, causing the storms, causing people to be healed, and listen, causing life, babies to be born. While I do not understand 99% of why God does things, I know that He has the POWER TO DO ANYTHING HE WANTS TO DO, FOR HE IS GOD. Did I hear someone say Amen...

I don't understand why I had two baby goats born today and one died, but I know that I am thankful for the one. I years ago did a funeral service for day old twins. I know they got a pass to Heaven, but I don't understand all of God's work, but I do understand He is still in control and I am really glad of that for I trust Him more and more each day and more than anyone I know here on earth.

Now let's talk about "And the Glory". This to me means we are praying that God gets all the glory, and we should keep none for ourselves. Even when we receive a reward for something we might have done here on earth we should give God all the glory for indeed if He had not LOANED us the talent to do what we did, we would have not got it done. Without God we are NOTHING and we should always remember that. Without Him we are nothing. In all things, including this wonderful prayer, we should be giving God the glory. When you see the football player running into the end zone and getting on His knees real fast to say thank you or pointing one finger to the sky, they are giving God glory. Some only do the end zone dance... Ok to dance, but give God the glory first. One goat died, one made it, I am giving God the glory that I have one. Upset yes, but still giving God the glory. Right now each of us, each of us, I SAID EACH OF US, should be giving God the glory for another day. Can you yell out right now THANK YOU JESUS...

And that last word. "Forever". And some pray for ever and ever. Regardless, it means just this... It is for as long as you have breath. That is how long forever is. Tomorrow a wrap up and that last word. It will be late in the day.

Can we now just pray the Lord's prayer together... and I mean pray it don't just say it...

"Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."

Now go forth sharing your blessings and please share them from the top, not the bottom... for if you share from the bottom, chances are there is nothing left to share. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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Update on Allison
Good afternoon,
Allison has not felt well for a couple of days....vomiting, no appetite, chest pressure when she swallows or eats. Last night she said she was very tired and just wanted to go to sleep. I took her upstairs to the bathroom and she told me she was freezing. I felt her skin and it was hot. We were to call Hopkins if Allie's temp went over 100.3. Her temp was 101.8. I called. We were told to go to Hershey Med ER immediately. The doctor called ahead with orders. Allison was, of course, quite upset. She did not want to go to the hospital, she wanted to go to bed and sleep. So we arrived in the ER about 10:00PM last night. Her temp on arrival was 103.5. This poor kid has suffered so much and then the nurses were not familiar with the port Allie had inserted. They accessed it with a needle and Allie tolerated that pretty well. Well, they couldn't get any blood return. They were talking about a clot and clot busters and all kinds of stuff. I told them the port worked fine at Hopkins and it was just flushed. Finally they called the IV nurse who told them they had accessed the port with the WRONG needle. They had to pull that needle out and stick her again. How traumatic!! I am so glad that I am a nurse for many reasons.

They drew blood work and her white blood cell count was 0.2, that is very low. They started IV antibiotics and fluids......after 2 hours of trying to access the port!!! She was also pretty anemic at 7.2 and 22 for you medical folk. So she got a unit of blood hung in the ER. She was admitted to a room about 3:30 this morning. We now must wear masks and wash hands well before going in her room. She is not allowed any flowers or fresh fruits or vegetables that might carry bacteria. Her resistance is very low. They rechecked her blood after the first unit and her hematocrit came up to 26 but her white blood cells went down to 0.1.

She is having a lot of pain and pressure in her throat and chest when she eats and swallows. They sent her for a CT scan and found nothing out of the ordinary. They think the chemo has caused irritation of her esophagus into her stomach even though she has no mouth sores or a sore throat. They are going to give her Mylanta and Protonix. Pray that she gets relief of this pressure. Ask that it be completely removed and the area healed so she can eat. She eats and then shortly after she vomits up a green bile colored liquid. It is so hard to watch. She has slept a lot, Thank God! Therefore the night was shorter for her than for me.

We were told she will be in Hershey until her white blood cell count improves that she can be discharged. They are looking all over her body for signs of a bacterial infection since the body's immune system is too weak to protect itself. Pray that her blood cultures are negative and that her white count responds well. Let the blood she receives be safe and replenishing to her body. We just want her to feel better and be able to come home. She said to me this afternoon "Will I always feel this bad?" My answer was...."I hope and pray not." Help me to pray her well. We really need a "good day" for Allison. This child wants so badly to be healthy and so many of us take our health for granted. Be thankful for what you have and for a body that moves and works and heals itself. Ask God to show you all of your blessings....you might be surprised.