[JOYnet] St. Joseph of Leonissa (Saint of the Day)
Saint of the Day February 4, 2003 St. Joseph of Leonissa Joseph avoided the safe compromises by which people sometimes undercut the gospel. Born at Leonissa in the Kingdom of Naples, Joseph joined the Capuchins in his hometown in 1573. Denying himself hearty meals and comfortable quarters, he prepared for ordination and a life of preaching. In 1587 he went to Constantinople to take care of the Christian galley slaves working under Turkish masters. Imprisoned for this work, he was warned not to resume it on his release. He did and was again imprisoned and then condemned to death. Miraculously freed, he returned to Italy where he preached to the poor and reconciled feuding families as well as warring cities which had been at odds for years. He was canonized in 1746. love + prayers, Joseachayan / Jeddah == Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
RE: [JOYnet] Why am I in Joynet?
Dear Friends I find here in Biju's mail, a very good narration about JOYnet, Don't you feel ? primeson -Original Message- From: Biju Antony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [JOYnet] Why am I in Joynet? Why am I in Joynet? I am in joynet to share my god experience I am in joynet to share my prayer group's god experience I am in joynet to hear others god experience I am in joynet to keep my fellowship with Jesus Youth community I am in joynet to support others to grow in Jesus I am in joynet to join with others in their happiness and sorrows I am in joynet to know all the activities of JY around the globe I am in joynet to pray for the needy I am in joynet to study holy bible I am in joynet to clear my vision and mission as a Jesus youth I am in joynet to clear my spiritual doubts I am in joynet to support evangelization activities In short, I am in joynet to grow in Jesus and make others to grow in Jesus and experience god's love through my fellow Christians I am in joynet not to hurt others I am in joynet not to discourage others I am in joynet not to impose my own ideas I am in joynet not to argue with others I am in joynet not to receive those mail which are not supporting my spiritual growth SO I WISH JOYNET TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT SPIRITUAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY TO GROW IN CHRIST AND TO PURIFY ELECTRONIC MEDIA LIKE INTERNET Love, Biju Antony, JY - Kuwait. -- __ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup = == This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] = == === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
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"Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea', and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours". Mark 11 : 22 - 24 _ May God Bless You This Day and Forever === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] FORGIVENESS part 2
con'd from previous mail. Sr. Selmi Paul, FCC, is the younger sister of the late Sr. Rani Maria. Both belong to the same congregation. Sr. Selmi started her sharing by saying, her chechi frequently used to reiterate, Ill work for the poor till the end. Ill live for them till the end. Why should I be afraid of anyone? in her death, Sr. Ranis desire was fulfilled. Ever since she learnt of the incident, Sr. Selmi used to pray everyday for the three accused in the case, Samendar Singh, Jeevan Singh, Dharmendar Singh. And she had a petition she made to Jesus, Lord I want to express my forgiveness to the three of them. I want them to know they are forgiven and that you love them and forgive them. I want to express my forgiveness in a tangible way to them This was Sisters prayer everyday for quite sometime. Meanwhile, one day a person, with long greyish hair and flowing beard, bare footed and clad in the attire of a swami came to their convent. He introduced himself as Swami Sachidanand, a CMI priest who has an ashram in Narshimapur in Madhya Pradesh. By profession he is a water diviner. During dinner that day at the convent Sr. Selmi was introduced as the younger sister of Sr. Rani Maria. They spoke about many things that happened that day. After dinner Swami Sachidanand bade good night to the sisters and proceeded towards his room for a good nights rest. The sleep he had come for seemed to elude him. A burden crept up in his heart. He suddenly could feel the pain and guilt that Samendar Singh must be going thru. That night his sleep was troubled, he slept little. The next day the first thing in the morning, he asked the Sisters at the convent where Samendar Singh is right now? the sisters said they had no idea. Swami later got in touch with one of the local Jail Superintendents who is a very close friend of his, and asked him if he could trace out this person Samendar Singh he gave a bit of the background so he could be traced faster. The superintendent assured him that hed do his best. Two days later swami received a call from the Jail Superintendent telling him that Samendar Singh was cooling his heels in Indore Jail. Swami asked if the superintendent could give him a letter of introduction so that he could meet Samendar Singh in Indore Jail. With the letter of intro in hand. Swami proceeded to Indore Jail. There he introduced himself as Swami Sachidanand. He said he wanted to meet Samendar Singh. The superintendent there led Swami to where Samendar Singh was. When swami saw him he didnt say anything, he only removed a photograph of Sr. Rani Maria from his bag and just showed it to him. On seeing the photo, Samendar Singh broke down and started weeping uncontrollably. Swami went up to him gave him a warm embrace and whispered into his ear. Samendar, you are forgiven. God has forgiven you On hearing those words, Samendar was shocked, he replied No! just leave me alone. I am a criminal and have done a terrible crime. I dont deserve forgiveness, No, not even God can forgive me" Swami went on embracing and uttering words of hope into his hopeless state. On hearing the noise, convicts from other cells started coming. A crowd started gathering. The jail superintendent led them both into a private room where the crowd would not intrude. There in the room, Swami took out from his bag some fruits. He took a banana, peeled it and gave it to Samendar. He would not eat it. The guilt of his sin seemed to be eating away at him. Swami assured him to take it as from the hands of God as a sign of his forgiveness. After sometime Samendar took the banana and ate it. Swami kept on instilling hope into his Spirit. The jail superintendent told swami that his time was up. Swami got up, again embraced Samendar, gave him his address and contact and enquired of him, is there anything you need? he went on, Incase you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask me ok. You are my younger brother. Swami waved goodbye and left the prison. The same desire that Sr. Selmi had, to express forgiveness in a tangible way to Samendar, gripped Swami Sachidanand also. With this intention in mind, he went into a fast and prayer. One day while in prayer an inspiration flashed through his mind. He saw the word Rakhi in his minds eye. Suddenly an idea came to his mind, why not Sr. Selmi go and tie Rakhi on the hand of Samendar during the festival of rakshabandhan that year. rakshabandhan is a hindu festival where the sisters tie rakhi, a sort of string bangle on the hand of their brothers. This is to show that she trusts him to protect her as his sister. Swami got intouch with Sr. Selmi and put forward his proposal to her. Sister was overjoyed. She too confessed that that was a desire of her heart, to express her forgiveness in a tangible way to Samendar. She was waiting for an opportunity to do that. Swami got intouch with the superiors and they were very supportive. He told the local bishop of his pl
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Hi Joynetters, Again i am stating the fact " A text out of Context is a Pretext". Please dont use the bible as a history book or fortune-tellers handbook.. Where u read one or two lines and then interpret ur own meanings to it and then state it as gospel truth. The Role of the Word of God in christian life is mentioned in 2 Tim 3:16-17 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work and in 2 Peter 1:20-21 Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation, for no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human beings moved by the holy Spirit spoke under the influence of God. If we are using the bible for any other purpose than that mentioned in 2 timothy then we are committing a big mistake. The Lord says my ways are not your ways and my thoughts are not your thoughts.. So are by this mail trying to say that we know what the thoughts of god are. We are also conviniently forgetting that the same God Who created the Jews also created us who are non-jews.. So how can God who is the father and creator of all , kill some of his own children for the benefit of others... "With God there is no favoritism"... The Jews thought that they were the chosen people especially made by God with his own hands, whereas the others were made by gods commands.. (let there be.. and there was ..) i.e mass production hence we have that classic promise " I have carved you on the palm of my hand". Hence the Old Testament is colored by this bias which the jews had against the non-jews. If you have ever read the story of Jonah properly, you will see one author who is trying to be different.. he is one of the first jews to show that God cares for the Ninevehites who are non-jews yet a beloved creation of god. If you thought Jonah's actions was the main theme in this story, u are wrong. The main theme of this story is god caring for a non-jewish race of Assyrians (Nineveh was the capital of Assyria) who were at one point of time conquerors and destroyers of Israel. God is sending a Jew to ask them to repent, which he refuses .. since he cannot understand how God can care for the " goyim" (Hebrew for nations) which is a term for describing the non-jews. Yet God forces Jonah to go and preach repentance to these Non-jews who actually believe and repent.. God sees their repentance and forgives them and tragedy is averted.. The words of Jonah after that are the core message of the book.. he kind of says.." see god, i always knew it.. u r kind and merciful.. and you would avoid this punishment at the first excuse you would get. That is why i was running away from u." Then god does this whole plant episode to teach jonah a lesson. To teach him that he has done nothing to claim special privilege from god. If you read the end of the book you will see that there is no end to this book.. we dont know whether jonah accepted gods logic or no.. Now comes the controversial part.. The Book of Jonah is a story..it was written by someone who wanted to teach the jews that god is the god of all.. If he had said that openly he would have been stoned to death for blasphemy.. hence he has used this story to convey the basic message of the universality of Gods love. We are not Jews , we are Christians, all those prophecies mentioned in the mail are from the past history and were relevant in those times.. not today.. Please dont quote them word to word and expect that to happen today.. Keep your imagination and your explanations to yourself..dont be the cause of the downfall of even one of the little ones in faith... Pray that the Lord may bring the much needed peace in this world.. dont try to justify the wrong actions of the US and the other countries.. The Holy father and the whole catholic church is taking a stand that this war which is planned is wrong, many global leaders are also taking a stand against the war... This is the first time the US is facing such a stiff opposition to its war plans.. Perhaps this is the way god wants the US to know that he is the all powerful and not them.. An example of Gods Humour and comic timing was recently reported in the newspapers, how many of u noticed i wonder.. Do you know who the Chairman of the UN Council for Dis-armament for this year is.. NO it is not the US but IRAQ itself.. Isnt that funny.. Such an Irony.. this whole war is planned to "Dis-arm" IRAQ.. as per the propoganda of the US and allies and here they are as chair-man of the disarmament council. I am Leaving you on this note.. Pray for wisdom for all leaders that they may see and accept the fact that war is not a solution to this problem. Sorry for the length of the mail.. Hope to write shorter ones from next time. Love and Prayers Ravi Mumbai Georly Sebastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
[JOYnet] ON FORGIVENESS! Part 1
Dear friends, Yesterday evening 3rd February was truly a moment of truth for me. I was privileged to attend a lecture on the Christian Virtue of forgiveness. The meeting took place at the Diocesan community center in the Cathedral Campus. The key speakers for the occasion were Mrs. Gladys Staines, the wife of the Late Rev. Graham Staines and mother of Timothy and Philip all three of whom were burnt up in a jeep by miscreants in Mayurbanj, Orrisa about 4 years ago. The other speakers were Sr. Selmi Paul FCC, the sister of the Late Sr. Rani Maria who was brutally stabbed to death in Madhya Pradesh some years ago and Swami (Fr.) Sachidanand, CMI. As the speakers were sharing their experiences I made a few notes so that I could share with all of you, my beloved joynetters some of the pearls I managed to pick up. His grace Archbishop Vincent Concessao in his short message quoted from one of the encyclicals of Pope Paul the sixth on Evangelization. These days what the world needs is not teachers. It needs witnesses, people tend to follow witnesses, not teachers, and if they do follow teachers, it is because they are witnesses I dont know the exact phraseology but thats the essence. He went on and honored all three for living out their Christian faith. He shared something he had read recently in a book we are not anxious about setbacks and failures, about tragedies, hurts and apparent defeat, because we that know that the ultimate victory is ours in Jesus. That is what gives us hope to keep running with perseverance the race set out before us. Mrs. Staines began her talk by sharing with us how she was interviewed earlier that day by a journalist, what he wanted to know was, how is it that she was able to forgive? To forgive when your husband and two children are brutally killed is virtually beyond human capability he said. Mrs. Staines said she agreed with him that it is difficult. But she went on to explain what Gods grace did in her life. It is Jesus who gave her the grace to forgive. She was sharing how God was preparing her for this happening in her life thru many preceding incidents. She used to ponder a lot on Abraham of the Old Testament, how when the lord asked him to sacrifice his only son, he willingly agreed. Today if God tells us he wants our dearest ones will we be able to willingly give like Abraham did? Oh! For me it was a shock! My dear parents, my precious siblings, Oh! Honestly as of now I find it very tough to say yes to that! She went on to elaborate, If we want to follow God, we have to say a wholehearted YES! Regardless of what it will cost us She said forgiveness is a decision, not an emotion. I choose to forgive regardless of whether Im pained or hurt. The choice to forgive is what starts the healing and grace of God to flow into our lives. She told us that we must learn to forgive in small things. Thats where we all tend to fail. To forgive the people who are not at all close to us may be easy. But to forgive those who are very dear and near and close to us could sometimes be a Himalayan task. She shared how a few months before the incident she read an article about how when the communists took over in China they persecuted the Christians a great deal. But the major factor that contributed to the growth of Christianity in China was because the persecuted Christians chose to forgive their persecutors. Persecution will not have its desired effect (conversion of hearts) if we do not forgive those who harm us. Retaliation only shows that theres no difference between them and us. They persecute us because they do not know Jesus. The only way they can know Jesus is when we love them in return. Jesus never asks us to do anything that he himself has first not done. Dying on the cross he said Father forgive them for they know not what they do Mrs. Staines shared about how when she broke the news to her daughter Esther (then 13 Y.O.), between sobs she said mummy well forgive them. In Jesus name well forgive them. She said they both continue to pray for the perpetrators of the act that they may one day know the love of God and the person of Jesus and that they are forgiven, because Jesus has already forgiven them. She told us a small story of a young girl who was losing her eyesight and was admitted in a hospital. She was visited by a pastor and lying on the bed, she told the pastor. pastor, the Lord is taking my eyesight away and the pastor replied, Dont let him take it away! Give it to him! She urged us to give our ALL to the Lord. She asked us to reflect on what we say when praying the Lords prayer. forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us do we really mean what we say or are we just spewing out some verbal garbage. (thats my way of putting it) She ended her talk with a beautiful poem that I requested her to give me a copy of, after the seminar. The title of the poem is He Giveth More Grace I forgot the name of the poet
[JOYnet] Good one.........read this.......
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze. "Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel." "No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know." As we laughed she cleared her throat and began: "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. "You have to laugh and find humor every day." "You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!" "There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change." "Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets." She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Ignoring facts
Please pray for all those who are standing in borders on behalf of us. Its just an forward and its worth reading. I am not against Indian cricketers or Cricket...but thought that this mail is worth fwding After loss against Nu Zealand, India is back to normal with people still hoping for a miracle. In a way it was good that we lost and people now have come out of their craze for arguably most overrated, overpromoted and overpaid team and are paying attention to real issue. There is a war on in kashmir and india has lost 51 soldiers and officers. They are fighting at a height of 17000 ft. It is -5 to -30C in inclement weather there. The intruders, 80% of whom are pak army soldiers, are at the top of mountain and our brave soldiers are actually climbing those mountains with rope against the fire. Some figures that may shock you: An Indian air force flight leiutanant is paid Rs. 1200 flying allowance per month and he is supposed to make 40 sorties in aging Migs. That is about Rs. 25 per sortie after taxes. If he dies his family gets paid Rs. 2 lakh. The man of the match in any World Cup team gets 3000 pounds, about Rs. 2.1lakhs. When flying over Kargil at 18000 ft he is just 1000 ft above intruders armed with american stringer missiles and can easily be shot down.Yet, they do it. Nachiketa who returned from Pakistan captivity will be back for action this week. And they do this for whom? A person in Bihar has offered 111 coconuts and intends to offer 10001, yes ten thousand one more. A large corporate and BJP local unit offered prayer at Sidhivinayak temple and distributed prasad.A youth in Gujarat is on fast. No, none of the above is for Indian soldiers, its for India's win in World Cup. You I am sure are aware as to how important is life of a US marine. If 5 of them lose lives, all newspapers in US cry as if world war has started. There are stories of their families and how they curse US government. Fl. Lt. Ahuja was killed in cold blood and he was cremated by his four year old son.The head line in times was about India's win over England. And our team can not make 4 runs in 7 balls against Zimbabwe. And people in India or Indian people across the world still worry about their performance. We, the intelligent educated elite have failed this country. The least Indian cricket team can do is win the game against pakistan and send all the reward and match fee to army relief fund. regards Sebastian Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] St. Blase (Saint of the Day)
-hi all, i went for mass on the 3rd which was the feast day of St. Blase. at the end of the mass, after final blessing, the priests made us assemble in two lines for the blessing of our throats. in their hand they had two candles, tied such that they form an "X" and placed them at each ones throat and said a prayer of healing, "By the intercession of St. Blase may God banish all throat ailments, IN the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".this is the first time i've this happen and that too in chennai. God Bless, michelle, chennai -- jose joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Saint of the DayFebruary 3, 2003 > > St. Blase > > We know more about the devotion to St. Blase by > Christians around the world than we know about the > saint himself. His feast is observed as a holy day > in > the Eastern Church. > > The Council of Oxford, in 1222, prohibited servile > labor in England on Blases feast day. The Germans > and > Slavs hold him in special honor and for decades many > United States Catholics have sought the annual St. > Blase blessing for their throats. > > We know that Bishop Blase was martyred in his > episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The > legendary Acts of St. Blase were written 400 years > later. According to them Blase was a good bishop, > working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical > health of his people. Although the Edict of > Toleration > (311), granting freedom of worship in the Roman > Empire, was already five years old, persecution > still > raged in Armenia. Blase was apparently forced to > flee > to the back country. There he lived as a hermit in > solitude and prayer, but made friends with the wild > animals. One day a group of hunters seeking wild > animals for the amphitheater stumbled upon Blases > cave. They were first surprised and then frightened. > > > The bishop was kneeling in prayer surrounded by > patiently waiting wolves, lions and bears. > As the hunters hauled Blase off to prison, the > legend > has it, a mother came with her young son who had a > fish bone lodged in his throat. At Blases command > the > child was able to cough up the bone. > > Agricolaus, governor of Cappadocia, tried to > persuade > Blase to sacrifice to pagan idols. The first time > Blase refused, he was beaten. The next time he was > suspended from a tree and his flesh torn with iron > combs or rakes. (English wool combers, who used > similar iron combs, took Blase as their patron. They > could easily appreciate the agony the saint > underwent.) Finally he was beheaded. > > love + prayers, > Joseachayan / Jeddah > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] St. Blase (Saint of the Day)
Dear Bros and Sis, St. Blase is a very powerful intercessor to God for all suffering from sore throats or throat infections. So all joynetters having a throat problem do not forget to call up on his intercession on his feast day. God bless us! St. Blase pray for us! In Christ Sanju Joseph Bangalore. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Birthday Notification !!!
Hi Friends These are the birthday babies of the day (February 04). Suresh Thomas Geroge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wishing you a very happy birthday God Bless With Love The JOYnet Family === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Why am I in Joynet?
Why am I in Joynet? I am in joynet to share my god experience I am in joynet to share my prayer groups god experience I am in joynet to hear others god experience I am in joynet to keep my fellowship with Jesus Youth community I am in joynet to support others to grow in Jesus I am in joynet to join with others in their happiness and sorrows I am in joynet to know all the activities of JY around the globe I am in joynet to pray for the needy I am in joynet to study holy bible I am in joynet to clear my vision and mission as a Jesus youth I am in joynet to clear my spiritual doubts I am in joynet to support evangelization activities In short, I am in joynet to grow in Jesus and make others to grow in Jesus and experience gods love through my fellow Christians I am in joynet not to hurt others I am in joynet not to discourage others I am in joynet not to impose my own ideas I am in joynet not to argue with others I am in joynet not to receive those mail which are not supporting my spiritual growth SO I WISH JOYNET TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT SPIRITUAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY TO GROW IN CHRIST AND TO PURIFY ELECTRONIC MEDIA LIKE INTERNET Love, Biju Antony, JY Kuwait. -- __ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] God Bless
Hello Friends, Its a great feeling to be a part of Joynet. My name is Pragnya and I work in an Christian NGO in Mumbai as a Web Designer cum Computer Trainer. Thanks to Ravi for introducing me to Joynet. Met the Lord 3 years back after a loong search. Believe me the choice I made tho was a difficult one was the best one, tho at times I do wonder on the Lords ways for my life. I request you all to pray for me and my family. Thankyou God Bless you all Love, Pragnya === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Birthday Notification !!!
Yestoday is my daddy's birthday...! And it is his 60th!! Do join me in praying for his well being for all the years to come (he is alive and kicking, and will personally do some damage to those who don't call him a youth) =D BTW, my dad is Jose Joseph from the U.S., not the one from the Gulf region. :) Love & Prayers, Leese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi Friends These are the birthday babies of the day (February 03). Jose Joseph === "Souly" for the Son, Leese (Lisa Jose) Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] contact - Ayurveda colleges
HI All, I am looking for Jesus Youth from the Ayurveda colleges of Kottakal and Trissur . If you know someone, please inform me . Thank you, suma-Toronto === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Prayer request don't ignore
Dear Friends, I am sure if all of us pray it will reach to our Savior , who is all in all. when you read this mail please say one hail mary for a young lady who is suffering from cancer who has two samll kinds. I am sure miracle will take place. bye PJ === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
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praise the lord, i'm jomon .i'm studying in rit engg. college KTM.my family consist of two members .I &my mother.plz pray for my mother&also for my studies.also pray for our college prayer group. with love in christ jomon === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Fire !
Fire! by Nancy Merical, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The chicken house was on fire! A gusting wind drove the flames against the little nearby farmhouse. A young man stood in the front yard of his home, two empty buckets hanging from his limp hands. His shoulders sagged and sweat soaked his clothing, dripped from his black hair, and rolled down his face. Exhausted, his breathing ragged, he gasped, "It's no use, Louise. I can't fight it." His wife, barely out of her teens, stood near him, two small children crying and clutching the hem of her skirt. She stood protecting her babies while watching her husband rush back and forth from the dug well to their endangered home... useless trips . . . fighting a battle he couldn't win. The water thrown on the front of the blistering house hissed into steam before it hardly left the buckets. "You'd better get the baby," the discouraged man said. "The house is going to burn." Disengaging herself from the toddlers' grip, the frightened woman tore out around the house toward the back door. How could she forget the baby? Fear over the fire must have addled her. The temperature inside the house, an inferno, shocked her. Her newborn child lay on its face in the crib, wails covered by the roar of the wind and the raging fire. Snatching up the infant, the woman rushed back outside to her husband and her little ones. Her heart ached with despair. What would they do without their home? These were depression years. There was no money, nowhere to go, except to crowd in with her parents who still had four children at home in a two bedroom house. This house they now lived in belonged to her husband's widowed mother. "If only the wind would stop," her husband said. "Maybe, then I'd have a chance." But the wind wasn't letting up. It's force drove the flames horizontally and mercilessly against the front of their little home. Paint oozed from the singed siding. "Stop the wind, God!" Frank heard his wife yell. He looked up, startled. She stood, the baby tucked under one arm and the arms of the two little ones wrapped around her knees. Her other arm pointed straight toward the burning chicken house. Strong and erect, she placed her confidence in a God who had never failed them yet. Hadn't He brought their little family through these destitute years? "Do we really serve a God who can do that?" Frank wondered. He didn't wonder long. No sooner had the words left his wife's lips than the wind ceased, changed directions and blew the opposite way, the force strong enough to shoot the flames horizontally across the ground, never veering right nor left. The wind didn't let up until the chicken house was in ashes. During that time, not once again did it blow toward the farm house, but kept its reversed direction, sweeping the hazardous flames away from the humble little home. I was that baby tucked under my mother's arms while she called on a God who had already proved himself. He didn't fail her, nor has he ever failed me. I don't always stand erect and certain, like my mother stood that long ago day. Sometimes I fall on my face in fear as the searing heat of affliction surrounds me, crying as I did when an infant in my crib. God does not forget me. As my mother ran to my aid, He hears and runs to rescue me from the fiery heat of tribulation. In the fourth chapter of Saint Mark, the fearful disciples during the storm at sea called on the Master. He heard them. At His command, the wind ceased. God sees beyond our fears and honors our infant cry of faith. I am not always secure in my prayers, as my mother that day. A few years ago, I experienced the most severe trial of my life. Mistakenly thinking God had failed me, flames of doubt blew my way, threatening to incinerate my faith. But I kept praying. I cried and clutched the hem of my Father's garment as the woman with the issue of blood in Mark Four. He heard, picked me up, held me close, comforted and healed. Sometimes, like my father, I fail while trying to douse fires of affliction on my own. Sometimes, like him, when the solution comes, I ask amazed, "Do we really serve a God who can do that?" And the answer is always yes. He can, He will, and He does. In spite of numerous trials in the sixty years of my life, my spiritual house stands, unbeaten by flames of adversity, merciless tongues of destruction doused by prayer . . . prayer offered up from a deep well of trust inherited from my praying mother. God's Word assures, in Jeremiah 33:3 KJV, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." Like my mother, I have called. Like His Word promises, God has answered. And like my father, I stand amazed. Nancy Merical, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mother of four and grandmother of ten, lives with her husband Jack in Ripley, West Virginia. A HOLY GHOSTwriter, Nancy has written inspirational materials for multiple markets for over twelve years. Lillenas markets her children's drama book, Just for Kids. Her
[JOYnet] St. Blase (Saint of the Day)
Saint of the DayFebruary 3, 2003 St. Blase We know more about the devotion to St. Blase by Christians around the world than we know about the saint himself. His feast is observed as a holy day in the Eastern Church. The Council of Oxford, in 1222, prohibited servile labor in England on Blases feast day. The Germans and Slavs hold him in special honor and for decades many United States Catholics have sought the annual St. Blase blessing for their throats. We know that Bishop Blase was martyred in his episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The legendary Acts of St. Blase were written 400 years later. According to them Blase was a good bishop, working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical health of his people. Although the Edict of Toleration (311), granting freedom of worship in the Roman Empire, was already five years old, persecution still raged in Armenia. Blase was apparently forced to flee to the back country. There he lived as a hermit in solitude and prayer, but made friends with the wild animals. One day a group of hunters seeking wild animals for the amphitheater stumbled upon Blases cave. They were first surprised and then frightened. The bishop was kneeling in prayer surrounded by patiently waiting wolves, lions and bears. As the hunters hauled Blase off to prison, the legend has it, a mother came with her young son who had a fish bone lodged in his throat. At Blases command the child was able to cough up the bone. Agricolaus, governor of Cappadocia, tried to persuade Blase to sacrifice to pagan idols. The first time Blase refused, he was beaten. The next time he was suspended from a tree and his flesh torn with iron combs or rakes. (English wool combers, who used similar iron combs, took Blase as their patron. They could easily appreciate the agony the saint underwent.) Finally he was beheaded. love + prayers, Joseachayan / Jeddah Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
