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May 12, 2021 11 Elk City Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center 301 Garrett St, Elk City 580-225-2811 SPIRITUAL CONDITIONING WHY WORRY? 716 W 3rd St, Elk City Bigstockphoto/bennymarty 580-225-3442 A T will ll of the skill and technology in an operating room is dedicated to one purpose…the assurance that the patient he Creator gave the seagull wings to fly, the most exactly be restored to health. engineered beak with whichThereto eat, is and one feet condition, designed however, for sandthator all the He water; skill of theleave didn’t surgical team cannot out anything. Wecontrol - the condition are as significant as theof gull; God certainly gives us all we need. But we humans seem toa the patient’s spirit. It has been proven that those patients with hopeful, worry positive, a lot. and faithful Why worry? Why not attitude have let God bea in significantly control? He greater takes chance of survival and recovery. We can learn a faithful care of all His creatures. Visit your house of worship and learn more attitude by studying about the God’s Creator Word. who A practice takes care of of us. positive spiritual conditioning at your house of worship each week could save your life. Daily Scripture Daily Readings Bible Reading Ezekiel Matthew Exekiel Matthew Joel Mathew Joel Acts Joel Acts Joel Acts Acts Acts 2:2-10 17:1-27 37:1-28 20:1-19 1:1-20 20:20-34 2:1-17 3:1-26 2:18-32 4:1-22 3:1-21 4:23-37 2:1-21 5:1-16 Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society z Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society z Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2021 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com A tribute to Mother ©2020 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com clean in a metal washtub with I remember that even when water heated on a stove. Our hot and tired, Mother did what “facility” was a little building had to be done without com- outside, away from the house, equipped with an outdated plaining. Her “bad leg” was Montgomery Wards catalog. always wrapped with an elastic 417-737-477 My birth caused a blood bandage, and anytime she sat Pastor: Gary Griffin clot in Mother’s leg. Because down, she elevated her painful of this serious health threat, leg to reduce swelling. But she became very interested 580-472-3472 in nutrition. Her “from I never heard even a hint of Pastor: Wes Via scratch” cooking was simple accusation or resentment that and wholesome from home- my birth brought that life-long grown garden produce, eggs suffering to her. Dixie Yoder and milk, and meat that was Mother confidently be- Mother’s Day was estab- butchered and stored at home. We slept outside on the lieved prayer makes a differ- lished as an official national holiday in 1914. For many, it’s back of an old flatbed truck ence, and she prayed her way a time to say “thank you”. For throughout each summer. I through every day. She was thought we slept there because others like me, because our quietly reserved, and I didn’t Scott Rodgers, Rev. it was fun—and indeed it was 10:30 mothers are gone from earth, hear her pray aloud until much an adventure for three small Mother’s Day is celebrated later, but I know she prayed children watching constel- through memories. lations move across the sky; simply because she survived This Mother’s Day, the counting shooting stars and the hardships and pain of life love and appreciation from my watching jets fly over. Only family stirs up thoughts of my without bitterness or resent- years later did I discover we Mom, whose life ended much ment. She cultivated kindness slept outside because it was too soon. She went to be with and forgiveness. too hot to sleep in the house, the Lord in 1988 at the age of where there wasn’t even a fan. 421 N. Booth Ave. I think about my Mom, 60. It must have been quite a chore Her Godly impact on me sometimes with sorrow to move the bedding each day. cannot be fully measured in because of a life ended too I think about Mother as this life. Her influence was a young woman, determined soon; much more often with great—not because she was to build a happy home under enormous gratitude for a life a perfect mom, but because somewhat harsh circum- lived well. her relationship with the Lord stances. There was very little was evident every day, and Jesus, until I see her in money. Mother was a seam- we knew she loved us. She stress, and many of our dresses eternity, would you tell her 601 W. 20th St., Elk City sparked my interest in spiritual were made from the pretty “thank you” for me again? things; affecting my decision flowery fabric of 50-pound Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Peña Please join Infinite Grace to enter full-time ministry 35 flour sacks. I’m grateful that 600 W. Main, Elk City Ministries in the fight to re- Pastor: Jose Reyes years ago. she never indicated we were Mother was 20 when she store and strengthen families. 580-799-2964 poor or “less than” anyone else. married my dad, and by age We were certainly not permit- Dr. Dixie offers balanced Bibli- 25, was mom to three children. ted to envy what someone else cal teaching, and is available She made our home for ten had. Rather, by example and for teaching in your church or years in a tiny—less than 400 instruction, I learned to trust small group. square feet—house, divided God and work hard to exceed into two even tinier rooms. 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