"Jesus Loves Me This I Know", do you know this?

good morning wonderful people!!!    you're friendly neighborhood weather  lady reporting in with a rainy 47* this morning!!!!!          yes, you read that right and I'm pleased as punch!!         hahaha         most of the snow and ice is already gone, what a blessing!!  

I don't think I could ever thank God enough for His hand of protection over us during this arctic blast that lasted for what seemed life forever.        while it was bad enough, if the electricity had gone off, it could have been a whole different scene with losts sorry and heartache.         so while nature done it's "thang", our wonderful God was watching out for us.         Thank You so much God for your protection!!!

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I found this on the internet today and thought it worthy of sharing with you all, so I copied it.        sometimes we do forget just how much Jesus loves us.          let this be a fun reminder to have a childlike faith and trust in Him.   

everything copied is between ******, at the beginning and the end.

******A church in Atlanta was honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age.

After a warm welcome, introduction of this speaker, and as the applause quieted down, he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to the podium.

Without a note or written paper of any kind he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak....

"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50-odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me...

The only thing that would comfort was this verse....

"Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
We are weak but He is strong.....
Yes, Jesus loves me....
The Bible tells me so."

The old pastor stated, "I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best."

"Here for you now is a Senior version of Jesus Loves Me":

JESUS LOVES ME
Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.

(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME.. YES, JESUS LOVES ME..
YES, JESUS LOVES ME, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.

(verse 2)
When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song..
Telling me in words so clear,
"Have no fear, for I am near."

(Verse 3)
When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.

(CHORUS)
I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.******

what a lovely sentiment to remember as our age becomes more and more evident in our lives.          may we always be found as an example of believers who loves Jesus and know that beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus loves us.          let us have that childlike faith to sing this song, that believes and knows that Jesus loves us even if the sky is falling around us.          let's remember this song and sing it loud to anyone who will listen.

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just a little short and sweet post today.         I hope this is a little bit of encouragement for anyone who needs it.          I sure did.          and it gave me some perspective that I didn't have.          let's keep God in the forefront of all we do today and maybe sing our senior song today as we go about serving Him.

blessings of love, joy and peace be upon us all.       hugs, patty