Psalm 143

Like David from long ago, this is my prayer:
Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.
A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD,
Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is appalled within me.
5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your doings;
I muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
7 Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies;
I take refuge in You.
10 Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For I am Your servant.
Taken from Heartlight’s SearchGodsWord.org.

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Bill Mitchell and the Great American Smokeout

Bill Mitchell is one of my favorite news reporters. He’s been reporting news for awhile. I remember him from when I was growing up and in recent years he has been reporting for News Channel 8 again. In this last year he has quit smoking after 40 years! In the news story, they show him in the “disco years” of channel 8. Another news caster (sports), Chris Lincoln, is also in the old video clips. Here’s the story. It’s a good one:
http://cfc.ktul.com/mediaplayer.swf
If the video doesn’t work here’s the link to KTUL.com

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Reuben’s Old Truck

When my brother was a teenager he got two old-timey trucks and pieced them together into one. For the parts he couldn’t find anywhere he would order them from a catalog. There were a few complications here and there with the truck breaking down but it was an unusual and good experience. Here’s an old truck I saw on Craig’s List that reminds me of his. It’s not the exact year though. The paint was also old and rusty.

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