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   until the coming of the Lord. JAMES 5:7   
      
   Have you heard the story of Grandma saying to Grandpa, "What are   
   you doing?" Grandpa slowly responds, "How soon do you need to know?"   
   Patience, patience, patience.   
   In the book Power of Pause, Terry Hershey tells the story of a little girl   
   who says. "Shh, Mom, listen." "What am I listening to?" asks Mom   
   The girl responds, "If you are quiet and listen, you can hear God talking   
   to us." Patience, patience, patience.   
   The AH-HA of awaiting is the call to be patient, and to be quiet in order   
   to hear the Lord in the big and little events of our lives. "The first duty   
   of love is to wait," said a patient man named Tillich. Are you ever like I am   
   when I anxiously wait for someone to stop talking so I can say something   
   "brilliant" ? As one comic quipped. "No one really listens to anyone else, and   
   if you ever try to for a while, you'll know why!" Patience. patience. patience.   
   Just for today. try to really listen to someone with your entire self.   
   And then keep going back to re-read James 5 . .. over and over.   
   Patience, patience, patience.   
   Lord. give us the gift of patience and the AH-HA of awaiting right now:   
   Well, if not now, then give us the pause of patience to listen and love   
   people today, as you continue to love us. with lots of patience!   
   In Jesus' name. Amen ... and AH-HA!   
      
   Read James 5:7-11   
      
   7 (Dt 11:14; Jer 5:24) Therefore be patient, brothers,   
   until the coming of the Lord. Notice how the farmer waits for the precious   
   fruit of the earth and is patient with it until he receives the early   
   and late rain.   
   8 (1Pe 4:7; Php 4:5) You also be patient. Establish your hearts,   
   for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.   
   9 (Mt 24:33; 1Co 4:5) Do not grumble against one another, brothers,   
   lest you be condemned. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.   
   10 (Ac 7:52; Heb 11:32-38) My brothers, take the prophets,   
   who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.   
   11 (Ex 34:6; Job 1:21-22) Indeed we count them happy who endure.   
   You have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the purpose of the Lord,   
   that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.   
      
      
   From  On Eagle's wings   
   Jesus Knows!   
      
   29 (Jn 4:17-18; 4:25) "Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did.   
   Could this be the Christ?"   
      
   [29] Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this   
   the Christ?   
      
   The Bible Camp children were acting out the woman at the well, our   
   Bible story for the day. They understood the gist of the story very   
   well, but there was a lot of ad-libbing as the children took turns to   
   be different characters.   
   Our Jesus's grew especially creative in telling the woman all the   
   bad things she had done - even stealing a car and robbing a bank!   
   Sometimes their lists of wrong doings were long as well as   
   humorous. One thing remained consistent, though, and that was   
   the woman's joy and relief when she understood that Jesus loved   
   her and forgave her sin.   
   The children;s imaginative list of sins reminds me that, by the time   
   we enter Advent, Jesus knows that we have usually accumulated a   
   long list of sins and a heavy load of burdens over the course of the   
   year. Just as with the woman at the well, they often isolate us from   
   others.   
   The good news of Advent is that nothing we have done can deter   
   Jesus from coming to us in the flesh, living among us and offering   
   us new life. Therefore, let us prepare to accept Jesus’ gift of living   
   water, love and grace.   
      
   Rev. Lesley Hand   
   Former Executive Director & Volunteer Bible Camp teacher   
      
   Conclusion:   
      
   Pray to the Lord and pray to conduct yourself as Jesus does   
   and pray to discern false philosophies.   
      
   Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, please forgive me for my failure   
   to honour You fully. Renew my heart through Your words today."   
      
   Pray to the Lord and pray to know He hears to prayers of the supressed.   
      
   Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord is your guide in all times.   
      
   Pray to the Lord and pray to dwell in the Almighty.   
      
   Pray for Muslims and believers in Whitehorse and the Yukon to come together,   
   and for Muslims to find faith in Jesus Christ.   
      
   Pray for Muslims and believers in Yellowknife to come together,   
   and for Muslims to find faith in Jesus Christ.   
      
   Pray that believers in Iqaluit take up Jesus' command to love and reach   
   their Muslim neighbours with the Gospel.   
      
   - Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you   
   - Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving   
   Christ among Muslim people -   
   Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."   
   - When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims   
   throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!   
      
   Pray for Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast, that the reality of   
   Jesus's sacrifice and love will touch them personally.   
      
   Pray for students, that the Lord will grant them protection of body,   
   soul, mind and spirit and fill them with godly desires and true hope.   
      
   Glory to you, O Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.   
   Glory to God in the highest. Amen.   
      
   Pray: Thank you, Bounteous God, for ALL your gifts. Amen.   
      
   Pray: Lord. give us the gift of patience and the AH-HA of awaiting right now:   
   Well, if not now, then give us the pause of patience to listen and love   
   people today, as you continue to love us. with lots of patience!   
   In Jesus' name. Amen ... and AH-HA!   
      
   Pray: Loving God who knows everything about us, reveal to us the path   
   from the isolation of sin to joyful acceptance into your presence   
   and family. Renew us with living water that, at your birth, we may   
   wholeheartedly rejoice. Amen.   
      
   Although Bibles are only available in some cities,   
   may every Tajik believer have their own printed copy.   
      
   Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.   
   and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.   
      
   Remember eternity starts now -   
   Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.   
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