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BP 84 (for Monday 20 Apr)

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“Entering the Iron: Taking the Way that Hurts” Pain. We all feel it, struggle with it, suffer through it. As challenging as it is to bear, I’m exceedingly grateful for pain; for it, in and of itself, can be intensely illuminating. Pain, if I’m listening properly to it, can tell me a lot about my current situation. It can tell me… 1/When there’s something wrong within myself. 2/When a perceived wrong is being (or has been) committed against me. 3/When I perceive that I’m committing (or have committed) a wrong against someone else. 4/When I’ve exceeded my limits. Like when I’ve pushed myself too far and taken ill or suffered a repetitive-use injury, a sprained ankle, or a pulled muscle. 5/When I haven’t pushed myself far enough and am suffering the pangs of guilt arising from half-hearted, easy-way-out behaviors. 6/When I lose something and feel really badly about it (or don’t). It can be really illuminating to lose something and yet not only NOT feel badly about it but feel relieve...
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BP 83 - Life Mastery (for Monday, 2026-04-06)

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"AS WE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE THE SIMPLE PLEASURES THAT COME FROM GOD THROUGH HIS HELPING US TO WALK MORE AND MORE IN WHO WE TRULY ARE…  LIFE WILL BEGIN TO BE AND BECOME, EVER-INCREASINGLY, SOMETHING TO BE ENJOYED AND EXPRESSED VIBRANTLY, RATHER THAN JUST WEATHERED, ENDURED, OR SURVIVED." (To read more, well, just keep reading!) Life can’t be truly conquered—if, by “conquered,” we mean shaped to conform to our inner-cravings (that is, to our inordinate, unredeemed desires). Life can only be funneled along The Paths of True Victory and Genuine Life-mastery when our inordinate desires are Transformed (by God) into The Desires of Christ for, in, with, through, and (mysteriously unveiled) AS us. As this Transformational Channeling Occurs, and as we begin to experience the simple pleasures that Come from God through His Helping us to walk more and more in Who We Truly Are (that is, in conformance with our glory and weightiness… with Who We Were Created to Be in our True Selves) and ...
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BP 82 - A Biblical Way of Discerning the True Nature of Wisdom (For Monday 2026-03-30)

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  "NONE OF US CAN ANTICIPATE, OR EVEN KNOW IN RETROSPECT, MORE THAN A FRACTION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS. SO… GIVEN THIS, A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF WISDOM MAY ACTUALLY MEAN ACTING (OR REFRAINING FROM ACTING) IN FULL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR OWN ALMOST COMPLETE IGNORANCE." (To read more, well, just keep reading!) Note:  This piece is inspired in part by the writings and teachings of Dr. Ellen Davis. True Wisdom is NOT the opposite of ignorance. On the contrary, Godly Wisdom, Alive uniquely in humanity, and ignorance are actually two sides of the same coin. Consider the following: None of us can anticipate, or even know in retrospect, more than a fraction of the consequences of our actions. So… given this, a significant aspect of Wisdom may actually mean acting (or refraining from acting) in full acknowledgement of our own almost complete ignorance. As such, this kind of Wisdom brings with it an inherent modesty and humility. Wisdom doesn’t try to manipulate or impose ...
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BP 81 - A Daily Prayer for Our Day (for Monday 2026-03-23)

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  "I WANT ALL MY HUMAN ENERGIES TO BE CHANNELED, ORDINATELY AND SUPERNATURALLY, BY YOU. ENABLE ME, O GOD, TO PARTNER WITH YOU SO AS TO MAKE SUCH A WAY OF BEING THE ENDURING REALITY OF MY LIFE." (To read more, well, just keep reading!) O Holy Trinity... With all my heart-mind (that is, with all that comprises The Eden of My Soul)… I want to be and become Faithful to You—with both lion- and gazelle-like intensity. Help me, Lord, to be and become As Such. I want to Live and walk before You in holiness, humility, and purity-, nobleness-, wholeness-, fullness-, faithfulness-, fruitfulness-, and revelliousness [see entry in Lexicon)]-of-heart-mind all the days of My Existence—both in “this current Earth-life” and in “The World and Glorious, Lingering Life to Come.” Help me, Lord, to Live as such. I want to respond to every person—especially difficult and challenging people—with Loving-kindness, toughness, happiness, openness, attentiveness, genuineness [see entry in Lexicon]...
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BP 80 - Daily Mantric Prayers and Sayings (for Monday 2026-03-16)

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"CHASING THE FIRE… WELCOMING THE HAMMER… BECOMING A SWORD… BEDOMING UNBREAKABLE…" (To read more, well, just keep reading!) Provided below are prayers and sayings I pray over, and over, and over again while I'm out and about.  Pick one today and, when you're out and about, just repeat it over, and over, and over again (and out loud if your surroundings will allow it). Lord… Have Mercy… Holy Trinity… Come… Lord… Save me; Don’t Let me go… The Trinity Is With Me and Within Me… I am One with The Trinity… Chasing The Fire… welcoming The Hammer… becoming A Sword… becoming Unbreakable… Selflessness... and service… Lord… I want to be Holy, Healthy, and Happy… Lord… May I treat everyone [including myself] I meet with the utmost kindness, respect, dignity, and Compassion…
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BP 79 - Three Things to Tell the Police after a Self-defense Situation (for Monday 2026-03-09)

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"I AM THE VICTIM.  THAT PERSON ATTACKED ME." (To read more, well, just keep reading!) If you ever have to defend yourself physically (and you survive), say these three things to the police when they show-up at the scene: 1/Tell the officers, "I am the victim." 2/Point to the person that attacked you, and tell the officers, "That person attacked me."  If others witnessed it, point to those people, and tell the officers, "... and those people saw what happened."  If the person who attacked you used a weapon, point to the weapon, and tell the officers, "... and that's the weapon that person used when he attacked me." And... 3/Don't answer any questions.  Instead, tell the officers, "I'm really shaken-up right now and cannot answer any questions without my lawyer present."  Be very firm with this. - Again (to reinforce the above), say these three things: 1/"I am the victim." 2/"That person attacked me......
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BP 78 - My Morning Primers (for Monday 2026-03-02)

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  "BE YOU, AND LET PEOPLE FEEL THE WEIGHT OF WHO YOU ARE..." (To read more, well, just keep reading!) Provided below are a few of the meditative sayings I recite each morning to help me "prime the pump" as I launch into Morning Worship: Dave… Take what’s Mine, and make it yours. —Jesus Nobody cares, Dave … so just work harder. —Unk [adapted] At best, “correctors (especially, over-zealous, self-righteous ones)” are tolerated. Don’t be a corrector; DEMONSTRATE how things “can or could” be done. Show; don’t correct (or tell). Carry yourself in this way, and you’ll go a lot further in helping others to be and become The People They Say They Want to Be. — YT [Yankee Tango (aka "Yours Truly")] Shun any and all meaningless busyness. Do that, and maybe then you’ll find that which makes you come Alive as a person. —Inspired by themes portrayed in the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru [ikiru means “to live”] “I can’t afford to hate people. I haven’t got that kind of time....
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