{"id":10070,"date":"2018-04-24T19:55:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T19:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=10070"},"modified":"2018-04-24T20:08:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T20:08:11","slug":"meditate-on-the-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2018\/04\/meditate-on-the-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditate on the positive"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"I\u2019m<\/a>
I\u2019m blue \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Greetings.<\/strong> It looks as if Spring may come to Chicago after all. How\u2019s the weather by you?<\/p>\n

This weekend came and went. I saw the aftermath of a fatal highway crash on Friday. I went to the funeral of a young father on Saturday. I thought about my own father who was born on April 22, which was Sunday, which was also Earth Day.<\/p>\n

One of the readings from that funeral was from Philippians 4:4-9 (Final Exhortations). I don\u2019t usually share scripture, but the last two verses made me think. If you\u2019re not a God person, you can substitute \u201cGrace\u201d and the sentiment remains intact.<\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Meditate on These Things<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy\u2014meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.<\/p>\n

Scripture copied from the New King James Version<\/em> \u00ae \u00a9 1982 by Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n

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\"May<\/a>
May light \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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