Last year was the first time I attended this gathering and was so very touched by it I just had to go again this year. I shared with a friend of mine about it and we both went. This land is so beautiful on the top of a hill where they gathered and there is much peace and presence of angels. It was beautiful again and what I love is families gather together and bring their shofars with them to blow when that is the designated time to do so. They face all 4 directions N S E W on the top of this hill and blow the shofars and trumpets if you have them. What I really like is if you do not have a shofar, you then take your hands and form like a circle by your mouth and you then become a living shofar with the noise that comes forth from you. All done in unison. Then you face each other, and now blow the shofar or you as the shofar and I said to my friend doesn't it sound like it just seems to get louder. I just wonder if that occurs with the help of angels. Then you dip an apple slice in honey and say a Jewish phrase and it is about a sweet and fruitful year that just started on the Jewish calendar. We met a young man that has been to Israel I think he said 10 times now and he had his 2 little sons bring over their shofars and then told us where he actually purchased them for them in Israel. He also encouraged us to go on a trip to Israel and suggested who we should consider going with since I told him I looked into a couple different trips, but they were like anywhere from 5,000.00 to 7,000.00 to travel with preachers I knew of.
Last year I felt led to bake an apple pie type of cheesecake to bless the ministry and this year I baked oatmeal, cinnamon chip raisin bars for them. We then went out to dinner afterward to a restaurant in Franklin, Mooyah. It was very good. I ordered my cheeseburger without a bun, and it was lettuce leaves to take the place of a hamburger bun. I was telling my friend about the cinnamon chips and cream cheese baking chips so I will go today and pick up a package of each for her to bake with. This is a dear friend that I would have never met if I did not walk through an open door presented me to move to TN with knowing not 1 single person or having family in this state. I am telling you to not be afraid to walk through God's open doors because He just may have friends as a surprise waiting for you to meet once you say yes to walking through that door. Some of these friends I met while working with them still remain in TN and another one moved out of state a few years ago. If you do not learn but 1 thing from reading my blog entries, I implore you to learn this, TRUST IN GOD. I think that is a solid theme that is the connecting ribbon throughout my blogs. Trust because God is ever faithful, He truly is. Let go of yourself and receive Jesus into your heart. He will cleanse you of all past sins, renew you and you will have a life filled with stepping out in faith because he is always faithful to walk with you, He truly is. Can you tell I flow from a grateful heart filled with the love of Jesus. I truly do and it does not even matter to me if you agree or not because I love Jesus and trust Him completely.
One more thing to add to yesterday's adventure. The night before and even the next morning I could not get my car to start. I still prepared during the day as if I was still meeting my friend that evening. On my lunch break the car started and then it did when I had to leave, stop to get gasoline on the way and park my car at my friend's house when we went to the gathering. Then it also started when I had to drive back home. When God via Holy Spirit sends you on a journey, He sure does supply doesn't He. See, there was a special blessing waiting for us at that very gathering.
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| This is what I have been sharing about. Now go find some and start baking to bless others okay. You will find the recipe for the red velvet cookies on the back of the package of the cream cheese baking chips. |
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