My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies: because I rejoice in Thy salvation. 1 Samuel 2 verse 1
He that rejoices, let him rejoice in the Lord.
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Rejoice in the Lord
Author: Jemmie Jems
Under the name Francis Lee, I write interracial Christian romantic suspense. My stories are about finding enduring love when hope and redemption seem unattainable as danger lurks around every corner. My characters learn that where there is darkness, "joy will always come in the morning".
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We have heard a rumour from the Lord…For the Lord hath spoken it. And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. Obadiah 1 verses , 1, 18 and 21
Today, the word rumour has a negative meaning. When you look at the verse, the rumour is from the Lord is a report. The Lord spoke it and He is the one who is head over all things. In a coming day He will reign and rule in righteousness. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2007)
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Make this day special…
#14 of 14
Valentine’s Day
What does Valentine’s Day mean to you?
It is universally known as a day when couples celebrate their love. But for others this day is a day to show kindness and compassion.
Sharing a friendly word or doing simple acts of kindness is the key.
For example: making that extra run to the grocery store for a family member or neighbour, holding a door for someone coming up behind, nodding a hello, making a call to an old friend or going down memory lane with a sweet smile by yourself, makes all the difference. Make this day special for others or just for yourself.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
“Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” Song of Solomon 2 verse 10
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Eat, drink and be merry.
13 of 14 The Origins of Valentine’s Day
February 14th was first a pagan feast day which was later changed by Pope Gelasius 1 in AD 496 to a Christian feast day to honour Valentine. There are many legends surrounding this day claiming Saint Valentine as a priest who was martyred in AD 269 for his kindness and love to the persecuted Christians in Rome. Then later in the 14th and 15th centuries, Valentine’s Day became associated with romantic love.
“Because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.” Ecclesiastes 8 verse 15
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love suffers long and is kind
12 of 14 Characteristics of Love
Love suffers long and is kind;
Love envies not;
Love vaunteth( boasted about) not itself;
Is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not
Her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity,
But rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
Endureth all things.
Love never fails. ( 1 Corinthians 13 verse 4 to 8)
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The 5 Love Languages
#11 of 14 Touch
Physical touch – being close to and caressed by your partner (Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages) Romantically, touch is a way of giving and receiving love.
Touch is a fundamental form of non–visual perception, one that plays a crucial role in nearly all of our sensory experiences (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2021)
“Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn my beloved.” Song of Solomon 2 verse 17a
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I am my beloved’s and his desire is toward me
#10 of 14 My Favorite Love Poems
“I am my beloved’s and his desire is toward me” – Song of Solomon 7 verse 10
“Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alternations finds” – William Shakespeare (Sonnet 116)
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Sonnet 43)
“Grow old along with me the best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made” – Robert Browning
“O my Luve is like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody that’s sweetly played in tune” – Robert Burns
“Drink to me only with thine eyes and I will pledge with mine or leave a kiss within the cup, and I’ll not ask for wine” – Ben Jonson 1616
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave” Song of Solomon 8 verse 6
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setting a romantic mood to a memorable evening.
#9 of 14 Setting the Mood
Setting a romantic mood to a memorable evening can consist of wine, chocolate and candlelight. All three of these items separately or together make an evening light and full of love. Wine brings a couple joy as they set aside time together. Chocolate is a natural sex enhancer as it promotes blood flow to the sexual organs, increases sensation, satisfaction and desire because it contains a certain amino acid called L-arginine. Candlelight or dim lighting dilates the pupils very similar to the reaction experienced when two people are attracted to each other.
“but I found him whom soul loveth; I held him, and would not let him go.” Song of Solomon 3 verse 4
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Whispering sweet nothings…
#8 of 14 Sweet Nothings
Couples in love speak a special language, called Sweet Nothings. The whisperings of love and romantic talk to each other. Sweet nothings was first noted in a poem by English novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon in 1776, “as low he bend o’er her he loves so dear, to whisper some sweet nothing in her ear.”
“…it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh,” Song of Solomon 5 verse 2
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Many waters cannot quench love
#7 of 14 Love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure.[1][2] An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food. Most commonly, love refers to a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment.[3] (Wikipedia.org 2021)
“Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it.” Song of Solomon 8 verse 7
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