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Psalm 22 begins with the
words that Jesus quoted on
the cross: “My God, my
God, why hast thou for-
saken me?”
A handful of verses later,
the psalmist goes on to ex-
plain why he would say
such a thing. He writes, “Be
not far from me, for trouble
is near, for there is none to
help. Many bulls have
compassed me: strong bulls
of Bashan have beset me
round.”
Bashan was an area lo-
cated east of the Sea of
Galilee. It was a broad and
fertile region that was per-
fectly suited for agriculture,
timber and cattle. The large
cattle of Bashan were
known to the ancient Is-
raelites who first prayed the
words of Psalm 22, and they
understood what it means to
compare life’s threats to the
“bulls of Bashan.”
Even if we don’t know
much about the region of
Bashan, I think almost all of
us know about bulls. T am
told ‘that a Rodeo’ bull
weighs somewhere between
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one and two thousand
pounds, and it must be
frightening to see such a
beast chasing after you, and
the psalmist compared his
troubles to these huge crea-
tures.
Of course, the psalmist
also knows that God is
more powerful than his ene-
mies and hopefully pro-
claims, “I will declare thy
name unto my brethren: in
the midst of the congrega-
tion will I praise thee.”
This believer knows by
faith that we have some-
thing to sing about, even in
the midst of life’s difficul-
ties, and this something we
have to sing about is the
Presence and power of God
to care for us.
In the film “The Pursuit
of Happyness,” Will Smith
plays Chris Gardner, a
down-on-his-luck ~~ sales-
man. Will’s real-life son
. plays Gardner’s young son
in the movie. After a series
of reverses, Chris becomes
homeless. He also has cus-
tody of his son. Refusing to
be dragged down by his
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Climbing life’s mountains
parental
respon-
sibili-
tii es;
Chris
accepts
an un-
paid in-
ternship
with the
‘sales
depart-
ment of
a bro-
kerage
firm, ingeniously juggling
care of his son and his daily
search for emergency hous-
ing in the midst of the pres-
sure-cooker demands of the
training program. All the
while, he keeps secret how
desperate his personal situa-
tion really is.
“I met my father for the
first time when I was 28
years old,” says Gardner,
and “I made up my mind
that when I had children,
my children were going to
know who their father was.”
This is his reason for not
abandoning Christopher to
the foster-care system. In
Meditation
Dr. Jeff Hensley
Pastor
Kings Mountain
Baptist Church
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the end, Gardner is the one
intern that the firm’s man-
agement decides to hire for
a permanent job.
One place Gardner goes
for shelter is San Fran-
cisco’s Glide Memorial
Church. In a sermon, the
church’s pastor, speaks
these inspiring words: “The
important thing about that
freedom train is that it’s got
to climb mountains. We all
have to climb mountains,
you know - mountains that
go way up high, and moun-
tains that go deep down low
- and we know those moun-
tains here at Glide, for we
sing about them.”
‘Quartet to sing
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Arts Council to hold first ever
Y’Art Sale; donations needed
annual “Y’Art Sale” and needs donations. ;
The council is asking the public for any art materials or
supplies, pottery, framed prints or paintings, art books or
anything else art-related to be donated to the Arts Council
for the Y’Art Sale.
Bring items to the Arts Council, 111 S. Washington St.
Shelby, between 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday,
by Sept. 11.
This will be a fun one day event to benefit the Arts
Council. The sale will be held at the center on Saturday,
Sept. 19, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
All proceeds will go towards the Arts Council pro-
grams. Donations to the council are tax-deductible. For
more information, call 704-484-2787.
Senior Center September Calendar
In celebration of September’s National Senior Center
Month the Patrick Senior Center will host the following
events and activities:
Sept. 2 - Neal Center Chorus will perform at 10:30 in
Conference Room 1
Sept. 10 - Bake sale, 9:30-1 p.m. in lobby
Sept. 15 - Trip to Kings Mountain Arts Center at 10
a.m.; must register in advance, space is limited
Sept. 16 - Capt. Alan Norman from Cleveland County
018 Chestnut Ridge Rd FOF | Sheriff's Office wil present “What the Sheriffs office of-
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Doors open at 6 p.m. Ad-
mission is $5 donation at
the door and a love offering
will be taken.
The public is invited.
"Rev. Greg Neely, is pastor.
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202 S. Railroad Avenue
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105 N Cansler Street
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Sept. 23 - Mayor Rick Murphey and City Electric Di-
rector Nick Hendricks will present an “Energy Program
10:45-11:30 a.m., Conference Room 1
Sept. 30 - Mountain Street Pharmacy Pharmacist Alan
Propst will present a “Shingles Seminar”, 10:45-11:30 a.m.,
Conference Room 1; information available at front desk
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