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2013 Photograph, Wat Saen Fang Ho Tham (Holy Scripture Library), Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, © 2017.
ภาพถ่าย ๒๕๕๖ วัดแสนฝาง หอธรรม (หอพระไตรปิฎก) ต.ช้างม่อย อ.เมืองเชียงใหม่ จ.เชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย
Wat Saen Fang, Tambon Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
(Also spelled Wat Saenfang or Wat Saen Fahng)
วัดแสนฝาง ตำบลช้างม่อย เมืองเชียงใหม่ จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย
Vicky and Steve read 1 Corinthians 13.
" 1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
I used the Colour Accent function on my camera. :)
Daily Scripture Writing, 3rd February 2016: Psalm 85:8-13
I am listening to what the Lord God is saying; he promises peace to us, his own people, if we do not go back to our foolish ways. Surely he is ready to save those who honour him, and his saving presence will remain in our land. Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace. Human loyalty will reach up from the earth, and God's righteousness will look down from heaven. The Lord will make us prosperous, and our land will produce rich harvests. Righteousness will go before the Lord
and prepare the path for him.
TFL!
Some of the old chiseled stone, this might have been a headstone...hmmm..hard to remember after one takes 2,000 photos.
Read at the funeral was the Dizang Pusa Benyuan Jing 地藏菩萨本愿经 The chanters read the scripture in the Taiwan (minnan/Hokkien) dialect. References to and an English translation of this ancient Indian text are at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutra_of_The_Great_Vows_of_Ksitigar...
text at www.sinc.sunysb.edu/clubs/buddhism/ksitigarbha/content.html
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Caesarea Philippi:
Also known as Baal-gad, Banias, Baniyas, Banyas, Barias, Belinas, Caesarea Neronias, Caesarea of Philip, Caesarea Paneas, Caesarea Panias, Caesareia Sebaste, Keisarion, Kisrin, Medinat Dan, Mivzar Dan, Neronias, Pamias, Paneas, Paneias, Paneion, Panias, Panium
Situated 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and at the base of Mt. Hermon, Caesarea Philippi is the location of one of the largest springs feeding the Jordan River.
This abundant water supply has made the area very fertile and attractive for religious worship. Numerous temples were built at this city in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Apparently known as Baal Hermon and Baal Gad in the Old Testament period, this site later was named Panias after the Greek god Pan who was worshiped here.
There is no record of Jesus entering the city, but the great confession and the transfiguration both occurred in the vicinity of the city (Matt 16:13), then known as Caesarea Philippi.
Grotto of Pan:
The spring emerged from the large cave which became the center of pagan worship. Beginning in the 3rd century B.C., sacrifices were cast into the cave as offerings to the god Pan.
Pan, the half-man half-goat god of fright (thus “panic”), is often depicted playing the flute. This city, which was known in ancient times as Panias, is now called by the Arabic form of this name, Banias.
Sacred Niches:
Adjacent to the sacred cave is a rocky escarpment with a series of hewn niches. We know that statues of the deity were placed in these niches by depictions of such on coins of the city.
One niche housed a sculpture of Echo, the mountain nymph and Pan’s consort. Another niche housed a statue of Pan’s father, Hermes, son of nymph Maia. Inscriptions in the niches mention those who gave large donations.
Bible Verses on Money 10bibleverses.com/scripture-quotes/bible-verses-about-money/
The Bible has a lot to say about money and how we should handle it. In Matthew 6:24, Jesus tells us that we cannot serve both God and money. This means that our focus should be on God, and not on earthly things like money. Money is an important part of life, but it should not be our main focus. In 1 Timothy 6:10, Paul tells us that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. This means that when we put our love for money above everything else, it can lead us down a bad path. We see this happen all the time in the world today. People will do anything for money, even if it means harming others. But when we keep our focus on God, He will guide us and help us use our money in ways that are good and helpful to others.