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The Five Finger Prayer

June 13, 2020

Fifteen years ago, I was telling a good friend of the prayer we would say for Daniel’s dad each night (he was Active Duty military and deployed to the desert)… “Dear God, Please watch over my daddy because we love him and we miss him.” From there, my sweet boy would add in anyone else he thought needed to be prayed for. Sometimes, it would take awhile as he was trying to delay bedtime. Or, perhaps… God put it in to his heart that these random people needed to be prayed for. While talking about this with my friend, she told me of the ‘Five Finger Prayer’ that her devout Catholic mother taught her as a child, and she had passed to her own children. I remember thinking how clever it was to have this reminder and printed out an example, to hang on my refrigerator. I came across it the other day and felt compelled to share the idea behind, ‘The Five Finger Prayer’.

First, begin your prayers with your thumb which is closest to your body. Your thumb represents your family and your friends ~ those closest to you. But, also pray for your enemies, for they affect your attitude towards your loved ones.

The next finger is your pointing finger. Pray for those that teach, instruct, and heal, such as teachers, ministers, and medical personnel.

The middle finger is the tallest and represents our leaders. Pray for our country and world leaders, business leaders, and even boss / co-workers.

Surprisingly, our ring finger is the weakest of all. You can never pray enough for those that are sick, or in trouble. Praying for those around us is a way of serving, which is an important part of our purpose.

By the time that we get to the pinky, which represents YOU, your prayers for others will have helped with the perspective of your thought process. You will be able to pray with a clear mind as you thank God for the blessings in your life, admit your struggles, and ask for guidance.

I like to think of the Five Finger Prayer as a way to ensure that I remember specific groups of people, even some that I wouldn’t remember in my daily prayers. For ease in teaching younger children about it, there are several coloring sheets that can be used, if you search google. Why not use this as a way to prove that power of prayer can help to change the world and our hearts.

Health & Spiritual

Abyon Bluetooth Scale

May 30, 2020May 31, 2020

Prior to menopause taking over my weight, I had just the normal scale and I would step on, make sure it was within “range” and move on about my life. Then a friend posted about this scale and I thought, “Well, how cool is that!” I’m not overly technologically savvy, but if she could figure it out, so could I. The scale syncs with an app on your phone and right there, you have a plethora of information! Honest moment – the first time I saw the bluetooth icon on my phone, I took a picture and posted on facebook asking what it was.

*I’m in a weight-loss support group on facebook and everyone talks about the Renpho scale. Based upon the photos and reviews, it is basically the same thing so grab whichever one you want.*

So, here’s the bool thing about this scale, it measures things you didn’t even know you wanted to know about!

Weight – Obvious what that is.
BMI – Body Mass Index
Body Fat – Body composition fat tissue ratio
Fat-free Body Weight – muscle, in addition to body fat, is a major component of body weight
Subcutaneous Fat – The ratio of subcutaneous fat stored in your skin to your body weight. (Subcutaneous fat is the jiggly fat visible just under the skin)
Visceral Fat – A type of body fat that is found around the human organs and which mainly resides in the abdominal cavity.
Body Water – Water Weight, which includes the blood, lymph, extracellular fluid, etc.
Skeletal Muscle – The ratio of muscle involved in the mechanical system of our limbs and other part of the body.
Muscle Mass – The total muscle weight, including skeletal muscle, cardiac, and smooth muscle.
Bone Mass – Bone tissue consists of bone minerals per unit volumes.
Protein – Protein plays a vital role in the body, as it builds and maintains muscles, organs, and other tissue.
BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate. In an inactive state, this is the minimum necessary energy needed.
Metabolic Age – Ideal physical body age is 2/3 of the actual age.

*The tracking is awesome because you can look at the year…*

*The home screen is very user friendly and shows you your weight along with other fast facts.*

*You can click on each category to see which bracket your percentage is in.*

The great thing about using a scale like this is that it gives you something to work towards and a feeling of accomplishment on little things. Of course I watch my weight number, but I also have been focusing on my body water and learning about foods that help to increase that number. Also, when I started, my metabolic age was 56 (What?!?) and now I’m down to 51.

Use a scale like this for guidance. Just remember, if you are going to take a photo while standing on the scale because you have hit a goal, the flat part does have a glare so if you’re naked…. You’ll be sharing with the world what God gave you.

Do you have one of these types of scales? What do you think of it?

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The Five Finger Prayer

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