Friday June 5, 2026, is today’s post. Wishing you a great weekend! It’s been a beautiful, cool week here in North Mississippi, but July is coming. lol I hope you enjoy this week’s photo and verse. I took the photo on Roan Mountain last August, and I hope to visit there again soon! The mountains in East Tennessee are so pretty. I thought the verses in Philippians went well with the photo.
Philippians is one of my favorite books of the Bible, especially Chapter 4. In it we have some of the most encouraging verses:
4 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
And then we have 11B-13:
“…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
I hope this will encourage you this weekend!
Now for Friday’s song. I hope you enjoy.
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Lovely verses to “chew and digest”. Thank you!
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Yes, Gail! Thanks.
Perfect post for the weekend. Have a blessed enjoyable weekend.
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You, too Sharon!
I love Philippians! I have vss 4.4 and 4.8 written on the top of this week’s page in my calendar. Have a great weekend, Pat!
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Philippians is my favorite book this week, Priscilla. 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend, too!
Wonderful verses. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Paula! You, too.
Love those mountain top experiences, and you captured a great one with your camera, Pat. Philippians is one of my favorite books, too. Paul certainly had some interesting experiences there, and God gives us so much comfort through Paul’s writing.
This week I have been reading “Secrets Chase Her” which is #2 in Rachel Dylan’s Deadly Justice series. It starts with, “Quinn Kelly looked at her smart watch again for the third time in five minutes.” Things go downhill from there.
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Tim, it is awesome to be standing on top of a mountain and see other mountains in the distance. Secrets Chase Her sounds really good.
Yes, our mountains here in East Tennessee are some of God’s best handiwork. We live near the Ocoee River, and our area is beautiful in the spring. Come visit lower East TN sometime.
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Is Chattanooga considered lower East Tennessee, Jane? I go there often to visit my sister.
Pat, Thank you for sharing this powerful and timely scripture!
Enjoy your weekend!
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Thanks, Caryl. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
God Bless your week MUCH~
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You, too, Delores. I keep thinking this is Saturday already, though. lol
A perfect verse for today’s world! And an even better look at my back yard! (Well, almost.)
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We must get together sometimes when I’m in East Tennessee, Jennie!
Perfect post to start my weekend!
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Thanks, Judy!
Wow! That song will have you shouting amen for sure! I’ve heard the song many time, but not that version.
Love the book of Philippians!!!
Have a great weekend, Pat.
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You, too, Barara! Philippians is one of my favorite books, too.
The song, verses and photo — Perfect!
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Thanks, Martha! Miss seeing you. 🙂
Love the photo, verses and song! Thank you for sharing! Philippians is also one of my favorite books of the Bible.
Happy weekend!
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Happy weekend to you, too, Mary G! Glad you enjoyed the post.
Beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing those verses of Scripture and the song. Back when we were teens, my future wife and I, with another friend, sang that song in church. And NO, I did not hit those high notes like David Phelps. I may have told you before that a pastor friend and I went hiking on Roan Mountain back in the 70s. All the details, with the exception of who I was with, have become murky over the years. He pastored a church in Elizabethton, TN. I can’t recall where we went to start our hike. My cell phone wasn’t working that day, so I didn’t get any pictures. LOL!
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I’ve been through Elizabethton, Edward, probably on the day I took the photo. 🙂 You can climb to the Appalachian Trail from Roan Mountain. I was going to, but worried about walking back down to the road–it’s kind of steep. And lucky you, having a cell phone when you were a teen. ROTF 😉
I needed this today. Thank you for sharing it.
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I’m glad the post spoke to you, Carolyn! It was so peaceful up on the mountain.
Looks lovely and peaceful.
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Thanks, Sally Jo!