Since our Order has quite a few active and retired military, I thought you all may get a little chuckle from this. I'm a civilian and I chuckled. 😂

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
Hope you all have a most blessed weekend that is full of gratitude and thankfulness.

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞?
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 [𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝑎𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔], 𝐻𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝐻𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, “𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒, 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑀𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙.” ~𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑠 13:22

Most of us are familiar with the saying, “The exception that proves the rule.” That is, when something out of the ordinary happens, it “proves” the ordinary (the rule) exists...  more
This illustration reminds me of Colossians 3:1-2 "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲

“𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓, 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒛𝒆. 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒎𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆." ~𝑷𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒎 18:34 𝒂𝒏𝒅 144:1

Thank you to the OMSDT members who are veterans. Thanks is not and never has been enough, but in most cases, as civilians, it's all we have. You stepped up to serve your nation and your fellow countryman and I'll forever be grateful.

Here's a bit of info from a page I created a ...  more
NOVEMBER 2025 TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT
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This is seven minutes of pure peaceful viewing. These short films from the John 10:10 project are wonderful! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God

A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬
𝑆𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑. ~𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠 10:17

Many people have a mistaken view of faith, thinking that faith is believing in something or someone despite the evidence and we have to take a “leap of faith.” That is nonsense. It doesn’t work in any area of life. You don’t step onto a rickety swinging bridge with rotten ropes and missing planks, just assuming the bridge...  more
I've liked this poem for many years and I enjoyed putting it to the photo I took years ago. May God bless you all with warm hearts, good health, compassion for others, and bountiful cupboards as we gently move into the holiday season.

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰
𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑑; 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝐼 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡? 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝐼 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛? 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑚, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒, ~2 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑢𝑒𝑙 12:23

When Jesus wept by the tomb of Lazarus, He signaled to all of us that it’s appropriate to grieve when a loved one dies (John 11:35). But Paul advises us not to “sorrow as others who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Our loved one has made it to heaven before...  more