May 7, 2019 Tuesday #Spirits#Hollandtulips#Popehistory#HistoryGurkhas

Get Faith
Luke chapter 4  "In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, "Let us alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?  Have you come to destroy us?  I know who you are, the Holy One of God."  But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"  Frightening to think that one of these can inhabit us, but it explains a lot don't you think?  And, to know they are on  speaking terms with Jesus, well that is scary.  It says that they have a power that we cannot contend with.  What do you think of this?  Do you believe in unclean spirits?  Ask Jesus.

On this day
2018  This was a great day to remember.  Waynette and I packed up and drove over to Holland to spend a few days with her cousin Mary.  She had a beautiful condo with a view of a pond out the back and a great place to put us up for a couple days.  We had lunch there and then went to the city to see some tulips and there were miles of them.  We took a bus tour of Holland and then had dinner at Boatwerks and back to the condo.  It was so nice of Mary to put us up and what a great hostess she was.

1274 - The Second Council of Lyons opened in France to regulate the election of the pope. This history of the Popes is very interesting.

Nepal
The Constitution of Nepal, adopted in 2015, establishes Nepal as a federal secular parliamentary republic divided into seven provinces. Nepal was admitted to the United Nations in 1955, and friendship treaties were signed with India in 1950 and the People's Republic of China in 1960.^[21][22] Nepal hosts the permanent secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of which it is a founding member. Nepal is also a member of the Non Aligned Movement and the Bay of Bengal Initiative. The military of Nepal is the fifth largest in South Asia; it is notable for its Gurkha history, particularly during the world wars, and has been a significant contributor to United Nations peacekeepingoperations.

he Gurkhas or Gorkhas (/ˈɡɜːrkə, ˈɡʊər-/) with endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: गोरखाली) are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent of Nepalese nationality and ethnic Nepalis of Indian nationality recruited for the British Army, Nepalese Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN peacekeeping force and war zones around the world. Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were synonymous with "Nepali",^[1] which originates from the hill principality Gorkha Kingdom, from which the Kingdom of Nepal expanded under Prithivi Narayan Shah.^[2][3] The name may be traced to the medieval Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath^[4] who has a historic shrine in Gorkha.^[5] The word itself derived from "Go-Raksha" (Nepali: गोरक्षा), "raksha" becoming "rakha" (रखा). "Rakhawala" means "protector" and is derived from "raksha" as well.

There are Gurkha military units in the Nepalese, British and Indian armies enlisted in Nepal, United Kingdom and India. Although they meet many of the requirements of Article 47^[6] of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions regarding mercenaries, they are exempt under clauses 47(e) and (f) similarly to the French Foreign Legion.^[7]

Gurkhas are closely associated with the khukuri, a forward-curving Nepali knife, and have a reputation for fearless military prowess. Former Indian ArmyChief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once stated that:^[8] "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha.  

I had to include this about the Gurkha, every country has it's fierce warriors.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy birthday to Jim my first boss!