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Monday, August 24 My God is my rock of refuge.—Ps. 94:22. Jehovah is a refuge. Just as a huge rock can be a person’s hiding place from a threatening storm, Jehovah safeguards us when we face situations that threaten our well-being. He keeps us safe and prevents us from suffering lasting harm. And he promises even more: He will eventually eliminate whatever threatens our peace and security. (Ezek. 34:25, 26) One way we make Jehovah our rocklike Refuge is by praying to him. When we pray, Jehovah gives us “the peace of God” that safeguards our heart and mind. (Phil. 4:6, 7) Jehovah is always there for us. We can trust him because he is “the eternal Rock.” (Isa. 26:3, 4) He will always be alive to keep his promises, hear our prayers, and give us the support we need. We can also depend on Jehovah because he is loyal to those who serve him. (2 Sam. 22:26) He will never forget what we do, and he will always reward us.—Heb. 6:10;11:6. w24.06 27 ¶4-6

That's a newish song, so i gave it slack, it's also a banger ❤️ I try to not dislike any of the songs (even the boring ones that just reminds me of like an old school version church (Think Little House on the Prairie). There's a song we sung a few months ago, it doesnt have a chorus, and it's really slow. It's like 4 minutes long, I was not happy about it ;-; (I THINK it was a song we sung near the time of the memorial, which explains why i dont remember it, its one of those once a year songs) That's a middle of the road song for me. I don't love it, but i dont hate it, it's like "Yeah i can vibe with it", I think the melody itself keeps it on my good side. Yes, this past week midweek meeting, first song. My other favorites: Throw Your Burden on Jehovah, Give Me Courage, Our Joy Eternally, With Eyes of faith (This song actually grew on me, i did not care for it at first), Peace at Last, It Will not be late, Give Jehovah Glory, Good News, To Do Your Will is my Delight (100% it's because of the music with "This Joy I feel, This joy is real", i dont know why but that riff...amazing). Life without End At Last the crescendo with the chorus......<3 yes please. I probably have a few more favorites (Searching for Friends, Reaching Out, but they are songs from when i first joined so those are more because of nostalgia.)

We used to sing Give jehovah glory a lot some months ago 😂

I have irrational dislike of several songs, okay probably a little more than dislike. I won't mention them but when they are played I cringe and cannot make myself sing out like I usually would. I don't know why and I can't explain it. I just do not like some of them.

Agreed! Listen, obey and be blessed is not a favourite of mine, and I think we sing it too often, at the expence of other, very beautiful songs. The one that is being played over and over here, is "Gaining Jehovah’s Friendship". It's a wonder I don't know it by heart. (Nope, not a favourite that one either) (I don't remember the last time we played "Unfailing love". ) I wish we would use ALL the songs more, not the same ones over and over. I LOVE Lightness in a dark world! ❤️ Didn't we just sing it at a meeting? Other favourites: 159 Give Jehovah glory ❤️ (Maybe best song ever) 26 You did it for me ❤️ 156 With eyes of faith ❤️ Just to mention a few.

Maybe i need more reminders to throw my burdens on Jehovah or that there is more with us than against us

May we view them as reminders from Jehovah. Ps 119:111

I have been using CoPilot at work, but it's not connected to the Internet. It just had a database from a year ago. Personally, I am using Gemini.

Disclaimer: I am NOT saying I hate these songs or that they are bad. I feel like I have a love/hate relationship with "Unfailing Love" and "Listen, Obey, and Be Blessed". I feel they are used, repeatedly and so often compared to other songs (I'm giving slack to new songs that will probably be sung quite often after released). A while ago, i don't know HOW it happened but we sung Unfailing Love three weeks straight (I think once it was for the watch tower, once for the weekday meeting, and the speaker chose the song for their talk. I talked about this with another sister and we kind of had a laugh about the songs she felt were overly played as well. There's really no point to this thread besides "I wish more songs were used." I mean there are some songs we sing and i feel like i never heard them before because they are probably MAYBE used once or twice a year. I was hyped about "Lightness in a Dark World" actually being selected for the first time in I don't know when last meeting (Actually i think the last time i remember singing it was at the 2025 convention......so over a year ago....) A side note...i feel that Unfailing Love is also the most played song in the convention music videos, either that or i'm not realizing that the same convention videos are being played to me over and over when i hit the "Random" button.

I created a Virtual Machine (VM) that is just a linux OS intall to house AI agents. I use Claude Code, Gemini, and Codex. They all have full access to the machine and update each other's memory. Some agents are better at certain tasks, and they are instructed to use each other as needed (they can call each other as needed for whatever task required). When doing research, I can have one grab the information, one arrange the data in a digestible information, and the other to verify the logic and scrutinize the logic. Side note: Fable is a gamechanger.

This was a Codex AI project I spent a few hours on yesterday, to help me in my Bible study & research. I took all the Indexes from 2001-2024 and combined them into a single PDF, de-duping any entries it may of found, keeping all the clickable links. This is an example of the output, in .pdf format, of a simple prompt: "Using links found in the master_index on Jesus, Son of God, Firstborn and research on *j.w.org, can you bring together a compelling argument that Jesus is truly the son of God, separate and God's first born of creation and is no part of a Trinity as taught by Christendom. Don't rush, take your time and follow all leads that build on your reasoning." Jesus - God's Firstborn I asked Codex for a summary of how it used both the master_index and direct *.jw.org web search. " 75–85% index-led: The headings and relevant leads—JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, FIRSTBORN, TRINITY, specific proof texts, and most publication references—came from the combined index. 15–25% web-search-led: JW.org search helped locate cleaner/current versions, Study Bible notes, and readable direct URLs. Nearly 100% of the detailed evidence was read live on JW.org/WOL, because the index supplies references and links, not the full article content. So the index largely determined what to investigate; live JW.org pages supplied what the sources actually said. I did not review all 2,891 links under JESUS CHRIST; I followed the index subentries relevant to sonship, firstborn status, creation, subordination, and Trinity proof texts."

A strong, shallow 6.0 has struck near Honcho in Japan. That is the third strong quake to strike in the past 48 hours.

I can help translate to portuguese from portugal

I infinitely concur.

We see Jehovah's hand in all of these developments. Purchase of land, planning permission, Wallkill, Ramapo and other projects are proof enough of that. We see Jehovah and Christ Jesus preparing us for what is yet to come. May we all prove ready.

I could also use another type of help: Identifying/listing scripture passages that refer to construction (tabernacle, utensils, temple, palaces, etc.) Identifying/listing scripture passages that are genealogies (I have most of these already, but to double-check)

This is so true. In the past I had the privilege of working with the Legal Deparment on some tax matters. If I have counted correctly, over the years I accumulated 16 weeks of temporary Bethel Service. I know the Society does not pay taxes. But there are certain 'Hoops' any tax exept organization has to "jump through" to keep their exempt status. So, a Certified Public Accountant may still have reason to interact with the legal department to be sure Jehovah's Oranization is "giving to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar" and to keep Jehovahs Earthly Organization above reproach. Some of the matters covered took 10 years to work through. There were other projects that turned out not to be feasible or useful, and went nowhere. One matter concerned the change of one word in a departmental instruction. That took two years befor it was finalized. Many things can come us that can delay a project, or make a project not feasible. To me that demonstrates the thoroughness of everything Jehovah's Organization does. I saw many examples of research and documentation on the part of Jehovah's Earthly Organization that would be considered "way over the top" by worldly Attorneys, CPAs, Engineers, Architects, etc., and any of the worldly professionals with whom I have worked locally. The "professionaism" and absolute care exercised by Jehovah's Organization is just one more example of the GB doing their VERY BEST to make sure everything is done "just so" - the same way Noah built the ark. Seeing the care and research that has gone on in the few sitiutions where I have had the privilege of working with ones at Bethel, when I watch the episodes of The Good News Accordng to Jesus I marvel about how much research had to go into the production to be absolutely certain that everything was presented as accurately as possible. Thanks, Jim

Sunday, August 23 He became overjoyed in the holy spirit.—Luke 10:21. Jesus maintained a positive attitude about the preaching work. That helped him to stay enthusiastic about his ministry. For example, late in 30 C.E., Jesus saw that many were ready to respond to his preaching activity, and he likened them to a ripe field ready to be harvested. (John 4:35) About a year later, he told his disciples: “The harvest is great.” (Matt. 9:37, 38) And later he again emphasized: “The harvest is great . . . Beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.” (Luke 10:2) Jesus never lost sight of the potential for people to respond to the good news, and he rejoiced when they did. Jesus taught his disciples to keep a positive view of their message, which would encourage them to maintain their zeal. w25.03 18-19 ¶15-16

Hello all, I am working on a single HTML web app (runs in your browser) called BRiSA - Bible-Reading Scheduler Application. Its purpose is to create your own custom-designed Bible-reading plan. It will be available in all the major languages, but I need some help translating the strings. I could do it with online tools, but the real-person touch is better :-) In particular, I am looking for help with: Português, 中文简体, Dansk, Français, Italiano, українська, 한국어, Română, Nederlands, Polski, Русский, Deutsch, and Svenska. If you feel comfortable in any of these, please contact me via a private message and I will share the strings. Thanks in advance, Eryk

Yes we are on metro witnessing which uses whatsapp.

Jehovah always does things at the right time! I’m sure one day you’ll look back and understand why it took so long!

@Sam67 scriptures detection work only in english language? Thanks Stefano

I didn't mean that they did in the past. I understand, thank you.

Getting closer. Start in 2 weeks. H&S meetings being held for those volunteering.