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Happy Birthday
NATHALEE, JORDAN AND ZETHRO MONTS
Happy birthday to my grandson, Jordan Monts on cel- ebrating his 18th birthday with his grandparents, Zethro and Nathalee Monts.
City Launched Naming Contest For Bike Lane Mini Street Sweeper
The City of Tampa launched a naming contest for its first bike lane mini street sweeper on Monday, February 21st. This mini-street sweeper is a vital tool in keeping roads, specifically protected bike lanes, clean and safe for bicy- clists, pedestrians and drivers.
Purchased in 2020, the City of Tampa’s Mobility Depart- ment Operations Division has incorporated this machine as part of our Stormwater Opera- tions Street Sweeping team.
Please enter the naming contest by visiting the City of Tampa's social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and Insta- gram and posting your name suggestion in the comments.
The winner will be chosen by Mayor Castor and City of Tampa Mobility Department and will receive an opportunity to ride on the bike lane mini street sweeper and receive a Vi- sion Zero Swag Bag.
The contest closes on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at 11:59 p. m.
Summer Youth Employment
The City of Tampa is hiring residents of East Tampa for part-time summer employment to help keep their community clean. Youth ages 16-18 will able to make up to $10 an hour. 36 youth workers will be hired. The deadline to apply is March 16, 2022. The em- ployment dates are June 6- July 29, 2022.
Youth must be enrolled in the Hillsborough County School System and reside within the boundaries of East Tampa: Hillsborough Ave. (north), I-4 (south), 56th St. (east) and I-275 (west).
Apply on line at: www.jobaps.com/Tampa, or for more information call (813) 255-4046.
The summer program is sponsored by: City of Tampa Neighborhood Enhancement Division, East Tampa Commu- nity Revitalization Partnership and CDC of Tampa, Inc.
Faith And Hope vs Knowing And Believing/Your Choice
BY ALFRED T. PYLES ChipTanEZU Middleton HS – 1969-1971, Leto HS, C/O 1972
Words are powerful, yet in and of themselves are useless if not attached to an action.
(Continued From February 18, 2022)
Having faith and hoping, in my opinion excludes one from any actions of responsibilities or that of accountability.
We’ve been programed to think by confessing that you have a degree of faith, and then hoping for a desired outcome one can con- jure up the blessings and miracles of God through the act of praying. Praying by asking and begging. “I’m just goner have faith and hope and wait on the Lord.” That’s what you say and that’s what you do more times than not, you wait on the Lord. Your only responsibility is to wait on the Lord.
Words are powerful, yet in and of themselves are useless if not attached to an action.
Waiting denotes getting supported by my Knowing and Believ- ing. For when I know that my knowing knows, I need not apply a feeling of need to be assured. When I believe, there’s no need to have faith nor hope. Knowing and believing trumps having faith and hoping. You and I have been conditioned – programed to seek out- side of our own spirits - deliverance, (the act of being rescued or set free). We seek deliverance from God. You often seek to be rescued or set free by your deity. We traditionally ask and beg God to do for us, hope that our prayers will be answered.
What need therefore of your spirit? Your spirit is where you communicate and have dialogue with your deity. That is where the sanctity of spiritual instruction exists (Holiness of life or disposi- tion).
“What are you saying Shepherd? I’m saying that our whole spir- itual, religious concept of God has been taught to us and is based on nothing more than praying to the Almighty to do something in our behalf, whatever that may be. We’re to worship God, or whatever the name of your deity in Spirit and in Truth. Worship simply by ac- knowledging and giving thanks. But we’ve been taught to ask or even beg for things. We ask and beg for favor. We ask and beg for a de- sired outcome.
JIJI
This week’s Spotlight feature is JiJi. JiJi is truly something special, and strives to be even more than what she’s expected to be. This young lady isn’t shy at all, and really enjoys being photographed. JiJi is al- ways the center of attention, and handles it with humbleness and charm. Congratulations to JiJi as this week’s Spotlight feature.
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