Week Ending Friday June 19, 2020
{quotes}
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.
Mahatma Gandhi
Leadership is the hard work of showing up when you’re not expected to, and seeing what’s possible when few are willing to believe.
Seth Godin
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.
Rumi
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Moliere
{blessings}
Ideal
Learning is not enough, you must teach it. Being willing is not enough, you must do it. Loving is not enough, you must show it. May God bless you to live the ideal.
Love Us All
If you judge people, you have no time to learn to love them. May you be blessed with a generous heart, keeping in mind that every one of us is made in the image of God.
Art of Listening
Practice listening today. Don’t just hear what others are telling you, listen with the intent to understand. May God bless you with compassion, which comes once you learn the holy art of listening well.
Complaint Free
By now you should have a complete grasp on the fact that life is not fair. You’ve learned that lesson, You can move on. May God bless you with a complaint-free day.
Choose to Change
Whatever you’re not changing you’re choosing. Make the choice to change what does not become you. May you be blessed with the determination and the will to follow through.
{prayers}
Meaningful Friendship
God bless me with friends who challenge me, bring me out of my comfort zone, who help me be my best self. Bless me with friendships filled with meaningful dialogue; humble and true. Help me choose wisely so that I may have worthy relationships with kind people, steeped in good values, and sound in spirit. May I always feel joy when I am in the company of my friends.
Lord Above
Lord Above, Thank You for Your protection when I am vulnerable, Your power when I am helpless, and Your peace when I am anxious. I receive it! Praise to You on high, divine provider.
Bring it On
Rise up, O God, humankind needs You. Cast a brilliant light over the earth, awake the sleeping, inform the unknowing, send a divine message to us, those who need You. Bring wholeness, bring wellness, bring peace to our troubled souls.
No Limit
There’s no limit to my faith. Nothing can disturb me. No person is too difficult. No task too challenging. I have You God, who gives me strength and patience to face and embrace all that comes my way.
Fire and Light
Dear God, surround me with those who work tirelessly to bring Your heaven storming down to earth. When I am tired, teach me to rest in You. When I am weary of this world, give me the fire I need to be a light. Hannah Brenchner
{stories, features, video}
Story: Simple Prayer
Music Video: Jordan Rabjohn and his mother cover Andra Day’s Rise Up
Feature: Contentment is Enough
Feature: Good Things Happen to a Teen Who Cleans
Music Video: A God Like You, Kirk Franklin
Feature: Divine Encouragement
{bible}
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter until the full light of day.
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Nehemia 9:5
Blessed be God’s glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Exodus 3:5
You are standing on holy ground.