Week of June 3, 2017
{quotes}
It’s Time
Maybe it’s time for the fighter to be fought for, the holder to be held, and the lover to be loved.
Hero
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
True Friends
True friends say good things behind your back and bad things to your face.
Seek & Find
Seek goodness and be good. Seek beauty and be beautiful. Seek love and be loved.
You Give Up
Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don’t care, because they don’t.
Accept It
Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.
{blessing}
Unanswered Prayer
You live with unanswered prayer. The great ones all do. One lonely question keeps you up at night, infiltrates your mind, and deflates your spirit: Why? May you be blessed to accept God’s will without doubt or suspicion. Keep the faith.
Reflection on Freedom
It’s a day off. A holiday for parades and remembrance. Barb-e-ques, friends, and family. May you be blessed this day to stop in time. To reflect on freedom, sacrifice, and gratitude. May your heart be filled with love for the heroes.
Dawn of a New Day
It is said the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn. You are about to see the light. May you be blessed with the dawn of a new day filled with relief, resurgence and rejoicing.
In the Pause
You feel the pull of running from one news channel to the next, one website to the next, one email to the next. You do it out of habit. Yet, it’s all distraction. May you be blessed to quiet your urge to run. God is your stimulus and He is with you in the pause.
Decisions
Bad decisions happen for one of two reasons; you’re either in a huge hurry or you’re swayed by short-term comfort and ignore long-term implications. Don’t fall for it. May you be blessed to take your time and consider all the consequences before you decide. Be faithful to your values and you’ll always make the right choice.
Meaning of Life
The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, you rush around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond yourself. May you be blessed to appreciate limitations. Be alive and strive, but don’t make yourself crazy in the process.
{prayer}
I Do Not Shock You
Dear God, I do not shock You. It is You who made me so. It is obvious. You love me, then what I am is special. You believe in me, than what I am is capable. You respect me, then what I am is worthy. I am of Your essence, and I thank You. Amen
Unchangeable God
The three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and You. The three things I can change are the present, the future, and Me. But change is scary, and I am afraid of disappointment. I need Your grace right now. I know it is Your will to make Me new again. Help Me. Thank You. Praise You.
Happy to Be Me
Dear God, Give me the courage to be myself. I’m always trying to be what others expect of me. I’m wasting time and energy pleasing everyone but myself. I’m not even good at it. Help me appreciate the best parts of being me. Show me how to love myself so I can say with confidence: I am very happy to be me. Amen
Prayer: For Parents Who Lost a Child
God bless the parents who have lost a child. Heal their hurting, aching hearts and just hold them for awhile. God give the parents peace whose child you’ve called away and give them joy in knowing they will reunite someday.
Wholehearted
Dear God, My trust in You is wholehearted. I know everything happening to me is for good and not by random cause. though I cannot make sense of it, You have planned it so. I accept with thanks, my Lord and my protector. amen
Spiritual Inner Peace
God, My spiritual inner peace is weak. I yearn for a serenity of soul that emanates from You. I’m anxious, I fidget, I worry. I turn to You, source of my tranquility, for a boost of mental energy to calm me. I am grateful to be in prayer, praise to You soothing Father. Amen
Grace for the Difficult Person
Dear God, Help me to remember that everything is under your control. There is nothing that can harm me. No one who can hurt me. You are a great and powerful God who gives me strength to rise above each difficult circumstance and to react with grace to every difficult person. Praise God, Master of all.
{Stories, articles, video}
Blog Story: It Came to Pass
Video: Flanders Field
Video: Girl Shows Friends her New Leg
Story: Company You Keep
Article: Student Bullying and Suicide
Story: Grandma’s Wisdom
{bible}
Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”
Isaiah 2:4
He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
John 16:22
Rest in My Presence receiving joy no one can take away from you.
Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet our heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Zephaniah 3:17
For the Lord your God is right here with you. God rejoices with you in great gladness. God loves you without judgement. Is that a joyous choir I hear? No, it is the Lord ecstatically singing you a happy song.
{affirmation}
White Orchid: Cleanliness
My thoughts are pure. My heart is pure. My words are pure.
White Lily: Bereavement
I remember the departed and lift them up with my faith.
Jasmine: Unconditional Love
I love fully, eternally, unconditionally!
Geranium: Comfort
My God is a God of comfort. I find solace in the Lord.
God Accompanies
I trust that God accompanies me and will help, guide, heal, and defend me through all difficulty and suffering.
Don’t Give Up
I’m grateful for the people who don’t give up on me while I’m distant and trying to figure myself out.