Week Ending Friday January 29, 2021
{quotes}
Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
Theodore Vail
If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.
Nora Roberts
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
T.S. Eliot
Love is not all you need. You need mutual respect. You need support. You need trust. You need boundaries. You need people to be there when it matters. You need space to grow and acceptance when you do. You need people to show their love in a way you can understand.
Nedra Tawwab
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
{blessings}
Healthy Emotion
Cry if you need to, scream if you must. Take a swing at something that won’t hit you back. May you be blessed with a fighting spirit that knows how to take it, knows when to give it, and knows the value of healthy emotion.
Dark Clouds
From dark clouds come precious water. From dark mines come valuable jewels. When you feel the light cannot penetrate your gloom, take comfort in knowing that blessings will come to even the darkest part of your heart.
Pride
Live a life you’re proud of, if you haven’t so far, try again. May God bless you with pride born of worthy accomplishments.
Blessing to be Bold
You don’t have to say it’s okay when it isn’t. You need to wake up, speak up, and step up. It’s your blessing to be bold. Surprise yourself. Start today.
Impressive
Impressionable people are impressed by money, status, and material things. Impressive people make an impression by the way they treat other people. May God bless you to fall in the category of the latter.
{prayers}
Cycles
Help me break this cycle that entraps me. Let me start over, begin fresh, and O, my holy God – show me how to be free.
Constant Pleading
God help me. You must be tired of my constant pleading. I ask for too much. Yet, Your ear is tuned to the pitch of my heart. You hear my every cry and feel each tear I shed. Praise to You, my Father, my Mother, My God.
Peace and Calm
Dear God, May there be peace in the world, and peace within me. Calm the turmoil, unclench the fists, release the anger. We are all One with You. I am One with You. Amen
Holocaust Remembrance Day Prayer
God of the past, present, and future. Today we remember the blessed liberation of Auschwitz and the tragic deaths of six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We acknowledge the genocide present in modern-day, where innocent people lose their lives and livelihoods because of religious beliefs. We pray for a future free of fanaticism, hatred, oppression, and senseless killing. We affirm; every life is loved by You, and every life is sacred. We pray that all on Earth come to know You, derive inspiration from You and share Your principles of kindness, compassion, love, and mercy. We glorify You with words and deeds. We thank You for the eternal light of our faith. Amen
Good Every Day
Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day. Let my eyes be open to the natural beauty in commonplace things. Help me feel love for the people I encounter. Guide me to compassion, cover me in grace, perform small miracles as I praise Your Name.
Choose
I choose possibility. I choose connection. I choose optimism. I choose justice. I choose kindness. I choose resilience. Though I reach out to You, almighty God, I choose to take responsibility for myself. Be with me Father, as I resolve to make choices that honor You and serve me well. Amen
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Tommy’s Angel
Feature: Essay on Kindness
Seth Godin
Feature: Let’s Play Catch
Video: Marcel Marceau Silent Holocaust Hero
Music Video: Don’t Give Up On Me Andy Grammar + Children’s Choir
Feature: Inmates Raise Money for a Student Scholarship + Video
{bible affirmations}
Jude:1-2
Mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.
Job 42:2
God can do all things. No purpose of God will be thwarted.
Psalm 139:1-4
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you, Lord, know it completely.
Isaiah 53:11
From the toil of your soul, you will be satisfied.
Psalm 21:7
I trust in the unfailing love of the Lord Most High, I will not be shaken.