Week Ending Friday April 9, 2021
{quotes}
Only you can decide how your fires will affect you. Will you be sanctified or scarred?
Beth Moore
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved; it is a reality to be experienced.
J. J. van der Leeuw
The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Once upon a time, you were born this amazing little being with boundless love and openness to share with the world. Then you became this amazing bigger being, with boundless love and openness to share with the world.
Scott Stabile
{blessings}
Nurturing Spirit
The grass is always greener where you water it. May God bless you with a nurturing spirit that gives life and renewal to the people you meet, the creatures you protect, and the holy ground you walk on.
Priceless
Never doubt your value. There are those who will make you feel worthless, those who will make you feel worthy, and then there is God, who knows you are priceless. May you be blessed with abundant spiritual richness beyond your farthest-reaching imagination.
Gain it Back
What have you got to lose that you can’t gain back in lessons learned and efforts rewarded? May God bless you with success in your endeavors. Take chances, do it now.
Shout Hallelujah
In the morning, when you rise, shout Hallelujah! and be blessed with a day of joy and celebration.
Progress
No matter how long it takes you to progress, it’s still progress. May God bless you with the determination to stay with it and the achievement of your goals, hopes, and dreams.
{prayers}
Start Anew
God release me from the bondage of past deeds done wrong. Help me start anew. Refresh my spirit and douse me in the joy of freedom and forgiveness.
My Steps Count
I make my steps count. I put one foot in front of the other, I gather my courage, I refuse to be held back, I cry, I curse, but I walk to the light. Praise God, who gives me the gift of motion.
Clean Slate
Today is a new day. I’ve wiped the slate clean for you, my dear. Begin again. Embrace kindness. Stand for justice. Offer hope. Open your heart. Expand your mind. Live this day as never before. Love, God
Grace and Mercy
Thank you for another day of grace and mercy. Today, I acknowledge my blessings, large and small – I embrace them all and take nothing for granted. I live this day deeply grateful to You O God, my generous provider.
Greater and Brighter
Oh God, My sin was great, but Your forgiveness is greater. Thank You, Holy One, who gives me the chance to leave the past behind so I can walk to a brighter future.
{bible}
Joshua 24:15
As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.
Psalm 145:5
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
Psalm 145:21
My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise God’s holy name forever and ever.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
1 Corinthians 12:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Animated Video Interview – Danny & Annie
Feature: Eli Kligman Doesn’t Play on the Sabbath
Music Video: Bolero 5+ 1
Feature: Now on Grief, Gary Sully
Music Video: The Prayer, Katharine McPhee
Feature: Now, God Knows Sign Language Too