Week Ending Friday, June 11, 2021
{quotes}
I can’t curse those who don’t believe as I do. I can’t express hate or disdain for those who criticize what I hold dear. I can’t outshout, bully, or taunt them. I can’t exercise the liberty of free speech because I answer to a higher law. I answer to the Word of God.
Lori Hatcher
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Stephen Covey
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Maya Angelou
No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant.
Giovanni Giocond
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge
{blessings}
No Imitation
Strive to initiate, not imitate. May God bless you with fresh ideas and the will to act upon them.
Pay Attention!
Hey you. Yes, you. Pay less attention to your cell and more attention to your soul. May God bless you with spiritual awareness.
You First
Sometimes there’s a problem with putting others first. They’ll think you come second. May you be blessed to make yourself a priority, and then you can go ahead and be the giver.
Grace Upon Me
I give thanks for the kindness of family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and strangers. I am grateful for their encouraging words, loving deeds, and friendly smiles. I appreciate the food I have to eat, the roof over my head, the clothes on my back, and the blessing of God’s grace upon me each day.
Holy Ruler
As long as there’s been recorded history, kings and queens have ruled and been celebrated by their subjects. Yet all the while, we know there is One true king, the One who presides over our spiritual selves, the One and only God. May you be blessed to give praise to your Holy Ruler.
{prayers}
Focus You Provide
Thank you for this beautiful morning. I come to you in prayer today, asking for the type of focus that only You can provide in this busy world. Help me concentrate on the magnificence of You and the life planned for me. Help me realize that distractions are merely earthly struggles, and they mean nothing in the greater scheme of things. Instead of trying to pray away the noise, help me embrace that which disturbs me, and I will make it work for me rather than against me. Blessed are You who brings out the best in me.
Guided to the Light
Dear God, help me rise above the darker parts of my nature, to do good in spite of myself, to make something grand from the meager resources I have, and to show courage in difficult situations. Praise to You, who guides me toward the light.
Natural Cycles
Change me Divine Beloved into One who easily releases all that’s ready to go, making room for what wants to come. May I courageously release all that is outgrown and stagnant, preparing for the new. Let me move in harmony with Your natural cycles in every way.
Tosha Silver
Good Health Today
I am praying for my health today. May I know my body, respect it, and treat it well. Bring about the healing I need to be whole and happy, free from pain. Dear God, bless me with good health.
Accept & Move On
Disappointments and defeats hurt. Dear God, help me bear this pain, accept the loss, and move on in confidence. Amen.
{bible affirmations}
Song of Songs 2:12
Flowers appear on the earth, the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet, stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked. Keep your feet from following evil.
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for God’s indescribable gift!
Deuteronomy 4:4
You who are alive today, every one of you, be faithful to the Lord.
{stories features, videos}
Video Story: Acres of Diamonds, Earl Nightingale
Music Video: Martin Hurkens, You Raise Me Up
Feature: Daydream Believer
Feature: Mother and Daughter Reunite After 50 Years
Feature: 7-Year Old Saves His Family
Feature: Lesson on Greatness