Week Ending Friday, February 11, 2022
{quotes}
I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
Jackie Robinson
Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take a step.
Change things in your life to make things better for someone else. Generosity unlocks our passion.
Seth Godin
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Hindu Proverb
{blessings}
Needed
You are necessary to God, for it’s you who brings God’s divine plan into being. Go about your day today, knowing you are blessed by the Holy One who needs you. Yes, You.
Patience
Rushing ruins it. Pause, pray, and proceed. May God bless you with patience.
Teardrops
For every teardrop, for every sleepless night, God has a new day filled with blessings for you.
No Drama Please!
You have been low, you’ve had highs. May you be blessed with an even keel today. May calm be in your heart, order in your life, and may your mind be at peace as you go about living without the drama.
Soak Your Soul
If you do not fill your mind with prayer, it will fill itself with worries and fear. Soak your soul in devotion, praise God often, and give thanks like a mantra, always coming back to gratitude. May you be blessed to live gratefully.
{prayers}
God Gives Without Ceasing
Dear God, I welcome all You bring today. The iffy weather, the crabby voices, the stubborn problem that’s circling my every thought. I know Your grace doesn’t come in one big happy package. It comes in tiny bundles, some of them annoying, disappointing, and even worse. Yet, I embrace it all. I wait for the lessons, I rejoice with the rewards. I praise You, who gives without ceasing.
Change I Desire
Help me make the changes I need to accomplish the things I desire. Give me the wisdom and strength to let go of the people in my life who hold me back. Bless me with self-control to break bad habits, and grace me with favor that leads to new opportunities.
Still My Doubters
Dear God, Make still my doubters, the haters, those people who disparage me. Fill my life with supporters, lovers, and good souls who exude encouragement and joy. Praised are You, who surrounds me with persons of character.
God With You
God, in You I am never alone, even in difficult moments. Even when my life’s journey comes up against problems and obstacles that seem insurmountable. I accompany You, I follow You, but above all, I know that You accompany me and carry me on Your shoulders.
Pope Francis
Whoopee Do!
Lord help me jump into this new day with a whoop and a holler kicking up my heels and falling madly in love with the day You have made.
{bible affirmations}
Isaiah 41:6
Each one helps the other and encourages them to be strong.
Psalm 30:5
Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
1 Peter 1:7
These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when the Redeemer is revealed to the whole world.
Philippians 3:13
Forget the past and look forward to what lies ahead.
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand and you will be lifted up in due time.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: A Simple Gesture
Music Video: Lovely Day Bill Withers
Story Feature: Dream of Dogs David Kolbe
Feature: Handy How to Pray
Story: Drink From a Running Stream
Humor: Spiritual Fruits