Week End Friday September 30, 2022
{quotes}
Every second you spend looking for something outside yourself is another second you spend away from your true self.
Michael Jeffries
God is envisaged as both judge and parent; when law and love, justice and mercy, join hands. God forgives, and in so doing, teaches us to forgive.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
It can take billions of years for light to reach us through the galaxies, which is to say, History is ever arriving.
Don Mee Choi
True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.
Louis Nizer
Fight with realistic hope, not to destroy all the world’s wrong, but to renew its good.
Elizabeth E. Wein
{blessings}
Bespoke
Prayer requires words, spoken or unspoken. It’s the language of your soul. May your words continue to affirm your faith.
Self-Sufficient
Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket; keep it in your own. May God bless you with satisfying self-sufficiency.
Big Plans
When little things start to bother you, it might be because you need more big things in your life. May God bless your big plans, hopes, and dreams.
Footprints in the Sand
Footprints in the sands of time are not made by sitting down. May God bless you with firm steps and a legacy that lasts.
Set in Stone
If you think God’s plan for your life has been ruined, rest assured – God’s plan is set in stone. May the blessings you wait for be revealed very soon.
{prayers}
Prayer of Rejoicing
Dear God, the whole world has seen Your triumph. Let us all rejoice and be happy. Let us not despair about what is not, rather celebrate what is and it is glorious and good.
Shame on Me
God. I come to You asking forgiveness. My shortcomings shame me. I am not living up to Your expectations, or mine. Forgive me and help me turn the tide. Remind me from Whom I come, and before Whom I stand.
Grateful for Kindness
I walk steady and confident with praise upon my lips, joy within my heart, grateful for the kindness I receive. Blessed are You, Holy One on high.
Rock of Ages
Rock of ages, Truth divine, strong foundation, ever mine. Safe, secure, I here remain, in the peace that You ordain. Living ever in the fight, pure and perfect in Your holy sight. Rock of ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. Rock of ages, cleft for me let the water and the blood from Thy riven side which flowed. Oh, be of sin the double cure, cleanse me from its guilt and power. Nothing in my hand I bring simply to Thy cross I cling. Naked, I come to Thee for dress. Helpless, I look to Thee for grace. Vile, I to the fountain fly. Wash me, Savior, or I die. Augustus Montague Toplady
Heavenly Future
Dear God, I look to the heavenly future when I will walk among angels, transformed by the nearness of You. I resolve to make my time on Earth useful in service to Your Creation. Praise to You – my Divine.
{bible affirmations}
Leviticus 23:23-25
The Lord said to Moses, Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for the holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet. You must do no ordinary work on that day. Instead, you are to present special gifts to the Lord.
Proverbs 24:16
A righteous man falls down seven times and gets up.
Philippians 1:6
God who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of redemption.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Ezekiel 34:26
There shall be showers of blessing.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Meaning of a Dollar
Feature: How Can Our Flaws Have Purpose? Nona Jones
Smile of the Day: Hail Mary!
Feature: How to Have Hope
Music Video: Amazing Grace Wintley Phipps
Humor: Differences