Week Ending Friday, May 19, 2023
{quotes}
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra
No person who continues to add something to the material, intellectual, and moral well-being of the place in which they live is long left without proper reward.
Booker T. Washington
I saw impossible things, and the fear didn’t win.
Hannah Brenchner
I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.
Estee Lauder
{blessings}
Light Bright
Light can right any wrong situation caused by the darkness of agitation and distress. May God’s light break through the gloom and brighten your precious soul.
Read Between the Lines
In life, you must be prepared to read between the lines and ponder the questions that start with Why. May God bless you with intellectual curiosity, insight, and answers to all you seek.
Release the Ties
Why are you still hanging on to that which holds you back? You make the decision to let go of what needs to go. God has blessings for you when you release the ties that bind you.
Kindness + Humility
The way you act reflects a different God response. Try kindness, be humble, and open your hands to receive God’s blessings.
Answer to Loneliness
One is not the loneliest number. May you be blessed to achieve Oneness with You and your God.
{prayers}
New Energy, New Life
I rest my weary body and mind in Your tireless presence. I feel Your loving nature and calm floods my restless soul. Praise to You, dear God, who baths me with new energy and new life.
Harmless Life
Dear God, Help me to live a harmless life. One where peace is not rigid or narrow. A life where differences do not threaten me. Please bless me with understanding, compassion, and the will to serve others.
Confusion
The flames of confusion are raging. Bring me back to clarity. Please God, douse this burning soul with Your holy water.
Living Up
Dear God, I have no idea what You are doing, but I trust you. Your plan for me is fixed. Your hope for me is that I make good choices. Blessed are You, who gives me the will and the way to live up to Your expectations.
Prayer for My Husband
Protect and keep my husband in good health, in good cheer, and in Your good graces. Enliven his spirit, his life, and his natural curiosity. Guide him to greater wisdom, inner peace, and contentment. May we grow old together, with sound minds and bodies, in sync with one another, and aligned in our devotion to You, Dear God.
{bible affirmations}
1 Corinthians 3:7
Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Zechariah 10:2
Dreams speak falsely. Trust only God.
Deuteronomy 18:13
I devote my heart entirely to God.
Zohar III, 25a
While a person sleeps, the soul rises to the level of the holy angels and receives certain information, learns new things, and then returns to its place. This is an experience of connection to holiness.
Daniel 2:21
God changes times and seasons, He removes kings and sets up kings, He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: A Mother’s Day Story
Feature: Iowa Mayor Listens and Understands
Video: Feathered Friendships
We’ve Got Mail: From Launa
A dear friend recently admitted she has lost faith in God. I asked her, “Why?” She said it was because of all the pain and suffering in the world. If there really is a God, why does he allow this? I replied, “That is a good question, I will ask Him!” So later that day, I asked God about it. He replied, “That is Earth. Perfection only exists in Heaven!” Wow, how simple and profound, I thought. The next day, I called my friend to give her this information. She responded in disbelief and said, “Well, that doesn’t sound right!” I chuckled. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink!
Parable: Minute Microcosm
Friday Funnies: Speed Limits