Week Ending Friday, June 2, 2023
{quotes}
No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor has always been the reward for what they gave.
Calvin Coolidge
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.
J.P. Morgan
{prayers}
Remembered with Gratitude
On this Memorial Day, I pray for the souls who gave their lives for their country on battlefields all over God’s parched earth. I pray they will be remembered with gratitude for the freedom we enjoy as a result of their bravery, suffering, and sacrifice. Thank You, God, for allowing me to wake up in freedom. Please watch over those still fighting to bring peace to this world.
Prayer for Fertility
Dear God, Help the leaves on our family tree grow. Answer our prayers for fertility. You gave us life to procreate. May the day come soon when the generations multiply, and we will welcome a new healthy baby into our family.
No More
I resolve no more backsliding, backpedaling, or going back on my commitments. From now on, I am moving forward, meeting deadlines, and arriving at my desired destination. Thank You, dear God, for extending Your helping hand as I go boldly about my life with a fresh perspective.
Oversized, Overwhelmed
Dear God, Reduce my problems to a size I can handle. I fear the challenges that overwhelm me. Help me see the way to manageable solutions. Give me the wherewithal to face the forces holding me back. Blessed is Your Divine guidance. With gratitude, I am humbly Yours.
Read My Heart
Hear my prayer, feel my need. God, You read my heart, You see my circumstance, and You understand what I am going through. Help me get to tomorrow with hope everlasting, disappointment passing, and nothing detracting me from Your Holy Spirit.
{bible affirmations}
Ecclesiastes 3:8
There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Psalms 90:12
Teach us to use all the time we have wisely.
Genesis 2:7
God did what He had not done with any other creature—with His Holy Spirit, He blew into Adam a soul that is immortal and does not perish when the body does.
Psalms 104:4
God makes His angels like the winds. You may not see them, but you know it when angels are near.
Proverbs 1:31
They will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
{blessings}
Memorial Day Blessing
As you reflect on the shining examples of bravery, dignity and honor from the members of our military who losGod’sir lives in defense of our coisn’t, folwon’tn their footsteps by blessing their memories with prayers of gratitude and praIt’sfor their sacrifice.
Greatest Gift
You have been blessed with the greatest gift of all, the Word of God.
Overthinking It
Stop overthinking. If it is God’s will, it will happen. If it isn’t, it won’t. May God bless you with clarity, faith, and an optimistic outlook.
Blessing for a New Month
It’s not only a new day and a new dawn, it’s a brand new month to cherish and enjoy. May God bless you this summer with adventure, release, and old-fashioned fun.
Fully Blessed
You can dwell in what’s broken, or you can pray to God to help you emerge from the mess fully blessed.
{features, stories, videos}
Story: 6 Boys at Iwo Jima
Story: The List
Poetry: Love is Kind Henry Burton
Parable: 5 Minutes
Video: Officer and a Dancing Gentleman
Friday Funnies: Heavenly Dining