Week Ending Friday, July 7, 2023
{quotes}
The summer looks out from her brazen tower through the flashing bars of July.
Francis Thompson
Independence is happiness.
Susan B. Anthony
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk
Music is God’s voice.
Brian Wilson
{blessings}
Today is a day of bright, hot, and somewhat dangerous sparklers. Stay safe today, and may God bless you to feel the fervor of our forefathers who declared this country’s independence and allowed us to live in peace and prosperity.
God Bless You
God bless you doesn’t have to be something you say only when someone sneezes. Put a little more prayer and prophecy into your next “God Bless You.”
The shepherds of old never deserted their flocks; they stood and served on High. So now, you, too, are blessed to stand and serve the One most high. Guard God’s flock. It’s your mission.
{prayers}
Summer of Appreciation
Dear God, Why did You give us the languorous sun of a summer’s day if not to use it to pay homage to You? Perhaps You made July a lesson—we, all of us, could use a break. Even You. In this new month, I affirm to still my grumbling tongue and deliver to You only the accolades of an appreciative child of God.
Holiday Celebration
You are my pink lemonade, my fireworks display. You are heat and light and marvelous wonder. You are more rousing than a parade, more restful than a summer night. Please, God, Bless me as I celebrate today.
Make a Way
Dear God, Make a way when I can’t see one. Open a door when it is closed to me. Be my voice when I am speechless. Nothing can defeat me. You are on my side. Praise God!
Medical Miracles
Your love, dear God, is the basis for healing and recovery as their hands perform the miracles of science and medicine. Blessed are we, who live in a time when bodies and minds can be fixed with God’s love and devotion.
Under Blue Skies
Help me enjoy the summer days at hand, the seductive sounds of bird songs, and long days listening to the melody of trees swaying in the wind. Remind me to appreciate creation as my feet gently touch down on green grasses. As I stand blissfully under Your blue skies, I simply say, Thank You, God.
{bible affirmations}
Song of Solomon 2:4
He brought me to His banquet table, And His banner over me is love waving overhead to protect and comfort me.
Exodus 6:6
I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of your oppressors. I will set you free. (adapted)
Surah 28:70
For He is God, save whom there is no deity. Unto Him, all praise is due, at the beginning and the end; with Him rests all judgment; and unto Him shall you all be brought back.
Psalms 140:13
The upright shall dwell in Your Presence.
Romans 8:28
All things are working together for good.
{features, stories, videos}
Story: Blessing of Joy
Blog Feature: The Table is Set
Music Video: His Banner Over Me is Love Christy Nockels
Audio Story: 4th of July 1976
Humpday Humor: Biker Dude
Feature: Good News – Saving a Life
Feature: Miracle of a Newborn Baby