Q-Card: Vol. 332

Week Ending Friday, July 14, 2023

{quotes}

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Everything I love most happens most every day.
Howard Norman

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, only with what you are expecting to give, which is everything.
Katharine Hepburn

Faith grows when it is planted in the fertile soil of God’s Word.
Billy Graham

No one can live happily who regards themself alone, who turns everything to their own advantage. You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.
Seneca

{blessings}

May God bless you to pray when you feel like worrying, give thanks when you feel like complaining, to keep going when you feel like quitting.

Train yourself to speak in kindness. May God bless you with new-found patience, discretion, and lips that speak kindly to everyone you meet. 

Don’t underestimate the power of blessings from an ordinary person. All blessings have tremendous merit in God’s eyes. Bless others as you would like to be blessed yourself.

Sometimes, some things are better left unsaid. May you be blessed to share news that is helpful, not hurtful. Words of caring, not criticism. God bless your speech. May it always be infused with the holiest of spirits.

The smile on my face does not mean my life is perfect.  It means that despite my challenges, I choose to focus on my blessings. Smile, God will give you blessings today.

{prayers}

What to Do?
Dear Lord, what should I do? Let me do everything you wish. The Spirit wants one thing, the body another, but Lord, I wish only to do Your divine will.
Jean-­Pierre de Caussade

Accomplish Great Things
My God, You teach me to be self-sufficient yet firm in my faith. If I am to find success, I must look for it. Thank You for providing me the wherewithal to accomplish great things by the grace of Your holy blessings.

Weak Places
Dear God, I invite You into my weak places so You can turn them into strength. Blessed are You, who builds and rebuilds me.

Calm Me
It seems like I can never sit still. Remind me to take it easy every once in a while. Show me what’s necessary and what’s not. Help me set a pace that calms me. Praise to You, dear God, who leads me to my best self.

Peace
May the One who creates peace on high bring peace to me, to all my family, and to all the world. Amen

{bible affirmations}

Psalm 74:17 (inspired)
I’ve found that when I remember that God sets the seasons, not me or anyone else, I can maintain the vision of my heart with faith and fortitude and leave the boundaries of life to God.

Talmud Eruvin 18b
We say only partial praise in someone’s presence but unreserved praise when they are not around.

1Peter 5:10
After your season of suffering, God, in perfect grace, will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Psalm 6:6-9
I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. My vision is blurred by grief. My eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea. The Lord will answer my prayer.

{stories, videos, features}

Video Story: Voice of the Angels

Feature: Ask Me Anything with Sarah Bessey

Story: What’s in a Name?

HumpDay Humor: Snail and Me

Comedy Video: Peace Be With You    John Mulhaney

Photo Feature: Most Beautiful Places in the World