Week Ending August 8, 2025
{quotes}
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.
Allen Klein
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
William Blake
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
Lao Tzu
There is no good way to go from here to there, except by joining hands and going forth together.
Michael Walzer
{prayers}
Mistakes
Dear God, I come to You for the forgiveness I seek from myself. I have made mistakes and bad choices. I feel regret and disappointment. You tell me to learn from them and move on. I’m so ready, Lord. Help me help myself.
On High
Dear God, King on High, Maker of Earth and all creation. I praise and thank You for this day.
Spiritual Fruits
My God, endow me with the fruit of Your Spirit. May I be blessed to live all the days of my life as You would have me do, with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and faith.
On the Defensive
Ego and pride bring out my defenses, pushing people away and speaking unkindly. Dear God, You are my hope and my help. Show me how to correct my ways, and I will be a better me, serving You with my best.
Wait and Pray
O Lord, Hear my plea, help me, save me. It’s dark and I am sad. I am alone in the crowds and lonely when I am alone. You can rescue me. You love me. You protect me. Send an angel. I wait and I pray.
{bible}
If you could eat your words, would they taste bitter or sweet?
Proverbs 12:14 (inspired)
I am strong and courageous. I am not afraid or discouraged. The Lord my God is with me wherever I go.
Joshua 1:9
Peace be to you and your house and to all that is yours.
1 Samuel 25:6
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth proclaims His handiwork.
Psalm 19:1
Those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh bubbling spring within them giving eternal life.
John 4:14
{blessings}
Be Your Calling
Be who God has called you to be, not who others expect to see. May you be blessed to begin using your holiness within.
Vows and Aspirations
Blessed child, never give up on your vows, promises, and aspirations.
Claim Your Good
May God bless you with overcoming. Whatever holds you back must go, no matter the cost. Then you can claim your good with complete faith, and it will come to pass.
God’s Got You
When it seems too difficult, try anyway. When you feel tired, keep going. When life knocks you down, it’s okay. God’s got you, and you have His blessing and strength to get back up again.
Financial Stability
You can only smash open the piggy bank once. Your financial stability takes careful planning. You need enough income to meet your everyday needs, and enough savings to cover the emergencies. May God bless you with a good job and restraint from overspending.
{stories, features, videos}
Parable: The Other Boot
Holy Humor: Operation
Video: Now is a Blessing
Feature: Wedding Bells 35,000 ft in the Air!
Essay: Show Up and Serve Hannah Brencher