Week Ending Friday, October 17, 2025
{quotes}
When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.
Erma Bombeck
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
The world is beautiful when there is stability inside.
Washington Sundar
True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
When you know you are loved and seen by God, you live a different life. You no longer need attention or affection from others to feel satisfied.
Morgan Harper Nichols
{blessings}
Step into God’s Grace
May God’s grace steady your steps, soften your heart, and fill your soul.
Time for Trust
God’s timing is designed to teach you trust. May you be blessed with patience.
Get Going
May God bless you to know where you’re going and how to get there.
Light and Color
May your days ahead be filled with light and color.
Choices
Good choices bear fruit. May you be blessed with abundance.
{prayers}
Majestic Vision
Dear God, I see Your majesty all around me. My heart opens wide, and I stand in awe. Thank You for the vision of all that is mine to enjoy.
Never Forget God
As I go through the activities of daily living, may I never forget You, dear God. It’s You who brought me to this place and time. It’s You, guiding me through the mountain peaks and deepest valleys. You lead, I follow. We thank You.
God, Bless My Son
Bless my son with wisdom and thoughtful reasoning, with ambition that’s tempered by concern for others, and always, dear God, be with him as he continues to grow and go forth in life.
God, Bless My Daughter
Dear God, bless my precious daughter. Empower her with confidence as she boldly goes forth in a world filled with opportunities and challenges, heartthrobs and heartbreaks. May she always be in close communion with You, and may good fortune follow her all the days of her life.
Less Screentime
Dear God, help me put down the devices that tempt me. Time wasted, time I can never get back. Take me offline, where I may enjoy the bounty you have placed within my reach: less screentime, more humankind, blessed time with You, and Yours.
{bible}
Learn to be content in all circumstances.
Philippians 4:11
They see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
Psalm 107:24
The Word of our God endures forever.
Isaiah 40:8
I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Luke 6:38
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