{quotes}
A certain darkness is needed to see the stars.
Prayer does not equip us for greater work, prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chamber
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
Loving God is not a religion, it’s a relationship.
Today is the twilight of your yesterdays, the dawn of your tomorrows, the starting point of new found joys, the end of former sorrows.
Notice the good things in others as surely as you notice their mistakes.
{blessings}
Chances
You didn’t blow it. You get a second chance…and a third…and a fourth. Never stop trying. God has blessed you with a lifetime of opportunity. Seize it.
Qualified
God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called. And you dear, have been called. May you be blessed in your service to the Lord with an open heart and boundless energy.
Age With Improvement
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. May you be blessed to improve with age and age with improvement.
Quote by Aldus Huxley
Clean White Page
You have a clean white page on which to write the dreams your heart is making, May you be blessed with gifts from God that await your joyful taking. Winifred Brand (adapted)
Confidence and Calm
Face your fear and deny it entry to your soul. May God bless you with courage to live life in confidence and calm.
{prayers}
My Rest and My Awakening
God You are with me at all times. You go before me, stay behind me, support me from below, shield me from above, protect me from all sides. You are my right hand and my left hand. You are my rest and my awakening. God You are the breath I inhale, You are in my exhalations. There is nowhere You are not, You are everywhere with me. Praise to God O Mighty
Absolute Trust in God
God, I don’t know why You chose me to face these challenges and right these wrongs. But I do know this: You have reasons beyond my comprehension. I do not question. I only do. Give me strength in my weakness. Give me faith in my fear. Give me power in powerlessness. My absolute trust is in You and complete confidence will be in myself.
My Life
Dear God, I am thankful You gave me my life and no one elses. You help me when I am dejected, You rejoice with me at my happiest moments. I love and praise You Holy One, keep me safe, bring me peace, watch over us one and all.
Try Again
Thank You Lord for past mistakes – all the ones You have forgiven. You need no better way to say: You can try again, my child, I’ve given you today. Winifred Brand (adapted)
Grace in Growing
Dear God, show me the grace in growing older; living with my aches and pain, being gentle to myself when I forget, and knowing it’s okay to have a little more help from the people who love me. amen
{features, stories, video}
Feature: I was Wrong – The Immeasurable Power of Three Words
Feature: Tea With the Queen
Video: #LEVELUPCHALLENGE -Kenny Clutch
Feature: How Did Wellness Become Our New Religion?
Maggie Story: Back to School Episode 5
{bible affirmations}
Isaiah 25:8
Let us pray for the day when God will swallow up death forever and wipe away tears from off all faces!
I wait patiently for a new order.
Isaiah 44:22
I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Return to me I have paid the price to set you free.
Thank You Lord for loving me and redeeming me.
Psalms 16:11
In Your presence there is fullness of joy!
I am joyful because God is delightful.
Psalm 102:1
A prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the Lord. Lord, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea!
God knows – problems are an inescapable part of life.
Matthew 18:20
Where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.
I pray with particular intensity when I am in community.