Week Ending Friday August 2, 2019
{quotes}
Someone’s heart is in your hands.
Always remember to look for angels.
How lovely are Your spaces O God!
You are the pray-er, God is the pray-ee, prayer is the tie that binds.
When they can’t explain it, they don’t understand it.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Thomas Jefferson
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
{blessings}
Open-ended
When the view is endless you become filled with an open-ended sense of satisfaction. May God bless you with a long stretch ahead to dream, to hope and to find contentment.
Prayer Loop
Prayer is one continuous loop. You pray and God hears you. God supports you and blesses you and you pray some more. And on it goes without a break. May God continue to bless you today and always.
Times
There are times when you pray and you need community to support you. There are times when you need a very personal prayer setting. Above all else, there are times when nothing matters except you and God. May you be blessed with meaningful moments between you and your Creator.
August First
Tra-la tra-la! It’s the first day of August, a reminder to grab all the remaining days of summer and enjoy them. Soak up the sun, bask in the heat, enjoy the refreshing cool waters of nature’s swimming pool. It all comes from one Source and it’s your blessing from God.
Go Big
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have. Go big. Choose an oversized project, pursue a gargantuan dream, take on a job that appears greater than your abilities. May God bless you with enormous energy to match your challenges.
{prayers}
Part of it All
O God, Your world is beauty, I am blessed to be a part of it. Help me navigate the rough parts. I offer You praise with my gratitude, I share my prayer in devotion.
Carry On
Dear God, mend a broken heart, strengthen a weakened will. Let Your light shine favor on the good people I love who need Your help to carry on. Thank You holy Healer of the unwell. Amen
Times
God, I come to you sincere in my prayer. I pray to be self-aware. Help me as I take stock of my good traits and my bad, the areas of weakness I must improve and the strengths I can use to be even better. You God, are mighty and kind. Thank You for what I am about to achieve. amen
Promise Ahead
Draw me loser this coming month. Let me feel Your love and support. Help me accomplish all that I take on. May the days ahead be filled with purpose and pleasure. You are an awesome God and I give thanks to You for the passing of days and the promise ahead.
God Eternally
You are more beautiful than a morning sunset. More brilliant than any words spoken by a poet laureate. You are the comfort only the most doting parent can provide. You are mine, I am Yours, we are One together eternally.
{features, stories, video}
Story: God Spot by Susan Diamond
Video: Police Officer Saves a Baby’s Life
Feature: They Tried to Start a Church Without God
Video: Dog Crashes a Church Service
Feature: The Numbers on the Scale Don’t Define You
Feature: 2019 Smithsonian Photography Contest – People
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 5:8
Lord lead me down the right path
Psalm 26:2
Try me. Test me. Lord let me prove to You my heart and mind are true.
Psalm 69:15
Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.
Habakkuk 3:19
God is my strength, my feet are like the feet of a deer, enabling me to tread on the heights.
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.