Week End Friday November 15, 2019
{quotes}
A good story is one that never finishes telling you what it has to say.
Freedom is not the right to do what you want, freedom is the opportunity to do what is right.
Richard Rohr
Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
Mary Oliver
Rise up by lifting others up.
Sharon Jaynes
{blessings}
Living Busy
You’re busy, we get it. Still, being busy is no excuse for not following through and for not getting it done. May you be blessed to prioritize your committments and to live busily in all the right ways.
In the Ready
Don’t ever miss an opportunity to do something nice for another person. May God bless you to be in the ready, to act quickly, to perform a good deed, each and every time you get the chance.
Get Gutsy
If you can’t get up the nerve for your own good, be gutsy on behalf of someone else. May you be blessed to stand up for what you know to be right and to do what it takes to achieve it.
One of the hardest choices you’ll have to make in life is whether to walk away or try harder. May God bless you with good sense and resolve to do what is truly best for you.Figure it Out
Sometimes figuring out who you are leads to figuring out who you’ll never be again. May you be blessed with a soul-searching experience that results in a better than ever version of yourself. Go deep. Learn from past mistakes. Be who God intended you to be.
{prayers}
God, Bless America
God, bless America, land that I love, stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above. From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam, God, bless America, my home sweet home. Irving Berlin
Step Back
Lord, help me step back from the rush and clamor of day to day life. Help me disconnect if only for a few moments and I will sit quietly and do nothing but breathe. In this way, may I find the space and time to feel Your presence. To connect with the well-spring of peace that comes only from, You who is greater than all else, greatest of all.
The Point
My God, I am sorry. In choosing to do wrong I failed to do right. And isn’t that the point? To choose well, to be good, to avoid temptation. Forgive me and I will go beyond good intentions to live to Your highest standards.
Help Me Hope
Dear God, Help me hope. How do I remain hopeful when a situation like this comes along? Turn away despair. Dispel sadness. Bring courage. Help me hope.
Special Notice
Dear God, Remind me to appreciate all that I sometimes overlook. Help me take notice of the complexity in the seemingly simple things. Let me not take for granted what You deem special: Your creation, my community, our love. Amen
{stories, features, video}
Story: Letter Home
Video: Veterans Day Story by StoryCorp
Video: Nurse Becomes Legal Guardian for a Man Who Needed a Heart
Feature: Storypeople – Life Cycle
Feature: My Dear God, prayers by Flannery O’Connor
Video: Man Finds God in a Closet
{bible affirmations}
Isaiah 2:4
God will judge between nations and will settle disputes. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
James 2:18
Now, Someone may argue that some people have faith and others have good deeds. I say, How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show my faith by my good deeds.
Psalm 119:35
Make me walk along the path of your commandments for that is where my happiness is found.
Proverbs 16:24
Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul.
The Call of Abraham – Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abraham, “Go from your country your people and your father’s house to the land I will show you.” Never be afraid to make the journey.