Week Ending Friday June 26, 2020
{quotes}
Overheard: I keep hearing it takes a village to raise a child. Do they just show up or is there a number to call?
Overheard, I wish my life came with a 30-second trailer, so I could see what I would be up against.
Overheard: 2020 Customer Service? I’d like to unsubscribe from this year, please.
Overheard: I feel like I’m already tired tomorrow.
Overheard: We broke up due to religious differences. He thought he was God and I knew he wasn’t.
{blessings}
Toward Kindness
Don’t be afraid of scary things that go bump in the night. Be fearful of the harm people bring to other people in the light of day. May you be blessed to bend toward kindness.
God Weeps
God weeps when you are silent about things that matter. May you be blessed with passion and purpose. May you always use your voice to defend what you believe in.
Victory Soon
May God bless you with healing from the wars you never speak of, and may the day come soon when you bless others by sharing the testimony of your victory.
Soulful Awareness
Your soul may be bursting with passion or silent with satisfaction. Both work. May God bless you with the awareness of spirit. Use it well.
Change is Chancy
Change is chancy, but delay is disastrous. May God bless you as you begin now, to take charge and make change happen.
{prayers}
Steer the Ship
Lord, I’ll steer the ship. I’ll move gracefully over troubled waters to the calm beyond. I’ll find the holy ground and lay anchor at its shore. With earth below my feet, I sing praise to You, who brings darkness and light, who created land and sea, who gave this wondrous life to me.
Ingenious God
Dear God, it’s ingenious how You know to always make it morning somewhere on Your green earth. To time the rain and the sunshine so we have both. To make glorious sunsets and a star-covered night sky. As I offer praise to You, I give gratitude too. May Your blessings continue to amaze me.
Declaring Calm
I am done with worry. I’m over stress. I know this turmoil is of my own making. God does not create it, and outside forces do not control me. I am firm in my faith; therefore, I am made strong in resistance to that which does not serve good. Praise God, who brings calm to nervous inclinations.
Love in the Distance
I pray today for my loved ones who live many miles away. Distant in distance, but close to my heart, I raise up each individual, and their family, in prayer. I name them now. I pray they will always be their best selves; happy, healthy, and content. Dear God, embrace them and shower their world with love and affection.
Forgiveness and Reward
Dear God, Forgive me when I make bad choices, when I am unkind and unforgiving. Reward me with satisfaction. Help me be proud of who I am, and what I stand for. Amen
{stories, features, video}
Story: Through the Lens of Wonder
Music Dance Video: Blessings on Blessings, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
Feature: Grizzly Bear Becomes a Mama…Again
Music Video: Godspeed, Frank Ocean
Feature: Unexpected Sisters
Animated Short Video: Single Life + Film Review
{bible}
Zachariah 2:14
I dwell in your midst. -God
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another.
Galatians 5:22-23
The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Esther 4:14
Perhaps you were born for a time such as this.
James 1:22
Be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only.