Week Ending Friday, March 11, 2022
{quotes}
Life appears to be too short to be spent nursing animosity or registering wrong.
Charlotte Bronte
Everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing themselves.
Leo Tolstoy
Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion.
Jani Ortlund
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
William James
Love didn’t grow very well in a place where there was only fear, just as plants didn’t grow very well in a place where it was always dark.
Stephen King
{blessings}
Silver Platter Faith
Faith is not served up on a silver platter. It requires discipline, hope, and certainty that a benevolent God is always by your side. May God bless you with hard-earned faith.
Re-Creation
God re-creates the world every day. May you be blessed with a fresh start each dawn of God’s creation.
Be a Blessing
It’s your turn to be a blessing. Bring hope to the hopeless. Start a friendship with one who needs a friend. Or simply be extraordinarily kind today. Bless you, for the goodness you bring to others.
Counting What Counts
Count your garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your days by golden hours, don’t remember clouds at all. Count your blessings every day, they’re a gift from God to say – You are cherished and rewarded in every blessed way!
Complete Me
What is the difference between finished and completed? If you believe in a loving God you are complete. If you don’t, you’re finished! May you be blessed to have faith, and to love the Lord your God with all your heart.
{prayers}
Humble Healing Prayer
Dear God, Guide their hands, enlighten their minds, and enable the people who have the wisdom and skill to heal and help my suffering loved one. I understand there are laws of nature that must run their course. You are the source of creation, and if it is Your will, my loved one will get better. Praise to You, God, the holy Healer.
“It’s not that I’m asking God to intervene directly and cause my [loved one’s] body to change physiologically. I pray to ask the people to whom God has given wisdom. I believe there are laws of nature and that those laws run their course. Whatever happens in nature has already been set in motion, and God does that. God doesn’t come and change the laws of nature after the fact. If God is the source of all creation, then the things in life that aren’t so great have their source in God, too.”
Rabbi Gerald Wolpe
Life and Liberty
Oh my Lord, they have stirred up strife among us. Save us, Prince of Peace. Let the weapons of death and destruction turn into instruments of life and liberty. Change hate-filled hearts to ones of compassion. Help and heal the afflicted nations.
Release from Want
You are a generous God. All that I have, desire, and require is mine for the asking. Release me from want. Bring an end to financial insecurity. Grace me with contentment.
New Job
Dear God, Bless me with the work I love. A job that not only pays the bills but fulfills me and makes good use of my talents. Allow me a chance for pride in my profession, Help me find placement with an employer who appreciates me, co-workers who respect me, and a safe workplace where peace and harmony prevail. May this new opportunity come soon.
Core of my Soul
Dear God, Center me so that I may know You in the core of my soul, not just from the path I take to worship You. Amen
{bible affirmations}
Ephesians 2:12
You are God’s work of art, created by the almighty for the purpose of doing good works for humankind.
Isaiah 65:24
Before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear.
Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You. For You, dear God, do not abandon those who seek You.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Never stop praying.
2 Timothy 1:7
God has not given you the spirit of fear, instead, you have strength, love, and temperance.
{stories, videos, features}
Story: The Faithful Teacher
Feature: Capturing God’s Natural Wonders
Feature: If Jesus Were Alive Today He’d Get Cancelled
Humor: Turtle & Snail
Feature: Teen Saves Drowning Children
Music Video: Blackbird Jon Batiste