Week Ending Friday, April 22, 2022
{quotes}
You’ll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that.
Roald Dahl
We are worth only as good as our joys.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation, and even defeat.
Nelson Mandela
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Comparison is the thief of joy.
Theodore Roosevelt
{blessings}
Right-Side Up
When life gets messy, and life gets mean, remember – everything is not as it seems. With the flick of a wrist, what was upside down is right, you have God’s blessing all will be bright.
Happy in the Heart
Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances. May God bless you to always overcome the challenges with your great big happy heart.
No to Yes
God will turn that no into a yes today and bless you with an opportunity. Look for it.
Give It
Kindness is a give-and-take proposition. Give it and take the pleasure returned to you when you make life better for the person on the receiving end. May God bless you with unlimited delight, joy, and most of all — kindness.
Never Be Afraid
Take a side. Will you shake and shudder on the side of fear or will you boldly stand on the side of confidence? May God bless you with a new sense of self that makes the choice to never be afraid again.
{prayers}
Loved
Dear God, lift me up and comfort me. Wipe the tears from my eyes, and give me the strength to face today. Remind me that I am not alone. The people in my life are precious, even more so now, never less than now. Though I struggle, I love, and I am loved.
God-Full
Dear God, Make my days useful, my nights restful, my home peaceful, and my efforts fruitful. amen
Seeking Divine Partner
I seek You as a partner in every significant act. I invest my deciding and doing with direction, worth, and hope. When there is failure, I come to You for consolation. Blessed are You, God of guidance.
Train Me
God, move me out of the way and insert yourself in the places I want to take up space in. Push out the lies and infuse me with your voice and your truth. Train me to open up my ears. Train me to push out distractions. Train me to hear you and to know that you are good.
Hannah Brenchner
God’s Spring
Spring is a breath of fresh air, cool — not cold, gentle — not bold. It’s life sprouting up from the ground, the birds and insect sounds. A reminder of renewal, a marvel from You. Your gift to me is deserving of all the thanks and praise I can offer. Blessed are You, Creator of seasons.
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 19:7-9
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing my soul. Guidance from the Lord is trustworthy, increasing my knowledge. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to my heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to my eyes. Direction from the Lord is true and fair. My reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever.
Genesis 1:21
God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Psalm 116 -God Sees, Hears, Loves You
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. 2 Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! 3 Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave[a] overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!” 5 How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! 6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me. 7 Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me. 8 He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 9 And so I walk in the Lord’s presence as I live here on earth! 10 I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, Lord.” 11 In my anxiety, I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!” 12 What can I offer the Lord for all he has done for me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord’s name for saving me. 14 I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people. 15 The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die. 16 O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. 17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people— 19 in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
2 Chronicles 17:6
May your hearts take delight in the ways of the Lord.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Story of an Easter Miracle
Feature: Fur-Ever Home
Video: Family Meeting Conversation with Dad in Heaven
Humor: Overheard
Feature: Choirboy’s Letter is Found from 125 Years Ago
Poetry: She Was Beautiful