Week Ending Friday, April 29, 2022
{quotes}
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night and spring after winter.
Rachel Carson
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison
You can have it all, you just can’t have it all at once.
Oprah Winfrey
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
Bernard M. Baruch
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Jack Canfield
{blessings}
Powerful Faith
Children are the greatest gift God gave the world and the heaviest responsibility. May the next generation be blessed to drink freely of God’s Word, learn the values to live a moral life, and have powerful faith to always guide and sustain them.
Preparing the Way
God has already prepared the way for you. Now prepare yourself for success, blessing, and happiness.
See it Differently
Change how you see things and see how things change. May God bless you with a fresh new perspective.
God Will Open the Way
When you want something so badly, and you’re unsure how to get it, pray, and the way will be open to you. May God bless you with answered prayers and a clear path to your greatest desires.
What’s Your Passion?
What can you stay up all night talking about? That’s your passion. May you be blessed with a passion that energizes you and propels you to fulfillment of God’s plan.
{prayers}
Uphill Moments
Dear God. May I traverse life’s uphill moments with sincere effort, and unbounded enthusiasm, knowing I will coast easily as I approach the other side. Your plan for me is never straight and easy, yet it is always the right one. Praise God who provides the way, every day.
Lips to Serve
Line my lips with kindness, encouragement, wisdom, and love. Let me speak Your words to the open hearts, the clenched fists, and the disappointed. I serve You, dear God, through serving others.
Bring Joy
Thank You for the joy I find in living, loving, and caring. Dear God, You enable me to share my inner light and to share the moments that matter with those I love. Praise to You who brings joy.
Mindfulness Prayer
Dear God, Help me build upon the foundation of mindful living by practicing patience, without judgment, expressing generosity, and constantly living in gratitude. I suspend the striving towards something and simply accept and let be what I am, where I am, and who I am in this moment. amen
Keeping us Together
Dear God, Remind me to be considerate and kind to my spouse. Let this day be the day when expectations are exceeded and no one is taken for granted. Thank You God, for bringing us together and keeping us together.
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 130:5
God, I wait for You. My whole being waits patiently and confidently for You. My whole hope is in You.
Psalm 95:2
Come into God’s presence with gratitude, and make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
Proverbs 16:32
Who is a hero? One who subdues their evil inclinations.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God
Isaiah 41:13
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you – Do not fear, I will help you.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Color Wars
Story: Inspirational Woman Has a Story to Tell
Video: Doggy Sensor
Music Video: You Raise Me Up Kingdom Tenors
Feature: Let There Be Light
Video: Adorable dog says Grace