Week Ending Friday July 1, 2022
{quotes}
Today God is calling us, Jew, Christian, and Muslims, to let go of hate and the preaching of hate, and live at least as brothers and sisters, true to our faith and a blessing to others regardless of their faith, honoring God’s name by honoring his image, humankind.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.
St. John Vianney
There are as many forms of prayer as there are states of the soul. A person pays in a certain manner when cheerful and in another when weighed down by sadness or a sense of hopelessness. When one is flourishing spiritually, prayer is different from when one is oppressed by the extent of one’s struggles.
John Cassian
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
Denis Waitley
{blessings}
Treasured Memories
When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure. May God bless you with life-affirming treasures that bring you joy.
Storybook Life
Don’t be satisfied just hearing the stories of others. Write your own story and God will bless you with a storybook life.
Three W’s
Give thanks. God blessed you with waking, walking, and working today.
Friends Like Family
There are friends, there is family, and there are friends who become family. May God bless you with an enormous circle of friends and family who you love and who love you back.
Don’t Forget
Don’t forget while you’re busy doubting yourself, someone else is admiring your strength. Have confidence in God’s blessings, you are Divinely favored.
{prayers}
Space, Time, God
God, I belong to You. I know this best when I am here, sharing this space and time with only You. I unfold here, bringing each part of myself forward again to be seen by Your familiar eyes and to be held in Your focused affection, with exclusive attention, with specific love, and deliberate commitment.
Murmurs of God’s Presence
I listen for Your voice, guiding me, reassuring me, loving me. And should I find distraction in the other voices vying for my attention, please God, draw me in again, back to the perfect murmur of Your presence.
Connections
When and where I will connect with You isn’t something I can predict. Yet, I judge when and where others will make these connections. Help me lead without pushing, wait without impatience, and give myself the space to find You.
Potential
In me, You see possibility, dear God. Please help me see myself through Your eyes, love others through Your heart, and stretch my potential beyond limits to fulfill my potential.
Pray Your Way Out
Restore the faith I have lost. Build me up again – I am crumbling to the core. Lead me not to the place of fervor, but of quiet calm. Comfort me when I doubt, restore the elusive belief that betrays You, dear God.
{bible affirmations}
Psalms 103:1
Praise the Lord, my soul, all my inmost being, praise his God’s holy name.
Psalms 103:2
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all God’s benefits.
Psalms 103:3
Praise the Lord, my soul, who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalms 103:4
Praise the Lord, my soul, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.
Psalms 103:5
Praise the Lord my Soul, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Reflection of God’s Creation
Feature: Advice You Wished You Had Known
Feature: Street Art Saves Lives
Music Video: Lion King U.S. Navy Choir and Band
Feature: Grandma Mom
Humor: Good Milk