Week Ending Friday July 8, 2022
{quotes}
For everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
Albert Einstein
Our human compassion binds us one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
Nelson Mandela
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
Frank Lloyd Wright
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you started.
Marcus Garvey
Hope means to keep living amid desperation and to keep humming in the darkness.
Henri Nouwen
{blessings}
Country Proud
May God bless you with pride for the country you live in, and may you live to make the people of your country proud of you.
Welcome the New
The world is a small place. As humanity expands, there is no room for baseless hatred. Old prejudices, old belief patterns, old ways of thinking do not serve your fellow man, do not serve you, and do not serve God. May you be blessed to send out the old and welcome the new. Form new habits, welcome the stranger, and embrace a new world.
Dear You
Dear You, This is going to be your day. So put on your very best attitude and get started. Love, Me P.S. May you be blessed to get this message and get going.
Superstition
Rethink all that junk in your head about good luck and bad luck. Superstitions blow. There’s no evidence that walking under a ladder will bring you bad luck. Or, a four-leaf clover will bring you good luck. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Instead, dabble a swirl of common sense with a dollop of faith and enjoy your blessings today.
Giggles & Grins
The best parts of your life will be the small nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you. May you be blessed to enjoy a weekend filled with giggles, grins, and genuine affection.
{prayers}
Patriotic Prayer
O Guardian of life and liberty, may our nation always merit Your protection. Teach us to give thanks for what we have by sharing it with those who are in need. Keep our eyes open to the wonders of creation, and alert to the care of the earth. May we never be lazy in the work of peace; may we honor those who have died in defense of our ideals. Grant our leaders wisdom and forbearance. May they govern with justice and compassion. Help us all to appreciate one another, and to respect the many ways that we may serve You. May our homes be safe from affliction and strife, and our country be sound in body and spirit. Amen.
Prayerful Meditation
I take a moment now to relax. I take a relaxation break by being aware of Your holy presence. I allow the chair to support me, I feel the tension leaving my body. I take a deep breath and breathe deeply. I allow Your Spirit to fill my lungs and spread through my body. I exhale slowly and completely. I clear my mind and take this moment of silence to bask in Your presence. Thank You God for allowing me this spiritual break today.
Grace is Here
I finally sense the grace that is in my grasp every day. It is here. When it’s frigid, when it’s bleak, when I’m joyous. It is here. When health suffers, when loved ones pass, when I’m grateful. It is here. When hearts ache, when fear festers, when I’m content. It is here. It is here, because You, dear God, are here.
Prayer of Gratitude
Thank You, for the joy I find in living. You are the very life within me. I rejoice in this life, for it is everlasting, invigorating, and delightful. Thank you, for the joy I find in loving. I feel and express Your love, which is within me and all about me. Thank you, for the joy of caring. I care for people everywhere. I care in a positive, feeling way. Thank you, for the joy of sharing. You enable me to share my inner possession of light and love and to share my outer possessions. Praise to You who brings me joy in living, loving, caring and sharing.
The Answer
When for a purpose I had prayed and prayed and prayed Until my words seemed worn and bare With arduous use, And I had knocked and asked and knocked and asked again, And all my fervor and persistence brought no hope, I paused to give my weary brain a rest And ceased my anxious human cry. In that still moment, After self had tried and failed, There came a glorious vision of God’s power, And, lo, my prayer was answered in that hour. Lowell Fillmore
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 103:6
Praise the Lord, my soul, who gives righteousness and justice to all you who are oppressed.
Psalm 103:7
Praise the Lord, my soul, who revealed the ways to Moses, the deeds to the people of Israel.
Psalm 103:8
Praise the Lord, my soul, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Psalm 103:9
Praise the Lord, my soul, who will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.
Psalm 103:10
Praise the Lord, my soul, who does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
{stories, features, videos}
Video Reading: Declaration of Independence + More About It
Video: 4th of July Vibe
Feature: Reflection on a Mass Shooting
Music Video: World Blessing Song
Video: Ice Cream Truck Funeral
Feature: StoryPeople – Real Reason
There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other’s cooking & say it was good.