Week Ending Friday August 26, 2022
{quotes}
The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence.
Vincent Lombardi
If you don’t find God in the next person you meet, it’s a waste of time looking for God further.
Mahatma Gandhi
When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.
Alex Haley
If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Bob Hope
When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.
Walter Payton
{blessings}
New Doors
Old thoughts won’t open new doors. May God bless you with a new perspective to see the opportunities coming your way.
Give it Your All
Is this the best you can do? May God bless you with the discipline to give your all, every time it matters.
Giving More
The more you give the more you will receive. God replenishes your resources and your generosity will be rewarded with blessings.
Trust Your Gut
You are not over-reacting. You are not being negative. God has given you a warning for a blessing. Trust your gut. Trust God.
Plan for the Future
God is blessing your plan for the future. Expectations are high, and the path ahead will be a challenge. Yet, you will succeed.
{prayers}
Mountains of Love
Dear God, We come before thee painfully aware of our inadequacies and shortcomings. We realize that we stand surrounded by the mountains of love and we deliberately dwell in the valley of hate. We stand amid the forces of truth and deliberately lie. We are forever offered the high road and yet we choose to travel the low road. For these sins O God forgive.
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Prayer Poem of Thanks
Dear God, Thank you for the calming night and for the pleasant morning’s light. For rest and food and loving care, and all that makes the day so fair. Help me do the things I should, to be to others kind and good. In all I do, in work and play, to grow more loving every day. Amen
Humble Soul
Dear God, I come to you as humble as I know how. I confess my sins, those known and unknown. Lord, you know I am not perfect and I fall short sometimes. But I try, and I will continue to try to give You my best day, every day. Thank You for loving me, caring for me, protecting me, and providing for me. Praise to You, who has compassion and grace for a poor soul like me.
Prepare For It
I prepare myself in Your presence, O Lord. I lift up my voice in prayer, I stand before You in sincerity, I offer gratitude and praise to my maker, to my guide, to my God.
Seasons for a Reason
There are cycles, there are seasons, and people come and go. Help me through the highs and lows, the disappointments, the sorrow, the unexpected miracles, the joy. Blessed are You, O God, who brings life and affirms it daily. Amen
{bible affirmations}
Ezekial 3:12
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.
Psalm 117:22-24
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has done it this very day, let us rejoice today and be glad.
Joshua 24:15
Choose this day whom you will serve.
Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with each other in caring and love.
{stories, video, features}
Story: Letter to My Younger Self
Feature: How to Pray When Your Work isn’t Working
Music Video: Hey God Mitch Rossell
Feature: Prayer in Schools
Humor: Busy Day in Heaven
Music Video: Beat Boxer is a One-Man Orchestra