Week Ending Friday, June 23, 2023
{quotes}
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
Muhammad Ali
Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Franklin P. Jones
Humility and love. There you have it. This is everything.
St. Paisios
Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Independence is happiness.
Susan B. Anthony
{blessings}
You can’t turn back time, so you may as well get over it. Enjoy your God-blessed perfect day!
{prayers}
Hopes and Dreams
Prayers, hopes, and dreams surround me. I feel them in the faces I see, the people known to me, and the ones I love. Let me be Your partner, dear God. Grace me with the right words, welcome actions, and best intentions to help them live their better lives.
Life and Beyond
Dear God, when my time comes, may my soul merit to spend eternity in Your holy Presence. Praised are You, who guides me down the right path in this life and beyond.
Fix it All
Broken parts and broken hearts all need healing. God, lay Your hands upon our broken souls. Repair and renew us. All praise to You, Holy Healer.
Guided by Gratitude
May gratitude be my guide today. As I walk through the day, appreciation for Your wonders will blunt the sharp edges of bad news, compromised situations, and difficult people. Thank You, dear God, for grounding my soul with faith and devotion.
The Positive Morning Prayer.
Dear God, Thank You for the desire to rise and greet the new day with an energetic, positive outlook that enables me to see the good in people, and the opportunities that surround me. Praise God with a robust Hallelujah!
{bible affirmations}
Genesis 50:20
They meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.
2 Corinthians 5:7
Walk by faith, not by sight.
Amos 8:1
This is what the Lord God showed me, behold! A basket of summer fruit.
1 John 4:4
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Psalm 143:8
Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust my life.
{features, stories, videos}
Story: My Father’s Bucket List
Parable: The Pencil
Feature: More & More
Video: Does Free Choice Exist? Manis Friedman
Humor Video: Don’t Go Rafting with a Baptist Jeanne Robertson