Week Ending Friday, August 4, 2023
{quotes}
I can tell you that all I want is more time, more life, even if it is uneventful and unremarkable.
Fatima Ali
This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.
Sara Baume
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Charles Darwin
Something very beautiful happens to people when their world falls apart. A humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when knees hit the floor.
Marianne Williamson
A man always finds himself in an unforeseeable situation. And then he has two legs to rest on – conscience and intellect.
Yuri Lotman
{blessings}
May God bless you to follow His word, even when it means letting go.
May you be so blessed that you are the reason someone knows God is good.
May you always pursue the narrow path. A life that calls for something more. And not perfection, but fullness. Something deeper, beyond the shore.
Blessing by Morgan Harper Nichols
Character is a commodity that can’t be bought. May God bless you to earn your good name through Godly behavior, in consideration to others, and with a heart full of well-being.
At the end of the day, may you be blessed to say, “I contributed more than I criticized today.”
{prayers}
Loving, Open, and Aware
May I be loving, open, and aware in this moment. If I cannot be loving, open, and aware at this moment, may I be kind. If I cannot be kind, may I be nonjudgmental. If I cannot be nonjudgmental, may I not cause harm. If I cannot cause harm, may I cause the least harm.
Larry Yang
Prayer for August
Dear God, last month felt like the long summer had no end. I now see the getting ready for the change of season when the school bus again will come rolling down the street. Thanks be to You, Who created the calendar, the passing of time, and the pausing to appreciate it all.
Prayer for Courage
God, Please guide me to courage. Enable me to speak from my heart, to lead the way, and to express myself confidently. Thank You, God, for the courage ever growing inside me.
Prayer for Good
I sit beneath Your heavens in a relaxing repose. Praise to You who shines Your light and allows me to live for the greater good, for my own good, and for Your divine good. Amen
Strong Resolve
Dear God, Correct me when I am wrong. Reward me when I’m right. Turn this indecision into strong resolve. My eyes are open, my heart is willing, and my entire being welcomes Your guidance and direction. All praise to You, my Holy Father.
{bible affirmations}
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Luke 22:42
Not my will, but Yours be done.
Psalm 139:14
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works, which I know so well.
Isaiah 61:3
Comfort all who mourn, and bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.
Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances. This is God’s will for you.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Kafka and the Doll
Blog: Fistful of Flowers, Farmer Rachael Jones
Feature: The Nun Who Kissed Elvis
Hump Day Humor: Satan’s Place
Music Video: I’ll Be Seeing You Iam Tongi
Feature: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Blessing