Week Ending Friday, September 15, 2023
{quotes}
Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward.
Princess Diana
Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety than the single life; it hath more care but less danger. It is more merry and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful.
Bishop Jeremy Taylor
A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility.
Dalai Lama XIV
The mother said, If you become a bird and fly away from me, I will become a tree that you come home to.
Margaret Wise
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
Albert Camus
{blessings}
You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don’t fight battles that don’t matter. May God bless you with peace of mind and peace of mouth.
God is speaking to you even when you don’t feel like listening. But you are blessed because your soul always hears the whisperings of the Lord.
People need your kindness more than they need your opinion. Be kind, it’s a blessing.
May it be God’s will that the new year ahead be a good one. May your days, and the days of your loved ones, be filled with the taste of sweetness and the warmth of light. May you never stop learning and loving, and may you always know the comforting presence of the Lord.
{prayers}
9-11
Today, I am remembering those lives lost from senseless hatred and religious fanaticism. May we soon see the day when kindness and love presides. Make radical change happen, beginning now — from war to harmony, from evil to good. Please, God, in our time, forever more, let peace reign and freedom ring. Amen
Friendship Joy
Dear God, Thank You for giving me wonderful friends to love and learn from. Having friendships is a blessing. Being appreciated is a wonder. Being liked for who I am is pure joy.
Right Me
Be with me when fear rocks my senses and temptation takes over. I’m standing at the edge, stability waning, desperate for composure. Right me, O Lord. Support me, my God. Help me, my Redeemer.
Goodness of You
Every prayer leads me to You, dear God. I stand here in awe of Your holiness while faith flanks my right and commitment to my left. There is nowhere else to go but straight to goodness, the goodness of You.
Gates of Compassion
Dear God, bring me to Your gates of compassion, patience, good judgment, and understanding. Open those gates wide enough for me to enter in hope, faith, and rejoicing. There are no barriers closed to me with Your guidance.
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 46:5
God is within her. She will not fail.
Malachi 3:6
The Lord does not change.
Genesis 24:31
Come, you who the Lord blesses. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.
Exodus 14:13
Don’t be afraid. Stay still, and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.
Psalms 47:1-2
Clap your hands, all you nations, and shout to God with cries of joy. For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.
{features, videos, stories}
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Blog: Drop Stitch
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Funny Video: Football Prayers
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Music Video: Gratitude Caleb + Kelsey