Q-Card: Vol. 348

Week Ending Friday, November 3, 2023

{quotes}

Now, all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those who will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.
Lucy Stone

Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?
Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures.
Cynthia Rylant

Encouragement is like oxygen to the soul.
John C. Maxwell

Religion may be on the decline in this country and in the West, but if you wish to see the full panoply of a human life, moments of ecstatic joy and deepest sorrow, the summit of hopes and the connections of community, they exist concentrated in one place: your local house of worship.
David Wolpe

{blessings}

In school, you get the lesson and then take the test. In life, you take the test and then get the lesson. May God bless you with the strength to get through the test and the wisdom to learn from it.

Be grateful you live in a world where October closes with a toothless grin, ushering in a November where gobblers are waiting in the wings. May God bless you as you shut the door to one month and prepare to welcome the next.

Hit the reset button. Forget about the negative things from the past and start over. May you be blessed with a new perspective that starts today and begins right now.

Everything will come to you at the perfect time. If it hasn’t come yet, it’s not time yet. May you be blessed with faith and patience.

May you one day dwell in the perfection of a world reunited, guided by the sacred covenant of our One God.

{prayers}

Light the Way
All goodness and truth are Yours, dear God. Help me understand Your will. In adversity as well as prosperity, may Your way be the light, and may my deeds reflect Your loving kindness.

Gone Devil
Dear God, The choice between good and evil is clear. I choose You. When Satan comes and sits on my shoulder, I do not tremble. I am not weak. I recognize the little devil and firmly tell him to leave. Blessed are You, God, whose divine light dispels the darkness. Whose love conquers hate. All will be right in the world.

For the Now
I do not let grief consume me. I am grateful for my time and experiences with what I lost. I do not dwell on what I once had and celebrate what I now have. Thank You, dear God, for my blessings—praise to You, Holy One, who has brought me to this day of living with grace. 

Open Door
You are the open door that welcomes me in. I enter Your glory, You move me toward the light, and so I abide in peaceful devotion with You, my God.

Following God
Dear God, I will reflect on Your Word when I rise and lay down. I devote myself to following Your instruction. Day and night, with each change of season, and every year, I will follow You.

{bible affirmations}

Romans 12:21
The only way to conquer evil and hatred is with kindness and love.

Psalms 25:5
Guide us in your truth and teach us, for You are the God of salvation, and our hope is in You all day long.

Jeremiah 31:3
God says: I have loved you with everlasting love. I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. 

Perek HaShalom 1:14
Great is peace, for even in a time of war, one should begin by attempting to arrange peace.
Chapter on Peace, Talmud

Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, resting and reflecting on the days of creation.

{stories, features, videos}

Story: Watch Thief

Video: Stand by Me   Children of Israel  

Feature: Halloween Pics

Feature: Tibetian 8-year old boy

Humor: Bear Hunter

Feature Video – Homecoming Ties