Week Ending Friday, June 28, 2024
{quotes}
Brave to Happy
Be brave. Find your source. Find what makes you happy.
Iris Apfel
Availability
God does not begin by asking about our ability but only about our availability, and if we then prove to be His instruments, He will supply the means to reach our own highest potential.
James E. Faust
Change Patterns
Change is about noticing what’s no longer working and stepping out of the familiar imprisoning patterns.
Edith Eger
Appreciate Differences
We will only attain freedom if we learn to appreciate what is different and muster the courage to discover what is fundamentally the same.
Thurgood Marshall
Struggles
We never know the trials that await us in the days ahead. We may not be able to see the light through our struggles, but we can believe that those days, as in the life of Job, will be the most significant we are called upon to live.
Robert Collyer
{prayers}
God’s Never-Failing Love
Dear God, You reveal Your deep and never-failing love for us with the overcoming of every challenge. Thank You for our lives and our well-being.
See God’s Creation
I give thanks to You, dear God. I pray to You, praise You, and proclaim Your holy Name. I see Your creation through a lens of awe. Blessed are You, my strength, my hope, my Redeemer.
Confidence in Me
Who am I kidding? What am I hiding from? Why can’t I see that I am good enough? More than enough, I am Yours. Dear God, boost my self-respect. Help me build my confidence. Fill me with appreciation for how you made me, exactly as I am.
Completion
Dear God, May the incomplete prayers I offer to You, be completed by You. Thank You for hearing the soundless yearnings of my heart and performing Your daily miracles that keep me going.
Work Prayer
I’d like a seat at the table. Please, God, help me to advance in my career, to have the opportunity to voice my opinion, to shape policy, and to make a difference.
{bible affirmations}
To set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:6
I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of prosperity.
Jeremiah 33:6
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4
Your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed.
Mark 5:34
Those who give heed to the Word will prosper. Happy are you when you trust in the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20
{blessings}
The Faith Trio
Faith makes everything possible. Hope makes everything work. Love makes everything beautiful. May you be blessed with all three as you begin your day today.
God Answers
Before you even call, God knows to answer. May you be blessed to get a pleasing response.
Stay Positive
Never let a bad situation bring out the worst in you. May you be blessed to stay positive and be the sweet and happy person God meant for you to be.
How to Pray
It can be so easy to go through the motions of prayer or to get stuck in the weeds of how to pray. May you be blessed with a prayer life that works for you and pays homage to God.
Hannah Brencher quote, blessing from prayables.com
Words of Praise
Who will you bless today with the gift of a compliment, a few simple words of praise, or an unexpected kindness? Help your people feel loved today.
{stories, features, videos}
Video Story: Kindness Ripple
Feature: Ms. Rachel Loves With No Exceptions
Poetry: Can This Be Paradise? Charles Reznikoff
Feature: The Half Apology Seth Godin
Holy Humor: Heaven’s Welcome
Music Video: Psalm 136 Platt Brothers