Week Ending Friday September 6, 2024
{quotes}
Labor Day
The miracle is not that we do the work but that we are happy to do it.
Mother Teresa
Tomorrow School
School is a building which has four walls with tomorrow inside.
Lon Watters
Wrestling With God
Inside the human heart is fear. There is also hope. The two wrestle constantly, like Jacob and his God.
Karyn Kedar
Mountain
The end of the trail is usually difficult, but without the long and winding approach, there isn’t much of a mountain.
Seth Godin
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Rainer Maria Rilke
{prayers}
American Workers
Dear God, as we celebrate a day off from work, let us celebrate work with whole hearts, a full belly, and belief in the American dream. You provide the opportunities, O Lord, for us to work and get ahead, to provide for our families, and to make this nation strong by the work of our hands, our heads, and our hearts. God bless American workers.
Lives Filled With Learning
Dear God, Bless the children and the adult learners who begin a new school year with hope. Let them know the joyful moments when a difficult concept becomes clear. May they learn good habits in study and social situations. Help them in their efforts to get along with one another. Bless the teachers and staff with patience, kindness, and wisdom in all their ways. Thank You, God, for filling our lives with learning.
Cradled in Prayer
Glory to God! I shall find an open space, a place of beauty that reflects Your brilliant creation. Move me to awe. Challenge me to be anything but filled with personal peace. Thank You for Your never-ending inspiration. I am blessed with awareness when I am cradled in prayer with You.
Release to God
God, You are bigger than me. Your ways are higher than mine. Therefore, I release my troubles to You and reach out for the blessings I am about to receive.
{bible affirmations}
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands!
Psalm 90:17
Those who love discipline love knowledge, but fools hate correction.
Proverbs 12:1
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:45
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:7
{blessings}
Happy Labor Day
May you be blessed to spend this holiday in tribute to the workers who make our country prosper.
God is With You
You do not walk alone. God’s Presence is a constant blessing. Embrace it.
God’s Commandments
Don’t put a question mark where God puts a period. May you be blessed to follow God’s commandments.
Truth Stands Firm
May God bless you to always stand firm in your truth. Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
{features, stories, videos}
Story: Dignity of Work
Blog: Labor of Our Hands
Funny video: The Natural Child
Feature: The Nazi’s Took My Mother’s Boyfriend. His Sketchbook Preserved Their Love
Parable: Marble Jar