Week Ending Friday, December 6, 2024
{quotes}
Winter Dance
They who sing through the summer must dance in the winter.
Italian Proverb
Giving Tuesday
Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, help me spread the word about Giving Tuesday.
Bill Gates
Spirit of Love
Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.
Muhammad Ali
Change
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
Angela Davis
Stepping Stones
One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
Jack Penn
{prayers}
Gentle Winter
I pray this winter be gentle and kind—a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.
John Geddes
Many Voices
Today, I join my individual prayers with all those reading this prayer today. I know I do not pray alone. At this very moment, thousands of people are praying for me as I pray for them. Today is a joyful prayer of many voices, many hearts, and, oh, so much faith.
Affirmation: Through God
Through God, I think, speak, and act with confidence. Through God, my mind is calm and accepting of pure and positive thoughts. Through God, my body is always rejuvenating, healing, and gaining strength. Through God, I am content, filled with love and peace, in harmony with the beauty of the world in which I live.
Sleeping Hope
When I am in darkness, feeling helpless, wake my sleeping hope. Show Yourself, dear God, and cast Your light upon me,Your strength within me. Help me regain my purpose and I will live my life with meaning once more.
When I Hurt
When I hurt, dear God, remind me that this, too, will end. And when it goes, sweet relief, a return to normal, a prayer answered. Great are You, almighty and all-knowing, who relieves my suffering.
{bible}
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord, in the morning I will direct it to You and I will look up.
Psalm 5:3
The Lord will guide you always. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 58:11
I call out to God, and He will answer me, revealing great and hidden things I do not yet know.
Jeremiah 33:3
May we shout for joy when we hear of your success and praise the Lord when all your prayers are answered.
Psalm 20:5
Who satisfies your life with good things so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s?
Psalm 103:5
{blessings}
Be a Blessing
God didn’t add another day to your life because you need it. He gave it because someone out here needs you. May you always be a blessing.
Self-Control
He who angers you controls you. May God bless you to keep cool and stay in control.
Positive Light
Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop. May God bless you to step into the light of positivity.
Stop
Stop for a moment and be still. Wait for the blessings to come quietly as you pray with stopping.
Heart Sync
When you face another person, your heart is opposite their right side and right hand. Your heart beats in answer, in sync with theirs. May you be blessed to love one another as you would love yourself. It’s all in the beat of a heart.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Bitter Cold, Precious Warmth
Feature: The Case for Being Ungrateful
Music Video: Holy Forever Megan Tibbits
Parable: Gun Runner
Video Feature: Don’t Wait for Your Husband to Make You Happy + Transcript Feature: Don’t Wait for Your Husband to Make You Happy
Holy Humor: The Good Life