Week Ending Friday February 28, 2025
{quotes}
Understanding
In use, we learn; in age, we understand.
Marie Ebner Eschenbach
Mental Attitude
Nothing can stop the one with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal; nothing on earth can help the one with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
Saving, Who?
The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the world the same way they do.
Barbara Brown Taylor
Generosity
The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic Gods giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves.
St. Nicholas of Myra
Absence of Fear
I learned courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Nelson Mandela
{blessings}
Slow Down
May you be blessed to slow down, reconnect, focus, and pause amidst the hustle to reflect on what truly matters.
Enough in Their Bowls
May God bless you with thoughtfulness and generosity. “The only time you should look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look in your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have as much as them.” Louis C.K.
Cheery Hello
May you know the bright, cheery greeting of God’s blessings today.
Good Fortune
Good fortune is a gift from God. You don’t receive it by asking but by being good, grateful, and generous to others. May God bless you
to merit what God has to give you.
God’s Wonders
When it comes to thanking God for blessings, it’s easy to overlook many of the things we take for granted. May God bless us with the proper perspective and active noticing of God’s wonders all around us.
{prayers}
Body Appreciation
Thank You for the magnificent gift of my body—every curve and corner, every beat of my heart. It’s all mine, from You, to appreciate and love. Praise to You, God, my Creator.
God’s Vast Forest
Life is a vast forest, and the masterpieces are the lakes, the towering trees or strange trees, the lovely, eloquent flowers, and the hidden caves. Yet a forest is also made up of ordinary trees, patches of grass, puddles, clinging vines, mushrooms, and little wildflowers. Dear God, remind me of my place. Help me realize my potential. Reveal Your purpose for me, so that I may serve You. Robert Bolano (adapted)
God Guiding Me
God, You are my constant, unfailing light, my sure and reliable guide. As I pray, I trust that Your Divine guidance is on its way. I feel a deep sense of peace, knowing that soon, I will see a clear path forward, the will to follow it, and an answer to my prayers.
Useful Hours
Dear God, bring fullness to my life. Let me not stagnate or become bored. May positive activities occupy my days, and may my nights be restful knowing that my waking hours were useful ones. Blessed God, I thank You.
Prayer Affirmation
No weapon formed against me will prosper, and no enemy scheme against me will succeed. I live, breathe, and serve powerfully under the shelter of the Most High God. ~Susie Larson
{bible affirmations}
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever.
Isaiah 40:8
In my desperation, I prayed, and the Lord listened. God saved me from all my troubles.
Psalm 34:6
So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need.
Hebrews 4:16
Therefore, dear brothers and sisters stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord and know that your labor is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58
{features, stories, videos}
Feature: Bringing God to the Border
Music Video: Love is Little Zambra
Parable: of the Black Pebble
Feature: OMG! Who Started It?!
Friday Funnies: Quick Snippets