Week ending Friday, March 28, 2025
{quotes}
Move Along
you have someone in your life who tries to diminish your abilities in any way, the time has come to move those people along
Moshe Scheiner
Voice Within
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
Mohandas Gandhi
Trusted
It’s not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It’s the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff.
Fred Rogers
Stonecutter’s Credo
When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.
Jacob Riis
God’s Presence
God’s presence doesn’t always announce itself with burning bushes or parting seas. Sometimes divine purpose unfolds in the quiet spaces between events, in the moments of decisive human action, in what others might dismiss as mere luck or chance.
Evan Moffic
{prayers}
Grow in Faith
Only with You can I lead without pushing, wait with patience, and give others the space to find You when they are ready. God help me suppress judgment, grow in my faith, and give freely while still honoring my needs. Blessed are You, almighty God of love and life.
Balance and Stability
Dear God, I seek balance, order, calm, and stability. Bestow upon me loving relationships, wholeness, and joy. Share with me the purpose You meant for me, and I will live the values You have taught me.
Holiness Covers Me
Dear God, thank You for helping me accept that Your holiness is here to cover me and that I am not expected to bring my own or impress You with an eloquence that implies spiritual genius. Rather, let me bring myself to You just as I am—open, honest, ready to find true brilliance in You.
Prayer for Little Children
Dear God, create the will for the little children to come to You with their problems, think clearly and make good decisions, avoid temptation, be strong and brave when facing challenges, stay with it when they feel like giving up, be practical yet dream big. Be with them, dear Lord, and keep them on the straight path of good behavior that leads to their success and satisfaction.
Prayer of a Different Kind
Dear God, I am not so different that I can not be loved. I pray that others will see the unique qualities You blessed me with.
{bible}
I will extol the Lord at all times. His praise will always be on my lips.
Psalms 34:1
He sits enthroned above the circle of earth.
Isaiah 40:22
Blessings await all who trust in God.
Psalm 2:12
Owe no one anything except to love one another.
Romans 13:8
Moses said to God, Here I am.
Exodus 3:4
{blessings}
Best You Can Be
Day in, day out, no excuses, no shortcuts. May you be blessed with relentless dedication to always being the best that you can be.
Laughter
You are richer today if you have laughed, loved, given or forgiven. May God bless you on this day and always.
Look Around
When you find yourself in an awkward situation, take a look around and make your exit. The blessings will be right there behind you.
Someone Needs You
May you be a blessing to someone who’s having a hard time today.
{stories, features, videos}
Parable: True Value
Feature: Why is Life Painful?
Worship Video: Create in Me
Humor Video: Non-Denominational Evangelical Church Sarah Cooper
Blog: Spring is Here Rachael Jones