Week Ending Friday, April 11, 2025
{quotes}
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
You will rise by lifting others.
Robert Green Ingersoll
The greatest gift is the daily giving of ourselves to those we love.
Rachael Jones
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Victor Borge
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Maya Angelou
{prayers}
Bring Me to Change
Dear God, Thank You for bringing me out of the darkness into light and beauty. Praise to You, God, who leads me to change.
Places to Go
Dear God, I know I have room to grow and places to go. Help me, lead me to opportunities and horizons. Praise God, who gives me the will and the way.
Hungry Heart
Dear God, You gave me a hungry heart, and I thank You. I have an appetite for justice and service, to You and Your creation. I am always hungry for love, and I am satisfied with every cheerful encounter. What a world You have made, where love reigns supreme!
Will They Forgive Me?
To those I have offended knowingly, or unaware, dear God, I pray they will forgive me.
Walls of Protection
Almighty God, thank You for the protection You provide. My enemies cannot reach me. My loved ones surround me. I am safe within the walls of Your infinite love.
{blessings}
In Your Heart
Open the inner chambers of your heart and let God in. He will dwell there and bless you all the days of your life.
Peaceful and Calm
Calm is a virtue worth cultivating. May God bless you with the ability to shrug off tension, silence worry, and restore your peaceful nature.
Labor of Love
Spiritual work is a labor of love, praise, and gratitude. May God bless you with a spiritual life that is always working.
Shine Bright
May be blessed to shine bright even in the darkest light.
Eye on the Prize
Keep your eye on the prize. God will be blessing you with victory.
{bible}
They are to build a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.
Exodus 25:8
Though I have fallen, I will rise! Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Micah 7:8
For we are God’s masterpiece, created for a purpose to perform the good works God has planned for us.
Ephesians 2:10
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple!
Ezekiel 44:4
{stories, features, videos}
Parable: What Are You Doing?
Poetry: Power of Hope Topher Kearby
Paired Quote: God Spoke in Flowers Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Video: Yossi Hershkowitz and The Psalm Song
Holy Humor: Uh-Oh!
Humor: