Week Ending Friday, February 6, 2026
{quotes}
Walk a mile in my shoes. See what I see. Hear what I hear. Feel what I feel. Then maybe you’ll understand why I do what I do.
author unknown
The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.
J.D. Salinger
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
Elbert Hubbard
God’s mercies are new every morning. And that includes mercy for your messy spaces and overwhelmed heart.
Kathy Lipp
We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.
Richard Rohr
{blessings}
Getting There
You may be far from who you want to be, but with Divine help, you will get there. Open your heart, let God’s blessings in.
Unexpected Pieces
You may think it doesn’t all go together. But difference is to be celebrated. May your life be blessed with color, variety, and beauty from unexpected sources.
Reading the World
Experiencing the world is yours for the taking. Take a book off the shelf and lose yourself in the blessing of a good story.
Feel Good
You’re a natural. That special something you have makes the people around you feel good. God bless you
as you grow.
Becoming
May you be blessed to become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.
From The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams Bianco
{prayers}
Better Together in Prayer
We are so much better when we gather together. Thank You, dear God, for this opportunity to pray with friends near and far. We are many faithful hearts, each with our own desires, all with voices raised in a chorus of praise for You, almighty One.
Beautiful God
Dear God, I’m touched by the Divine magnificence of You. Each day, You wake my senses so I can feel, hear, and know You are with me. Thank You for Your presence. I am blessed by Your beauty.
Be Not Afraid
God, I may be cautious, and I may be shy, but I am not afraid. Your Presence assures me that I am not alone. The way out is near, the path is clear, and I can live with confidence knowing You are always by my side.
A Narrow Place
Dear God, I come to you from a dark and narrow place. Dispel my difficulties, bring light to my soul, open Your pathways for I am anxious to move on.
A Way Out
Dear God, I stand forlorn in the lonely space of a broken heart. Help me rise up and out of the gloom that overwhelms me.
{bible}
Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 16:24
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
Deuteronomy 6:5
The highest heavens belong to the Lord.
Psalms 115:16
Who is like You among the gods? O Lord, glorious in holiness, You are awesome and splendid, performing endless great wonders!
Exodus 15:11
New creation has come! The old has gone, the new is here.
2 Corinthians 5:17
{stories, videos, features}
Feature: Joy of Doing Nothing
Video: Bible Reading Grandmother on the Ed Sullivan Show
Video Parable: Value of Just One Sabbath
Poetry: Judge Softly Mary Lathrap
Humor: The Proposal