Week End Friday September 13, 2019
{quotes}
There are some things you can’t learn from others. You have to pass through the fire.
Norman Vincent Peale
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
A good question keeps you sharp, makes for good conversation, and shows you care.
There’s a reason the sky gets dark at night. We were not meant to see everything all the time. We were meant to rest and trust even in the darkness.
Morgan Harper Nichols
Friday the 13th means nothing to us – God determines our destiny.
{blessings}
Shortcuts
Stop chasing shortcuts. Effortless rarely translates into success. Take the time to do it right and you’ll know the reward of using time wisely. May God bless you with the results you deserve.
Thrill of Completion
It’s a slow process but quitting won’t speed it up. Instead, practice patience. Try a new approach. Find the thrill of seeing it through to completion. May God bless you with the power to persevere.
Loved for All
You are loved for all you are, all you have been, and all you are yet to be. God has blessed you with a Divine gift; all the glory of love – present, past, and future.
Be Closer
Be enthusiastic about whatever it is you do and you’ll find life exciting. May you be blessed with the winds of enthusiasm sweeping you up, raising you up, and holding you up -closer to God.
Power of Unanswered Prayers
You never know when your unanswered prayers save you from an even worse fate. May you be blessed with the power of prayer, and the humility to know; only the Holy One knows exactly what you need.
{prayers}
Next Step
Dear God, Show me the next step. I can’t see the entire picture. I accept and acknowledge – I don’t know your plan. Give me a sign, tell me straight away, let me know and I will do it. Glory to You and Your infinite wisdom.
Change and Rearrange
Dear God, Change me. Rearrange me. Help me fit in when I must, and show me how to stand out when I can. I aspire to be greater tomorrow than I am today. More holy. More kind. More useful. Praise to You, who makes all the pieces fit.
It is Here
I finally sense the grace that is at my grasp every day. It is here. When it’s frigid, when it’s bleak, when I’m joyous. It is here. When health suffers, when loved ones pass, when I’m grateful. It is here. When hearts ache, when fear festers, when I’m content. It is here. It is here, because You are here.
Servant of the Holy Good
Only This I ask of You, O God, only this. Grant me: a curious mind, an agitated conscience, an open and discerning heart, a surrendering spirit. And then, and then, I shall become a servant of the holy good.
Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar, Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, Poetry, and Mindfulness Practice Released by CCAR Press, December 2019
Guardian Dear
Angel of God, my guardian dear to whom God’s love commits me here. Every day be at my side to light, protect and be my guide.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Daddy Issues
Feature: Woman with 200 Kids
Feature: The Thank You Heard Around the World
Video: Lauren Daigle at the Ohio Reformatory for Women
Video: Jay Shetty, If You Feel Pressure
Feature: He Sent 33 Kids to College
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 16:18
This I know. The Lord is always with me.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all are being changed into God’s likeness from one degree of glory to another.
Isaiah 61:3
You will receive a crown of beauty for ashes in your grieving, a joyous blessing instead of mourning,festive praise instead of despair. In your righteousness, you will be like great oaks that has been planted for the glory of God.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask from You O Lord, only this I seek: that I may dwell in Your house all the days of my life, to gaze on Your beauty and to seek You in your temple.
Deuteronomy 18:13
I shall be wholehearted before the Lord my God.