Week Ending Friday December 6, 2019
{quotes}
A story is made up of truths and lies that the author writes to teach herself something.
Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace within difficulties.
C.S. Lewis
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Desmond Tutu
Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Joanna Weaver
Thank You, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
Garrison Keillor
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
Muhammad Ali
{blessings}
Worthy of Your Love
Forgive those who didn’t love you properly. It was their loss, your gain. May you be blessed to be loved by those worthy of your love.
All In
Go all in. A good life isn’t a halfway proposition. May you be blessed to always give your best.
In Disguise
The next time you’re told the terrible thing that just happened to you is a blessing in disguise, stifle the urge to respond with an angry “harumph”. Instead, look for the blessing and find your lesson. May your hidden blessings reveal themselves and may all your troubles be teaching moments.
Reach Out
Haughty. Aloof. Stand-offish. No matter how you describe them, don’t dismiss them. Give the blessing of your attention to the people in your life who need it most. May God bless you in your outreach.
Covered
God loves the trees so much that He covers them with a blanket of fresh snow on a cold winter’s day. God loves you too. May you be blessed with God’s cover in your winter season.
{prayers}
Financial Fullness
Show me, lead me, help me work to my full potential. Use Your power so that I may know financial freedom that comes from a job well done. Praise to You God Almighty who provides for my needs.
Peace and Favor
Lord bring healing to the sick, peace to the discontented and favor to the unfortunate. Let love and joy be felt throughout the lands and we will all say Hallelujah!
Family Obstacles
Remove all obstacles in the way of our family. Help them to understand the danger of their greed, jealousy, and entitlement. Bring us to a peaceful place where loving kindness and cooperative behavior is the rule. We pray for an end to fighting and a return to holy harmony.
Anytime of this Day
Dear God remind me that nothing is to be taken for granted. May everyday miracles astound me. Show Your face in familiar places, Let me feel Your presence when I’m doing common things. Infuse me with Your spirit anytime of this day and my eyes will see the unexpected wonder that surrounds me. Amen
Cornered
Today I feel more peaceful. Maybe finally, I have turned the corner. I am praying with all my might that this time is different, and I won’t go back. Please God answer my prayer.
{stories, features, video}
Story: No One Should Have to Live Past 100
Feature: Young & Amish & On TikTok
Feature: Please, won’t you be less cynical.
Video: AH-Mazing Grace Sung by 600 Music Teachers
Feature: Adoption Day
Video: Sacha Baron Cohen on Hate Speech
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 46:10
Be still. Know God!
Proverbs 16:9
You can make your plans but the Lord determines your steps.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.
Esther 4:14
Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created.