Week Ending Friday June 12, 2020
{quotes}
Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Joshua J. Marine
Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections.
Bob Marley
We are all at once both a composition and a composer. We have the ability not only to compose the future of our own lives, but to help compose the future of everyone around us and the communities in which we live.
Maya Angelou
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
Booker T. Washington
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but nature more.
Lord Byron
{blessings}
Discernment
It’s a fine line between being helpful and enabling another person. May God bless you with discernment to walk the line delicately and always be mindful to help not hurt in the name of kindness.
“Love Thy Neighbor”
That “Love Thy Neighbor” thing…God meant it. May you be blessed to love the rude neighbor, the noisy neighbor, the neighbor whose dog is ruining your yard. Choose love.
Something Brave
It’s okay to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something brave. May God bless you with courage. Face your fear, and do what it takes to get over to the other side.
Seeds of Happiness
Let’s face it; a bright sunny day is better than a dark cloudy one. No matter the weather, may you be blessed to rise and shine and spread seeds of happiness wherever you stand.
Reverence
Each generation is pridefully wrong about its superiority over the generations that came before. May God bless you with humility and reverence for those whose discoveries and sacrifice enabled us to reach this day.
{prayers}
Ever Present
When I take a deep breath, I find You. Ever present. When I picture Your light, I turn toward it. Darkness dispelled. When my soul utters prayer, You hear me. Always receptive. For all the blessings received, I am Grateful.
Bless My Family
Dear God, I pray for You to bless each of my family members today. Show favor to my friends. Be an inspiration to all the people of this world. May we all be blessed, fortunate, and spiritually guided with goodwill toward each other and praise for You. Amen
Calm Won
God, Reassure me that peace is near. Remind me of the times when discontent met compassion and calm won. Peace will prevail, led by kindness, enjoyed by all, delivered by You, dear Lord.
Place Me
Dear Lord, Place me where I am needed most. Teach me to teach without preaching. Remind me to love my brother unconditionally. Show me the way to get through.
Prosperity Affirmation
I look to God only for my prosperity. I make no mental images of lack. I speak no word of limitation. I let go and let God work in every area of my life. I deal honorably with God and all God’s children. I keep my wealth circulating wisely. I use my wealth for good purposes only. I never strive to get something for nothing. I never talk poverty. I tell the truth about God’s abundance. I take my eye off my neighbor’s wealth. I claim my own.
Georgina Tree West
{stories, features, videos}
Story: And Then, There Were Four Susan Diamond
Story: Surrounded by Plenty Christopher Chenoweth
Video: Denzel Washingtons Life Advice
Music Video: Heroes
Video: Sand Art, by Iliana Yahav
Video: Man Plays Piano in Beautiful Places
{bible}
Psalm 145:16
You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for you to prosper, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Isaiah 41:10
“I hold on, knowing help is coming.”
Fear not, I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.
2 Peter 3:18
Grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord.