Week Ending Friday September 18, 2020
{quotes}
When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life, as in hoping for another life, and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
Albert Camus
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Nelson Mandela
Lector si monumentum requiris circumspice: If you seek his monument, look around you.
Epitaph of Sir Christopher Wren on the crypt at St. Pauls Cathedral, London England
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin
{blessings}
Live Kindly
Kindness is not an act it’s a lifestyle. May you be blessed to live kindly and may your actions be a reflection of your commitment to God.
Move On
Just because you invested a ton of time in it, doesn’t mean you have to hold on to it. May God bless you with the will to let go of mistakes and to move on to the next better thing.
Open Up
Don’t tell the world you’re okay when you’re not. Open up and let someone help you. May God bless you with comfort from those who care.
Working Hard
Just getting by is free. A good outcome comes at a price by working hard and sticking with it. May God bless you with the accomplishment of your every undertaking.
Up Expectations
Like it or not, the future is here and it’s time to up your expectations. May the holy God bless you to rise to new challenges and raise the bar on what you will accomplish from this day forward.
{prayers}
Lovingly Made
Dear God, I love how You made me. It took time to sculpt my body, giving me features and flaws to make me unique. Winding through Your most extraordinary work are arteries, tissues, and life-giving components, intricate in its design, miraculous in its function. And O how I love the soul, You placed inside me. Thank You for this built-in connection in constant Oneness with You.
Future Time
I pray for the future. For a period of time with fewer troubles – one where prayers are answered. A future without financial anxieties. A time when all of God’s children are healthy and happy. A future where hearts are bursting with compassion and love. A time of peace throughout the world.
Day of No Waste
This is my day of no waste. I will not waste time, I will not waste an opportunity, I will not waste my energy on anyone or anything not unworthy of my attention. Lastly dear God, as You are my witness, I will not waste this day You have made.
Work of My Hands
I come to You, my Master, and Maker, offering the work of my hands. This is the day You give me to use all my skills for good. I praise You for gracing me with strength and breath, a will and way to work.
Grateful Am I
Grateful am I, for time spent with loved ones, my passion, and purpose, and the good health to enjoy my blessings. Thank You dear God for Your answers to my prayers.
{stories, features, video}
Story: They Sneezed
Feature: From Hospital Security Guard to Hospital Doctor
Feature: Poetry, Beautiful Things by Kai Skye
Music Video: King of My Heart, David Wesley
Feature: A Simply Corny Story
Humor Feature: Virtue of Honesty
{bible}
Jeremiah 29:13
When you search for me, you will find me.
Psalm 72:19
Blessed be God’s glorious name forever! May the whole earth be filled with God’s glory. Amen and Amen.
AMEN = Agree with God, Move with God, End with God, Never Doubt God
Psalm 143:8 Genesis 28:15
Rest with Me a while. You have journeyed up a steep, rugged path in recent days. The way ahead is shrouded in uncertainty. Look neither behind you nor before you. Instead, focus your attention on Me, your constant Companion. Trust that I will equip you fully for whatever awaits you on your journey. I designed time to be a protection for you. You couldn’t bear to see all your life at once. Though I am unlimited by time, it is in the present moment that I meet you. Refresh yourself in My company, breathing deep draughts of My Presence. The highest level of trust is to enjoy Me moment by moment. I am with you, watching over you wherever you go.
Sarah Young
Psalm 17:15
But I will see You because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, Your presence will fill me with joy.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
Lovers of money never have their fill of it, nor lovers of wealth have their fill of income.