Week Ending Friday October 16, 2020
{quotes}
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.
Roy T. Bennett
It is not what you do for your children, but what you teach them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.
Ann Landers
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened the new heaven to the human spirit.
Helen Keller
Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece.
Lavendaire
There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, “All right, then, have it your way.”
C.S. Lewis
{blessings}
Deserving You
You are rich and full, deep, and delightful; you are too much for anyone who doesn’t deserve you. May God bless you to be appreciated, loved, and wanted by someone worthy of all you have to give.
Miraculous Breath
Breathe in your blessings today; they are all around you. Fill your lungs with grand and glorious inhales of miraculous breath. Praise God who is unfailing in blessings.
Fewer Prayers
Better to speak fewer prayers with a whole heart than to recite more prayers without meaning. May you be blessed with intention as you lift up your prayers to God today.
Unfolding
You may not always understand the ‘why’ of what happens. Yet, even without having all the answers, you can affirm that an unknown plan of God’s good is unfolding. May you be blessed with trust as deep as your faith, and as wide as your love of the Almighty.
Out of the Chaos
Out of the chaos comes a realization. Disorder happens when you are working for material things rather than spiritual values. May God bless you with a reversal of purpose that brings calm and contentment.
{prayers}
Minding the Complexity
God, give me the mind to understand the most complex set of issues, a heart that is simple and pure, and determination to use both for the greater good of humankind.
Word Up
Dear God, Thank You for today. Let Your Word be top of mind, and deep in my heart, Your praises on my lips, and may Your blessings flow through my helping hands to everyone I meet.
Financial Breakthrough
Dear Lord, I need a financial breakthrough; multiply my resources. Prayer seeds miracles, and I need one now. You provide; my faith is firm. Thank You for what I am about to gain.
Gift of Health
There is nothing more valuable than the gift of health, and I thank You for mine. But, it is a gift that needs to keep on giving. Dear God, be generous with my well being. Heal what hurts me. Keep illness and injury far away from me. I am forever grateful for what I have and hopeful for what I am about to receive. Amen
Someone New
Dear God thank You for bringing someone new to my life who I can laugh and share with, help and be helped by, and who has opened my heart to joy. In the comfort of companionship, I am stronger and more satisfied. I pray you will do the same for others who seek a special friend.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Jasper and Me by Susan Diamond
Video: Bible Project on Grace
Feature: How long will I be alone? by Nick Cave
Music Video: Breathe by Marie Barnett
Audio Feature: Reverend Dr. Garbageman Tells His Story
Little Story: Lunch Date by Susan Diamond
{bible}
Exodus 34:6
Compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love, and faithfulness.
Deuteronomy 28:12
God’s treasury will be opened to you, and your work will be rewarded.
Psalm 56:13
You keep my feet from stumbling so I can walk in Your presence. O God, I walk in your life-giving light.
Psalm 143:8
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Amos 5:24
Do you know what I want? I want justice – oceans of it. I want fairness – rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.