Week Ending Friday October 23, 2020
{quotes}
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.
Mark Twain
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.
Vaibhav Shah
It’s not the things I don’t understand about the Bible that bothers me; it’s the things I understand with perfect clarity and don’t comply with that keep me up at night.
Bill Hybels
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison
{blessings}
Tolerance
You can disagree without being disagreeable. May God bless you with tolerance of another point of view and a smile to match.
Sensitivity to Others
Mental illness may be invisible, but the people living with it are not. May God bless you with sensitivity to approach those in need with an open heart, a clear head that does not judge, and may you always lead with love.
Happy Memories
May God bless you with a lifetime of happy memories. You’ll know you have done God’s will when you look to the past and your memories make you smile.
Holy Wholeness
Stop searching for your other half, you’re not half, you’re whole looking for more. May God bless you with holy wholeness.
Minding It
When you are alone, mind your thoughts. When you are with friends, mind your tongue. When you are angry, mind your temper. When you are with a group, mind your behavior. When you are in trouble, mind your emotions. When God gives you blessings, mind your ego.
{prayers}
Guides and Provides
Right now, I have plenty. I declare: I am fulfilled and instilled with courage, power, and determination. Dear God, You and I both know what is expected of me. I will not let You down. I will not disappoint the people who count on me. I will not neglect myself by avoiding responsibility. Praise to You Holy One who guides and provides.
To Understand
I feel lost in this world. I don’t recognize it. You are my one constant. I search for an explanation; I strive to understand, I crave consolation in my prayers and in Your word. I will continue to work according to my gifts, in Your Holy Name, with love in my heart and hope in my soul.
Workplace Accomplishment
Inspire me to put forth my best efforts in the workplace. Help me make wise decisions. Unleash my creativity. Bring me satisfaction in tasks completed and problems solved. I give thanks to You, dear God, for every work-related accomplishment.
Family Kindness
Dear God. Help our family grow stronger and closer. Show us how to be kinder to each other instead of saving our manners only for acquaintances and strangers. Steer us clear of petty quarrels, unreasonable demands, and emotional blackmail. Inspire us to live in harmony; understanding that we each have our own needs, personality quirks, and individual perspectives. Most of all, share Your grace so we can live in gratitude for the love we have for each other. amen
But Trying
Dear God, You accept me as I am; flawed, but trying. I accept the help You offer; day after day. Praise to You, who taught me acceptance through Your grace.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Love, Gloria Susan Diamond
Feature: No Singing? No Problem.
Video: LeBron James Calls His Mother
Humor: Tom Finds a Parking Space
Video: Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Pastor Carl Lentz, Emmanuel Acho
Feature: We Like What We Choose Seth Godin
{bible}
1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.
Genesis 37:3
And he made him a robe of many colors.
Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart.
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Revelation 3:8
Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.