Week Ending Friday, November 6, 2020
{quotes}
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do.
Christopher Morley
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.
Pelé
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Groucho Marx
Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.
Mason Cooley
The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learn is a skill, the willingness to learn is a choice.
Brian Herbert
{blessings}
Sure to be Unsure
One thing to be sure of is that it’s natural to be unsure. Doubt is normal and encourages learning. May God bless you with the curiosity to examine uncertainty.
Beautiful Mindset
A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. Rise up and receive God’s blessing today.
Presence of Dignity
In the absence of kindness, maintain the presence of dignity. May God bless you to set an example for the world with strength in the face of indifference and cruelty.
Good and Worthy Life
To live a good life seems to be the ideal. But to live a worthy life is even better. May you be blessed to live up to the standards God has set for you. Always be upright, honest, and generous with kindness.
Magnet for Miracles
A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles. May God bless you with a heart that attracts awe, wonder, and miraculous happenstance.
{prayers}
Leaning on God
Lean on Me, I pray. Let My strength support you. I am your eyes when you cannot see the light; I am your ears when the calling is faint; I am your heart when it bears disappointment. You do not stand alone. I have filled you with My courage. You are wise and kind, strong and good., We are in it together. Love, God
Bring Back the Laughter
Dear God, Help me snap out of the funk I am in. Bring back the laughter and spontaneity I once had. Remind me to be ever-cheerful, to share a smile even when I don’t feel like it, and to deny bad moods when they come knocking. Thank You, God, for the hope that sustains me.
Cherished Contentment
Dear God, thank You for the contentment I feel right now. Help me live in it, cherish it, and be in awe of it. I am content because I strive to do Your will. Praise to You, who covers me in grace.
Healing and Recovery
Oh, God! Hear the prayers for all of us in need of healing. In this time of relentless sickness, there is anxiety and desperation among us. We pray for good health, a fast and certain recovery; we pray for peace in mind, body, and soul. Praise to You, who answers prayer.
Twoness
Thank You for the Divine concept of “us.” I am not alone; family and friendships enrich me. I have You and me. And, if I am so favored, thank You for the “two-ness” of my sweetheart and me.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Oswald
Video: Behind in Life, Nathaniel Drew
Feature: How St. Malachy Beat the Odds
Humor: Birds in Flight
Feature: Help for a Farmer
Video: Musicians play to audiences from the Animal Kingdom
{bible}
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord, your God, is with you. The mighty One will save you. The Lord will rejoice with you. You will rest in God’s love. You will be delighted by shouts of joy ringing out around you.
Hebrews 10:35-36
Don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, and when you have done the will of God, you will receive what is promised.
1 John 1:5
God is light.
Job 11:16
You will surely forget your troubles, remembering it only as waters gone by.
Deuteronomy 16:15
For the Lord your God will bless you and your joy will be complete.