Week Ending Friday January 8, 2021
{quotes}
Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
Bren’e Brown
The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Surrender to the mystery of life. Surrender is not to relinquish responsibility. Tend to what is yours, release what is God’s. Learn to live in ambiguity.
Karyn Kedar
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.
Mother Teresa
If your dream only includes you includes you, it’s too small.
Ava DuVernay
{blessings}
Cohorts
You cannot undo injustice, or make inequality equal. Meaningful change on a grand scale is an impossible task to undertake on your own. May you be blessed to find your cohorts, and work together toward really big goals.
Stressing?
Why are you stressing? Instead, count your blessings. May you be blessed with calm, confidence, and peace.
Blursday
Life used to be a party, but not now. It’s blursday and every new day seems old before it begins. May God bless you with renewed enthusiasm for life as you party on – differently but no less joyously.
Decision Time
You are only one decision away from a better future. May God bless you with a forthright spirit to choose well and act decisively. It’s yours for the taking.
Support Circle
Your mental health matters. May you blessed with supportive friends and family.
{prayers}
Moderation
Dear God, Help me grow a little wiser, live a little better, and love a little more. I will take small steps to self-improvement, and I will embrace all the little differences that come from moderation. Amen
Smiling
Dear God, Let my smile show my spirit today. Help me find joy in everything I see, and everyone I meet. May a cheerful attitude prevail as I happily smile my way through this delightful day You made. Amen
Outside these Walls
I’m sitting here quietly, reaching out to You, my God, as a storm is raging outside these walls. Protect me. Be my strength, Be my comfort. Amen
Fragile Soul
My soul is fragile today. Be sensitive, Oh Lord, to this delicate condition. Protect me. Please me. Grace me with strength once more.
Cadet Prayer, Fellowship
Guard us against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of life. Grant us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service. Kindle our hearts in fellowship with those of a cheerful countenance, and soften our hearts with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: Love to Give Away
Feature: Awkward Silence
Video: Parents That Rock
Video: Hallelujah Honolulu Parody
Feature Prayer: Will of God
Feature: Dolly Parton: Pandemic Power Player
{bible}
Isaiah 65:24
Before you call, God answers. Even before you finish asking, God helps.
Esther 4:14
It could be that you were made queen for a time like this.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God.
Deuteronomy 11:12
This is a land that the Lord your God cares for, watching over it through each season of the year.
Psalm 30:5
God’s anger lasts a moment, but Divine good favor lasts a lifetime.