Week Ending Friday April 4, 2021
{quotes}
If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
Hillel
The gifts Heaven bestows are not by chance, the convictions of heroes not lightly formed.
Ho Feng-Shan
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
James A. Michener
You can fool part of the people some of the time, you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.
Jacques Abbadie
Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
{blessings}
Lies Learned
Forgive the negative people. They learned too many lies. May you be blessed to learn life’s lesson truthfully, positively, and in the most Godly way possible.
Many Virtues
God blesses you with struggles to keep you humble and victories that lead to gratitude. Praise the Lord for the many virtues that compose your soul.
Which One?
Have you considered which one is the real you? The generous, loving, gentle one? Or the one that slips out when you are tired stressed, or busy? May you be blessed to know and nurture your authentic self that begins with God’s spark and continues to bring warmth to the world.
Prepare for it.
Prepare yourself. If you’re not ready for it, you won’t get it. A great big bundle of blessings is coming your way.
Righting Every Wrong
Mightier is the presence of God than any challenge in your life. Greater are you to meet and defeat every obstacle placed in your way. May you be blessed by God’s power, fearless and strong, righting every wrong.
{prayers}
At Dawn
What today, Lord? The dawn is breaking. What would You have me do? We have talked about this many times. I should ask what You would have me do – today? What is it that we have talked about? That will best use my skills and temperament to do Your work, not mine, here on earth, here in my town. I pray that today I can bring Your word to our world for others. Maybe I should pray that once I have an idea of what I will do today, You will give me the strength to do it. I pray that I have the dedication to stay on the task till it is finished. I pray that I will remember to say a few prayers along the way, reminding me it is Your work that I do. And let me add my thank you to this prayer, a thank you for creating me to do this work.
Kenan Bresnan
In Acknowledgment
My prayer today is not in the asking. It is in the acknowledgment of God’s giving. Thanks to the Holy One for all I receive.
Voice to their Prayers
Dear God, Thank you for my good health and the blessing of enjoying the company of family and friends. I know there are those still in isolation. People who are trying to heal their wounds. They sit alone with sagging spirits, lonely and discouraged. My heart is heavy with their pain. Guide me in devotion, to give voice to their prayers, strength to their souls. You are my help, and I am Your helper.
Holy Healer
Dear God, Heal what hurts in me. Restore what I have lost. Expand my heart to embrace that which I would rather not. You are help in my need. Praise to You holy healer.
Bigger Than Myself
God be with me today as I attempt to do things bigger than myself. Inspire me in my thinking and guide my ways. I pray that my life makes a positive difference in the lives of others. I pray to have spiritual courage and energy to live large and to become more than my self-perceived potential. Work through me O Lord, I am willing, I am ready.
{bible affirmations}
Psalm 27:28
When my heart whispers, Seek God. My whole being replies, O Yes! I find God in prayer.
Job 32:8
It is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives understanding.
Galatians 5:25
I live by the Spirit, let me be guided by the Spirit.
John 15:11
God’s joy is in you. You are complete.
Psalm 34:14
Seek peace and pursue it. Where there is ignorance and intolerance, let there be knowledge and compassion. Where there is fear and suspicion let there be courage and trust. Where there is turmoil, let harmony reign. O God, send blessings to all the peacemakers and peacekeepers. Amen
{stories, videos, features}
Funny Video Story: Blind Bubbe and the Poh-lese by Dan Yashinky
Feature: The Six Hour Drive to Cook
Video: Bee-utiful Tenderness by Texas BeeWorks
Feature: Peyo the Horse Doctor
Music Video: Get Used to Different, Mandisa w/Ronnie Freeman