Week Ending May 7, 2021
{quotes}
Do not pour your sunshine into someone who does not think of you as their sky.
Gemma Troy
The most important trip you take in life is meeting people halfway.
Henry Boyle
The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
Harper Lee
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
Duke Ellington
Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall, a mother’s secret hope outlives them all.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
{blessings}
Authentically You
Your life isn’t yours if you worry or wait for someone else’s approval. May God bless you to follow your heart, use your head, and be authentically you.
Happy Places
You are not the only one trudging through deep muck these days. Many others feel as you do, overwhelmed and under pressure. May God bless you all with hearts filled of hope, soaring spirits, and a clear, clean path that takes you to happy places.
Get Going
Don’t give up your dream because it would take too long to get there. The time keeps ticking, whether you’re trying or not. Get going and do the preparation required to accomplish what you want. Once that’s done, God is sure to bless you with fulfillment.
Rituals
Rituals shape each day and form habits that can be helpful or hurtful. May God bless you with sacred rituals that enhance your spiritual life and lead you on a path of goodness and delight.
Mother
Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother. May you be blessed to learn whatever it is that your mother was destined to teach you.
{prayers}
I Am. I Can. I Do.
I am O Lord, Your child. You breathed life into me, and I live life by Your grace. I can, dear God, become the person You intended. Each day, with every step I take, I come closer to You, truer to me. I do Holy One, honor You. In thought and deed, to the very best of my abilities, I serve.
When I Speak
Hush my mouth, O Lord, when others speak. Help me listen deeply, passionately, and with a sincere desire to understand views not shared. And when I speak, may my words be friendly ones, laced with patience and humility. Thank You for the gift of meaningful conversation.
Coming of Days
I long for the world-to-come. We will finally see Your face Oh God, and we will celebrate the homecoming. Ah, to be reunited with our loved ones, rejoicing in peace and good health. To arrive aware that the world as we knew it, filled with sin, was a necessary evil, no longer needed. May it be Your will, Almighty God, for the glorious of days to come soon, in our time.
Release and Refresh
Dear God, when nerves are shot, patience worn, anxiety on the rise, I pray with You. Release and refresh. I am at peace. Praise to You who calms me, turns me around and propels me forward.
Unsaid
God, You understand what I do not say; the private yearnings from my heart, the jumbled thoughts that I have yet to sort. Grace me with Your divine gift of understanding. Answer my unsaid prayers.
{bible affirmations}
Isaiah 6:3
The angels were calling to one another, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord all-powerful. God’s glory fills the whole earth.
Exodus 32
Recall the Golden Calf. Keep material desires in check and be wary of sacrilege.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was chaotic and desolate. Darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God hovered upon the waters.
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not up to you to share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless? To give clothes to those who need them? Isn’t it your obligation to be there for your family when they need you?
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
{stories, features, video}
Story: Canyon Flowers
Feature: Jewelry Store Surprise
Feature: Super Lance Therapy Dog + video
Video: Courtroom Hug That Shocked the World
Feature: Bruised Banana Peel Art
Blog: Helping Mothers + Water Video