Week Ending Friday, May 28, 2020
{quotes}
It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.
Andy Rooney
Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.
Viktor Frankl
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Fran Lebowitz
One man can make a difference, and every man should try.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Be in love with your life. Every minute of it.
Jack Kerouac
{blessings}
Eye to Eye
You can’t expect people to look eye to eye with you if you look down on them. May God bless you with a steady gaze and a lenient heart.
Effort
May you be inspired to give 100% of your effort for even a 1% chance of success. Bless the world with your determination and receive God’s reward in abundance.
Transgressions
To be human is to transgress. To make amends for your transgressions is holy. May you be blessed with spiritual satisfaction from the undoing of sin.
Godly Gamble
If you’re going to take a gamble, bet on God. May you be blessed in life’s game of chance.
Love Instead
Hate is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Love instead and live fully in the blessings of God.
{prayers}
Trust the Process
Change me, Divine, into one who can honor and relax into the unfolding. Let me trust the process that is underway and know that all true needs are always met and all actions shown.
Tosha Silver
Above, Beyond
May my thoughts and emotions react favorably to the poetry of Your Word, dear God. Direct me in Your Ways. Be my guide. Illuminate that which I strive for. Praise to You, Holy teacher who thrives in the air I breathe and resides deep in the hollows of my soul. Above, beyond, beneath, and all around me, You surround me.
Fair Play
Dear God, the current narrative is bleak, and my ears burn from the constant yammering of gloom and doom. Help me see goodness everywhere despite the sounds around me. Show me the way to lead a civil conversation with calm. Bless Your people with optimism and fair play. Amen
My Might
Lord help me remember, nothing will happen today that I can’t handle. With You by my side, I am ready, willing, and able to take on whatever comes my way. All will be made right by the strength of my might. Amen
Sacred Longing
Dear God, listen closely to the gentle whispers of hope in my prayers. I don’t dare shout it. I don’t even speak softly out loud. Only to You can I share my dreams and yearnings. Blessed are You, keeper of secret longing.
{bible affirmations}
1 John 3:1
See what great love our Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
Malachi 3:10
Put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.
Psalm 63:3
Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Ephesians 4:29
Don’t talk smack. Use your words to build up, make sure it’s right for the situation, and always speak words that give grace to all who hear it.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me when you seek with all your heart.
{stories, features, video}
Video Story: A Concert is a Concerto
Feature: One Woman’s Success Story, Bette Nesmith – Liquid Paper
Feature: 10-Year-Old Chess Champion
Music Video: It Is Well, Kristene DiMarco
Story: Law of Attraction