Week Ending Friday, December 31, 2021
{quotes}
How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe.
Matt Haig
Intolerance lies at the core of evil. Not the intolerance that results from any threat or danger. But intolerance of another being who dares to exist. Intolerance without cause. It is so deep within us because every human being secretly desires the entire universe to himself. Our only way out is to learn compassion without cause. To care for each other simply because that ‘other’ exists.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
When the heart weeps for what is lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found.
Sufi Aphorism
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.
Oprah Winfrey
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.
T.S. Eliot
{blessings}
Color it Divine
If sunset is your favorite color, may God bless you with a vibrant palette of divine beauty.
Smile, You’re Successful
Success is when you look back at your life, and the memories make you smile. May God continue to bless your life.
Problem Solving
You’re doing it again. You’re focusing too hard on your problems. Your brain is stubbornly stuck in the process of trying to figure it out. May God bless you with the solution you’ve been seeking. It may take a while, but practice patience, and it will all work out. Trust God.
Love Life
Your life will be perfect when you fall in love with it. May God bless you with the love affair of your lifetime.
New Year’s Blessing
The best time for new beginnings is now. May God bless you with a bold and bright new year.
{prayers}
Safe Return to Calm
I struggle to stay focused. My mind is a whirl of information, dashing here and there, dodging obstacles, and only sometimes succeeding. Dear God, help me sort through the chaos and return me safely to Your place of calm.
Peace & Understanding
Too much anger, too much fear. I can’t stand the ugliness. Dear God, You are about love. Help us, one and all, to love one another. Despite our differences, to celebrate our commonality. Teach us to listen and understand, even when we disagree, help us see the other side. Let us not accuse. Instead, let us diffuse a volatile conversation. It starts with me. I will honor You with an open heart and mind. Please, God, deliver peace to the people.
Grateful Day
Dear Lord, I am grateful for the day’s end. I rest in prayer and reflect on the blessings encountered today: the peek-a-boo of sunlight sneaking through my shades at dawn. A car to propel me forward to my place of work. A hearty lunch that fills my belly and nourishes my soul. For I know, it’s You who provides, and for that, I praise You and give thanks. Amen
Finding God
Dear God, Where can I go to find You? I could travel miles on open roads. Spend a lifetime searching in holy cathedrals or sacred places. But today, I will simply close my eyes and pray.
New Year Relationships
Bless me with a happy new year. A year free of toxic relationships, fake friendships, people-pleasing, self-doubt, and excuses. May I be more confident in the year ahead and may I meet people of good character, who are supportive of me, and love me for who I am, as I am.
{bible affirmations}
Romans 14:8
I belong to God. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Proverbs 22:6
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it. Start with God!
Jeremiah 23:16
Don’t listen to the words of those who are telling you what will happen in the future. They are filling you with empty hopes. They tell of dreams from their own thoughts, not from the mouth of God.
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord, your God, is in your midst. God will rejoice to cover you with gladness. God will renew you with love.
Lamentations 3:23
Great is God’s faithfulness with new mercies beginning fresh each morning.
{stories, features, videos}
Video Story: The Night After Christmas
Feature: Big Lady Obituary
Feature: 11 yr. Old Cleans the Seine
Feature: Camel Christmas
Video: You Are Who You Hang Around With
Craig Groeschel
Feature: 5 Prayer Affirmations for a Better You + Prayer Graphic