Month: August 2023

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Psalm 32:10 King James Version

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

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1 Thessalonians 5:17 King James Version

17 Pray without ceasing.

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―  Frank Laubach

 

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Psalm 126:5 King James Version

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

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“There is a sacredness in tears….They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.” 

―   Washington Irving

 

 

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Matthew 6:26 King James Version

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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Need courage, strength, money, patience? When you put your faith and trust in Christ, God will meet all your needs. This doesn’t necessarily mean He’ll give you all your wants or desires, although God will often give blessings out of His great love. And God can bring your wants and desires in line with His will; His will is always for you and not against you.

―   Faith Chapel Org

 

 

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Colossians 3:13 King James Version

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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“ The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”

―   Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

 

 

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1 Corinthians 15:51 King James Version

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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“Naturally, I said. You’re always the same person. You don’t change from one milieu to another. You’re honest and open. You could get along anywhere with any group or class or race. But most people aren’t that way. Most people are conscious of race, color, religion, nationality, and so on. To me all peoples are mysterious when I look at them closely. I can detect their differences much easier than their kinship. In fact, I like the distinctions which separate them just as much as I like what unites them. I think it’s foolish to pretend that we’re all pretty much the same. Only the great, the truly distinctive individuals, resemble one another. Brotherhood doesn’t start at the bottom, but at the top. The nearer we get to God the more we resemble one another. At the bottom it’s like a rubbish pile …”

―   Henry Miller, Sexus

 

 

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1 Corinthians 10:13 King James Version

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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“Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Success, popularity, and power can indeed present a great temptation, but their seductive quality often comes from the way they are part of the much larger temptation to self-rejection. When we have come to believe in the voices that call us worthless and unlovable, then success, popularity, and power are easily perceived as attractive solutions. The real trap, however, is self-rejection. As soon as someone accuses me or criticizes me, as soon as I am rejected, left alone, or abandoned, I find myself thinking, “Well, that proves once again that I am a nobody.” … [My dark side says,] I am no good… I deserve to be pushed aside, forgotten, rejected, and abandoned. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the “Beloved.” Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.” 

―    Henri J.M. Nouwen

 

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Psalm 59:10 King James Version

10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me:

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“I also believe in faith. Faith in a loving and kind heavenly Father who will always care about me. Faith that my worth will never be diminished. Faith that God knows how I feel and that I can depend on him to help me through it all. I believe that God not only suffered for me, but that He will make everything up to me in His own time and His own way. That gives me the peace I need to feel like justice will win out in the end”

―    Elizabeth Smart, My Story

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1 Corinthians 13:1 King James Version

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

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“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.”

―    Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

 

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Isaiah 55:12 King James Version

12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

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Harris is certain, however, that there is a relationship between creature and creator. We need to acknowledge creation’s groaning as well as praise, and avoid behaving as if everything revolves around ourselves. God clearly has a relationship with the natural world that is independent of humans. The great theologian Karl Barth summed this up beautifully when he wrote, “when man accepts again his destiny in Jesus Christ…he is only like a late-comer slipping shamefacedly into creation’s choir in heaven and earth, which has never ceased its praise”.

―  Mark Harris, lecturer in Science and Religion at Edinburgh University,