Norman Vincent Peale

... this country will have to get back to a strong belief in the authority of government under God and have an enormous spiritual buildup if it is going to survive the confusion of our time.  (Positive Thinking for Every Day of the Year, 23 August)

Heavenly Fatehr, we know You hear our prayers.  Help us to accept Your answers, whatever they may be.  (Ruth Stafford Peale, Daily Guideposts, 6 May 1991)

Protect me from those who would divert my focus.  (Dorothy Minchin-Comm, Glimpses of God, 21 May)

Give me the strength to go on.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 9 June)

Get the Picture

If we have a distorted picture of the Christian life, [it's because] we've allowed the world to develop the film.  (Our Daily Times with God, p. 246)

Lord, I pray for discernment in my own life that I may prosper and not selfishly hurt others.  (Daily Wisdom for Women, 7 June)

May I avoid extremes and learn moderation.  (Food For Thought, 4 June)

Calm me down!

Let me take nothing for granted.

The Highways of History

The highways of history are strewn with the wreckage of nations that forgot God.  (Our Daily Times with God, p. 241)

Lord, help me to understand the meaning of such afflictions and disappointments as I myself am called upon to endure.  (John Baillie, A Diary of Daily Prayer, 27th day)

The Reaping Principle

We must remember the reaping principle.  Woven into the fabric of life, it applies to individuals as much as to nations.  It's both a warning and a promise.  When we do evil, we reap judgment.  But when we do good, we reap the blessing of God's approval.

(Our Daily Times with God, p. 242)

Thank You for the life You have given me to live.  (Food For Thought, 30 May)

Lord, help me to accept all my responsibilties, not matter how difficult they may be.  (After Dorothy Minchin-Comm in Glimpses of God, 29 April)