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)