Saturday, January 31, 2015

Two Things

Martin Luther

Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
(Martin Luther in 100 Days of Prayer For Women, p. 297)
31 January 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

Get Out Of The Way

Photo - National Geographic

When you run into people who are perpetually miserable, your job is to pray for them, hold them in the light of your mind, send them lots of love and ... get out of the way.
(Iyanla Vanzant, Faith In The Valley, p. 157)
30 January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

That's Got My Attention


It's sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to arguing and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity.
(Anne Graham Lotz in 100 Days Of Prayer For Women, p. 117)
29 January 2015

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Humility


Make me humble enough to accept a new and more rational view of my life.
(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 13 February)
27 January 2015

Monday, January 26, 2015

Faults


God make me entirely ready for the removal of my faults, that I may receive light on my problems and their true causes.
(One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 26 June)
26 January 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

I Am The Lord Your God


For I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the father upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me.
(Deuteronomy 5:9, in This Love We Share by Harry and Emily Griffith, 26 November)
24 January 2015

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

What Is Good


Don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
(The One Year Book Of Bible Readings, 11 November)
21 January 2015