This is the day the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. PSALM 118:24 |
Be strong and of good courage: for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. JOSHUA 1:9 |
A laugh is just like music, It lingers in the heart. And where its melody is heard; The ills of life depart. SAUNDERS |
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. MATTHEW 11:28 |
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You have an angel watching over you... You cannot see them, they guide you by day and by night, at work or play; Your loving God has provided for you. ANON |
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. J V CHENEY |
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, 0 Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. PSALM 19:14 |
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has. M. MEAD |
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Be strong and of good courage. . . fear not, nor be dismayed; for the Lord God, even my God, will be with you; He will not fail you, or forsake you. 1 CHRONICLES 28:20 |
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle ... face it, 'tis God's gift. M. BABCOCK |
We love Thine altar Lord; Oh, what on earth so dear? For there in faith adored, We find Thy Presence near. I HYMN 242-A&M |
Cheerfulness is the offshoot of goodness. BOVEL |
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My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. PSALM 62:1 |
And now these three remains faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is Love. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 |
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God. WILLIAM TEMPLE |
It's not what we preach but what we practice that makes us Christians. ANNA CARROLL |
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Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins 1 PETER 4:8 |
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the Spirit. PROVERBS 15:13 |
Peace cannot be kept by force; It can only be achieved by understanding ENSTEIN |
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or wear, your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you. MATTHEW 6:25.32.33 |
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We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. ROMANS 8:28 |
Use your abilities to their most satisfactory extent. Be convinced that God has led you to live as you have lived. Seek no other opinion but God's. REV JOHN DICKER |
For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 |
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And Wisdom to know the difference. N LEWIS |
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. JOHN 15:12 |
Father hear the prayer we offer, Not for ease that prayer shall be, But for strength that we may ever, Live our lives courageously. WM WILLIS (English Hymnal) |
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9 |
Wisdom is divided into two parts: a) having a great deal to say, and b) not saying it. ANON |
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. MATTHEW 6:24 |
Do not rest on your laurels; You've got to keep going to get anywhere. LOIS HALL |
I have learned the secret of being content in any situation, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. PHILIPPIANS 4:13,14 |
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Give me a sense of humor, Lord; Grant me the grace to see a joke, To get some happiness from life; And pass it on to other folk. ANON |
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, -for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. JAMES 1:19 |
--Women and men often stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. WINSTON CHURCHILL |
Father, help me this year to harness my undisciplined desires so that my strength might be multiplied by Your hand in mine. PRAYER |
If you love me, you will obey what I command. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. JOHN 14:15, 27 |
I awake this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. EMERSON |
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 1 TIMOTHY 6:6 |
I shall pass this way but once; any good thing that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now. Let me not neglect it, for I may not pass this way again. ANON |
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Let love and faithfulness never leave you; keep them in your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. PROVERBS 3:3, 4 |
Don't snatch at God's gifts without a thank you, as if your mere existence entitled you to expect a fresh supply of blessings every morning. Accept the gift of the new day with reverence, grace, and gratitude. LOUISA LONGSWORTH |
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. PHILIPPIANS 4:4,5 |
I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord the Maker of heaven and earth. PSALM 121:1 |
Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God. ECCLESIASTES 5:7 |
Of courtesy, it is much less than courage of heart and holiness Yet in my walks it seems to me that the grace of God is in courtesy. HILAIRE BELLOF |
The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. I TIMOTHY 5:5 |
Help us to help each other Lord each other's burdens bear; Let each his friendly aid afford To soothe another's care. CHARLES WESLEY |
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life, and exceeding joy. PROVERBS 13:12 |
Friendship is a gentle fragile thing, Yet tenuous and strong It stretches out and reaches far And lasts a whole life long. BESS MEREDITH |
God can give you more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of everything--enough to give to every good work. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:8 |
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. FROST |
Enjoy serving the Lord, and he will give what you want. Depend on the Lord; trust him, and he will take care of you. PSALM 37:4, 5 |
In everything, do unto others what you would have them do unto you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. MATTHEW 7:12 |
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thine ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct thy paths. PROVERBS 3:5,6 |
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. ISAIAH 46:4 |
it's easy enough to be pleasant When everything goes like a song; But the person worthwhile, Is the one who can smile, When everything seems to go wrong. ANON |
He saved us because of his mercy. It was not because of good deeds we did to be right with him. He saved us through the washing that made us new people through the Holy Spirit. TITUS 3:5 |
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. TENNYSON |
Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks. And God's peace, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 |
Delight thou in the Lord: and He shall give thee thy heart's desire. ADA HOPE |
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I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. ECOLESIASTES 3:14 |
All is best, though we oft doubt, What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. MILTON |
The Lord appeared to his people and said, "I love you people with a love that will last forever. That is why I have continued showing you kindness." JEREMIAH 31:3 |
We ask you, 0 God, to enlighten our minds, to warm our hearts, and to strenghthen our wills, so that in changing days we may know what we ought to do. AMEN |
I've got a sweetheart And I would have no other, She's more than all the world to me, Because her name is Mother. ISELA CASTANEDA |
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. ISAIAH 40:31 |
Do what you can and then pray that God will give you the power to do what you cannot. ST. AUGUSTINE |
Wisdom and good judgment live together, for wisdom knows where to discover knowledge and understanding. Wisdom hates pride, arrogance and deceit of every kind. PROVERBS 8:12,13 |
O God: Inspire me with the spirit of joy and gladness; Make me the cup of strength to suffering souls; I ask this in the name of our only Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. FOR TODAY |
Trust. . . in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. 1 TIMOTHY 6:17 |
Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful. COLOSSIANS 3:15 |
The Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you: The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. NUMBERS 6:24 ,26 |
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. JOHN 3:16 |
May God's blessings surround you each day, as you trust Him and walk in His way. May His presence within guard and keep you from sin; Go in peace, go in joy, go in love. HYMN |
God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. All who believe in Christ are made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. ROMANS 3:22,23 |
.....I alone Am neither sad, nor shelterless, nor grey, Wrapped round with thought, Content to watch and dream. LAMPMAN |
May Christ our Lord live in your hearts and may your lives, rooted in ove, grow strong in Him always. EPHESIANS 3:17 |
Nothing in Life is more wonderful than Faith, the one great moving force, which we can neither weigh in the balance,, nor treat in the crucible. DR. WIILLIAM OSLER |
Get along with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you. COLOSSIANS 3:13 |
The secret of true happiness is not in doing what one likes but in liking what one has to do. SIR JAMES BARRIE |
Polish the mirror of your own heart, then God will at once reveal Himself to you. PROVERB |
So these three things continue forever. faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love. 1 CORININTHIANS 13:13 |
Our lIfe journey to God is ours, time and place which we and our Father choose. Our resting place is ours and not another's. ANON |
May the Christ be with us, Christ before us, Christ in us, Christ over us. May thy salvation, 0 Lord, be always ours this day and for evermore. AMEN |
To smile your way through cloudy days. Is much the wisest thing to do, For when you make the best of things, They cannot get the best of you. ANON |
The Spirit is God's proof that you belong to him. God gave you the spirit to show that God will make you free when the final day comes. EPHESIANS 4.30 |
Begin and end each day with a prayer; Read and follow the Bible's Golden Rule; Have charity in your heart and be obedient and respectful always. WAY OF LIFE |
Kindness in words create confidence, kindness in thinking creates proFoundness, kindness in giving creates Godly love. 1A0-4ZU |
The Lord your God is with you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you. ZEPHANIAH 3:17 |
Lord, i will try to be faithful in my daily habits of prayer, work, study, physical exercise, eating and sleep which I believe the Holy Spirit has shown me to be right. DAILY PRAYER |
You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. ISAIAH 26:3 |
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