Word of God!!!
" Then the word of the LORD came to me: "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians. My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart."
**Jeremiah 24:4-7
Let us Pray:
'Prayer for Peace in Troubled Times'
Dear Lord, in these troubled times make your presence known to all the peoples around the world so that they may see peace as the only way to salvation. Replace the anger and violence in our hearts with joy and tranquility and help us to seek the good in everyone. Cause us all to realize that without you we can do nothing that will bring us peace and joy. Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers.
We ask this in the name of our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. "
**Aristotle
Daily Christian Wisdom
God's answers are wiser than our prayers.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" “Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”"
**John 6:29
Let us Pray:
'Lead Me in Righteousness'
Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my sighing. Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you I pray. O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil will not sojourn with you. The boastful will not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you. Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are destruction; their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues. Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover them with favor as with a shield.
**Psalm 5
Quote of the Day!
"A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off? "
**Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider
Daily Christian Wisdom
Get up in the morning and pray for the Lord's blessings...Pray for guidance. Pray for all these things. And then all the little things kind of slide in.
**Mike Piazza
" “Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”"
**John 6:29
Let us Pray:
'Lead Me in Righteousness'
Give ear to my words, O LORD; give heed to my sighing. Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you I pray. O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil will not sojourn with you. The boastful will not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you. Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are destruction; their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues. Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover them with favor as with a shield.
**Psalm 5
Quote of the Day!
"A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off? "
**Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider
Daily Christian Wisdom
Get up in the morning and pray for the Lord's blessings...Pray for guidance. Pray for all these things. And then all the little things kind of slide in.
**Mike Piazza
Monday, August 27, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" "But in those days, following that distress, " 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'"At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens."
**Mark 13:24-27
Let us Pray:
'For Everyday Blessings'
Dear God,
Open my eyes to the beauty of this day.
The yellow of an egg yolk in a blue bowl.
The scent of bacon frying in the pan.
The soft caress of the morning breeze.
The sound of children at play.
Awaken my senses.
Let me see, hear, and feel the beauty around me.
And be aware of the presence of the Great Artist in my everyday world.
Quote of the Day!
"Love is the crowning grace of humanity."
**Petrarch
Daily Christian Wisdom
I'm constantly finding things to be grateful for...For me, it's just a constant, steady cadence. It's a metronome to my life.
**Deborah Norville
" "But in those days, following that distress, " 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'"At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens."
**Mark 13:24-27
Let us Pray:
'For Everyday Blessings'
Dear God,
Open my eyes to the beauty of this day.
The yellow of an egg yolk in a blue bowl.
The scent of bacon frying in the pan.
The soft caress of the morning breeze.
The sound of children at play.
Awaken my senses.
Let me see, hear, and feel the beauty around me.
And be aware of the presence of the Great Artist in my everyday world.
Quote of the Day!
"Love is the crowning grace of humanity."
**Petrarch
Daily Christian Wisdom
I'm constantly finding things to be grateful for...For me, it's just a constant, steady cadence. It's a metronome to my life.
**Deborah Norville
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." "
**Jeremiah 17:5-8
Let us Pray:
'Heal me, O LORD'
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water. Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
They keep saying to me, "Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it now be fulfilled!" I have not run away from being your shepherd; you know I have not desired the day of despair. What passes my lips is open before you. Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified. but keep me from terror. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.
**Jeremiah 17;13-18
Quote of the Day!
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
**Mother Teresa
Daily Christian Wisdom
Faith is something given, not achieved. It is created by God’s word in Christ.
**H.A. Williams
" This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." "
**Jeremiah 17:5-8
Let us Pray:
'Heal me, O LORD'
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water. Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
They keep saying to me, "Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it now be fulfilled!" I have not run away from being your shepherd; you know I have not desired the day of despair. What passes my lips is open before you. Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified. but keep me from terror. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.
**Jeremiah 17;13-18
Quote of the Day!
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
**Mother Teresa
Daily Christian Wisdom
Faith is something given, not achieved. It is created by God’s word in Christ.
**H.A. Williams
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!" "Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 16:19-21
Let us Pray:
'The Lord Is Your Shade'
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.
**Psalm 121
Quote of the Day!
"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. "
**Barbara de Angelis
Daily Christian Wisdom
Blessings hemmed with praise will not unravel.
" O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!" "Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 16:19-21
Let us Pray:
'The Lord Is Your Shade'
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.
**Psalm 121
Quote of the Day!
"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. "
**Barbara de Angelis
Daily Christian Wisdom
Blessings hemmed with praise will not unravel.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" Therefore this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them. I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you," declares the LORD. "I will save you from the hands of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel." "
**Jeremiah 15:19-21
Let us Pray:
'His Love Endures Forever'
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
**Psalm 105:1-13
Quote of the Day!
"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. "
**Betty Friedan
Daily Christian Wisdom
Strength, rest, guidance, grace, help, sympathy, love--all from God to us! What a list of blessings!
**E. Stenbock
" Therefore this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them. I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you," declares the LORD. "I will save you from the hands of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel." "
**Jeremiah 15:19-21
Let us Pray:
'His Love Endures Forever'
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
**Psalm 105:1-13
Quote of the Day!
"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. "
**Betty Friedan
Daily Christian Wisdom
Strength, rest, guidance, grace, help, sympathy, love--all from God to us! What a list of blessings!
**E. Stenbock
Monday, August 20, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" The LORD said, "Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of distress. "
**Jeremiah 15:11
Let us Pray:
'His Love Endures Forever'
A Confession of Israel's Sins
Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise? Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them; that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage.
Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.Yet he saved them for his name's sake, so that he might make known his mighty power.
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert. So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
**Psalm 106:1-12
Quote of the Day!
"Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. "
**Dorothy Sarnoff
Daily Christian Wisdom
God is delighted to watch your soul enlarge.
**Meister Eckhart
" The LORD said, "Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of distress. "
**Jeremiah 15:11
Let us Pray:
'His Love Endures Forever'
A Confession of Israel's Sins
Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise? Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them; that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage.
Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly. Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.Yet he saved them for his name's sake, so that he might make known his mighty power.
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert. So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
**Psalm 106:1-12
Quote of the Day!
"Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. "
**Dorothy Sarnoff
Daily Christian Wisdom
God is delighted to watch your soul enlarge.
**Meister Eckhart
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" “Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come out—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. "
**John 5:25-29
Let us Pray:
Incline Thine Ear, O HaShem
A Prayer of David.
Incline Thine ear, O HaShem, and answer me; for I am poor and needy. Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee. Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto Thee do I cry all the day. Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Give ear, O HaShem, unto my prayer; and attend unto the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me.
Quote of the Day!
"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. "
**John Lilly
Daily Christian Wisdom
It is only the impossible that is possible for God.
**Simone Weil
" “Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come out—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. "
**John 5:25-29
Let us Pray:
Incline Thine Ear, O HaShem
A Prayer of David.
Incline Thine ear, O HaShem, and answer me; for I am poor and needy. Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee. Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto Thee do I cry all the day. Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Give ear, O HaShem, unto my prayer; and attend unto the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me.
Quote of the Day!
"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. "
**John Lilly
Daily Christian Wisdom
It is only the impossible that is possible for God.
**Simone Weil
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" This is what the LORD says: "As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance and his own country. And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives'-even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among my people. But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 12:14-17
Let us Pray:
My Soul Waits for the Lord
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
**Psalms 130: 1-8
Quote of the Day!
"We can only learn to love by loving. "
**Iris Murdoch
Daily Christian Wisdom
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
" This is what the LORD says: "As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance and his own country. And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives'-even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among my people. But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 12:14-17
Let us Pray:
My Soul Waits for the Lord
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
**Psalms 130: 1-8
Quote of the Day!
"We can only learn to love by loving. "
**Iris Murdoch
Daily Christian Wisdom
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
"This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD : "Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Cursed is the man who does not obey the terms of this covenant- the terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.' I said, 'Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God. Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey'-the land you possess today." I answered, "Amen, LORD." "
**Jeremiah 11:1-5
Let us Pray:
In Praise of Mary
Hail, holy Lady, most holy Queen, Mary, Mother of God, ever Virgin.
You were chosen by the Most High Father in heaven, consecrated by Him, with His most Holy Beloved Son and the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
On you descended and still remains all the fullness of grace and every good.
Hail, His Palace.
Hail His Tabernacle.
Hail His Robe.
Hail His Handmaid.
Hail, His Mother. And Hail, all holy Virtues, who, by grace and inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, are poured into the hearts of the faithful so that from their faithless state,
they may be made faithful servants of God through you.
- St. Francis of Assisi
Quote of the Day!
"Humility is no substitute for a good personality. "
**Fran Lebowitz
Daily Christian Wisdom
Sympathy is no substitute for action.
**David Livingstone
"This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD : "Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Cursed is the man who does not obey the terms of this covenant- the terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.' I said, 'Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God. Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey'-the land you possess today." I answered, "Amen, LORD." "
**Jeremiah 11:1-5
Let us Pray:
In Praise of Mary
Hail, holy Lady, most holy Queen, Mary, Mother of God, ever Virgin.
You were chosen by the Most High Father in heaven, consecrated by Him, with His most Holy Beloved Son and the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
On you descended and still remains all the fullness of grace and every good.
Hail, His Palace.
Hail His Tabernacle.
Hail His Robe.
Hail His Handmaid.
Hail, His Mother. And Hail, all holy Virtues, who, by grace and inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, are poured into the hearts of the faithful so that from their faithless state,
they may be made faithful servants of God through you.
- St. Francis of Assisi
Quote of the Day!
"Humility is no substitute for a good personality. "
**Fran Lebowitz
Daily Christian Wisdom
Sympathy is no substitute for action.
**David Livingstone
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
"For I am the LORD, your God,who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. "See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel. "
**Isaiah 41:13-16
Let us Pray:
A Psalm of thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all genesrations.
**Psalm 100
Quote of the Day!
"Great thoughts always come from the heart. "
**Marquis De Vauvenargues
Daily Christian Wisdom
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
**Corrie Ten Boom
"For I am the LORD, your God,who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. "See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel. "
**Isaiah 41:13-16
Let us Pray:
A Psalm of thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all genesrations.
**Psalm 100
Quote of the Day!
"Great thoughts always come from the heart. "
**Marquis De Vauvenargues
Daily Christian Wisdom
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
**Corrie Ten Boom
Monday, August 13, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
"A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD ; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." "
**Isaiah 40:3-5
Let us Pray:
Prayer for Protection
O Lord, grant that this night we may sleep in peace. And that in the morning our awakening may also be in peace.
May our daytime be cloaked in your peace.Protect us and inspire us to think and act only out of love.
Keep far from us all evil; may our paths be free from all obstacles from when we go out until we return home.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside. "
**Chris Messina
Daily Christian Wisdom
What have I to fear if everything is guided and sustained by God?
**Carlo Carretto
"A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD ; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." "
**Isaiah 40:3-5
Let us Pray:
Prayer for Protection
O Lord, grant that this night we may sleep in peace. And that in the morning our awakening may also be in peace.
May our daytime be cloaked in your peace.Protect us and inspire us to think and act only out of love.
Keep far from us all evil; may our paths be free from all obstacles from when we go out until we return home.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside. "
**Chris Messina
Daily Christian Wisdom
What have I to fear if everything is guided and sustained by God?
**Carlo Carretto
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" "Stand at the gate of the LORD's house and there proclaim this message: " 'Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the LORD. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place. Do not trust in deceptive words and say, "This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD!" If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever. "
**jeremiah 7:2-7
Let us Pray:
To Have Generous Hearts
Father, I pray for all in my circle to be generous people...May their generosity begin with You as they give You their tithes and offerings, believing Your promise that as they do, You will throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that they'll not have room enough for it. Help them grow in the grace of giving, giving to others as much as they are able, willing to give even beyond their ability because they trust in You and have given themselves to You according to Your will. May they be generous, always willing to hear the cry of the poor and willing to share. Help them be cheerful givers to those in Christian service, and then supply all their needs from Your riches in Christ Jesus. Help them to give beyond their means.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. "
**Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Christian Wisdom
To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going on one's knees and thanking Him.
**Søren Kierkegaard
" "Stand at the gate of the LORD's house and there proclaim this message: " 'Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the LORD. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place. Do not trust in deceptive words and say, "This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD!" If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever. "
**jeremiah 7:2-7
Let us Pray:
To Have Generous Hearts
Father, I pray for all in my circle to be generous people...May their generosity begin with You as they give You their tithes and offerings, believing Your promise that as they do, You will throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that they'll not have room enough for it. Help them grow in the grace of giving, giving to others as much as they are able, willing to give even beyond their ability because they trust in You and have given themselves to You according to Your will. May they be generous, always willing to hear the cry of the poor and willing to share. Help them be cheerful givers to those in Christian service, and then supply all their needs from Your riches in Christ Jesus. Help them to give beyond their means.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. "
**Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Christian Wisdom
To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going on one's knees and thanking Him.
**Søren Kierkegaard
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." "
**John 16:12-16
Let us Pray:
May we discover through pain and torment, the strength to live with grace and humor.May we discover through doubt and anguish, the strength to live with dignity and holiness. May we discover through suffering and fear, the strength to move toward healing. May it come to pass that we be restored to health and to vigor.
Lord, grant us wellness of body, spirit, and mind. And if this cannot be so, may we find in this transformation and passage moments of meaning, opportunities for loveand the deep and gracious calm that comes when we allow ourselves to move on.
Through Jesus Christ, our Savior.Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. "
**Mary Tyler Moore
Daily Christian Wisdom
If you do not hope, you will not find out what is beyond your hopes.
**Clement of Alexandria
" "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." "
**John 16:12-16
Let us Pray:
May we discover through pain and torment, the strength to live with grace and humor.May we discover through doubt and anguish, the strength to live with dignity and holiness. May we discover through suffering and fear, the strength to move toward healing. May it come to pass that we be restored to health and to vigor.
Lord, grant us wellness of body, spirit, and mind. And if this cannot be so, may we find in this transformation and passage moments of meaning, opportunities for loveand the deep and gracious calm that comes when we allow ourselves to move on.
Through Jesus Christ, our Savior.Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. "
**Mary Tyler Moore
Daily Christian Wisdom
If you do not hope, you will not find out what is beyond your hopes.
**Clement of Alexandria
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. "
**John 15:9-17
Let us Pray:
Prayer for Friends
You have created us to live in community,O God of love; bless our friends who provide us with the grace and love of an extended family. Endow them with the riches of your blessings:good health, sight, and mobility,that they may enjoy the wonders of your creation and share their delight with others. Bless them with keen minds and compassionate hearts that they may create a better life for all.
Guard them from injustice, oppression, and evil that they may know freedom and hope lifelong. In their waking and in their sleeping, in their laughter and in their tears, surround them with your love until the end of their days; and so bring them to eternal life in peace.
Through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
**Leo Buscaglia
Daily Christian Wisdom
Love is an act of endless forgiveness.
**Jean Vanier
" "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. "
**John 15:9-17
Let us Pray:
Prayer for Friends
You have created us to live in community,O God of love; bless our friends who provide us with the grace and love of an extended family. Endow them with the riches of your blessings:good health, sight, and mobility,that they may enjoy the wonders of your creation and share their delight with others. Bless them with keen minds and compassionate hearts that they may create a better life for all.
Guard them from injustice, oppression, and evil that they may know freedom and hope lifelong. In their waking and in their sleeping, in their laughter and in their tears, surround them with your love until the end of their days; and so bring them to eternal life in peace.
Through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
**Leo Buscaglia
Daily Christian Wisdom
Love is an act of endless forgiveness.
**Jean Vanier
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah. Go, proclaim this message toward the north: " 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD, 'I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful,' declares the LORD, 'I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the LORD your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,' " declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 3:11-13
Let us Pray:
My Soul Waits for the Lord
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
**Psalms 130: 1-8
Quote of the Day!
"Be bold and mighty powers will come to your aid. "
**Basil King
Daily Christian Wisdom
The world sets the agenda for the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man.
**John Piper
" The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah. Go, proclaim this message toward the north: " 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD, 'I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful,' declares the LORD, 'I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the LORD your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,' " declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 3:11-13
Let us Pray:
My Soul Waits for the Lord
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
**Psalms 130: 1-8
Quote of the Day!
"Be bold and mighty powers will come to your aid. "
**Basil King
Daily Christian Wisdom
The world sets the agenda for the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man.
**John Piper
Monday, August 6, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" The word of the LORD came to me: "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: " 'I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown. Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,' " declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 2:1-3
Let us Pray:
Prayer for God's Light and Peace
O eternal Lord God, who holdest all souls in life: Give, we beseech thee, to thy whole Church in paradise and on earth thy light and thy peace; and grant that we, following the good examples of those who have served you here and are now at rest, may at the last enter with them into thine unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
**Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Christian Wisdom
It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.
**C.S. Lewis
" The word of the LORD came to me: "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: " 'I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown. Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,' " declares the LORD. "
**Jeremiah 2:1-3
Let us Pray:
Prayer for God's Light and Peace
O eternal Lord God, who holdest all souls in life: Give, we beseech thee, to thy whole Church in paradise and on earth thy light and thy peace; and grant that we, following the good examples of those who have served you here and are now at rest, may at the last enter with them into thine unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Quote of the Day!
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
**Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Christian Wisdom
It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.
**C.S. Lewis
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
" "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me," says the LORD. "And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." "
**Isaiah 66:22-24
Let us Pray:
Forgive Our Misdeeds
Our Father,forgive all our misdeedsand wipe away our sin,for you are great and compassionate;your mercy knows no bounds.My heart lies before you, O my God.Look deep within it.See these memories of mine, for you are my hope.
**St. Augustine
Quote of the Day!
"Then give to the world the best you have. And the best will come back to you. "
**Madeline Bridges
Daily Christian Wisdom
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.
**Mother Teresa
" "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me," says the LORD. "And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." "
**Isaiah 66:22-24
Let us Pray:
Forgive Our Misdeeds
Our Father,forgive all our misdeedsand wipe away our sin,for you are great and compassionate;your mercy knows no bounds.My heart lies before you, O my God.Look deep within it.See these memories of mine, for you are my hope.
**St. Augustine
Quote of the Day!
"Then give to the world the best you have. And the best will come back to you. "
**Madeline Bridges
Daily Christian Wisdom
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.
**Mother Teresa
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Grow in God's Love Each Morning!
Word of God!!!
"They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them. Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD. "
**Isaiah 65:23-25
Let us Pray:
To Love One Another
Father, Help us love each other as we love ourselves. May the Holy Spirit, who has poured Your love into our hearts, give us Your selfless love, for our love falls far short of the mark.May those who are married have Your perfect love especially for each other and their children.
May every child be considered as Your reward, to be loved and nurtured and taught how to live lives that are obedient and pleasing to You. May we as a family be united in love.May we submit ourselves to one another—considering others more important than ourselves, putting the others' interests ahead of our own.
Help us to treat each other the way we would want to be treated in every circumstance. May our relationships be built on these principles—for if they are, what could ever come between us? You always know what's best!
In Jesus' name, amen.
Quote of the Day!
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. "
**J. K. Rowling
Daily Christian Wisdom
The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails.
"They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them. Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD. "
**Isaiah 65:23-25
Let us Pray:
To Love One Another
Father, Help us love each other as we love ourselves. May the Holy Spirit, who has poured Your love into our hearts, give us Your selfless love, for our love falls far short of the mark.May those who are married have Your perfect love especially for each other and their children.
May every child be considered as Your reward, to be loved and nurtured and taught how to live lives that are obedient and pleasing to You. May we as a family be united in love.May we submit ourselves to one another—considering others more important than ourselves, putting the others' interests ahead of our own.
Help us to treat each other the way we would want to be treated in every circumstance. May our relationships be built on these principles—for if they are, what could ever come between us? You always know what's best!
In Jesus' name, amen.
Quote of the Day!
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. "
**J. K. Rowling
Daily Christian Wisdom
The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails.
Word of God!!!
"They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them. Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD. "
**Isaiah 65:23-25
Let us Pray:
To Love One Another Father, Help us love each other as we love ourselves. May the Holy Spirit, who has poured Your love into our hearts, give us Your selfless love, for our love falls far short of the mark.May those who are married have Your perfect love especially for each other and their children. May every child be considered as Your reward, to be loved and nurtured and taught how to live lives that are obedient and pleasing to You. May we as a family be united in love.May we submit ourselves to one another—considering others more important than ourselves, putting the others' interests ahead of our own. Help us to treat each other the way we would want to be treated in every circumstance. May our relationships be built on these principles—for if they are, what could ever come between us? You always know what's best!In Jesus' name, amen.
Quote of the Day!
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. "
**J. K. Rowling
Daily Christian Wisdom
The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails.
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