Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
From Romans 12:11-12: “Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.
From creation’s headwaters
River’s energy never rests
Hearing mountainous echoes
Ready for nature’s big test
Faithful as morning’s sunrise
River’s journey covers distance
Navigating every mile
Ready to lead with persistence
Nature salutes steady flow
River’s majesty looks ahead
Following distant landmarks
Ready to search for beachhead
Goal set by master’s vision
River’s eyes searching oceans blue
Wrapping up eternal trip
Ready for its rendezvous
Mission now accomplished
River’s destiny all complete
Blessing past, present, and future
Ready with lasting heartbeat
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Even today’s small steps of consistency will keep moving us toward tomorrow.
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(Updated February 16)
Ah, good conversation–there’s nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.
Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn’t any.
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American author who became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921 for her novel, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.
From Isaiah 49:1: “Listen to me, O coastlands; pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was born; while I was in my mother’s womb He named me.”
Long before my birth
Father knew my name
Yes, creating me
No one shall be the same
Witnessing His grace
Father builds my trust
Day’s resolve strengthens
Righteousness now entrust
Providing for needs
Father’s light leads me
Mountains become roads
Future path, clear to see
Serving life’s purpose
Father never awed
My green pastures wait
Forever, child of God
Praising Savior Christ
My blessed salvation
New life now christened
Father’s creation
From Isaiah 49:13: “Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his suffering ones.”
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So much of what our inner soul needs is affirmation of love’s positivity.
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(Updated February 15)
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.
From 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a: “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”
Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.
Winter’s quiet night
Appreciate each moment—
Stillness embraces
Calendar says “Spring”
Warm under snowy blanket—
Not ready quite yet
Wildflowers fill dreams
Winter’s snow melting away—
Spring’s colors peek out
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In the quiet stillness of a winter night, there is much to appreciate.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated February 14)
Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
Marianne Williamson (born 1950) is an American author who has written 14 books (at last count).
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