It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.
Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
Jimmy Buffet (born 1946) is an American singer and songwriter. He has also written three number-one bestsellers.
Jimmy Buffet Quotes
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Harry Ironside Quote
The flame of testimony burns brightly when fed with the oil of grace.
From Psalm 23:5-6: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
Harry Ironside (1876-1951) was a Canadian-born pastor, theologian, and Christian author. This renowned Bible teacher wrote over 100 books, booklets, and pamphlets.
Love’s Goodness
From Ephesians 1:4-5: “Just as He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before Him in love. He destined us for adoption as His children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will.”
Father’s divine design
Anchored in His love
Through our Lord Jesus Christ
Grace shines from above
Father showing mercy
Love’s eternal gift
Patient kindness sending
Life-changing airlift
Father guiding all things
Built around His love
Sending His only Son
Hope reigns from above
Father always believes
Love’s goodness in man
Rejoicing in His truth
Redemption’s firm plan
Father’s forgiving act
Filled with lasting love
His wisdom and insight
Praise His glory above
From 1 Corinthians 13:4-6: “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.”
Desmond Tutu Quote
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
From Romans 8:28: “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.”
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and Christian theologian. He was perhaps best known for his efforts as a human rights activist in dismantling his nation’s system of apartheid.
Pearl S. Buck Quotes
Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.
American writer and novelist, Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), spent much of her early life in China as a missionary. She was widely heralded for her book, THE GOOD EARTH, which was published in 1931. She garnered the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 and later the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938.
God of Salvation
From Psalm 25:4-5: “Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all day long.”
God of Creation
Filling life with hope
Divine promised land
Future grasps His rope
God of Salvation
Teaching with His Word
Holy righteousness
Grace freely conferred
God of Faithfulness
Sending steadfast love
Mercy walks ahead
Truth shines from above
God of Redemption
Erasing stumbles
Lives forever changed
Faith never crumbles
God of Blessedness
Praising our goodwill
Acts of compassion
Life never stands still
From Psalm 25:20-21: “O guard my life and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You.”
Journey’s Lessons (Haiku Series #180)
Secrets Revealed
Looking and searching
Sometimes life’s obvious waits—
Right in front of us
Compassion Shown
Life’s interactions
Seeing goodness in people—
Help them to blossom
Integrity Counts
Out of life’s darkness
Human character rising—
Overcoming all
Sarah Addison Allen Quotes
Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.
Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.
Perfect and Holy
From Psalm 100: “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 generations.”
Child learning of God’s kindness
Unaware of its vastness
Praise His eternal goodwill
Laboring with steadfastness
Goodness, perfect and Holy
From righteousness, living water
Worship always with gladness
Crafting hands, grace-filled potter
God’s blessings, never-ending
His mercy flows from above
Lives rescued with divine hand
Transforming with endless love
Lost sheep, needing daily grace
Good Shepherd’s assisting hand
Heaven’s gate, darkness scattered
Lifting eyes to God’s homeland
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “At times when we’re struggling to trust God, we should remember all the ways He is good to us.”
Hope Calling (Elfchen Series #78)
Rudderless
Drifting
Compass forsaken
Man’s stubbornness reigns
Hope’s light reaches out
Jesus
Engagement
Facing
World’s infections
Physical, social, spiritual
Will Hope pursue Christ?
Faith
Solidarity
Community
Faithfully building
Using Hope’s hands
For God’s lasting goodness
Welcoming
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