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Tom Bodett Quotes

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The difference between school and life?  In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test.  In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world:  someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

Tom Bodett (born 1955) is an American author, voice actor, and radio personality.  He has been the brand spokesperson for Motel 6 for a number of years, where he reminds listeners that “we’ll leave the light on for you.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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God is for us.  I want you to remember that God is for us.  Say those four words to yourself, “God is for us.”  Remember that tomorrow morning when you don’t feel like He is.  Remember that when you have failed.  Remember that when you have sinned and guilt slams you to the mat.

From Romans 8:31-32:   What then are we to say about these things?   If God is for us, who is against us?  He who did not withhold His own Son but gave Him up for all of us, how will He not with Him also give us everything else?”

Fanny Crosby Quote

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Kindness in this world will do much to help others, not only to come into the light, but also to grow in grace day by day.

From Colossians 1:5-6:  “Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, you have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you.  Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God.”

Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer.  Her prolific creation of hymns and gospel songs produced over 8,000 finished works.

Howard Thurman Quote

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In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness courage to fear, hope to despair.

From Psalm 130:5-6:  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.”

Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a American author, theologian, and civil rights leader.  His writings mentored many leaders in the civil rights movement, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday Memories: Beholding a New Day

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Our Heavenly Father, we rejoice and humbly receive your precious gift of a new day.  Our hopes burn brighter as we give thanks for your blessing of this gift.  Amen.

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Emerging each morning, a new dawn

Waiting outside our door, neatly wrapped

Walking next to us, God understands

Bringing us love, never feeling trapped

 

Designing His gift, a new day calls

Witnessing God’s deeds, each day unfolds

Allowing us, to live out each day

Feeling His Grace, hearts never grow old

 

Guarding us during times of trouble

Opening gates each day, His stronghold

Trusting in God, never forsaken

Singing His praises, humble yet bold

 

Kneeling and praying, as this day ends

Rejoicing, in all our Father sends

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From Psalm 9:10:  “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.”

Originally published May, 2020.

Puzzle Incomplete

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From Romans 5:5:  “Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”

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Trust’s missing pieces

Empty vision’s space

Puzzle incomplete

Father’s grace, replace

 

Fear’s lack of patience

Filled with anxious space

Puzzle defective

Father’s grace, backspace

 

Shame’s torn-up pages

Tattered, sinful space

Puzzle uncertain

Father’s grace, erase

 

Hope’s shattered darkness

Doubts drain daily space

Puzzle fragmented

Father’s grace, embrace

 

Faith’s empty focus

Lost in prideful space

Puzzle imperfect

Father’s grace, retrace

 

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From Romans 8:27:  “And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

Rejoice with Praises

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From Psalm 118:24:  “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

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Rejoice with praises

Feeling Father’s love

Trusting in His name

Hope stirs from above

 

Rejoice before God

Writing hope’s new song

Praising His mercy

Days never be long

 

Rejoice in answers

Rising hope greets thee

Blessing one more home

Darkness always flees

 

Rejoice with new day

Walking in God’s grace

Surrounding mercy

Hope’s faithful birthplace

 

Rejoice with praises

Hope’s lifelong quest seeks

Rising from heaven

Flowing waters speak

 

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From Psalm 33:22:  “Let Your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You.”

Adoniram Judson Quote

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The future is as bright as the promises of God.

From Jeremiah 29:11:  “ For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”

Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was an American pastor and missionary.  He was one of the first Protestant missionaries in Burma, where he would serve for nearly 40 years.

Roy Rogers Quote

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If there were no valleys of sadness and death, we could never really appreciate the sunshine of happiness on the mountain top.

From Psalm 23:4:  “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Roy Rogers (1911-1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host.  He co-founded the Sons of the Pioneers singing group.

Gipsy Smith Quote

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There’s no sight like seeing the light from Calvary kiss a human face as it fills the heart with the assurance of Divine forgiveness.

From Hebrews 6:10-12:  “For God is not unjust; He will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for His sake in serving the saints, as you still do.  And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end, so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Rodney “Gipsy” Smith (1860-1947) was a British evangelist who conducted campaigns in both his native land and the United States for over 70 years.