Image by aronki via FlickrLooking behind I am filled with gratitude. Looking forward I am filled with vision. Looking upwards I am filled with strength. Looking within I discover peace.Quero Apache Prayer … [Read more...]
Open My Clenched Fists!– Henri Nouwen – Quote of the Week
Image via WikipediaDear God,I am so afraid to open my clenched fists!Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to?Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands?Please help me to gradually open my handsand to discover that I am not what I own,but what you want to give me.And what you want to give me is love,unconditional, everlasting love.Amen.― Henri J.M. Nouwen … [Read more...]
Walking with the Lord – Quote of the Week – Oswald Chambers
"Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading." Oswald Chambers … [Read more...]
Intercessory Prayer – Oswald Chambers – Quote of the Week
Image by Lel4nd via Flickr“One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He reveals things in order that we may take the burden of these souls before Him and form the mind of Christ about them. It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us about the one for whom we intercede.” Oswald Chambers … [Read more...]
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish – Steve Jobs – Quote of the Week
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeRemembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish." - Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 … [Read more...]
You are a Child of God – Quote of the Week – Marianne Williamson
Image by Tony Trần via FlickrChild of God - Quote of the Week"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God … It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."- Marianne Williamson … [Read more...]
More – Quote of the Week
Image by Himalayan Trails via FlickrYou are more than I expect,More than I can handle.You are more than I deserve,More than I can ever earn.You are more than my plenty,More than I can wholly contain,You are more than I believe, More than I can comprehend.Each day I receive more of YouAs You add to my abundance.Barbara Brown Taylor … [Read more...]
Divine Seamstress – Quote of the Week
Divine Seamstress Image via Wikipedia"You sew together the fabricOf our transformation.You design the beautiful virtuesThat clothe our soul.You mend what we have tornIn our carelessness.You thread your faithful loveInto our relationships.You tailor our daily endeavorsWith details of Your goodness."Mary Kathleen Speegle Schmitt … [Read more...]