September 30
"...suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:3b-5
September 28
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." -Laura Ingalls Wilder
September 26
"The distinguishing characteristic of absolute despair is silence. There is a world of difference between the person who , believing that there is no use, says so to [themselves] or to no one, and the person who says it aloud to someone else. A person who marks [their] trail into despair remembers hope - and thus has hope, even if only a little." -Wendell Berry
September 24
"How you can think so well of us,
and be the God you are,
is darkness to my intellect,
but sunshine to my heart."
-Frederick Faber
and be the God you are,
is darkness to my intellect,
but sunshine to my heart."
-Frederick Faber
September 23
"And what does The Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
September 21
"The Lord replied, 'My precious, precious, child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.'" -Mary Stevenson
September 20
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." -Edward Everett Hale
September 19
"Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim." -Tyler Knott Gregson
September 18
"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." - Max Ehrmann
September 17
"Your mission: be so busy loving life that you have no time for hate, regret, or fear." -Karen Salmansohn
September 16
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say again: rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your mins in Christ Jesus." Phil 4:4-7
September 15
"A river cuts through a rock, not because of its power but its persistence." -Jim Watkins
September 14
"When you were born God was having a great day, and it shows. Thank God it shows." -The Jellydots
September 13
"You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes." - Winnie-the-Pooh
September 12
"There are two extremes to avoid: being completely absorbed in your pain and being distracted by so many things that you stay far away from the wound you want to heal." -Henri J. M. Nouwen
September 11
"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place." -Kurt Vonnegut
September 10
"If I could hear Christ praying for me... I would not fear a million enemies." -Robert Murray M'Cheyne
September 9
"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33b
September 8
"The heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking. It is necessary to go through dark and deeper dark and not to turn." -Stanley Kunitz
September 7
"While loving God does not mean life is always going to be rosy, maintaining your faith through adversity leaves a lasting impression." -Maria Holmen
September 5
"Everything in the Universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
September 4
"Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our private opinion. What a [person] thinks of himself [or herself] that is which determines, or rather, indicates, his [or her] fate." -Henry David Thoreau
September 3
"Maybe you have to know the darkness before you appreciate the light." -Madeline L'Engle
September 2
"Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again." Psalm 71:20-21
September 1
"Life is only lent to us." -Jewish Proverb
"Long life... Is given for the gift of insight: to give us time to understand life and to profit from its lessons and to learn from its failures and to use its moments well and make sense of its chaos." -Joan Chittister
"Long life... Is given for the gift of insight: to give us time to understand life and to profit from its lessons and to learn from its failures and to use its moments well and make sense of its chaos." -Joan Chittister
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