“God loves each
one of us as if there were only one of us to love.”
---St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.), Bishop of Hippo and early
church father
God so loved the world…
---John 3:16
March 2, 2008
“To understand
the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has
already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.”
---Kahil Gibran (1883-1931), artist , poet, writer
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the
desires of your heart.
---Psalm 37:4
March 3, 2008
Making the
simple complicated is commonplace;
Making he complicated simple; awesomely simple, that’s
creativity.”
---Charles Mingus (1922-1979), American musician
For we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this
all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
---II Corinthians 4:7
March 4, 2008
“To worship our
false selves is to worship nothing. And the worship of
nothing is hell.”
---Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of
the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.
---Exodus 20:1-3
March 5, 2008
“When I have
fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go ahead of
it and make trial after trial until it comes.”
---Thomas Edison (1847-1931), American inventor
Since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not
give up.
---II Corinthians 4:1
March 6, 2008
“Throughout the
centuries there were men who took first steps, down new
roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.”
---Ayn Rand (1905-1982), American philosopher and novelist
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy
Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the
work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted
and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them
off.
---Acts 13:2-3
March 7, 2008
“The first Adam
sinned by eating. Christ prevailed by self-control.”
---Theodore of Heraclea (d. c. 355 A.D.), Bishop of Thrace
If the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much
more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of
the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
---Romans 5:15
March 8, 2008
“When we trust
God to provide, he moves in. We call it a miracle; the
miracle is in knowing God.”
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Abraham named the place “The Lord Will Provide.”
---Genesis 22:14
March 9, 2008
“Plenty of
people miss their share of happiness not because they never
found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.”
---William Feather (1889-1981), writer
I realize the best thing for them is to be happy and enjoy
themselves as long as they live.
---Ecclesiastes 3:12
March 10, 2008
“There are many
things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will
catch your heart…pursue those.”
---Michael Nolan
Where your treasure is, there will your heart and thoughts
be also.
---Luke 12:34
March 11, 2008
“The more still
my Inner Voice, the more still my mind has to become so that
I can listen more intently. The quieter my mind becomes the
richer each moment becomes.”
---Marion Wilson-Gruzalski
Be still in the presence of the Lord…
---Psalm 37:7
March 12, 2008
“The problems
of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics
whose horizons are limited by obvious realities. We need men
and women who can dream of things that never were…”
---John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), Former American President
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and
daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and
your young men will see visions.
---Joel 2:28
March 13, 2008
“It is better
to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to
have an opportunity and not be prepared.”
---Whitney Young (1921-1969), Civil Rights Leader, Executive
Director of the National Urban League
Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food
at the harvest.
---Proverbs 20:4
March 14, 2008
“Carpe diem.
Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
---Robin Williams Actor, comedian, Film Director, quoted in
Dead Poets Society, 1989
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be
glad in it.
---Psalm 118:24
March 15, 2008
“The best
preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly
well.”
---Sir William Osler (1849-1919), British physician,
described as the “father of modern medicine.”
Please, Lord, please give us success.
---Psalm 118:25
March 16, 2008
“Let us spread
before his feet, not garments or soul-less olive branches,
which delight the eye for a few hours and then wither, but
ourselves, clothed in his grace, or rather, clothed
completely in him.”
---St. Andrew of Crete, (death, 740), Archbishop of Gortyna
on the island of Crete
As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on
the road ahead of him.
---Luke 19:26
March 17, 2008
“There’s no
substitute for hard work. If you work hard and prepare
yourself, you might get beat but you’ll never lose.”
---Nancy Lieberman-Cline, American basketball player and
Olympic silver medalist
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity.
---Proverbs 21:5
March 18, 2008
“The whole
worth of a kind deed is in the love that inspires it.”
---The Talmud
The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.
But Peter said, “I don’t have any sliver or gold for you.
But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ
the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
---Acts 3:5-6
March 19, 2008
“Don’t wait.
The time will never be just right.”
---Naploean Hill (1883-1970), Author and speaker, author of
Think and Grow Rich
A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give is like clouds
and wind that bring no rain.
---Proverbs 25:14
March 20, 2008
“We have
nothing else to do but to follow the will of the Lord and to
please him.”
---St. Francis of Assisi (118-1226), Founder of the
Franciscan Order
Our purpose is to please God.
---I Thessalonians 2:4
March 21, 2008
“Man’s biggest
mistake is to believe that he’s working for someone else.”
---Nashua Cavalier
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were
working for the Lord rather than for people.
---Colossians 3:23
March 22, 2008
“My father gave
me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he
believed in me.”
---Jim Valvano (1946-1993), basketball coach
Even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe
it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for
better things, things that come with salvation.
---Hebrews 6:9
March 23, 2008
“Christ has not
only spoken to us by his life but has also spoken for us by
his death.”
---Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Danish philosopher
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone
who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who
lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you
believe this…?
---John 11:25-26
March 24, 2008
“All mankind is
divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those
that are movable and those that move.”
---Ben Franklin (1706-1790), Scientist, Inventor,
Philosopher, One of America’s Founding Fathers
And so, God willing, we will move forward to further
understanding.
---Hebrews 6:3
March 25, 2008
“Listen and
attend with the ear of your heart.”
---St. Benedict (c.480-c.547), founder of monasteries
Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.
---Mark 4:9
March 26, 2008
“It’s not the
strongest of the species that survive or the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
---Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist, author of
Origin of Species
What counts is whether we have been changed into a new
creation.
---Galatians 6:15
March 27, 2008
“People of
mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success
because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed
because they are determined to.”
---George Allen, football coach
We are determined to serve the Lord.
---Joshua 24:21
March 28, 2008
“A designer
knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing
left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
---Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), French writer and
aviator
“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He
cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit,
and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will
produce even more.
---John 15:1-2
March 29, 2008
“Come to the
edge,” He said. They said, “We are afraid.” “Come to the
edge,” He said. They came. He pushed them…and they flew.”
---Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), French writer
When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his
knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave
me---I’m too much of a sinner to be around you. For he was
awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the
others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be
afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” And as
soon as they landed, they left everything and followed
Jesus.
---Luke 5: 8-11
“Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the
possible.”
---William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (1924-2006) Christian
clergyman and long-time peace activist
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful.
---I Corinthians 13:7
March 30, 2008
“The wisest
mind has something yet to learn.”
---George Santayana (1863-1952), philosopher, poet,
essayist, novelist
I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight
paths.
---Proverbs 4:11
March 31, 2008
“The golden
rule for understanding in spiritual matters in not
intellect, but obedience.”
---Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), Bible teacher, evangelical
mystic
(29)Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the
angel could mean. (30) Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel
told her, “for you have found favor with God! (38) Mary
responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have
said about me come true.”
---Luke 1:29-30
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