Sweet May hath
come to love us
Flowers, trees, their blossoms don;
And through the blue heavens above us
The very clouds move on.
---Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet, cited in the
book of Songs---New Spring (no.5)
As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and
harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.
---Genesis 8:22
May 2, 2008
“Nothing in
fine print is ever good news.”
---Andy Rooney
This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for
you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
But now as the prophets foretold and the eternal God has
commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles
everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him. All
glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever.
---Romans 16:25-27
May 3, 2008
“When you’re
riding, only the race in which you’re riding is important.”
---Bill Shoemaker (1931-2003), American jockey
Run in such a way as to get the prize.
---I Corinthians 9:24
May 4, 2008
“Let everyone
sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be
clean.”
---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German writer
Cleanse your hearts and minds and hearts before the Lord.
---Jeremiah 4:4
May 5, 2008
“The only way
to bring peace to the earth is to make our own life
peaceful.”
---The Buddha
Live in harmony and be at peace. Then the God of love and
peace will be with you.
---II Corinthians 13:11
May 6, 2008
“There must be
more to life than having everything.”
---Maurice Sendak, American writer and illustrator of
children’s literature
But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver 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 3:6
May 7, 2008
There’s nothing
you’ve ever been successful at that you didn’t work on every
day.
---Will Smith, quoted in Time
Always pray and don’t give up.
---Luke 18:1
May 8, 2008
“The devil is
no fool. He can get people feeling about heaven the way they
ought to feel about hell. He can make them fear the means of
grace the way they do not fear sin. And he does so not by
light but by obscurity, not by realities but by shadows, not
by clarity and substance but by dreams and the creatures of
psychosis. And men are so poor in intellect that a few cold
chills down the spine will be enough to keep them from ever
finding out the truth about anything.”
---Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Cistercian Monk, in his
autobiography, The Seven Story Mountain
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
---John 14:3
May 9, 2008
“What counts in
sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the
struggle.”
---Joe Paterno, football coach
He saw his followers struggling hard to row the boat,
because the wind was blowing against them. Between three and
six o’clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on
the water, and he wanted to walk past the boat. But when
they saw him walking on the water, they thought he was a
ghost and cried out. They all saw him and were afraid. But
quickly Jesus spoke to them and said, “Have courage! It is
I. Do no be afraid.”
May 10, 2008
“Because things
are the way they are, things will not stay the way they
are.”
---Berthold Brecht (1898-1956), German poet, playwright, and
theater director
Someone might say, “Look, this is new,” but really it has
always been here. It was here before we were.
---Ecclesiastes 1:10
May 11, 2008
“Mother---that
was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.”
---T. DeWitt Talmage (1832-1902), American Presbyterian
preacher
Don’t neglect your mother’s teaching.
---Proverbs 6:20
Only fools despise wisdom and discipline.
---Proverbs 1:7
May 14, 2008
“You don’t have
to get it perfect---you just have to get it going. Babies
don’t walk the first time they try, but eventually they do.
---Mark Victor Hanson, Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the
Soul book series
Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says.
Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you
listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at
your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and
forget what you look like.
---James 1:22-24
May 15, 2008
“People always
call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they
have.”
---Anne Tyler, Celestial Navigation
Whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the
Lord. But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate
me love death.
---Proverbs 8:35-36
May 16, 2008
“The secret of
health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live
in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
---Buddha (c. 563 BCE-c.483 BCE), philosopher, founder of
Buddhism
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the
Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for
your body and strength for your bones.
---Proverbs 3:7-8
May 17, 2008
“If you want to
lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
---Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), American educator,
author, and leader of the African-American community
Encourage each other and build each other up…
---I Thessalonians 5:11
May 18, 2008
“Remember that
there is a meaning beyond absurdity. Be sure that every
little deed counts, that every word has power. Never forget
that you can still do your share to redeem the world in
spite of all absurdities and frustrations and
disappointments.”
---Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), American rabbi and
leading Jewish theologian
God will give eternal life to those keep on doing good,
seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God
offers.
---Romans 2:7
May 19, 2008
“It takes a
whole village to raise a child.”
---Nigerian proverb
Commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie
them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as
reminders. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when
you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are
going to bed and when you are getting up. Write them on the
doorposts of your house and on your gates, so that as long
as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children
may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your
ancestors.
---Deuteronomy 11:18-21
May 20, 2008
“The size of
your success is determined by the size of your belief.”
---James Allen (1864-1912) author of As a Man Thinketh
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
---Proverbs 23:7
May 21, 2008
“Man often has
becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying
to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible
that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. One
the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it, I
shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may
not have it at the beginning.”
---Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian Nationalist Leader
Anything is possible if a person believes.
---Mark 9:23
May 22, 2008
“The mediocre
teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior
teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
---William Ward, Texas Wesleyan University Administrator
“If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the
Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will
never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all
truth.
---John 14:15-16
May 23, 2008
“You must be
the change you want to see in the world.”
---Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Political and Spiritual leader
of India
Change your ways. Encourage each other.
---II Corinthians 13:11
May 24, 2008
“Happiness is
not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and
harmony.”
---Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk, Catholic author
Make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each
other, loving one another, and working together with one
mind and purpose.
---Philippians 2:2
May 25, 2008
“Whether you
think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”
---Henry Ford (1863-1947), founder of Ford Motor Co., father
of modern assembly lines
Anything is possible if a person believes.
---Mark 9:23
May 26, 2008
“The legacy of
heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of
a great example.”
---Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British Prime Minister and
Novelist
We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a
wicked person rots away.
---Proverbs 10:7
May 27, 2008
“Friendships
are a little like backyard gardens: we plan to tend to them,
we just put it off until next week.
---Actor Christian Clemenson as “Jerry Espenson,” attorney
on Boston Legal
Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one
who is truly reliable?
---Proverbs 20:6
May 28, 2008
“It’s not what
we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we
gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read
but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we
profess but what we profess but what we practice that gives
us integrity.”
---Francis Bacon (1561-1626), philosopher
A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds
on trash.
---Proverbs 15:14
May 29, 2008
“Simplicity is
the ultimate sophistication.”
---Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), scientist, artist,
inventor
The altars you make for me must be simple altars of earth…
---Exodus 20:24
May 30, 2008
“The only
discipline that lasts is self-discipline.
---Bum Philips, football coach
To learn you must love discipline.
---Proverbs 12:1
May 31, 2008
“We fall in
love with a personality but we must live with a character.”
---Unknown
Be patient with each other.
---Ephesians 4:2
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