Thought for the Day 1/30/2012

Our kindness may be the most persuasive
argument for that which we believe.
G.B.H.

Jesus concluded, "In your opinion,

    which one of these three acted like a neighbor
toward the man attacked by the robbers?"
      The teacher of the Law answered,
"The one who was kind to him."

Jesus replied, "You go, then, and do the same."
Luke 10:36-37 [in the Parable of the Good Samaritan]

Thought for the Day 1/27/2012

A friend hears the song in my heart and
          sings it to me when my memory fails.
- Unknown

…there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24

Thought for the Day 1/26/2012

All mankind is divided into three classes:
   those that are immovable,
          those that are movable,
               and those that move.
Benjamin Franklin

Therefore, preparing your minds for action,

      keep alert and set your hope completely
on the blessing which will be given you
       when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:13

Thought for the Day 1/25/2012

It takes two to quarrel,

but only one to end it.

Spanish Proverb

The start of an argument is like

              the first break in a dam;

stop it before it goes any further.
Proverbs 17:14

Thought for the Day 1/24/2012

"Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind,

     and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity."
- Joseph Addison

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance.

Proverbs 15:13

Thought for the Day 1/23/2012

Happiness keeps You Sweet,
Trials keep You Strong,
Sorrows keep You Human,
Failures keeps You Humble,
Success keeps You Glowing,
But Only God keeps You Going!
Anonymous

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust.

Psalm 40:4

Thought for the Day 1/20/2012

We can throw stones,

     complain about them,
stumble on them,
       climb over them,
or build with them.
         William Arthur Ward

…We preach Christ crucified,

       a stumbling block to Jews
and folly to Gentiles,
           but to those who are called,
both Jews and Gentiles,
          Christ the power of God
and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:23-24