Spiritual Thoughts

T he antidotes for worry are: ·      gratitude, ·      action ·      service, and ·      faith. ~ Jonathan L. Huie   D o not be anxious about anything, BUT in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6

Y ou must do the things you think you cannot do.  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt   W here there is a will, there is a way. ~ old English proverb   T herefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Peter 1:13

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.  ~ G. K. Chesteron   T he one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way right, I will show the salvation of God! ~ Psalm 50:23

  Friday Tale - Someone's Got your Back.   A uthor Jack Canfield said, “Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.”       A television nature program captured an image of this idea well. It was an episode about a baby bear.       The cub was one of two babies born to a mother black bear, but his sibling died in childbirth. Not too long afterward, Mama Bear also died. The little cub was left alone to fend in the world.       But he was fortunate. He soon came across a huge male black bear who took a liking to the little guy. By the end of the day the adoption papers were signed and the little cub had a new friend and father.     Papa Bear showed the cub how to forage for berries. He taught him which plants he could eat and which to leave alone. He showed him how to fish. Papa Bear taught the cub all the things a bear needs to know to get along in the world.       The two were inseparable...until

T he point is not to pay back kindness, BUT to pass it on. ~ Julia Alvarez   D o not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck; Write them on the tablet of your heart. ~ Proverbs 3:3

 O ur background and circumstances  may have influenced who we are, BUT we are responsible for  who we become. ~ Barbara Geraci   S o teach us to number our days, so that we may present to You a heart of wisdom. ~ Psalm 90:12