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Thought for the Day 9/11/2026

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  Friday Tale ~ Swim LIke a Duck A D uck appears calm on the surface while paddling like crazy underneath. What can we learn from this example?  First, we learn we cannot judge by appearances. The duck looks calm as he glides along the surface of the pond. Second,, we learn the effort in an achievement is often hidden, just as the busy paddling of a duck can only be seen if we look beneath the surface of the water. This principles can be true in our lives. We may look like we accomplish task effortlessly, when, in fact, hours of preparation and mental concentration are required to pull it off. Any performer, such as a piano player, ballet dancer or athlete will confirm the energy and focus needed to convey an appearance of ease in their tasks. Just throw some food into a pond of ducks and you will see that they move very fast to retrieve the food. It takes energy and movement to propel us along, just as a duck must paddle in order to move in the water. We need to know what we want...
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Thought for the day 9/10/2026

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  D on't just count your years, make your years count. ~ Ernest Meyers B e dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit. You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming  at an hour that you do not expect . ~ Luke 12:35, 41
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Thought for the day 9/9/2026

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  S tanding in the middle of the road is dangerous. You will get knocked down by the traffic  from both ways. ~ Margaret Thatcher N o one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. ~ Matthew 6:24
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Thought for the day 9/8/2026

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  E very path has some puddles. ~ George Herbert T he lazy person's way seems over grown by thorns, BUT the path of the upright is a level highway . ~ Proverbs 15:19 (Jerusalem Bible)
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Thought for the Day 9/7/2026

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  H ard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit. ~ Helena Rubinstein F or it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the savior of all men, especially of believers . ~ 1 Timothy 4:10
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Thought for the Day 9/4/2026

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  Friday Tale - Working Together F ew sights evoke as much attention and awe, as that of a large flock of Canadian geese winging their way in their V-formation to the north or south. They speak of the changing of seasons, and also the value of teamwork. What many don’t know is that when a goose gets sick or perhaps is wounded by a shot, it never falls from formation by itself. Two other geese also fall out of formation with it and follow the ailing goose down to the ground.  One of them is very often the mate of the wounded bird, since geese mate for life and are extremely loyal to their mates.  Once on the ground, the healthy birds help protect him and care for him as much as possible, even to the point of throwing themselves between the weakened bird and possible predators. They stay with him until he is either able to fly, or until he is dead.  Then, and only then, do they launch out on their own. In most cases, they wait for another group of geese to fly overhead...
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Thought for the Day 9/3/2026

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  N o one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ~ Charles Dickens C arry one another's burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ . ~ Galatians 5:2 (NET)
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