Spiritual Thoughts

  R emember not only to say the right thing  in the right place, BUT  far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Benjamin Franklin T he tongue of the wise commends knowledge, BUT  the mouths of fools pour out folly. ~ Proverbs 15:2

  G od gives every bird a worm, BUT  He does not throw it into the nest. ~ Swedish Proverb W ork out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. ~ Philippians 2:12-13

  T ell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. BUT  involve me, and I'll understand. ~ Chinese Proverb I  understand more than the aged, for I keep your commandments. ~ Psalm 119:100

  Y ou say Thanks before meals. All right. BUT  I say Thanks before the concert and the opera, and say Thanks before the play and pantomime, and say Thanks before I open a book, and say Thanks before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, walking, playing, dancing, and say Thanks before I dip the pen in the ink. ~ Gibert K. Chesterto P raise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. For His loving-kindness is everlasting. ~ Psalm 106:1

  Friday Tale ~ Acres of Diamonds T here  was a Persian farmer named Ali Hafed who sold his farm and left his family to travel the world in search of wealth. He looked everywhere but he could not find the diamonds he lusted after. Finally, alone and in despair as a homeless pauper, he ended his own life. His search for riches had consumed him. In the meantime, the man who bought the land from Hafed was grateful for every blade of grass that was now his and lavished love and hard work on his farm. At night, surrounded by his family and eating the fruits of his labor, he was a contented man. Finally one day he made a remarkable discovery.  In the backyard that Ali Hafed had abandoned was a diamond mine – literally an acre of diamonds. The simple farmer became wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. This illustrates an extraordinary and wonderful message: within each of us lies a wellspring of abundance and the seeds of opportunity. For each of us there is a deeply personal dream...

  W isdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when    you would have preferred to talk. ~ Unknown B e attentive to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding, so that  you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. ~ Proverbs 5:!-2