Spiritual Thoughts

  O ur lives are songs; God writes the words, And we set them to music at pleasure, And the songs grow glad, or sweet or sad, As we choose to fashion the measure. We must write the music, whatever the song, Whatever it's rhyme or meter, and if it is sad, we make it glad, or if sweet, we make it sweeter. So whether our songs are sad or not, We can give the world more pleasure, And better ourselves, by setting the words to a glad, triumphant measure. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox T he LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him and I am helped; Therefore my heart exalts and with my song I shall thank Him. ~ Psalm 28:7

  Friday Tale - Reason to Smile   C omedian George Burns said that he was advised: “Let a smile be your umbrella.” He said, “I tried that once. I had pneumonia for six weeks and shrunk a $450 suit.” All right. Maybe it won’t keep you dry in the rain, but there are other good reasons to smile. It’s said that it requires more muscles to frown than to smile, and who wants to overwork their facial muscles? Smiling also puts others at ease and helps establish instant rapport. And if that isn’t enough, when you smile it releases endorphins in your brain and gives you a feeling of well-being and contentment. So, if you smile when you don’t feel like it, you’ll soon be smiling just because it feels so good. Here are a few more reasons to smile: •       Smiling is a universal language that everyone knows. •       People will enjoy being around you when you smile. •      ...

H appiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson B ut may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation say continually, "Great is the Lord!". ~ Psalm 40:16

K ind words do not wear out the tongue -- so do speak them. ~ Unknown  A nxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, BUT a good word makes him glad. ~ Proverbs 12:25

Keep smiling!  The luscious plum forgot to -       and became a wrinkled prune.  Unknown A glad heart makes a cheerful face.  Proverbs 15:13

W orrying won't stop the 'bad' stuff from happening;    but it stops you from enjoying the good stuff! -Unknown A nxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,     but a good word makes him glad.   -Proverbs 12:25

Laughter is the best medicine for a long and happy life. He who laughs--lasts! Wilfred A. Peterson Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us; We are glad. Psalm 126:2-3