dW 09.11.09

dW

 

scripture

 

Ezekiel 36:26-27

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

 

En Espanol, Ezequiel 36:26-27

 

 

quote

 

In comparison with this big world, the human heart is only a small thing.  Though the world is so large, it is utterly unable to satisfy this tiny heart.  The ever-growing soul and its capacity can be satisfied only in the infinite God.  As water is restless until it reaches its level, so the soul has no peace until it rests in God.

Sundar Singh (1889-1929), Indian Christian missionary

 

thought

 

When I typed the date into the subject, I realized that today is 9-11. Oh how easily do I forget or ignore the hurting and broken around me.

Make time today to think about people around you that are hurting and broken. How might you be in prayer for them, how might you met their present need?

dW 09.10.09

dW

 

scripture

 

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

 

En Espanol, Romanos 5:1-5

 

quote

 

Dear Child of God, I am sorry suffering is not optional. It seems to be part and parcel of the human condition, but suffering can either embitter or ennoble.

Desmond Tutu

dW 09.09.09

dW

 

scripture

 

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray continually.

 

En Espanol, 1 Tesalonicenses 5:17

 

quote

 

I need the opportunity to free my mind of sorrow, personal concerns; to see my world through the mirrored reflection of holiness.  I need a time of prayer to leap beyond what is limiting in me as a person, to rediscover what is important and what is trivial, to take counsel with what my tradition stresses as the living faith.  I need prayer.

Albert Silverman

dW 09.08.09

dW

 

scripture

 

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

 

En Espanol; 1 Pedro 4:8

 

quote

 

When we voluntarily do what is best for others, we are also doing what is best for ourselves.

Gracious Christianity: Living the Love We Profess