Prayables

Daily Prayer Down here where only the lantern-fish swim, too deep for sun to penetrate, I see a glint. It is You, reaching for me through the churning seas, a hand to pull me back to the surface and into the light. I had made myself a home here, among the shipwrecks, thinking I’d never…

Daily Scripture “Your step will not be hampered.” Proverbs 4:12 She walks with purpose…click, clack… her heels hit the ground with determination. Proverbs 4:12 assures her that her “steps will not be hampered.” God provides direction, removes obstacles and is there for the journey. Short or long, easy or difficult, make the steps you take…

He’s standing in a D.C. subway station, his hair is messy, and his violin is old. He’s a young fella, playing classical music with intense concentration. He made $32 for forty-five minutes of doing what he loves to do best, play music. Not a bad gig. But statistics don’t tell the real story. He’s a…

Daily Joke A woman went to a Florida lemon grove to apply for a job, but the foreman thought she seemed way too qualified for the position. “Do you even have any actual experience picking lemons?” he asked. “Well, I think I do.” she replied. “I’ve been divorced three times.”

Daily Quote “Constant and determined effort breaks down our resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.” Claude M. Bristol

Feature Video Every breath you take is given to you by God. Sting’s old band, The Police, sing of it in the popular classic song “Every Breath You Take.” The lyrics are clear, “Every breath you take, Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every step you take, I’ll be watching you…” The music…

Daily Scripture On You I was cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God. Psalm 22:10 Are we born with our faith or is it something we grow into? The answer may be within you. Psalm 22:10 teaches us, “from my mother’s womb you have been my God.” Yet…

Today I reflect on another year gone by. 365 days of living and loving, of rising and falling, of questioning and answering, of sharing and safeguarding, of learning and stretching, of succeeding and stumbling, of laughing and mourning, of giving and receiving, of resting and moving, of planning and leaping, of being surprised and amazed,…

Lucinda’s mother was only 9 years old. When we were kids we laughed about her age and thought it was very cool that Mrs. Doyle had a birthday on leap year. The calendar kept her young. What about the rest of us? We do get to celebrate a birthday every year. It wouldn’t hurt to…

Daily Quote Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. – Rabindranath Tagore

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