"Faith is the cement we mix with hope to harden it."

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. - 1 Corinthians 13:13

"The true source of all that frets and irritates, and wears away our lives, is not in external things, but in the resistance of our wills to the will of God expressed by external things." - Alexander MacLaren

Let us throw off everything that hinders . . . and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. - Hebrews 12:1

"What disturbs us in this world is not trouble, but our opposition to trouble." - Alexander MacLaren

I pray that God’s great power will make you strong, and that you will have joy as you wait and do not give up. - Colossians 1:11

"A great point is gained when we have learned not to struggle against the circumstances God has appointed for us." - H.L. Sidney Lear

Therefore we do not lose heart . . . For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.   - 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

"My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with." - Robert Frost

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.  - James 1:12

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." — George S. Patton

Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing. -  Psalm 30:11

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."  ~ Joseph Campbell

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree." - Thomas Campbell

 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. - Hebrews 9:22

"Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once." - William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. - 2 Timothy 1:7

"When I'm thinking about an answer while others are talking - I'm not listening." - Our Daily Bread, 5/22/14


Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.  - James 1:19

"God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing." - Billy Graham

God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. - 2 Corinthians 9:8

“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.” Dwight L. Moody

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. - Philippians 2:3

“The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.” Dwight L. Moody

God . . . has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. - 2 Timothy 1:9

"A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip." - Billy Graham

Commit your way until to LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. - Psalm 37:5-6

“Real true faith is man’s weakness leaning on God’s strength.” Dwight L. Moody

“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the LORD Almighty. - Zechariah 4:6

"It is only forgetting yourself that you draw near to God." - Henry David Thoreau

My soul thirsts for God. - Psalm 42:2

"It's good to take counsel from the past but not to be ruled by it. Otherwise we end up using today to fight yesterday's battles and miss tomorrow's promise." - Richard Paul Evans, Walking on Water

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. - Lamentations 3:21-23

"The past makes a good bishop but a poor king." - Richard Paul Evans, Walking on Water

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on. - Philippians 3:13-14

"Never confuse the clock with the time." - Richard Paul Evans, Walking on Water

My times are in Your hand. - Psalm 31:15 (NKJV)

"Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey, and drippings of the honeycomb. - Psalm 19:7-10 (RSV)

"A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary." - Dorothy Canfield Fisher

When your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. - Proverbs 23:15

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my firstborn, Todd, who, 38 years ago, plunged me into the exhilarating state of motherhood!

"The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it." - William James


Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. - 1 Corinthians 15:58

"Be not afraid of life. Believe life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact." - William James

You who seek God. Live a happy life! Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. - Psalm 105:3-4

"God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how." - Henry Ward Beecher

I have set before you life and death . . . therefore choose life. - Deuteronomy 30:19

"There is no stay so strong as an unreserved abandonment of self into God's hand." - H.L. Sidney Lear

Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee. - Isaiah 26:3

"All we have to do is to give ourselves up to God day by day . . . He carries us in His arms as a loving mother carries her child." - François Fénelon

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! - Isaiah 49:15

"I have not a shadow of doubt that if all our eyes could be opened today, we should see our homes, and our places of business, and the streets we traverse, filled with the 'chariots of God.'" - Hannah Whitall Smith

Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. - Isaiah 46:4

"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once." - Lillian Dickson

Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should. - Psalm 90:12 (TLB)

"There is no tranquilizer in the world more effective than a few kind words." - Pearl Bailey

Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. - Ephesians 4:29

"When we are away from God, He misses us far more than we miss Him." - Ruth Bell Graham

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. - James 4:8

"America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." - Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. - Proverbs 28:2

“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” ― D.L. Moody

I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. - 1 Timothy 2:1-2

TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. Be in prayer for America.