Prayers and Thoughts

for Reflection

Lenton Devotional

2008

March 13

It wasn’t until quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, “I don’t know.”

Somerset Maugham

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.

A. J. Cronin

 
Quitting is only a short cut to losing.

Author Unknown

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

Winston Churchill

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shore line of wonder.

Ralph W. Sockman

“I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble,” says the Lord.

Proverbs 4:11 – 12

Dear Lord, Thank you for the promise of Your word. Let me not be so impatient when my life doesn’t go according to my plans.  Keep me strong - giving me wisdom to search for answers when I am lost and don’t know what to do or even to say.  Thank you for unexpected guidance from others. Tell me what to remember and what to forget. Bless me with patience to wait for Your direction.  Help me to never stop learning.  Bless me with new ideas and questions that lead me to search for answers and in doing so, may I help others.  Show me how to embrace dreams – never quitting, but renewed with each new turn.  Keep my heart and my mind open, always willing and ready to find new work. Amen.