Prayers and Thoughts

for Reflection

Lenton Devotional

2008

March 15

Two works of mercy set a man free:  forgive and you will be forgiven, and give and you will receive.

Augustine

Have a heart that never hardens, and a tempter that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Charles Dickens

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.

Author Unknown

If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.

Francis of Assisi

Your talent is God’s gift to you.  What you do with it is your gift back to God.

Leo Buscaglia

It is never too late to become what you might have been.

George Eliot

Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

1 Corinthians 13:4 – 5

Dear Lord, Thank you for the promise of Your word.  You have given me so many reasons to celebrate. Help me to ask less and to give more – to comfort, to encourage, and to bring healing. Whenever You come to me – whatever You ask of me – let me be ready and eager to open the door in welcome and support. Thank you for the special people you place in my life. Let me show tenderness and unfailing love to my family and friends. Make me generous with words of encouragement. Help me always to reflect the love that Christ gave, so that through me, others might find him.   Amen.