PRAYING HANDS

There are hands that help and comfort,
Hands that plan and teach,
Hands that rest and hands that strive
For a goal just out of reach,
Hands that grasp and hands that give,
Hands that work and play,
Friendly hands and loving hands
That soothes life's cares away.
But praying hands are dearest
In the sight of God above
For in their sweet and earnest clasp
Are reverence and love.
No hands can do an unkind act
Nor cause another care
Nor sin against Our Father's love
When they are clasped in prayer.
Author Unknown

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17

Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure.
Charles L. Allen

Unknown, but not uncharted, tomorrow waits for our arrival – a day designed, a place prepared with tender care by the One who goes before us … Let us walk with faith behind him in the footprints of his love.
Psalm 37:23

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

This capacity to believe is the most significant and fundamental human faculty, and the most important thing about a man is what he believes in the depth of his being. This is the thing that makes him what he is; the thing that organizes him and feeds him; the thing that keeps him going in the face of untoward circumstances; the thing that gives him resistance and drive. Let neutrality, confusion, indifference, or skepticism enter this inner place, and the very springs of life will cease to flow.
Hugh Stevenson Tigner

God wants us to make ourselves available to Him, and to say before we start to plan, “Lord, tell me what You want me to do, where You want me to go, how You want me to do it.” Then our omnipotent God, with all the abundance of heaven at His disposal, will pour out His power upon us. Instead of following our tiny, tiny plans, God wants to open heaven and flood us. It’s exciting.
Evelyn Christenson

Dear Lord I ask one thing of Thee, the gift of true simplicity. a cheery fire, a rocking chair, enough to eat, enough to wear. A little cottage built upon a spot that I can call my own, a garden and a shady tree. A dog to keep me company. A pot that’s big enough to hold enough to fill another bowl. A welcome mat that’s out to all, whenever neighbors come to call. A bed, a lamp, a book or two. An old friend and perhaps a new. And since all things are mine in Thee, then this is quite enough for me.
Grace Easley

To pray is to change. This is a great grace. How good of God to provide a path whereby our lives can be taken over by love. . . joy. . . peace. . . patience. . . kindness. . .
Richard J. Foster

Take time to think. . .
It is the source of power.
Take time to play. . .
It is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read . . .
It is the fountain of wisdom.
Take Time to pray . . .
It is the greatest power on earth.
Take time to love and be loved. . . .

It is a God-given privilege.
Take time to be friendly. . .
It is the road to happiness.
Take time to laugh. . .
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to give. . .
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work. . .
It is the price of success.
Take time to do charity. . .
It is the key to heaven.
Author Unknown

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for any reason, turn one’s back on life.
Eleanor Roosevelt

It isn’t enough to say in our hearts
That we like a man for his ways,
It isn’t enough that we fill our minds
With paeans of silent praise;
Nor is it enough that we honor a man
As our confidence upward mounts,
It’s going right up to the man himself,
And telling him so that counts!
If a man does a work you really admire,
Don’t leave a kind word unsaid,
In fear that to do so might make him vain
And cause him to “lose his head.”
But reach out your hand and tell him,
“Well done,” and see how his gratitude swells;
It isn’t the flowers we strew on the grave,
It’s the work to the living that tells.
Author Unknown

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11

Every soul that touches yours –
Be it the slightest contact –
Gets from there some good;
Some little grace; one kindly thought;
One aspiration yet unfelt;
One bit of courage
For the darkening sky;
One gleam of faith
To brave the thickening ills of life;
One glimpse of brighter skies –
To make this life worthwhile
And heaven a surer heritage.
George Eliot

I do not want merely to possess a faith; I want a faith that possesses me.
Charles Kingsley

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am God, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
Isaiah 46:4

As far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12

Heavenly Father, grant me the faith to place myself completely in Your hands. Help me to grow and to find you when I seek you - to see You in all of life. May I never know a moment without Your presence. Amen

Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.
Thomas Browne

Life is a series of surprises, and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is currently described in one of four ways: a journey, a battle, a pilgrimage, or a race. Select your own metaphors, but the necessity of finishing is all the same. For if life is a journey, it must be completed. If life is a battle, it must be finished. If life is a pilgrimage, it must be concluded. And if life is a race, it must be won.
The War Cry

Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God.
Phillips Brooks

Thank you for the confidence you have given, Lord, that I can tell you what’s in my heart and know you will listen – that I can listen with an open heart and know you will speak.
1 Samuel 3:10

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

Joan Lunden recalls, “When I first came on Good Morning America in 1978, hosting with David Hartman, he got to interview all the celebrities and politicians and kings. I got the information spots. I received letters from women who were unhappy that I was allowing myself to be used in this way. The fact was I enjoyed those spots and I was good at them. I had to accept that it was either that way or no way at all. I can’t see any reason to spend your time frustrated, angry, or upset about things you don’t have or you can’t have or you can’t yet do. I drill this into my children when I hear them say, ‘I don’t have this.’ I’ll say, ‘Don’t focus on what you don’t have. Focus on what you do have and be grateful for it. Be proud of what you can do. Those things you can’t do yet, maybe you will do.
Joan Lunden

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
Mother Teresa

Dear Lord, remind me not to be concerned about who does your work, but rather that your work gets done. Show me what is most important and take me where I am needed most. Amen

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I put childish ways behind me.
I Corinthians 13:11

Always keep your eyes open for the little task, because it is the little task that is important to Jesus Christ. The future of the Kingdom of God does not depend on the enthusiasm of this or that powerful person; those great ones are necessary too, but it is equally necessary to have a great number of little people who will do a little thing in the service of Christ.

The great flowing rivers represent only a small part of all the water that is necessary to nourish and sustain the earth. Beside the flowing river there is the water in the earth – the subterranean water – and there are the little streams which continually enter the river and feed it and prevent it from sinking into the earth. Without these other waters – the silent hidden subterranean waters and the trickling streams – the great river could no longer flow. Thus it is with the little tasks to be fulfilled by us all.
Albert Schweitzer

We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

Foreigners who wish to explore the wilderness areas of South America alone must be well prepared to face a number of challenges. Those venturing into the Amazon jungles or Andes Mountains without a guide or adequate preparation will quickly find their lives in peril.

In A Slow and Certain Light, missionary Elisabeth Elliot tells of two adventurers who stopped by to see her at her mission station. Loaded heavily with equipment for the rain forest, they sought no advice. They merely asked her to teach them a few phrases of the language so they might converse a bit with the Indians.
Amazed at their temerity, she saw a parallel between these travelers and Christians. She writes: "Sometimes we come to God as the two adventurers came to me - confident and, we think, well-informed and well-equipped. But has it occurred to us that with all our accumulation of stuff, something is missing?"
She suggests that, in our own arrogance, we often ask God for far too little. "We know what we need - a yes or no answer, please, to a simple question. Or perhaps a road sign. Something quick and easy to point the way. What we really ought to have is the Guide Himself. Maps, road signs, a few useful phrases are good things, but infinitely better is Someone who has been there before and knows the way."

In the midst of your busy and stressful day, you may face unexpected situations. Trust God to be our Guide and pray, "Lord, I know this didn't take you by surprise! You knew it was coming and have already made a way for me. I thank You now that You are taking me where I need to go and giving me everything I need to get over the rough spots along the way."
Author Unknown

For you created my inmost being: you knit me together in my mother's womb.
Psalm 139:9

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.
Psalm 139:16-18

The One who made the world, created life, and prepared eternity holds us as a Shepherd, carries his lambs. In his power, in his love, we are secure.
Psalm 28:8-9

Heavenly Father, remind me each day that you are at work within me and around me. Open my eyes to see your divine touch in all things. When I am frightened, give me strength, help me to do all things for you. Please show me the way. Amen.

Those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak
Isaiah 40:31

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house…let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.
Mother Teresa

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts
they perform for us in our time of need.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen

You go no where by accident.
Wherever you go, God is sending you.
Wherever you are, God has put you there.
He has a purpose in your being there.
Christ who dwells in you has something
He wants to do through you where you are.
Believe this and go in His grace and love and power.
Richard C. Halverson, Chaplain of the United States Senate

O God, help me to touch someone today with my eyes, my words,
my smile, my voice, my laughter, Your word.
Change my life, so I can make a difference.
Let my actions bring someone closer to you.
Help me to make Christmas last all year.
Help me to use my gifts for Jesus.

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