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

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

We are the clay, and you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Isaiah 64:8

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 out number the grains of sand.
Psalm 139:16–18

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying.
Ephesians 6: 10–18

The script is the Bible. If you imagine setting off on an adventure in a canoe, the script is the strong arms that shove you out into the stream. It is the map of where you are going.
Paul Williams

God enters by a private door into each individual.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, “All right, then, have it your way.”
C. S. Lewis

Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle; the strength to be forgiving; the patience to be understanding; and the endurance to accept the consequences of holding to what we believe to be right. Amen
Week of Prayer for World Peace

Life is God’s novel. Let him write it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.
Isaiah 43:2

If you don’t know what’s meant by God, watch a forsythia branch or a lettuce leaf sprout.
Martin H. Fischer

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
St. Augustine

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

God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Help me to take stock of your gifts to me, Lord. Remind me that it’s not what I do, but my doing that ultimately matters. Help me to slow down, to be silent, so I can hear you and do your will, not mine – to let you guide, instead of trying to control. In your hands, each day will bring its own gifts. I know that the best is yet to be. Amen

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.
Vincent Van Gough

You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God.
Author Unknown

Make this home worthy of the presence of Jesus the Unseen Guest. Let him be your guide in speech and conduct. Dedicate each day’s activities to the glory of God.
James L. Christensen

Peace on the outside comes from knowing God on the inside.
Author Unknown

Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. And lo, no one was there.
Author Unknown

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
John 16:24

All that I have seen teaches me to trust God for all I have not seen.
Author Unknown

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs.
Isaiah 58:11

To me, faith means not worrying.
John Dewey

No pillow so soft as God’s promise.
Author Unknown

Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
Corrie Ten Boom

Faith, indeed, has up to the present not been able to move real mountains. . . . but it can put mountains where there are none.
Fredrich Nietzche

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

God’s promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.
David Nicholas

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

I think Bible principles are principles for life.
Joel Osteen

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
Ronald Reagan

I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that he didn’t trust me so much.
Mother Teresa

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
Malcolm Muggeridge

Increase my vision, Lord. In the brightest moments and the darkest hours, help me to give thanks. In the face of fortune and misfortune, let me give thanks. In the presence of pleasure and pain, remind me to give thanks. You have thought me that lessons and blessings are found not just in the light - but in the darkness. Amen

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
Garth Brooks

Weave in faith and God will find the thread.
Author Unknown

Life is a tapestry: We are the warp; angels, the weft; God, the weaver. Only the weaver sees the whole design.
Eileen Elias Freeman

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10

Father, please work Your will in my life so that others will see You as the Workman. Amen
Author Unknown

Some stand on tiptoe trying to reach God to talk to him – you try too hard, friend. Drop to your knees and listen to him, he’ll hear you better that way.
Ever Garrison

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.
Diana Robinson

If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him; he will not resent it.
James 1:5

I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light.
Mary Gardiner Brainard

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

I had a thousand questions to ask God; but when I met him they all fled and didn’t seem to matter.
Christopher Morley

Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed.
Robert Schuller

Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to God for a faith lift.
Author Unknown

Lord, I thank You 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. With you, failure is never final, but an opportunity to learn and to grow. Give me energy and patience to go with the flow. Amen

He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
Author Unknown

God understands our prayers even when we can’t find the words to say them.
Author Unknown

God can do anything, you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Ephesians 3:20–21 The Message

To have God’s words inscribed on your heart is to be armed for all the world’s battles.
Author Unknown

Dear Friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it. Then you’ll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep your out of trouble.
Proverbs 5:1-2

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

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

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

I see your hand, Lord, in everything around me, and in every aspect of my life, I seek your will. I see your plan, Lord, in all the years behind me, and in the days and years to come – I’ll trust you still.
Jeremiah 29:11

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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