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

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
Marcus Aurelius

Dear Lord, How comforting it is to know that if I seek You, I will find You – even in the shadows. I need never be afraid. Enter my heart and let your love flow through me to others. Help me to soothe their restlessness with a smile or a hug. May I never be to distressed, busy or too tired to give one. Amen.
The Hidden Power of the Heart realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what's real.
Sara Paddison

A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile.
Author Unknown

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
Denis Waitley

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Washington Irving

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.
Janet Lane

People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
Lee Mildon

You're never fully dressed without a smile.
Martin Charnin

Wear a smile - one size fits all.
Author Unknown

I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile.
Job 9:27

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.
Author Unknown

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.
Steve Maraboli

Oh Lord, Thank you for the gift of this day and all that will accompany it, and for the memories of yesterday and the hope of tomorrow. Amen.

Smiling is my favorite exercise.
Author Unknown

A smile appeared upon her face as if she'd taken it directly from her handbag and pinned it there.
Loma Chandler

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.
Raymond Chandler

Always remember to be happy because you never know who's falling in love with your smile.
Author Unknown

I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.
Author Unknown

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.
Author Unknown

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
Phyllis Diller

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
Author Unknown

The shortest distance between two people is a smile.
Author Unknown

If you smile at someone, they might smile back.
Author Unknown

Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.
Author Unknown

It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown.
Author Unknown

It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body... the heart.
Author Unknown

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, 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 my time and effort be dedicated to making dreams come true. Help me to make each unfolding day beautiful - to become a fresh flower and to be a warm sunshine to those in my life, those I will meet, my family, friends and to myself. Help me always to reflect the love that Christ gave, so that through me, others might find him. Amen.

A smile confuses an approaching frown.
Author Unknown

Every tear has a smile behind it.
Iranian Proverb

A smile can brighten the darkest day.
Author Unknown

Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.
Jim Beggs

A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it.
Author Unknown

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
Charles Reade

Peace begins with a smile.
Mother Teresa

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
Proverb

If you would like to spoil the day for a grouch, give him a smile.
Author Unknown

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen.
Psalm 11:14

If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine.
Author Unknown

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.
William Shakespeare

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.
Charles Gordy

A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home. Author Unknown

If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
Andy Rooney

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
George Eliot

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
Mark Twain

Smile - sunshine is good for your teeth.
Author Unknown

A laugh is a smile that bursts.
Mary H. Waldrip

Have you hugged yourself today?
Author Unknown

Arm ourselves for war? No! All the arms we need are for hugging.
Author Unknown

A hug delights and warms and charms,
that must be why God gave us arms.
Author Unknown

A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms.
Author Unknown

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.
Bil Keane

Hug Department: Always Open
Author Unknown

A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange.
Author Unknown

Never wait until tomorrow to hug someone you could hug today,
because when you give one, you get one right back your way.
Author Unknown

A hug is the shortest distance between friends.
Author Unknown

You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.
Author Unknown

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.
Leo Buscaglia

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other.
Walter Anderson

You can't give a hug without getting a hug.
Author Unknown

Hugs are the universal medicine.
Author Unknown

A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance.
Proverb

Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you.
Jacques Prévert

Everyone smiles in the same language.
Author Unknown

Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug.
Og Mandino

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother Teresa

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
William Arthur Ward

All people smile in the same language. A happy heart makes the face cheerful….
Proverbs 15:13

Educate your laugh, if you can, to ring often and sweet, that you may be able to radiate widely your pleasure and health.
William C. Gannett

Every day you spend without a smile, is a lost day.
Author Unknown

If you see a friend without a smile, give him one of yours.
Author Unknown

Most smiles are started by another smile.
Author Unknown

Hug someone your appreciation.
Violet Gartenlicht

If you don't start out the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.
Author Unknown

A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
Author Unknown

A hug is worth a thousand words.
Author Unknown

A smile is the universal welcome.
Max Eastman

Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs than to put it into words.
Author Unknown

All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile.
Chris Hart

A hug is a handshake from the heart.
Author Unknown

A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
Author Unknown

Dear Lord, Thank you for the promise of Your word. Thank you for reasons to smile. Thank you for friends and family that only hearing their name brings joy to my heart, gives me a sparkle in my eye and joy on my face. Thank you for your gifts of landscape, flowers, art, music, dance, babies, children, family, friends, books and the joys in life that make me laugh and smile with awe. So my heart has every reason to smile. Help me to be sunshine in the darkness, a rainbow in the rain, your arms when needed and never afraid to smile. Amen.

All people smile in the same language. A happy heart makes the face cheerful….
Proverbs 15:13

There are fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others. Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of someone less fortunate. Today you can make your life - significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with as you will.
Grenville Kleiser

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life.
John Paul Richter

I see your hand, Lord, in everything around me,
And in every aspect of my life, I see 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

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

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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