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

Every man’s life is a plan of God.
Horace Bushnell

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving to all he has made.
Psalm 145:17

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.
Henry Ward Beecher

He who walks with the wise, grows wise.
Proverbs 13:20

Life is like a library owned by an author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.
Harry Emerson Fosdi

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9

Before I awaken this morning you are with me, Lord. As I open my eyes, I thank you for the gift of this new day. May I take this certainty of your presence with me into all this day can hold – help me not to waste it. I bundle my fears of what this day may bring and place them in your hands. Let me see the people you send to me, not as interruptions in my schedule, but as creations in your image to touch and to love. Be with me now as I arise. Open my heart to love, to trust, to hope, to share, to give, and to the call of the needs of others. Give me an awareness that is constantly opening all of my senses to search for the hidden joys, the tiny discoveries of your gift of life. Come unto me now and shepherd me through this day. Amen

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
Henry David Thoreau

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
William Edward Hickson

Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage.
Ezra 7:28

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
Robert Byrne

Carry each other’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2

It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
William James

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

Life is a race. Don’t whimper if the track is rough and the goal is distant. One day you shall reach it.
Life is a voyage. Don’t complain if the storms batter the hull or the winds tatter to shreds the sails. One day you shall come to your haven.
Life is growth. Don’t find fault if the seed lies smothered and submerged in the dark earth before it blooms and blossoms. One day you shall have your harvest.
Life is a pilgrimage. Don’t falter on the road through self-pity because stones cut your feet and leave your blood on the trail. One day you will come to Immanuel’s land.
The God who through the boundless sky guides the flight of the sparrow, who builds the blind bird nest, will see to it that in his good time you shall arrive.
Joseph R. Sizoo

The real art of life consists in finding out what is the question to be solved, and the person who can find out what problem is to be solved is the man who really makes contributions to life.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell

A life without cause is a life without effect.
Barbarella

It is not so much where you live,
As How, and Why, and When you live,
That answers in the affirmative,
Or maybe in the negative,
The question – Are you fit to live?

It is not so much Where you live,
As How you live, and whether good
Flows from you through your neighborhood.

Any Why you live, and whether you Aim high and noblest ends pursue,
And keep Life brimming full and true.

And When you live, and whether Time
Is at its nadir or its prime,
And whether you descend or climb.

It is not so much Where you live,
As whether while you live you live
And to the world your highest give,
And so make answer positive
That you are truly fit to live.
John Oxenham

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
Edmund Burke

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
I Timothy 1:7

Where there is love there is life.
Mohandas K. Gandhi

Lord, give me wisdom when to go and when to stay. Show me your ways and teach me your paths. Give me the faith to take the next step, even when I don’t know what lies ahead. Give me assurance than even if I stumble and fall, you’ll be there to pick me up and put me back on the path. Help me to see that even if I lose, you will never lose me. Amen

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
Plutarch

He who has a why to live, can bear almost any how.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
Author Unknown

Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Micah 7:8

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
W. Clement Stone

An iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind.
Frank Harris

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
Danny Kaye

When I freeze in worry and indecision, fill me with discernment to recognize when to wait and to understand when to move. Fulfill me with the faith that keeps me moving forward. Restore me with signs of hope found in ordinary places. Give me ears to hear and eyes to see. Help me recognize your presence in this nudge to movement. May I see the possibilities in all you have set before me. Amen

You cannot discover the purpose of life by asking someone else – the only way you’ll ever get the right answer is by asking yourself.
Terri Guillemets

Live in the active voice, rather than in the
passive. Think more about what you make
happen than what is happening to you.
Live in the indicative mood, rather than in the
subjunctive. Be concerned with things as
they are, rather than as they might be.
Live in the present tense, facing the duty at
hand without regret for the past or worry
over the future.
Live in the singular number, caring more for
the approval of your own conscience than
for the applause of the crowd.
William De Witt Hyde

Without discipline there’s no life at all.
Katharine Hepburn

Living involves tearing up one rough draft after another.
Author Unknown

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:12-13

Grant me the courage not to give up even though I think it is hopeless.
Chester W. Nimitz

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill

Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: by doing a deed; by experiencing a value; and by suffering.
Victor Frankl

To live remains an art which everyone must learn, and no one can teach.
Havelock Ellis

What we call the secret of happiness, is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.
Leo Buscaglia

The God of all grace . . . will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Norman Macewan

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Pearl S. Buck

Live your life and forget your age.
Norman Vincent Peale

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

God will not let your foot slip – he who
watches over you will not slumber…
The Lord watches over you –
The Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm –
He will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121: 3, 5–8

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Marie Curie

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Mark Twain

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.”
Erma Bombeck

When the rock is hard, we get harder than the rock. When the job is tough, we get tougher than the job.
George Cullum, Sr.

It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. Somerset Maugham

Dear Lord, let me never give up on life. Help me to stand sheltered beneath your banner in the sunshine or storms of my life, assured by Your word that I am never alone. When I sit in contentment, awaken me into action. Whenever You come to me – whatever You ask of me – let me be ready and eager to open the door in welcome. Remind me that there is work for me to do. Surprise me with your dreams for my life. Amen

Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command.”
John 15:13–14

An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
J. C. Penney

One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Benjamin Franklin

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

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

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31

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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