When I was in high school I wanted to be like Tom Seaver. He was breaking records for the Mets. He was married to a beautiful blond. He was “Tom Terrific.” Last night I watched a documentary about him. He’s only six years older than me and has been diagnosed with dementia. I still think …
“The whole country wants civility. Why don’t we have it? It doesn’t cost anything. No federal funding, no legislation is involved. One answer is the unwillingness to restrain oneself. Everybody wants other people to be polite to them, but they want the freedom of not having to be polite to others.” (Judith Martin) “If it …
“Our sins are nothing but a grain of sand along the great mountain of the mercy of God.” (John Vianney) King David knew politics. He knew strategies of war and the human condition. But more importantly, he knew God. David, who was being faced with famine, a plaque and a great multitude of enemy soldiers …
Jesus is with us during the storms of life. We may feel alone, or even abandoned, in our struggles. But, we are not alone. “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing? And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was …
A short prayer for each of us this morning… “Father, help us to honor you in all that we do today, from the brief encounters with people at work or in the market place, or even with phone conversations, text messages and emails. Help us to remember everything we do and everyone we come in …
“Relationships don’t thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful.” (Max Lucado) “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 Keith Madison SCORE International
Growing closer to God is not the result of trying harder but of surrendering more. “Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can.” – Dwight L. Moody Jesus said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 …
“What counts is knowing who you want to be and asking for it.” Bruce Wilkinson “…You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives…” James 4:2b-3a Keith Madison SCORE International
There will be enough bad news today to keep us engulfed in a bad mood for all of our waking hours. But today for the sake of those we love, and especially for our witness for Christ, let’s choose beauty instead of bitterness, encouragement instead of discouragement, a smile instead of a grimace. Those in …
When I am thankful, it takes my eyes off of my problems and the chaos in the world and helps me to look toward God who calms the storm and can give peace during the chaos. “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to …