1 Samuel 1:26-28 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/12/2017)...

"What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin."

Henry Ward Beecher

1 Samuel 1:26-28 (NLT) "Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.”

(Hannah, mother of Samuel)

 

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Proverbs 6:20-23 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/10/2017)...

"She [my mother] was the force around which our world turned. My mother was propelled through the universe by the brute force of reason.  

She was the judge in all our arguments. One disapproving word from her was enough to send us off to hide in a corner, where we would cry and fantasize our own martyrdom. And yet, one kiss could restore us to princedom. Without her, our lives would dissolve into chaos."

Nicole Krauss (The History of Love)

Proverbs 6:20-23 (NLT) My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck. When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you. For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.

 

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Proverbs 1:8-9 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/9/2017)...

"There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one."

Jill Churchill

Proverbs 1:8-9 (NLT) My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.

 

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Psalm 31:24 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/8/2017)...

"It takes courage not to get discouraged."

Ben Ferencz (US chief prosecutor during the Nuremberg Trials)

Psalms 31:24 (NLT) So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!

Joshua 1:9 (NLT) This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

 

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Psalm 71:17-18 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/4/2017)...

"But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older"

George Clooney

"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many."

Unknown

Psalms 71:17-18 (NLT) O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NLT) That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

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1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/2/2017)...

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."

Alphonse Karr

1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 (NLT) See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

 

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James 1:2-4 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (5/1/2017)...

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."

John Wooden

James 1:2-4 (NLT) Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

 

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