Daily Devotional and Daily Quotes

[ndavis021410]

"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on."
- Carl

I thought this one sweet today....

[cjspas]

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Helen Keller

[ndavis021410]

cjspas said:

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Helen Keller

....I LOVE this one....

[ndavis021410]

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.
Thomas Huxley

[oceancat46]

Whatever people do, whether they remain in the world as artisans, merchants, or officers of the government, let them put their whole heart into the task; let them be diligent and energetic. And if, like the lotus flower, which grows out of muddy water but remains untouched by the mud, they engage in life without cherishing envy or hatred; if they live in the world not a life of self but a life of truth, then surely joy, peace, and bliss will dwell in their minds.

- Buddhacarita

[cjspas]

Digging Helen Keller quotes this week:

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

[DG]

Psalm 139
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"

12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be

[suzy]

The only thing you should do behind someone's back is pat it....

My daughter's 2nd grade teacher

[ndavis021410]

Beautiful scripture for the day My DG....

[ycrney]

"He who angers you, controls you." anonymous

I thought this was an appropriate quote seeing that today is 9/11 and it brings up so many emotions including the anger.

[DG]

2 Cor 5
1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, 3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

[suzy]

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together

Vista M Kelly

[DG]

Psalms 46
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
Selah

[ndavis021410]

There go the people.
I must follow them for I am their leader.
Alexandre Ledru-Rollin

[beachgirl]

'I lift my eyes up to the hills-
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
the Maker of Heaven and Earth'

He will not let your foot slip-
he who watches over you will not slumber
Indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep
Psalm 121: 1-2

[cjspas]

If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth.

Mitsugi Saotome

I like this one for remembering that the people who challenge us are our greatest teachers.

[ndavis021410]

Nice one my CJ...

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra

[ndavis021410]

Inspiration and genius--one and the same.
Victor Hugo

[Ayesa86]

"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."--Oscar Wilde. (Yes, I'm in a rut)

[cjspas]

I love this little story called "cherokee wisdom." I don't know whether it is really a cherokee story as it was forwarded to me via an email but I love the sentiment regardless.


One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."