Words to Live By
Timeless Truth
I will make you a blessing to others. Genesis 12:2 NLT
Thoughtful Wisdom
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
They might not need me; but they might.
I’ll let my head be just in sight;
A smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.”
– Emily Dickinson
“I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight
That to somebody’s need made me blind;
But I never have yet felt a tinge of regret
For being a little too kind.”
– Anonymous
“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– Socrates
“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple,
But God declared: ‘Go down again–I dwell among the people.'”
– John Henry Newman
Treasured Gifts
Thank God for the loving example of Christ who “went around doing good” (Acts 10:38) and for His forgiveness when you are content merely going around.
Today’s Affirmation
I will endeavor to have the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5), not trying to make something of myself, but committing myself to tasks and interests outside myself.
Pastor (retired) Johnny R. Almond
