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PRAYERS CAN'T BE ANSWERED UNLESS THEY ARE PRAYED
Life
without purpose
is barren indeed
There
can't be a harvest
unless you plant seed,
There
can't be attainment
unless there's a goal,
And
we humans are but a robot
unless there's a soul ..
If
we send no ships out,
no ships will come in,
Unless
we believe in the creator,
there is no creation within…
67.
KEEP GOING
There's
no skill in easy sailing
When
skies are clear and blue.
There's
no joy in merely doing
Things
that anyone can do.
But
there is great satisfaction,
That
is mighty sweet to take
When
you reach a destination
That
you said you couldn't make.
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68. FOR COURAGE
When tensions build up at school and
pressures at home begin to mount and life becomes almost too much to bear,
I sometimes get scared, Lord. I get the urge to run away and hide like the
young man in the garden who fled when the police came to arrest You. How
is it that You stood Your ground and did not back off from Your teaching?
A little while before, You sweated blood but you found strength to yield
to God's will and draw power from it. The next time I waver or grow faint
hearted help me to stand firm. And having found the source of strength to
reach out to others who may be just as scared as I.
69. BE WITH US
Keep us, 0 Lord, from pettiness. Let
us be thoughtful in word and deed. Help us to put away pretense, and face
each other in deep trust without fear or self-pity. Help us to guard
against faultfinding, and be quick to discover the best in each other and
in every situation. Guard us from ill temper and hasty judgment; encourage
us to take time for all things, to grow calm, serene and gentle. Help us
to be generous with kind words and compliments. Teach us never to ignore,
never to hurt, and never to take each other for granted. Engrave charity
and compassion on our hearts. Please, pray for us.
70. LOOK BEYOND
God, help us to look beyond the bread
we eat to the source of all goodness, your loving kindness. As you feed us
so generously, may we give graciously to others of our time, talent and
earthly goods. We pray this with hearts hungry for your heavenly food.
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