Spirit-Lifting Thoughts For Every Day of the Year
APRIL 16 — Always Recognize and Value Your Uniqueness
Today’s passage:
“Let me be a little kinder,
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those around me,
Let me praise a little more.”
—Edgar A. Guest
Today’s prayer:
“Help me build self-esteem in others, Lord, rather than be one who dismantles dreams.”
APRIL 15 — Jack and Jill Knew What It Was Like
Today’s passage:
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.”
(Psalms 121:1)
Today’s prayer:
“Lord, thank You for those magic moments when
You have lifted my spirits to the mountaintops.”
APRIL 14 — It’s All About Forgetting Yourself
Today’s passage:
“A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you . . .”
(John 13:34)
Today’s prayer:
“Help me, Father, to see the other person’s point of view.”
APRIL 13 — Put Jesus At The Front And Everything Else Will Fall Into Place
Today’s passage:
“. . . God shall supply all your need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:19)
Today’s prayer:
“Take my anxious thoughts, Lord, and let me concentrate on the tasks at hand.”
APRIL 12 — Both Trees and People Need Pruning From Time to Time
Today’s passage:
“Every branch in me that beareth not
fruit He taketh away; and every branch
that beareth fruit, He purgeth it,
that it may bring forth more fruit.”
(John 15:2)
Today’s prayer:
“Help me see my shortcomings, Lord, and help me change.”
APRIL 11 — There Is Beauty All Around Us—If We But Look
Today’s passage:
To see life’s beauty
is not a duty,
But rather a choice
in which to rejoice.
Today’s prayer:
“Open my eyes to the beauty all around me, Lord.”
APRIL 10 — Christ’s Purpose Was Fulfilled This Day
Today’s passage:
Easter Sunday 1977
Christ the Lord is risen today,
Alleluia!
Today’s prayer:
“Thank you, God, for Calvary.”
APRIL 9 — Rising Up On Eagle’s Wings
Today’s passage:
Hide me, O my Saviour hide,
Till the storm of life is past,
Safe into the haven glide,
O receive my soul at last.
—Charles Wesley, from Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Today’s prayer:
“Thank you, Lord , for Your protecting power.”
APRIL 8 — Three Years of Preaching Changed The World Forever
Today’s passage:
GOOD FRIDAY
When Good Friday’s upon us
And all seems gone,
When Easter’s a dream,
And we can’t go on,
When the sky is the grayest
And snow fills each slope,
When all life betrayest,
There still is hope.
Today’s prayer:
“Father, help us remember in days of sorrow
that Good Friday was not the end of the story.”
APRIL 7 — Not Everything Is Instant — Some Things Are Worth the Wait
Today’s passage:
“Though the mills of God grind slowly,
yet they grind exceedingly small.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Today’s prayer:
“Father, never let me grow content with less than my best.”
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