Let me learn—

That the way down is the way up,

That to be low is to be high,

That the broken heart is the healed heart,

That the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,

That the repenting soul is the victorious soul,

That to have nothing is to possess all,

That to bear the cross is to wear the crown,

That to give is to receive,

That the valley is the place of vision.

-Puritan Prayer

人生如書本

我喜讀書，在網上竟讀到下面句子，很有意思 !

人生如書本，愚蠢者把它草草翻過，聰明人將它細細閱讀。因為聰明人知道，他只能讀一次 !

Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild

Mary Kassian's new book, Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild Moody 2010 gives the following main concern of a wise woman.

Kassian says that Scripture offers us many points of comparison when we consider the differences between a wise woman and a wild woman. Kassian focuses on twenty.

o Heart: What Holds First Place in Her Affections
o Counsel: Where She Gets Her Instruction
o Approach: Who Directs Her Love Story
o Attitude: Her Prevailing Disposition
o Habits: Her Priorities and Routines
o Focus: What Commands Her Attention
o Appearance: How She Adorns Herself
o Body language: Her Nonverbal Behavior
o Roles: Her Pattern of Interaction
o Sexual conduct: Her Sexual Behavior
o Boundaries: Her Hedges and Precautions
o Authenticity: Her Public Versus Private Persona
o Neediness: Whom She Depends on to Fulfill Her Longings
o Possessions: How She Handles Her Money and Resources
o Entitlement: Her Insistence on Gratification
o Reliability: Her Faithfulness to Commitments
o Speech: Her Speech Habits
o Influence: Her Impact on Others and Their Impact on Her
o Sustainability: Her Ability to Nurture and Sustain a Relationship
o Teachability: Her Willingness to Be Corrected and Instructed

Found quotes in old files

I discovered some old quotes when trying to add the first quote by Laotze below.It's great to meditate on some related to time dimensions in particular.

天下大事，必做於細
天下難事，必成於易 -老子-

Ability can take you to the top, but
it takes character to keep you there. - Zig Ziglar-

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile. – Unknown-

Work like you don't need the money,
love like you've never been hurt and
dance like no one is watching. - Randall G Leighton-

Be who you are and
say what you feel because
those who mind don't matter and
those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss-

Live with no excuses and
love with no regrets – Montel-

“You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future”

“Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely”- Kay Lyons-

“Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.”

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”- Henry Van Dyke -

“Time is the cruelest teacher; first she gives the test, then teaches the lesson.

Brokenness by Bonnie Jensen & Oswald Chambers

Yet through the cracks

Our spirit blooms…stronger, more determined, and with a deeper appreciation of the light that constantly draws us upward. -Bonnie Jensen

It takes a heart

Broken by conviction of sin,
Baptized by the Holy Spirit, and
Crushed into submission to God’s purpose

to make a person’s life A holy example of God’s message. - Oswald Chambers-

How Does God Love You?

I've found Dayspring author Roy Lessin's devotional pieces very helpful! From web quotes as follow one of the pieces by the senior writer Bonnie Jensen when she made use of 18 adjectives to describe God's unfathomable love

Child of God, how does He love you?
Let me count some of the ways:

He loves you—
With an everlasting love;
With a perfect love;
With a pure love;
With a sacrificial love;
With an unfailing love;
With a steadfast love;
With a patient love;
With a kind love;
With a forgiving love;
With an accepting love;
With an all-embracing love;
With an enduring love;
With a truthful love;
With a holy love;
With a gracious love;
With a love that reaches to the heights;
With a love that goes to the depths;
With a love that calls you, woos you, draws you, keeps you, and holds you close to His heart.

I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea, as it is grasped by all God's people, of the breadth and length, the height and depth— yes, to attain to a knowledge of the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, so that you may be made complete in accordance with God's own standard of completeness. Ephesians 3:17-19 WEY

The memory of the righteous

Our MEMORIES are Strong...
Our THANKFULLNESS is Deep...
Our BLESSINGS are Many

The memory of the righteous will be a blessing. Proverbs 10:7 NIV

Assurance in Jesus

May Jesus assure you that as you follow Him

you will never meet a fear He cannot conquer,
you will never face an enemy He cannot defeat,
you will never enter a battle He cannot win,
you will never have a need He cannot meet,
you will never face a temptation He cannot overcome,
you will never have a burden He cannot lift,
you will never face a problem He cannot solve,
you will never have a bondage He cannot break,
you will never have a moment when He does not care,
you will never have a time when He is not there.

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]. Philippians 4:13 AMP - Roy Lessin -

Three quotes today

Saturday for me is vacation readings if no special meetings and ministry. I read a few books and websites and got the following three meaningful quotations :

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. - Helen Keller-

信仰是用來分享分擔，而不是高談論辯。有時以為在言說上佔了上鋒，其實是失去了見證與生命的感召力。 -李錦洪-

If you want to go quickly, go alone;
If you want to go far, go together. – African Proverb -

From Orchid come's these meditations

Cecilia sent colleagues the Orchid Powerpoint pics and I gathered the pics sayings as follows:

Don't ever take away someone’s hope, it may be all they have to hold on to.
Don’t make decisions when you are angry.
Take care of your physical body.
Don’t pay for a job until it is finished.

Be careful of those who have nothing to lose.
Learn to say “no”, but do so with kindness and caring.
Don’t expect life to be fair.
Don’t be worried about losing a battle, if this helps you win the war.

Don’t put things off. Do what is needed to be done in the moment.
Don’t be afraid of saying, “I don’t know” or “I am sorry”.
Contemplate the dawn hours at least once a year.
Look into the eyes of people.

Loneliness is a state of mind. You don’t need other people to love yourself.
There is nothing good or bad in life, it is all about choices…So choose wisely
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated..
Live in the moment. Don’t rush ahead… There is much to taste of life in the “now”.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.You’ve come to this life to learn all about who you are. So enjoy the experience.
Always tell the truth.
Don’t believe all that you hear and don’t say all that you think.
Much of your growth as a person will come through hardships and challenges. Embrace those and know you will be better, stronger and wiser because of them.

Learn to listen, it is an art.
Life is all about energy. Try to feel it around you, through you and in you. Distinguish the positive from the negative.
Enjoy the beauty of this Earth all around you.

Choose your partner well, for there is derived a lot of happiness.
Don’t get out of control at any time, breathe deeply.
There are no coincidences and no accidents in life. Everything big and small is for a reason. Pay careful attention.
Meditate at least thirty minutes a day.

Enjoy times of rest.
Nurture and maintain your friendships
Live more in your heart and less in your head.
You have a right to be happy!

Get rid of hatred and bitterness, they do you more harm.
There are those things in life that can never be recaptured: the spoken word, time passed and opportunities.
Do one thing at a time and do it well.
There are two dominant energies in life, love and fear. Love overcomes all. Stay out of fear. There is nothing to fear, it only brings chaos.

Love your body. It knows what you think. From your emotions spring health or illness. Send yourself positive thoughts all the time..
Be thoughtful and careful what comes out of your mouth since with those words you create your reality.
One day you will look back over all that you did in this life and you will die with laughter…

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH LIGHT EVERYDAY!

From The National Day of Prayer to our own prayers

National Day of Prayer for USA - Thursday, May 6 -

No ocean can hold it back.
No river can overtake it.
No whirlwind can go faster.
No army can defeat it.
No law can stop it.
No distance can slow it.
No disease can cripple it.

No force on earth is more powerful or effective than the power of prayer.– Linn Carlson, DaySpring writer

It's great for this writer to see the power of Prayer. I pray that in our own day of prayer,daily prayer can witness such feelings of urgency to our Lord God upon the throne in heaven