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God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-discipline.

Sometimes it feels that the Lord is right beside us and other times that he is out on foreign business. Pray, hit your knees, believe even when you feel like you are getting nothing out of it. The fruits of faith are far more that what you currently feel.

Lord, strengthen my will to choose the path of humble service that will overcome my own selfishness. Make my stongest desire in life to serve rather than be served.

We want to know what it’s all about,where our life should be going,and what the ending point is. Life is short and it is lived only once. The conflict therein, is to determine what our time will be used for.Use time for good and good things will happen.Use time for bad and good things will

“The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with the Spirit.” The Spirit will guide us to relish what is right, if we make the effort to experience the Spirit. This effort needs

Accept, without complaint, any and every inconvenience experienced today, in gratitude to God for the peace he provides.

Honesty invites honesty. Without fail, you will recognize the honesty and integrity of others as they see it in you. The extent of control you have over this day only goes as far as setting the tone for your behavior toward others and yourself.

As you travel through life,let this be your goal:‘ Keep your eye on the doughnutand not on the hole ‘. – George A. Kmiecik, Aurora High School Graduation Speach, 1976(dad passed away today)

Learn to do good. If I have betrayed someone’s confidence, asking forgiveness is only the beginning. Re-establishing a relationship of mutual trust will require transparency, humble service, and many small acts of kindness on my part. Similarly, it takes time to replace patterns of self-indulgence with habits of compassion and justice