God of Hope

Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James 1:4)

The American mantra seems to be “I did it my way.” It might be good to ask if “my way” is always the best way.

A friend is always loyal… There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 17:17; 18:24)

Nothing is worth more than this day. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6)

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. -T. S. Eliot

You cannot save people, you can only love them. -Anais Nin

I am an instrument strung but preferring to play itself because it thinks it knows the tune better than the Musician. -C. S. Lewis

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. -George Washington

Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures. -Vincent Van Gogh

What we do when defeat stares us in the face is the real touchstone of character. -Orison Swett Marden

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. (Romans 3:23)