God of Hope

Good intentions are not enough. Being a good person begins with being a wise person. (Antonin Scalia, late US Supreme Court associate justice)

Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. (Proverbs 19:23)

Around many dinner tables this Thanksgiving Day, families will be sharing why they are grateful…

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. (Maya Angelou, late American poet)

We live, in fact, in a world . . . starved for meditation and true friendship. (C. S. Lewis, late British author)

These days, most of us are bound to a calendar, probably an app on our smartphone that keeps us on schedule. But life is more than a row of seven squares…

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. (Og Mandino, 20th-century American author)

When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. (2 Corinthians 1:4)

Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. (Proverbs 19:2)

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. (Cicero, first century BC Roman statesman)

…when you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. (Steve Maraboli, military veteran)