God of Hope

For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. (Proverbs 15:15)

The real problem of thinking [is] thinking you know everything. (James Emery White, pastor and teacher)

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. (William Lyon Phelps, late American author and critic)

You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you. (Job 22:28)

From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance. (Psalm 50:2)

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. (Nelson Mandela, late president of South Africa)

Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important. (Charles E. Hummel, former college president)

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven… Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11)

Outer order contributes to inner calm. (Gretchen Rubin, American writer and speaker)

My children listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment, for I am giving you good guidance. (Proverbs 4:1-2)

Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. (Genesis 1:14)

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)