"God Bless us, everyone!" illustration by Howard Pyle, Click pic for source.
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. -Charles Dickens
Temper (from the Webster’s 1828 dictionary): “calmness of mind.”
In honor of Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, and because it’s a good thing to do, let’s pray for some of that….
LET'S PRAY! click pic for source
The “Calmness of Mind” prayer:
Dear Father, thank you for loving me, even when my mind is NOT a bit calm. Here’s a list of the things I am worried about (Take your time. List them all. God already knows it, but it helps to say it to Him.)
I know you are perfectly capable of handling all these things, so I leave them in Your hands, and by your grace, I flat-out refuse to worry about them.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Corrie Ten Boom said, “worry is carrying a bucket of feathers like its a load of lead.” or something like that, and she said, “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”**
Calm and worry don’t go together. Just sayin’
Speaking of calm, do you know the One who calmed the sea during a storm? He’d love for you to know Him so He can calm your storms, too. His name is Jesus. Click the pic below for a quick introduction:
See bottom of post for image source***
** Ten Boom quote from: Good Reads
***Jesus calms the storm from: http://files.children-safe-site.webnode.com/system_preview_detail_200000728-4a8254b7d1/.341-342%20Jesus%20In%20Nazareth%20,%20Jesus%20Calms%20The%20Storm.jpg
