Sabbath Keeping

~ the road ahead ~

"When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

he forgetteth not the cry of the humble."    

~ Psalms 9:12 ~

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being.

Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?

Think first about the foundations of humility. 

The higher your structure is to be,

the deeper must be its foundation." 

~ Saint Augustine ~

"If I have seen further than others; it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

~ Isaac Newton ~

"A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility." ~  D. L. Moody ~ 

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task;

but my chief duty is to accomplish small tasks

as if they were great and noble." 

~ Helen Keller ~

"The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God." ~ Francois Fenelon ~

"True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less  noise it makes."

~ Edward Frederick Halifax ~ 

"Be not proud of race, face, place, or grace."

~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon ~

"The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."

~ Thomas More ~

"If I cannot in honest happiness take the second place (or the twentieth); if I cannot take the first without making a fuss about my unworthiness, then I know nothing of Calvary love."

~ Amy Carmichael ~"Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank -- a big test." ~ Mary Slessor ~

"How do we know if we have a servant’s heart?

By how we act when we are treated like one!"

~ Unknown ~

"Just because God is working through us does not mean that we are right with God." ~ Unknown ~

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself

but thinking of yourself less."

~ C.S. Lewis ~ 

"Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved,

but the one whom the Lord commends."

~ 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 ~

If you'd like your name added to the prayer list, please let me know.

Prayer Keeping ~ Karena ~ Roland ~ Debbie ~ Beckwith family ~ Lea and family ~ Kary ~ Mildred ~ John ~ Noelle ~ Geoffrey ~ Terry ~ Angela, Penny and family ~ Daniel ~ Morgan ~ Meredith ~ Susan ~ Stephanie ~ Winnie ~ Wanda ~ Steve ~ Leslie ~ William and Catherine ~ Becky ~ Rick ~ Misha ~ J ~ Linda and Skip ~ Ryan ~ Roy ~ Tonya ~ me ~