Sabbath Keeping

"God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry...?" 

~ Jonah 4:9 ~

"Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast or murder a friend." ~ Akhenaton ~ 

"Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason."

~ William R. Alger ~

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present." ~ Barbara De Angelis ~
"Consider how much more you often suffer, from your anger and grief, than from those very things from which you are angered and grieved." 
~ Marcus Antonius ~

"Anger makes dull men witty. 

But it keeps them poor."

~ Francis Bacon ~

"Anyone can become angry--that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way--that is not easy." ~ Aristotle ~

"Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade." 

~ Sir James M. Barrie ~

"A soft answer turns away wraith but grievous words stir up anger." 
~ Proverbs 15:1 ~
"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will every regret."  ~ Ambrose Bierce ~

"Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance."

~ H. G. Bohn ~

"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger." ~ Buddha ~

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes." 

~ Cato ~

"Anger dwells only in the bosoms of fools." ~ Albert Einstein ~
"When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred."  ~ Thomas Jefferson ~

"Whatever is begun in anger, 

ends in shame." 

~ Benjamin Franklin ~

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger." ~ Epictetus ~
"People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining." 
~ Steven Hawking ~

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." 

~ Thomas Paine ~

"There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively." 
~ Wayne Dyer ~

"Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. 

You see, one can only be angry with those he respects." 

~ Richard M. Nixon ~

"He who angers you, conquers you." ~ Elizabeth Kenny ~

"Know this, my beloved brothers: 

let every person be quick to hear, 

slow to speak, 

slow to anger, 

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God."

~ James 1:19-20 ~

If you'd like a name added to the prayer list, please let me know. Names will be kept for one week, then we begin anew. Around the world, people are praying.

Prayer Keeping ~ Maxine ~ Stephanie and family ~ Dustin and April ~ Quesenberry family ~ Daniel and his girls ~ Jane and Lance ~ Timi and family ~ Kurt ~ Jessica ~ Jeremy ~ Alex and Joshua ~ Sandra ~ revival ~ persecuted Christians ~