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Category Archives: Timeless Wisdom
The Trinity in Me
We humans need brain, heart and lungs for physical life. Likewise, we need Father, Son and Spirit for spiritual life. Father – the head, the wisdom Son – the heart, the love Spirit – the breath, the power God in … Continue reading
Submit to the Lord
Submit. It’s hard to do. But if we know the Lord (Monday’s post) listen to the Lord (Tuesday) inquire of the Lord (Wednesday) trust in the Lord (Thursday) submission to the Lord comes naturally “My dear almighty Lord, My Conqueror … Continue reading
Posted in Timeless Wisdom
Tagged inquire, Isaac Watts, Join All the Glorious Names, know, listen, submit, trust
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Light the Way
Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. “It is true the head needs illumination, but even more the feet need direction, else head and feet may both fall into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Psalm 119:105, Timeless Wisdom
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Queen Elizabeth’s Work (and Ours)
It occurs to me that the quotation I planned for today applies to Queen Elizabeth: “Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work, and defend thee. Surely God’s goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.” Joachim Neander, 1680 Trans. … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Winkworth, Joachim Neander, Praise to the Lord the Almighty, Queen Elizabeth
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Our Heavenly Father Knows Best
This prayer to our heavenly Father, attributed to Fulbert of Chartres (970-1028), is as appropriate today as it was when it was written a thousand years ago: “How brief is our span of life compared with the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Fulbert of Chartres, prayer, Timeless Wisdom
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Bless Your Soul
“Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to Him in a deliberate act of worship . . . it has … Continue reading
Thought-Provoking Prayer
“It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us.” Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Prayer connects us to the mind of Christ. 1 … Continue reading
Posted in other, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged 1 Corinthians 2:15-16, Oswald Chambers, prayer, the mind of Christ
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Thoughtless Prayer
“You must pray with all your might. That does not mean saying your prayers, or sitting gazing about in church or chapel with eyes wide open while someone else says them for you.” William Booth (1829-1912) Mindless words aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged mindless prayer, prayer, William Booth
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