I have a friend that sends things like this to me. He is truly dedicated to brightening someone day and lifting their spirits by sending things their way. So I thought I'd share some with you
by HELEN STEINER RICE
GOD'S LOVE IS LIKE AN ISLAND
IN LIFE'S OCEAN VAST AND WIDE-
A PEACEFUL, QUIET SHELTER
FROM THE RESTLESS, RISING TIDE...
GOD'S LOVE IS LIKE AN ANCHOR
WHEN THE ANGRY BILLOWS ROLL-
A MOORING IN THE STORMS OF LIFE,
A STRONGHOLD FOR THE SOUL...
GOD'S LOVE IS LIKE A FORTRESS
AND WE SEEK PROTECTION THERE
WHEN THE WAVES OF TRIBULATION
SEEM TO DROWN US IN DESPAIR...
GOD'S LOVE IS LIKE A HARBOR
WHERE OUR SOULS CAN FIND SWEET REST
FROM THE STRUGGLE AND THE TENSION
OF LIFE'S FAST AND FUTILE QUEST...
GOD'S LOVE IS LIKE A BEACON
BURNING BRIGHT WITH FAITH AND PRAYER
AND THROUGH THE CHANGING SCENES OF
LIFE WE CAN FIND A HAVEN THERE!
PSALMS
THE LORD LOVES JUSTICE,
AND HE WILL NOT ABANDON HIS GODLY ONES.
THEY WILL BE KEPT SAFE FOREVER,
BUT THE DESCENDANTS OF WICKED PEOPLE
WILL BE CUT OFF.
PSALM 37:28
GOD'S WORD
SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL
FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE;
AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD FOREVER.
PSALM 23:6
NKJV
POUR OUT YOUR UNFAILING LOVE ON
THOSE WHO KNOW YOU! NEVER STOP
GIVING YOUR SALVATION TO THOSE
WHO LONG TO DO YOUR WILL.
PSALM 36:10
TLB
ALL THE PATHS OF THE LORD ARE
STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS,
FOR THOSE WHO KEEP HIS COVENANT
AND HIS DECREES.
PSALM 25:10
NRSV
SEARCH FOR THE LORD AND FOR HIS STRENGTH,
AND KEEP ON SEARCHING.
PSALM 105:4
NLT
NOW I KNOW THAT THE LORD
SAVES HIS ANOINTED;
HE WILL ANSWER HIM FROM
HIS HOLY HEAVEN,
WITH THE SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
SOME BOAST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES;
BUT WE WILL BOAST IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, OUR GOD.
PSALM 20:6-7
NAS
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION;
WHOM SHALL I FEAR?
THE LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY LIFE;
OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?
PSALM 27:1
NKJV
O LORD, DON'T STAY AWAY. O GOD MY STRENGTH,
HURRY TO MY AID. RESCUE ME FROM DEATH;
SPARE MY PRECIOUS LIFE FROM ALL THESE EVIL MEN.
PSALM 22:19-20
TLB
SUMMON YOUR MIGHT, O GOD;
SHOW YOUR STRENGTH, O GOD, AS
YOU HAVE DONE FOR US BEFORE.
PSALM 68:28
NRSV
THE LORD LOVES RIGHTEOUSNESS
AND JUSTICE; THE EARTH IS FULL
OF HIS UNFAILING LOVE.
PSALM 33:5
NIV
WHEN WE FACE INJUSTICE, WE CAN ALWAYS
CELEBRATE GOD'S GENTLE AND UNFAILING
LOVE FOR US. TODAY, LET HIM RESCUE YOU
FROM AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION.
YOU CAN BUILD A THRONE
WITH BAYONETS, BUT YOU
CAN'T SIT ON IT FOR LONG.
SO ARE THE WAYS OF EVERYONE
WHO GAINS BY VIOLENCE; IT TAKES
AWAY THE LIFE OF ITS POSSESSORS.
PROVERBS 1:19
NASB
IF WE IGNORE DIVINE DIRECTIVES,
WE CANNOT ENJOY GOD'S BLESSINGS.
-DAVID JEREMIAH-
BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO
WALKS NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE
UNGODLY, NOR STANDS IN THE PATH
OF SINNERS, NOR SITS IN THE SEAT OF
THE SCORNFUL; BUT HIS DELIGHT IS
IN THE LAW OF THE LORD, AND IN HIS
LAW HE MEDITATES DAY AND NIGHT.
PSALM 1:1-2
I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD, I WILL JOY
IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION.
HABAKKUK 3:18
"THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE
THEE FROM ALL EVIL: HE SHALL
PRESERVE THY SOUL."
PSALM 121:7
