Different Drummer

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.  Let him keep step to music which he hears, however measured or far away.

~Henry David Thoreau~

Thy Burden

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.

~Psalms 55:22~

You Are Mine

I will come to you in the silence,

I will lift you from all your fear.

You will hear my voice,

I claim you as my choice,

Be still and know I am here.

I am hope for all who are hopeless,

I am eyes for all who long to see.

In the shadows of the night,

I will be your light,

Come and rest in me.

Do not be afraid, I am with you.

I have called you each by name.

Come and follow me,

I will bring you home;

I love you and you are Mine.

~”You Are Mine”  by David Haas~

God Is Awake

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones;  and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.  God is awake.

~Victor Hugo~

Today Is A New Day

Today is a new day.  You will get out of it just what you put into it….If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you.  And supposing you have tried and failed again and again, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down.

~Mary Pickford~

 

 

Death

Nature herself gives us courage…Death is not to be feared.  It is a friend.  No man dies before his hour.  The time you leave behind was no more yours than that which was before your birth and concerneth you no more.  Make room for others as others have done for you.  Like a well-fed guest, depart to rest… The profit of life consists not in the space, but in the use.  Some man hath lived long that has had a short life…

Depart then without fear out of this world even as you came into it.  The same way you came from death to life, return from life to death.  Yield your torch to others as in a race.  Your death is but a piece of the world’s order, but a parcel of the world’s life.

~Michel de Montaigne~

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

~Matthew 5:3~

The Load

It isn’t the load that weighs us down, it’s the way we carry it.

~Unknown~

An Infinite God

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children.  He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

~A.W. Tozer~

Diamonds

Your diamonds are not in far, distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you will dig for them.

~Russell H. Conwell~