A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln
A TEXT
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose – Romans 8:28
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Almighty God, renew us day by day by thy Holy Spirit, in whom you have sealed us for your own: Let all bitterness be put away from us, all anger and evil-speaking and malice; may we be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as you, our Father, has forgiven us for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen
O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named: Grant that, according to the riches of your glory, we may be strengthened with power through your Spirit in our inner being; that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith; that we, being rooted and grounded in your love, may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is its length and breadth and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Amen