ScrapSayings, Religious

  • The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice answer set to a question.

  • Act as if ye have faith and faith shall be given to you. Or fake it til you make it.

  • Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Zechariah 7:9

  • All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • All things together for good to then that love God. - Romans 8:28

  • ASAP

    There's work to do, deadlines to meet;
    You've got no time to spare,
    But as you hurry and scurry
    ASAP - Always Say A Prayer

    In the midst of family chaos,
    Quality time is rare.
    Do your best; let God do the rest
    ASAP - Always Say A Prayer

    It may seem like your worries
    Are more than you can bear.
    Slow down and take a breather
    ASAP - Always Say A Prayer

    God knows how stressful life is;
    He wants to ease our cares
    And He'll respond to all your needs
    ASAP - Always Say A Prayer

  • Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door shall be opened. - Matthew 7:7

  • At this time of year angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses regular people.

  • Attitude of gratitude

  • Be a victor not a victim. Be blessed not stressed. - Joel Osteen

  • Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. - Helen Keller

  • Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain. - Helen Keller

  • The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller

  • The best mathematical equation I have ever seen:
      1 cross
    + 3 nails
      -------
      4 given

  • The Bible gives us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. One list of human stories is used as examples -- do what these people did. Another list of human stories is used as warnings -- don't do what these people did. So if your story ever gets in one of these books, make sure they use it as an example, not a warning.
    -- Jim Rohn (American businessman, author, speaker, philosopher)

  • The Blessings of life are upon you … Bow your head and give thanks.

  • Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
    Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
    Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
    Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
    Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.
    Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
    Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    - Matthew 5:5-12

  • By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. - John 13:35

  • Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness. - Faith Baldwin

  • Charity is the spice of riches. - Jewish Proverb

  • Continue to love each other with true brotherly love. Don't forget to be kind to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! - Hebrews 13:1

  • Count each day as a blessing.

  • Count your Blessings instead of sheep

  • Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King

  • Dear Lord, so far I am doing all right.  Today, I have NOT gossiped, yelled, been greedy, selfish, or self indulgent.  I have NOT whined, complained, moaned, or binged on chocolate or junk food.  I have charged nothing on my credit cards.  I am going to get out of bed now Lord, and I will need your help to get through the rest of the day!

  • Dream a Miracle
    Be a Miracle
    Do a Miracle
    Get a Miracle

  • Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. - James 1:17

  • Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.
    You don't have to have a college degree to serve.
    You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.
    You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.
    - Martin Luther King

  • Faith is not believing that GOD can … it's knowing that HE will.

  • Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see. - William Newton Clark

  • Faith is the function of the heart. - Mahatma Gandhi

  • Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. - Saint Augustine

  • Faith makes a Christian, Life proves a Christian, Trial confirms a Christian, Death crowns a Christian.

  • Faith makes things possible, not always easy.

  • Father, God, bless all my friends in whatever it is that you know they may need this day! And may their lives be full of your peace, prosperity and power as they seek to have a closer relationship with you. Amen.

  • Footsteps In The Sand
    One night a man had a dream.  He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.  Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.  For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.  When the last scene of his life flashed before him he looked back, at the footprints in the sand.  He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.  He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.  This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it: "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times in my life there is only one set of footprints.  I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."  The LORD replied: "My son, My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you, During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
    - Author unknown

  • For HE is always there behind you, beside you and before you.

  • For we walk by faith, not by sight. - 2 Corinthians 5:7

  • For whatever reason, God has blessed me with this ability and put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds.  I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.  That's all you can do; take what you've been given and spread it around. - Denzel Washington

  • Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. - Paul Boese

  • Gather, Unite, Pray, Come Together (The battle cry for prayer in school program)

  • God's Q&A
    You say: "It's impossible" God says: "All things are possible" Luke 18:27
    You say: "I'm too tired" God says: "I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28-30
    You say: "Nobody really loves me" God says: "I love you" John 3:16 & John 3:34
    You say: "I can't go on" God says: "My grace is sufficient" 2 Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15
    You say: "I can't figure things out" God says: "I will direct your steps" Proverbs 3:5- 6
    You say: "I can't do it" God says: "You can do all things" Philippians 4:13
    You say: "I'm not able" God says: "I am able" 2 Corinthians 9:8
    You say: "It's not worth it" God says: "It will be worth it" Romans 8:28
    You say: "I can't forgive myself" God says: "I Forgive you" 1 John 1:9 & Romans 8:1
    You say: "I can't manage" God says: "I will supply all your needs" Philippians 4:19
    You say: "I'm afraid" God says: "I have not given you a spirit of fear" 2 Timothy 1:7
    You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated" God says: "Cast all your cares on ME" 1 Peter 5:7
    You say: "I'm not smart enough" God says: "I give you wisdom" 1 Corinthians 1:30
    You say: "I feel all alone" God says: "I will never leave you nor forsake you" Hebrews 13:5

  • God determines who walks into your life…it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.

  • God didn't call them the 10 suggestions!!

  • God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5 NIV

  • God hears our prayers and answers our needs.

  • God holds your heart in the palm of his hand ! (hand outline or diecut or wire outline with a heart in the palm)

  • God is the friend of silence. Trees, flowers, grass grow in silence. See the stars, moon, and sun how they move in silence. - Mother Teresa

  • God sends his love … on angels wings.

  • God spreads his love one hug at a time.

  • God, walking beside me to help and to guide me.

  • God's door is always open.

  • God's smallest wonders often bring the greatest joys!

  • Great strength comes from faith in God . - Zechariah 12:5

  • A Harvest of Memories, A Day of Thanks

  • He's got the whole world in His hands. (globe with many colors of hands holding it - also seen with yellow or gold cross in background w/o sun bursts coming off the cross)

  • His word is true, His promise kept, and His love is unending.

  • A home has love when God's there.

  • Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Roman 5:5 NIV

  • Hope and prayer are powerful. I am the Light of the world, he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. - John 8:12

  • I am the resurrection, the Way, the Truth, the Life. My words will never pass away, and love will never die. - Ian White, Sometimes lyrics

  • I believe in the Sun even when it's not shining.
    I believe in Love even when I don't feel it.
    I believe in God even when he is silent.

  • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. - Philippians 4:13

  • I know God won't give me anything I can't handle… I just wish he didn't trust me so much.

  • I practice random acts of kindness every chance I get.

  • I thank my God every day. I remember you in all my prayers; for you I always pray for joy. - Philippians 1:3

  • If you planted hope today in any hopeless heart,
    If someone's burden was lighter because you did your part,
    If you caused a laugh that chased a tear away,
    If tonight your name is mentioned when someone kneels to pray,
    Then your day was well spent.

  • If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who won't survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people around the world. If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the world. If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still married and alive, you are very rare, especially in the United States. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all. You are so blessed in ways you may never even know.

  • Imagine - Ask - Believe - Receive

  • In Faith - All things are possible if you believe.

  • In God's eyes, how much you make, how much you have, and how much you do is irrelevant. In God's eyes, who you are and what you are worth begins and ends with your intentions, your pure thoughts, your acts of kindness, and your love for all. In God's eyes, what you do for yourself pales in comparison to what you do for others. In God's eyes, your entire being consists of your heart, your head, your hands, and how you use each to show love for others. So, the question of the morning: Are you living your life in God's eyes?

  • In my Father's House are many rooms… I am going there to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me. - John 14:2-3 NIV

  • The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter. - Norman Cousins

  • It doesn't matter where you are going in life -- It's who is beside you along the way that makes your life work.

  • It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. - Helen Keller

  • It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui. - Helen Keller

  • Just as a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean; we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love one indivisible divine mind. - Marianne Williamson

  • Justice is when we get what we deserve.
    Mercy is when we don't get what we deserve.
    But grace is when we get what we don't deserve.

  • Laughter is God's sunshine. Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul.

  • Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. - Soren Kierkegaard

  • Let the Power of God enfold you.

  • Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me.
    Let there be Peace on Earth the Peace that was meant to be.
    As God as our Father … Brothers all are we. (Family all are we)
    Let me walk with my Brother in perfect harmony.
    (Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony)

    Let Peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
    With every step I take let this be my solemn vow.
    To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally.
    Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me.

    Written by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson 1955

  • Life is fragile, Handle with Prayer

  • Little acts of kindness little acts of love bring us just a bit of heaven from above

  • The Lord's Prayer:
    Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread.
    And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
    For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
    Amen.
    - Matthew 6:9-13

  • The Lord is close to all who call on Him. Yes, to all who call on Him sincerely.

  • The Lord is close to the broken hearted…and saves those who are crushed in spirit. - Psalm 34:18 NIV

  • The LORD Is My Shepherd, I shall not want.
    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
    he leadeth me beside the still waters.
    He restoreth my soul:
    he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
    I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
    thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
    Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
    thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
    and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
    Psalm 23 KJV

  • The Lord is near to all who call Him. - Psalm 145:18 NIV

  • Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
    - Corinthians 13:4-7

  • May all that you do be done in Love.

  • May I have:
    God's strength to direct me,
    God's power to sustain me,
    God's wisdom to guide me,
    and God's vision to light my way.
    - St. Patrick's Prayer

  • May the God of all comfort
    Give you special tender care
    May he draw you close beside him,
    And hear your loving prayer.

  • May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

  • Miracles do happen.

  • A morning prayer
    Now that I wake up and live
    I'll give God all I have to give
    It today I face another test
    I'll hope and pray to do my best
    With each breath and step I take
    Be with me Lord for Heaven's sake.

  • My Lord is my strength and my song.

  • My Soul rejoices in God.

  • A New Year Prayer Dear Lord,
    In this New Year, may I be filled with patience, kindness, compassion, generosity and forgiveness. Help me to let go of old pains, hurts and grudges. Allow me to see the beauty and dignity in each and every person I meet. Deliver me from pettiness, selfishness, vindictiveness and jealousy. Grant me peace of mind and spirit. Make me mindful of those less fortunate, and willing to help as I can. May I be filled with your love and showered with your grace and blessings. Please, guide me with your wisdom always.
    Amen.

  • No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible, but they are involved all the same. - Stanislaus Lezczynski

  • Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

  • Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes -- goodwill among men and peace on earth. - Albert Einstein

  • One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer, another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. - Proverbs 11:24

  • The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

  • Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul -the other for your freedom.

  • Our Purpose should always be: To gather, to grow, to get involved, and to go forth to glorify God.

  • Passing the seeker as he prayed, came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them… he cried, "Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?" God said, "I did do something. I gave them you."

  • Pray about everything - Worry about nothing!

  • Prayers go up … Blessings come down

  • …so faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. - 1 Corinthians 13:13

  • Soothe your Soul

  • The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everybody should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. - Ram Dass (American Spiritual Author, Lecturer)

  • The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight.  They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends.  The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight.  But every time we've measured our capacity to meet a challenge we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless.  This is a time for American heroes.  We will do what is hard.  We will achieve what is great.  This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars.
    - Jeb Bartlet (Martin Sheen) on West Wing, aired shortly after 9/11

  • Such a big miracle in such a little child.

  • Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. - Martin Luther King

  • …take the road less traveled. - Robert Frost The Road Not Taken

  • Taking the same path to God

  • This little heart of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

  • There are many paths to God; make sure your on one of them!!

  • There are only two ways to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

  • There is no set path to God; just follow your heart.

  • There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance. - 1 Corinthians 13:7

  • They may see the good you do as self serving, Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding, Continue to be generous. They may see your warmth and caring nature as a weakness, Continue to be warm and caring. For you see in the end, it was never between you and them; it is between you and God.

  • Times like this remind us of all that matters most in life … And we realize the things that matter most aren't really "things" at all.

  • To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
    - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (KJV). The piece was set to music in 1952 by Pete Seeger in his song Turn!, Turn!, Turn!, which was popularly covered by the Byrds.)

  • To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

  • Today, may you be blessed.

  • A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. - St. Basil

  • Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:56 (NIV)

  • A true test of humility is whether you can say grace before eating crow.

  • What therefore GOD hath join together, Let not man put asunder. - Mark 10:9

  • We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

  • We do not need more national development, we need more spiritual development.
    We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power.
    We do not need more knowledge, we need more character.
    We do not need more law, we need more religion.
    We do not need more of the things that are seen, We need more of the things that are unseen. - John Calvin Coolidge

  • We gather Together to ask the Lords Blessing

  • We love because He first loved us. - John 4:19

  • A well-read Bible is the sign of a well-fed soul.

  • We walk by faith, and not by sight;
    No gracious words we hear
    Oh him who spoke as none e'er spoke,
    But we believe him near

    We may not touch his hands and side,
    Nor follow where he trod;
    Yet in his promise we rejoice,
    And cry, "My Lord and God!"

    Help then, O Lord our unbelief,
    And may our faith abound;
    To call on you when you are near,
    And seek where you are found.

    That when our life of faith is done
    in realms of clearer light
    We may behold you as you are
    In full and endless sight.

    We walk by faith, and not by sight;
    No gracious words we hear.
    Of him who spoke as none e'er spoke,
    But we believe him near.
    - The Oxford Press

  • When all else fails… read the instruction book --GOD

  • When in doubt … pray/look up.

  • When Love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. - William Shakespeare

  • When you flee temptation, leave no forwarding address.

  • Where ever you are, GOD is.

  • Where there is great love, there are always miracles

  • Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.
    - Matthew 18:20 (prayer meeting or other gathering)

  • With GOD all things are possible. - Matthew 19:26

  • You'll always be there, in love and in prayer.

  • Your in my thoughts and prayers

  • Your kindness has touched my heart.

  • Your life has been a lesson in love. Because of all the love you share and the caring things you do. It teaches us to reach out and help, to fix what is broken. With love alone you have changed my life and for that I'm truly grateful.

  • Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel. - Proverbs 11:17

  • Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God. - Leo Buscaglia

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