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Father, I don’t want to label and limit the people I’m with today. Please help me to look deeper.
“The person sitting opposite me is always a mystery. When I label, I limit.” Margaret Guenther
“Am I my brother’s keeper -- someone who guards and protects and celebrates him?” Genesis 4:9
When someone listens to you deeply, he tells you more without words than he could ever tell you with words.
“Notice how you feel when someone thinks deeply about what you are saying.” Alice Fryling
“[A] time to be silent. . . .” Ecclesiastes 3:7
When your plans get foiled, you can either stay sad and mad about things you can’t change, or you can let them go and welcome the rest of the day with open arms.
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. . . .” Serenity prayer
“The peace of mind and heart that is Mine – this is My gift to you.” John 14:27
Everybody you meet today could probably use a little encouragement, and you do have words to give.
“Peter said, . . . ‘[B]ut what I do have I will give to you.’” Acts 3:5-6 (emphasis added)
Father, please give me encouraging words to give away today.
Fears only thrive when they can lure you into the future. They can’t get much traction when you keep choosing to stay in today.
“Be where your feet are.” Unknown
“Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. . . . So don’t worry about tomorrow.” Matthew 6:32, 34
If you want to really know somebody, you can’t just barge in. You have to wait quietly, maybe for a long time.
“[T]he soul is . . . shy. Just like a wild animal, it seeks safety in the dense underbrush, especially when other people are around.” Parker Palmer
“Love does not demand. . . .” 1 Corinthians 13:5
