The Daily Dose Of God October 30

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

1 Timothy 3:1-13 Psalms 110

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour if we will only tune in.  George Washington Carver

God is the foundation for everything This God undertakes, God gives.  Such that nothing that is necessary for life is lacking. Now humankind needs a body that at all times honors and praises God.  This body is supported in every way through the earth. Thus the earth glorifies the power of God.  (Hildegard of Bingen)

The Daily Dose Of God October 29

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

1 Timothy 2 Psalms 109

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. Augustine

O God, enlarge within us the sense of

fellowship with all living things,

our brothers the animals to whom thou

gavest the earth as their home in

common with us.

We remember with shame that in the past

we have exercised the high dominion

of man with ruthless cruelty

so that the voice of the earth,

which should have gone up to thee

in song, has been a groan of travail.

May we realize that they live not for

us alone but for themselves and for

thee, and that they love

the sweetness of life. St Basil the Great

The Daily Dose Of God October 28

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

1 Timothy1 Psalms 108

In the Celtic world, matter is sacred.  So the matter of the earth's body including the human body, is cherished.  It is in and through the stuff of the universe that we encounter the divine,  in both it's vastness and it's intimacy. John Phillip Newell Sacred Earth and Sacred Soul

Praised are you Adonai our God, who rules the universe, which lacks nothing; for God created fine creatures and pleasant trees in order that humans might enjoy them.

(The Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism)

The Daily Dose Of God October 27

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

Catch-up day Psalms 107

The Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor by language, nor by the customs that they observe; for they neither inhabit cities of their own nor employ a peculiar form of speech. They dwell in their own countries, but simply as sojourners. They marry, as do all others; they beget children, but they do not destroy their offspring. They have a common table, but not a common bed. They are in the flesh, but they do not live after the flesh. They pass their days on earth, but they are citizens of heaven. They obey the prescribed laws, and at the same time surpass the laws by their lives. They love all men and are persecuted by all. They are unknown and condemned; they are put to death and restored to life. They are poor, yet they make many rich; they are lacking all things, and yet abound in all; they are dishonored, and yet in their very dishonor are glorified. They are spoken of as evil, and yet are justified; they are reviled, and bless; they are insulted and repay the insult with honor; they do good, yet are punished as evildoers.  Letter to Diognetus 

With each new morning, Lord, we praise you and delight that our lives are in your hand. Your goodness sustains us. Your calling gives us purpose. Your victory ensures that our times are in your hands. Amen.  (commonprayer.net)

The Daily Dose Of God October 26

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

2 Thessalonians 2:13-3, Psalms 106

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.   Viktor Frankl

Lord, help us not to take offense at those who question and judge our works of mercy. Rather, enable us to pray that they too might receive the merciful calling to new life with which you have blessed us. Amen. (commonprayer.net)

The Daily Dose Of God October 25

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Psalms 105

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.   Viktor Frankl

Lord, help us not to take offense at those who question and judge our works of mercy. Rather, enable us to pray that they too might receive the merciful calling to new life with which you have blessed us. Amen. (commonprayer.net)

The Daily Dose Of God October 24

Memory Verse; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6

2 Thessalonians 1, Psalms 104

People don't leave Christianity because they stop believing in the teachings of Jesus. People leave Christianity because they believe in the teachings of Jesus so much, they can't stomach being part of an institution that claims to be about that and clearly isn't. Nadia Bolz-Weber

I put aside my weighty cares and leave my wearisome toils for a while. I abandon myself to you, O God, and rest for a little in you.  I enter the inner chamber of my soul and seek only God and the things that can help me in my quest for you.  Come then, Lord my God, teach my heart where and how to look for you, where and how to find you.  Amen.  (St. Anselm 1033-1109)