We are weak but he is strong

"As a father has compassion on his children,

so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him. 

For he knows what we are made of,

remembering that we are dust."

Psalm 103v13-14

Telephone quote

"I do not think I am exaggerating the possibilities of this invention when I tell you that it is my firm belief that one day there will be a telephone in every major town in America."

~ Alexander Graham Bell

Quote

 The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

~ George Bernard Shaw

Good Friday

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls."

~ 1 Peter 2v24-25

Pillars

I liked this quote about pillars in the Bible - both literal stone monuments, and the pillar of fire & cloud that the Israelites followed in the desert.

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12

"In your own life, there are, no doubt, “pillars” that point you backward, reminding you of what God has done before and what he can do again. You need that. Those are reassuring and give us the confidence to keep walking. 

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light  Exodus 13:21

"The pillar of fire, though, is scary. It points you onward, and, like your ancestors in their journey, it gives you only enough light to see just ahead. You will see that the light goes out into the wilderness with you, but often these times will feel to you confusing and disorienting. You will feel lost. Only in retrospect, if at all, will you see what God was doing. The temptation at the moment, though, will be to pitch the tent in place and look to the pillar of memory rather than to follow the pillar of glory. The light is there, though; the cloud is overhead. Moreover, this pillar of glory is not really a “thing,” but a person. Where it is pointing you to is the final New Jerusalem, which has “no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb” (Rev. 21:23). The Lamb is the Light. The pillar of fire and cloud still leads on."

~Russell Moore  

Only words

What others say to us and what we say to others can last a long time, for good or for evil. The casual sarcastic or critical remark can inflict a lasting injury on another person. The well-timed encouragement or compliment can inspire someone for the rest of their life.

~ David Guzik

This is terrifying.

And true.

And we don't know which of our words will be quickly forgotten, and which will have a lasting effect.

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

~Psalm 141v3

Future

"So if my eyes press forward in fierce alarm
Just turn my head back to see
To see how we got this far

And I'll be alright"

from Take this Slowly ~ The Gray Havens

Pilot me

This seemed a good song for the beginning of a year.
(The words aren't very clear so I've put them below.)

I will arise and follow you over
Savior please pilot me
Over the waves and through every sorrow
Savior please pilot me
O Lord

When I have no strength left to follow
Fall on my knees - pilot me
May your sunrise lead me on
Over the seas - Savior pilot me
O Lord

Josh Garrels

Happy New Year!

Was reading this the other day and it seemed a good quote for the New Year.

When you met your father on the hill tonight, you stood and spoke together on the same spot; and although one of you was going up and the other coming down, at a little distance no one could have told which was bound in the one direction and which in the other. Just so two people may be in the same spot in manners and behaviour, and yet one may be getting better and the other worse, which is the greatest of all differences that could possibly exist between them.

~from The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald