verse voice 11-27-07

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November 27, 2007

My face is red with weeping, deep shadows ring my eyes; yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is

pure.Job 16:16-17

November 26, 2007

"The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor yet those who

can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time to pray."

~~ S.D. Gordon

November 25, 2007

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought

to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words

cannot express. Romans 8:26

November 24, 2007

“I have been driven many times to my knees by the

overwhelming conviction that I had absolutely no other

place to go.”~~ Abraham Lincoln

November 23, 2007

“Prayer is not merely an occasional impulse to which we respond when we are in

trouble: prayer is a life attitude.”

~~ Walter A. Mueller

November 22, 2007

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures

forever.Psalm 145:7

November 21, 2007

“Thou hast given so much to me,Give one thing more, - a grateful

heart;Not thankful when it pleaseth me,

As if Thy blessings had spare days,

But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.”

~ George Herbert

November 20, 2007

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the

sun shines.~~ Satchel Paige

November 19, 2007

Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Who

can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare His praise? Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do

what is right.Psalm 106:1-3

November 18, 2007

“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace

before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.”

~~ G.K. Chesterton

November 17, 2007

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue

to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on

our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

II Corinthians 1:10-11

November 16, 2007

“How can God speak to us if we don't take time to listen? Quietness is

essential to listening. If we are too busy to listen, we won't hear. It takes time and quietness to prepare to listen to

God.”~~ Charles Stanley

November 15, 2007

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

~~ Joshua 1:9

November 14, 2007

Give attention to Your servant's prayer and his plea for mercy, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying in your presence…

Hear from heaven, Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.

~~ II Chronicles 6:19, 21

November 13, 2007

“You don’t have the power to make rainbows or waterfalls, sunsets or

roses, but you do have the power to bless people by your words and

smiles… You carry within you the power to make the world better…”

~~ Sharon G. Larsen

November 12, 2007

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring

glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do

it. ~~John 14: 13-14

November 11, 2007

The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his

great anger is against all who forsake him. So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our

prayer. Ezra 8:22-23

November 10, 2007

For great is his love toward us,and the faithfulness of the LORD

endures forever.Praise the LORD.

Psalm 117:2

November 9, 2007

"Don't worry, be happy."~~ Bobby McFerrin

November 8, 2007

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken

but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now

and forevermore.Psalm 125:1-2

November 7, 2007

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,

where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike."

~~ John Muir

November 6, 2007

Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayers

offered in this place. ~~II Chronicles 6:40

November 5, 2007

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable

things you do not know.~~Jeremiah 33:3

November 4, 2007

Yet give attention to your servant's prayer and his plea for mercy, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying in Your

presence. ~~ II Chronicles 6:19

November 1, 2007

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can

do.”– Edward Everett Hale

October 31, 2007

I praise you, LORD! I prayed, and you

rescued me from my enemies.

– Psalm 18:3

October 30, 2007

Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be

discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever

you go.Joshua 1:9

October 29, 2007

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all

men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:5

October 28, 2007

"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:

Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

– the King, Hamlet Act III, Scene iii

October 27, 2007

“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give,

however, makes a life.”-- Arthur Ashe

October 26, 2007

Pray without ceasing.1 Thessalonians 5:17

October 25, 2007

“PRAY as though everything depended on

God.WORK as though

everything depended on you.”

-- Saint Augustine

October 24, 2007

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath

and doubting.1 Timothy 2:8

October 23, 2007

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Psalm 86:3