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