Sunday Morning Sunshine: Sending a Smile Your Way

"Grandma, look!"

In his child-like innocence, he was sharing love with me.

In this time of Stay-at-home orders,

let's share love!

Through your masks, let your eyes convey happiness!

Speak words of kindness. They never go out of style!

Thank you

You're welcome.

Please.

How are you today?

Have a good day!

Call someone. 

You don't have to talk for a long time.

Just listen and encourage.

Send a card.

To an ailing person.

To a normally shut-in person.

To a friend.

To someone celebrating a milestone.

Pray for someone.

Yourself.

Loved ones.

Friends.

Our country.

Let's share some love!

Serious Wednesdays: How Do You Pray?

How They Prayed:

George Whitefield (English evangelist):
"O Lord, give me souls, or take my soul."

Henry Martyn (missionary kneeling on India's coral strands):
"Here let me burn out for God."

David Brainerd (missionary to the N.American Indians):
"Lord, to Thee I dedicate myself. Oh, accept me, and let me be Thine forever, Lord. I desire nothing else; I desire nothing more." 

Thomas a Kempis (in 1380-1471):
"Give what Thou wilt, and how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. See me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things as Thou wilt."

Dwight L. Moody: 
"Use me then, my Savior, for whatever purpose and in whatever way Thou mayest require. Here is my poor heart, an empty vessel. Fill it with Thy Grace."

Martin Luther (the night before the Diet of the Worms):
"Do Thou, my God, stand by me against all the world's wisdom and reason. Oh, do it! Thou must do it. Stand by me, Thou true, eternal God."

John McKenzie (as a young missionary candidate on the banks of the Lossie):
"Oh, Lord, send me to the darkest spot on earth!"

Praying Hyde (a missionary to India):
"Father, give me these souls or I die."

How do you pray?
How do I pray?

Children in Church

A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar.
So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step, ROAR, all the way down the aisle.

As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time he reached the pulpit.

When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, "I was being the Ring Bear."

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One Sunday in a Midwest City, a young child was "acting up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out.

Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!"

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One particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."

Have a fun and wonderful day!

Blessings.