Every person I know would change the world in some way if they could. Most people I know would change others if they had the power to do so.
What about you?
Are you someone that would like to see the world become different or see people act in different ways? Are you so passionate about it that you cry out to God to make it happen? Continue reading
Many people know Dr. Seuss as a wonderful children’s literature writer.
Fewer people know of his artwork. Not only did Dr. Seuss illustrate his own books, but he also painted works of art that are in museums today.
In one of his best known pieces titled “A Prayer for a Child” he painted a cosmic picture of earth and Heaven with this prayer. Continue reading
In a prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson, known as the National Prayer of Peace, we find gratitude, respect and humility.
While the prayer in another form likely predated Jefferson, it stands for itself as a powerful prayer.
Today America finds itself filled with entitlement, arrogance and confusion. We need the sentiment of this prayer more than ever. Continue reading
According to Wikipedia, Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She was born into slavery, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.
As she fought for human dignity she realized that it required a great number of varying resources. While she personally did not have much she relied on God to supply her needs.
This was her prayer: Continue reading
Harriet Tubman is recognized for her work with the Underground Railroad. She had been a slave, but after gaining her freedom she worked to bring runaway slaves from the South to the North where they also could taste freedom.
It is said that Harriet never lost a person along the Underground Railroad. She attributed her great success to the faithfulness of God. Her faith was her anchor in difficult circumstances. Continue reading