“It was God’s Spirit, the missing ingredient we had been searching for.”

“Fear robs memory of happiness because it dwells upon the limitations and morbidities of the past. It robs the future of pleasurable and enthusiastic anticipation because it casts a shadow of its past into the future. It robs today of the possibility of fulfillment because it denies the good we might experience in the moment in which we live.”

Adapted from 365 Science of Mind

“We must take care to remind ourselves often about our identity and purpose. Prayer, meditation, spiritual study, and uplifting fellowship are like Post-its we can paste on the screen of our consciousness to help us stay on our spiritual track. If we do not surround ourself with reminders of our spiritual nature, the world will teach that we belong to it, and we will feel lost and alone. It is within our power to build our life on the values we choose, but we must take an active role in staying awake. We step back often, take deep breaths, and check in with our Spirit. Today, God, help me keep You in my mind and heart, that I may remember that I belong to The Light.

Adapted from A Deep Breath of Life

Meditation for the Day “Each day is a day of progress, steady progress forward, if you make it so. You may not see it, but God does. God does not judge by outward appearance. He judges by the heart. Let Him see in your heart a simple desire always to do His will. Though you may feel that your work has been spoiled or tarnished, God sees it as an offering for Him. When climbing a steep hill, a person is often more conscious of the weakness of his stumbling feet than of the view, the grandeur, or even of the upward progress. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may persevere in all good things. I pray that I may advance each day in spite of my stumbling feet.”

Adapted from Twenty-Four Hours a Day© 1975 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.