Sounds of Advent

"May the sounds of Advent stir a longing in your people, O God. Come again to set us free from the dullness of routine and the poverty of our imaginations. Break the patterns which bind us to small commitments and to the stale answers we have given to questions of no importance. Let the Advent trumpet blow, let the walls of our defenses crumble, and make a place in our lives for the freshness of your love, well-lived in the Spirit, and still given to all who know their need and dare receive it. Amen." ~ Howard Thurman

How I Want to Be

"A trustworthy person is one whom God and other people can trust to do the right thing in every situation. She's a person who can be given increasing responsibility, confided in with confidence, and counted on to follow through with the commitments she has made." ~ Marcia Ford (Essentials for Life for Women)