“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, NIV)
Give us courage, Lord, to speak our faith. Script our tongues with the language of your holy Word, and sanctify our mouths for your intended purposes. Let not our fears keep us from speaking the truth of who you are, and let not our weak and sometimes feeble faith be a hindrance to those we teach. You have entrusted us with your faith story; keep us faithful to grow it in the generation that sleeps beneath our roofs this night. Amen.
(from Beyond the Scars by F. Elaine Olsen, pages 95-96)
Today I am joining … Give Me Grace and Still Saturday and Sunday Stillness and Spiritual Sundays and Scripture & A Snapshot .
I love this picture! And the verse is one I memorized years ago. Thanks so much for the reminder!
Today I have a prayer of thanks:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2015/04/songs-on-sunday-prayer-of-thanks-and.html
Colletta
Thank you for stopping & sharing. I will be over to read your prayer of thanks as well š
I love and love this verse. I am glad you shared this today. As a Sunday school teacher, this is one verse of encouragement and support for the Children’s ministry and as a parent, it is a reminder of Huge Responsibility.
More Grace to you.
Ifeoma, you are so right. It is encouragement for anyone working with children, either those belonging to others or their own. May you have a blessed week!
That sanctifying my mouth is the place that’s always hard!! š Love your photo and thoughts today. Happy Sunday!
Holly, our mouths are always a challenge. I am grateful for the many times He has put a lock on mine š
This was a huge “AMEN!” piece. Thank you for sharing this.
I’m always grateful for your encouragement, Joanne. Blessings!
Reblogged this on Father Speak to Me and commented:
My dear friend, Joanne Viola, has a blog I follow. I always am encouraged in my faith and challenged to a closer walk with Jesus.
Thank you, Mare. May He bless you in all you write & share!
Joanne…this is such beautiful post… wonderful reminder and the photo is just perfect. Thank you for the kind words you left on my blog today š Have a blessed week!
Thank you, Debby. And it was wonderful to visit you. Blessings to you as well!
The photo, Bible verse and quote deliver a great message–I’m sharing on Facebook.
So glad you found it to be encouraging! Thank you!
Great message shared! Love the photo and the scripture too. I am happy I stopped by. Thank you and please have a wonderful and blessed week.
Thank you for stopping here, Anne. And may you have a blessed week ahead!