A Spiritual Garden

First, plant six rows of peas:

Pardon
Patience
Preparedness
Promptness
Politeness
Perseverance

Then plant four rows of squash:

Squash criticism
Squash gossip
Squash laziness
Squash indifference

Next plant six rows of lettuce:

Let us be faithful
Let us be loyal
Let us be unselfish
Let us be truthful
Let us love one another
Let us read our Bible

No garden is complete without turnips:

Turn up with a smile
Turn up with a testimony
Turn up with a real concern
Turn up with a willing spirit
Turn up with encouragement

Planting instructions:

Plow the furrows of the heart deeply and water daily with the tears of heartfelt prayer. Note: due to the ideal climate in which we live, these seeds can be planted at any time of the year. Plant where they are exposed to the Son.

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In the Days of Youth

"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh." 

King Solomon

The Meekest of the Meek

"When you lead your sons and daughters in the good way, let your words be tender and caressing in terms of discipline that wins the heart's assent."

Elijah Ben Solomon Zalman

Creativity & Learning

“Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.”

Arthur Koestler

Thankfulness

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to his name: He forgets not his own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be thine!
We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Amen

Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn
(A translation by Theodore Baker: 1851-1934)