Footprints

God grant me the serenity ​

to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference. ​

Living one day at a time; ​

Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.​

Amen. ​

--Reinhold Niebuhr​

Trust in the LORD with all your heart​

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.​

Proverbs 3, 5-6​

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I considered the shadow...considered that a bird in flight does not have a shadow by his side. Only when he lands can he reflect upon that dark stretch of himself. A shadow is a reminder of what is there even when it is not there. Up until this time I had not taken notice of my shadow, or any shadow for that matter. A bird really cannot fly if he cannot see that his feathers and wings are truly worthy and magnificent. A bird needs to see the substance in all things beneath his wings in order to fly about thie planet.
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- The Little Tern, by Brooke Newman​

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