Steve Rafert:
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door.  You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
--J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship Of The Ring

Lisa Burns:
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.  Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
--Hebrews 4:14-16

Neal Van Devender:
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake: 
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and they staff they comfort me. 
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.   --Psalm 23, KJV

Kathy Boley:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”              --Jeremiah 29:11

Jan McNeely:
“You can not always control what happens to you in life, but you can control how you think about it.  That will determine how what happens to you, affects you.”        --author unknown

Marie Milo:
"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade."

Vera Zimmerman:
“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.”                --Reinhold Niebuhr, from The Serenity Prayer

Donna Stock:
"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."          --Philippians 4:6-7

Joanne Flagel:
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.”
--Philippians 4:8

Betty Cooper; Alan Jacobsen:
"... and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"  --Micah 6:8

Stacey Long:
“So mark a straight smooth path so that those who follow, though weak and lame, will not fall and hurt themselves, but become strong.”  --Hebrews 12:12

Becky Clardy:
“A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight.”

Sonja Waters:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?  Actually, who are you not to be?  You are a child of God.  Your playing small does not serve the world.  There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.  We are all meant to shine, as children do.  We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.  It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.  And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
--Marianne Williamson, author

Mike Sharp:
“Bonum est diffusivum sui.” (translation: “Goodness spreads itself around.”)     --Plato

Carol Colborne:
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can."          --John Wesley

Dick Mathias:
One of my sources for helpful thoughts and words is “God’s Yellow Pages:”
http://web2.airmail.net/dpelc/yellow1.htm and http://web2.airmail.net/dpelc/yellow3.htm

Sarah Rehfeldt:
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth:  It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.  You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.  Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.  This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.” 
--Isaiah 55:10-13

Allison Rafert (age 6 1/2):
“Jesus.”