Hope Like Light (Apr 6th)

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light
adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
emits a lighter ray.
~Oliver Goldsmith

Then your light will shine like the dawn,
and your wounds will quickly heal.
Your God will walk before you,
and the glory of the Lord will protect you.
~Isaiah 58:8 (NCV)

Beauty for Ashes (Apr 3rd)

When life becomes difficult, when cracks spread through our existence and our strength seems to leak out, fill the gaps with hope. Like gold adorning distressed ancient art, hope will reinforce, add value, and reveal more beauty.
~Barbara Farmer

He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.
~Isaiah 61:3 (NLT)

Wonderful Love (Apr 1st & 2nd)

When I need a dose of wonder I wait for a clear night and go look for the stars.... Often the wonder of the stars is enough to return me to God's loving grace
.~Madeleine L. Engle

Praise be to the Lord, for He showed His wonderful love to me.
~Psalm 31:21 (NIV)

Light! (Mar 30th & 31st)

I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the color and fragrance of a flower---the Light in my darkness, the Voice in my silence.
~Helen Keller

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darness, but have the light of life.
~John 8:12 (NKJV)

Past, Present, & Future (Mar 28th & 29th)

How could I be anything but quite happy if I believed always that all the past is forgiven, and all the present furnished with power, and all the future bright with hope.
~James Smetham

We...wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as His adopted children.
~Romans 8:23 (NLT)

Eternal (Mar 27th)

The uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.
~Gelsey Kirkland

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
~2 Corinthians 4:18

My Lord (Mar26th)

When all my plans and hopes are fading like a shadow, when all my dreams lie crumbled at my feet, I will look up and know the night will tomorrow, and that my Lord will bring me what I need.
~Gloria Gaither

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
~2 Thessalonians 2:16-17