JUST FOR TODAY #2

I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said: "Most folks are happy as they make up their minds to be."

JUST FOR TODAY #1

I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problems at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

A Map of the USA

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the United States looked like.

Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today.'

After a few minutes, Shelby returned and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'

Worry is a Disease

Worry is a disease. It leaves lines on your face and marks on your mind which time will never eradicate. Learn to face things as they come, and when they come, with calm deliberation. We may not be able to control events, but we can control our attitude toward them.

Be Kind!

Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Vote Often

Whatever your theology, you will find it hard to disagree with the ... preacher who told his congregation, "There's an election going on all the time. The Lord votes for you and the Devil votes against you, and then you cast the deciding vote."

The Bible

The bible is the greatest literary paradox the world has ever seen. It is the deepest and yet the clearest of all books. Its greatest profundities have come from the simplest of men. It is most needed when it is least wanted. It dismisses a sentence and entire nation to give us the message of a farmer. It ignores a king to tell us a story of a shepherd.

It begins in a garden; it ends in a city. It begins with darkness; it ends in glory. It begins with a serpent and ends with a Lamb.

You can get along with other books; this one you ignore at your peril. It is a book of warning. Do not add to it or take from it. It is older than most nations of today, yet it is fresher than tomorrow's dew. It is a rock for stability; a seed for growth, a sword for defense, and a spring for satisfaction. It literature is ancient but prophetically modern.

The Bible tells the story of the past in terms of the future.

-- Will H. Houghton