The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.
Interpretation
The morning is a sacred time to dedicate to spiritual reflection and gratitude.
This quote emphasizes the importance of beginning each day with a moment of reverence and gratitude towards a higher power. By dedicating the first fresh hour of the morning to the Lord, one acknowledges the divine mercy that illuminates and enriches life, symbolized by 'golden light'. This practice can set a positive tone for the rest of the day.
In practice
During a morning motivational session, referencing the quote can inspire attendees to start their day with intention.
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. Hear the music of voices, the song of birds, the mighty strains of an orchestra as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow . . . Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Glory in all the facts of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you.
I killed you once", the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. "You tried", Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. "But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.
We can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen.
I love making, I love doing. I love being to the full, I love everything which is not sitting and watching and copying and dead at heart.
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