Word of the Day: Remedy
Remedy [rem-i-dee] Noun something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind. Verb to cure, relieve, or heal. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter. to counteract or remove Anne Frank on Remedy The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that...
Read MoreWord of the Day: Refresh
Refresh [ri-fresh] Verb to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. to stimulate to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer to freshen in appearance, color to become fresh or vigorous again; revive Henry Ward Beecher Affliction comes to all not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but wise; not to make us despondent, but its darkness to refresh us, as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us, as the plow enriches the field. ~ Henry Ward Beecher The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher by Debby...
Read MoreWord of the Day: Manifest
Manifest [man-uh-fest] Adjective readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain Verb to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly to prove; put beyond doubt or question to show plainly; reveal or display to appear in visible form Noun a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination. a list or invoice of goods transported by truck or train. a list of the cargo or passengers carried on an airplane. George Whitfield Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man’s judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of...
Read MoreWord of the Day: Perspective
Perspective [per-spek-tiv] Noun a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance the proper or accurate point of view or the ability to see it; objectivity the appearance of objects, buildings, etc, relative to each other, as determined by their distance from the viewer, or the effects of this distance on their appearance Ralph Waldo Emerson Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged from glimpses got in the press of affairs, or on few occasions. It needs perspective, as a great building. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays and Lectures W. H. Auden In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a...
Read MoreWord of the Day: Passion
Passion [pash-uhn] Noun any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love orhate. ardent love or affection a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc C. S. Lewis on Passion Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ. ~ C. S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer C. S....
Read MoreWord of the Day: Wonder
Wonder [wuhn-der] Verb to think or speculate curiously to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel Noun something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon surprise, astonishment, amazement, bewilderment, awe Brennan Manning on Wonder The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God’s loving presence and power in our midst are even more real. ~ Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin...
Read MoreWord of the Day: Edify
Edify [ed-uh-fahy] Verb To instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift. Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
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