Spiritual thoughts for the week:

October 13  Tackling That Bugbear

When what seems an especially difficult problem presents itself, many students of Truth start by thinking. "This is very serious," and then proceed to brace themselves mentally for a supreme effort; and plan to pray exceedingly "hard" in order to meet the difficulty.

All this is quite wrong. It simply builds up the difficulty into something bigger than it ever was originally. The right attitude, the one that brings Victory, is to think "God can and will solve this problem."

Around the Year with Emmet Fox (Excerpt)


October 12

Try to be thankful for whatever vision you have. Try to perform, in the little things, faithful service to God and others... Every day brings a new opportunity to be of some use. Even when you are tempted to rest or let things go or to evade the issue, make it a habit to meet the issue squarely as a challenge and not to hold back.

24 Hours a Day

October 15

There is only one way to get full satisfaction from life and that is to live the way you believe God wants you to live. Live with God in that secret place of the spirit and you will have a feeling of being on the right road. You will have a deep sense of satisfaction. The world will have meaning and you will have a place in the world, work to do that counts in the eternal order of things. Many things will work for you and with you, as long as you feel you are on God's side.

24 Hours a Day


October 15  Is It Selfish?

Is is selfish to pray for yourself? Some people think that it is, and say that you should pray only for others, but this, of course, is a foolish idea...

The more we pray for ourselves the more power will our prayers have for any other purpose whatever; so praying for ourselves is the reverse of selfishness - it is truly glorifying God.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox  (Excerpt)