There's power in humility,
And strength in compassion.
The quiet ones sit and listen
To fools who with their loud voices
And arrogance
Believe their wind wins the day.
But their torrents have no power
Over a humble spirit.
Gale forces can blow through the meek
And move them not.
Rip tides of the proud
Try to pull the poor in spirit into the deep.
Yet, they remain anchored,
Because the humble get their strength
From another place
Not of this world,
But of the one to come.
... The one they will inherit.
We are all here for only a moment in time.
We have only but a moment to make our mark;
To love and be loved;
To be forgiven;
To reach for the stars and in so doing,
To take God's hand and let Him pull us up out of the mire.
We can shout or sing or remain quiet and dream.
We can build or tear down
… things or people.
We can exalt ourselves over other human beings,
Or we can remain humble and live our lives anonymous to the masses.
But in the end, we will find that we were all each just a sixty-minute tale.
If to God a thousand years be but a day,
Then even the greatest of mortal man can triumph for just one hour.
(Cris De Niro's Inner Battle ... and utter Victory!)
Before I can reinvent myself,
I must disappear.
Before I can gain an inch,
I must shed a tear.
Feel the rage in my heart;
No way to extinguish
the fire myself.
It would take a whole world of water
to put out my flames.
Of myself I can do nothing,
but with You there is nothing I cannot do.
Before I can see myself,
I must disappear.
Before I venture off
I must shed my fear.
Feel the rage in my soul;
No way to extinguish
the fire myself.
It would take a mountain of ice
To cool my burning.
Of myself I can do nothing,
but with You there is nothing I cannot do.
Greatness… Greatness comes in many forms
There is greatness in lending a hand to someone who needs one
There is greatness in a sunset and a sunrise;
for one lets us contemplate what we’ve accomplished, while the other holds all our hopes
There is greatness in a song that inspires;
for music is one of the languages of God
There is greatness in the belief that we are all here on this earth for the purpose of attaining the Kingdom;
and that each of us, no matter our circumstances, has the same chance for future glory
There is greatness in remembering those whom we loved, who are no longer with us
…and in seeing our children’s faces as they sleep
…and dream
—Gerard de Marigny
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