My God,
You and only You know
how
strongly I want
to believe in You,
to put all my faith in You alone.
Help me
make this desire
a reality.
Help me perceive
Your Presence
and draw
strength from it
every moment of my life,
through every trial I face.
Let
that recognition bolster
my faith in You—
wherever I go,
whatever I do.
- Rebbe Nachman,The Gentle Weapon
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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