Morning Briefings

The National Day of Prayer was created by an act of Congress in 1952. In 1988, Congress modified the statute, 36 U.S.C. § 119, to fix the date of observance: ‘The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.’ That’s all the bill says.

– Michael Kessler
National Day of Prayer Confusion

I agree with Siddhartha, our wise friend from the East who once said: ‘Words do not express thoughts very well; everything immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom to one man seems nonsense to another.

– Hermann Hesse
Journey to the East

Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.

– Albert Einstein

Organizational health is often neglected because it involves facing realities of human behavior that even the most committed executive is tempted to avoid.

– Patrick Lencioni
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

The National Day of Prayer was created by an act of Congress in 1952. In 1988, Congress modified the statute, 36 U.S.C. § 119, to fix the date of observance: ‘The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.’ That’s all the bill says.

– Michael Kessler
National day of prayer confusion

By the grace of God, I am what I am.

– Corinthians 15:10

A person who feels no guilt can never find healing. Yet neither can a person who wallows in guilt. The sense of guilt only serves its designed purpose as a symptom if it presses us toward cure.

– Philip Yancey
Rumors of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing?

Most people don’t realize that they are getting defensive until it’s too late to do much about it. Once they are firmly hooked by their defensive behavior, it is difficult for them to remain effective in a relationship.

– James W. Tamm
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships

Being made in the image of God invests us with a portable spirituality center. No matter where we go, so long as we carry this core identity with us, we remain spiritually impervious to the ups and downs of external circumstances.

– Naomi H. Rosenblatt
Wrestling with Angels

So many people use unanswered prayers as a reason for not believing in God.

– Anthony DeStefano
Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To