Some Biblical Verses That Helped Me Get Through Today

I took today for myself. It was wonderful. I will return to the chipper smiles and encouraging of all those around me tomorrow. It was a wonderful vacation. These bible verses and Maria de Zayas "El Jardin Enganaso" made my day.



1 John 3:16
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Proverbs 17:9
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 30:18-19
There are three things that amaze me—
no, four things that I don’t understand:
how an eagle glides through the sky,
how a snake slithers on a rock,
how a ship navigates the ocean,
how a man loves a woman.

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8a and 13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails....And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.


Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.




SO LOVE STRONG. FOR LOVE CONQUERS ALL AND CAN MEND ALL PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IT. I SPEAK THIS TRUTH INTO EXISTENCE IF IT WAS NOT TRUE ALREADY.

Traveling

You know the book "Around the World in 80 Days" by Jules Verne. I distinctly remember reading it in 5th grade, re-reading it and using it for a book report in 6th grade, and the movie that came out with Jackie Chan some years later. I love that story. And I really want to end up with friends all over the world and I want to go all over the world.

Because I'm an insomniac and cannot fall asleep until at least 2 I spend a lot of time thinking at night. Last night I pondered how I was going to travel especially with my lack of funds. i thought about all the places I've already been: many states in the US including Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Spain. That's a lot considering I've never been rolling in dough or anything, but I still feel like it could have been more. As such I have recommitted myself to making these travel plans happen.

I am excited for this semester. I will be:
-going on a cruise with my roomies to somewhere I've never been
-visiting one of my best friends in Canada
-???? who knows what else

If anyone knows cheap places to travel too or has any suggestions about websites to check out, please let me know.

Thanks bunches!