Honoring Courageous Widows “Find Beauty in Today”

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Our goal in this upcoming luncheon honoring widows is recognize their strength and to encourage them.  To remind them that God's mercies are new every morning and to commit to find beauty in every day.

See I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making  way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19

"Let’s vow to bring heaven to earth with the loving words we say and the moments we cultivate that bring laughter….
We can plan something joyful.
We can plan for some moments that matter.
We can plan to do something for another person that will simply be kind and honor God.

Listen to a song-  you know the one where you can’t stay down when its rhythm gets turned all the way up.
Dance. Sing. Let go for a moment.
Watch something funny with a friend and remember how good it feels to laugh.
Stand in front of the ocean or a lake and remember how big the world really is. There are new joys to discover and enjoy and yes, celebrate."  Lysa Terkeurst 

Below I've included our song list for the luncheon. I hope these bless you this weekend.

Take a moment and make a list of the widows in your life and pray for them, shoot them a text or email or surprise them with an unexpected note.

The Songs

On Harp by Betty Ashton Mayo- "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F77v41jbOYs

Soloist Selah Wright "God is in this Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryD3D9X2myk

Everyone sing "God I Look to You"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEubLmNPxwg

Soloist-Selah Wright  "Not For a Moment"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0cvWImVjA

Music Videos

"Love God, Love People" Danny Gokey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8D2Mx7tGg

"Smile" Sidewalk Prophets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjurY5mR2hs


 

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