Family Devotions

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.—ECCLESIASTES 8:15 [KJV]

Be still, and know that I am God.—PSALM 46:10 [RSV]

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.—PROVERBS 16:24 [ESV]

Love never fails.—1 CORINTHIANS 13:8 [NIV]

. . . a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.—ECCLESIASTES 3:5 [NKJV]

. . . Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.—ISAIAH 35:6 [NIV]

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.—HEBREWS 13:16 [NIV]

I will not fail you or forsake you.—JOSHUA 1:5 [RSV]

And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again.—DEUTERONOMY 17:13 [ESV]

You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.—PSALM 71:21 [NKJV]

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.—PROVERBS 17:22 [NIV]

A gentle tongue is a tree of life . . .—PROVERBS 15:4 [ESV]