Orphir and Stenness Church

Preacher’s Prayer:

Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff

And nudge me when I've said enough.

Anon.

Plenty:

If your cup runneth over, spill a little.

 - Wayside sign

Worry:

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.

— Corrie Ten Boom.

Prayer: an active silence

Prayer has been described as an active silence in which one listens acutely for the still small voice, as if prayer were not asking and getting through to God, but becoming so composed that He might come through to me.

— James Hillman, A Sacred Voice Is Calling

Christianity, rather than being one myth alongside many others, is the fulfilment of all previous mythological religions.  Christianity tells a true story about humanity, which makes sense of all the stories that humanity tells about itself.

― Alister E. McGrath in C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet

Light:

‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16, New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Cheer Up:

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

— Mark Twain

Nature Wisdom

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried at all once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising.  Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on dawn and gleaming on the sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.

— John Muir in The Wilderness World of John Muir

Faith:

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

— Martin Luther King, Jr