The fact is that people are far
more likely to enjoy something and do it well when they have
a strong sense of purpose. This principle holds true even with
life itself. We have been given purpose and direction each day
to love our creator and to love our neighbors as ourselves. With
such purpose, we should begin each new day with joy and excitement.
The power of Diamond Hearts is real with shared purpose around
the world. Renewed vision is hope, faith, time, prayer, love,
and commitment. Join us as we bring 1 million people together
to find peace in a time where murders are commonplace, job security
nonexistent, and the moral fabric of society falling apart.
Mimi, I came to you in pieces,
you put me back together. You caught my vision of teddy bears,
books, gold bracelets and Diamond Hearts.
You again taught me integrity.
You reminded me life is not always fair. We shared a vision that
put us in the hands of God. Open to possibilities that our lives
are meant for a higher purpose and that our selfish desire for
recognition or success is not nearly as important as the sacrifice
that will be required of us when we truly answer God's call.
We are in the world to develop
ourselves to our highest potential and Page 1 to make the greatest
possible contribution to the world. The call of God is always
for us to live with noble purpose, with love as our highest motivation.
Anything that contributes to
our total well-being and to the well-being of others is clearly
the will of God. When things are going well, we feel safe, independent,
and at times even invincible. But when difficulties erupt and
we come face to face with death, we discover how fragile life
really is.
As I lay on the bed in the hospital
emergency room the heart surgeon said, "Give him more morphine,
he won't know the difference." I recall crying thinking
this might be the end coming to grips for a real need for protection,
guidance and provision. As I faced uncertainty and fear I recalled
Psalm 23 a source of hope and encouragement for thousands of
years and today would be no different.
The thought of death casts a
frightening shadow over me, feeling entirely helpless. I had
struggled with other enemies, pain, suffering, disease, injury,
but strength and courage cannot overcome death. Only one can
guide the mind and hands of a skilled surgeon; the God of life,
our shepherd.
I called upon my faith putting
my belief, trust and loyalty in an offering of myself to God.
This I was reminded should be day to day but sometimes we can't;
it's too difficult or we get distracted. During these times,
we ask God to be patient, giving us time to get back to pleasing
him. Through faith I turned everything over to God.
With faith I believe that no
matter what happens to me "All will be well." To me
it means when I die "All will be well." Faith is confident
belief in the way my faith was unwavering; it was without a doubt
it would be done in Gods will. God's miracle was my heart doing
its own double bypass as a team of heart surgeons prepared to
operate. Each of us is born with a unique ability and I was fortunate
enough to experience it.
As I began recovery I thought
about all the wonderful miracles God performs in nature, with
animals, weather, children, rainbows, trees, flowers, the stars,
ocean and time. As the healing process continued I thought about
my life as a diary where it was meant to write one story yet
we write another and our humblest hour is when we compare the
volume as it is with what we hoped it would be. Life is divided
into three terms that which was, which is, and which will be.
We learn from the past and profit
by the present, and from the present, to live better for the
future. All of this could not be possible without the greatest
power in the world, the power of time.
Time can move the tops of mountains,
change the course of mighty rivers, turn granite to dust, heal
a wound, change a soul, make dreams come true change your destiny
and fill the human heart with love. Time is courage, time is
patience, time is faith, and time is vision; the power to see
your dreams and plan for the future. Time is forgiveness, the
test of truth, the cradle of hope, and the sidewalk of wisdom.
Time is the life of the soul.
I was reminded that the power
of prayer comes from inside us. It's like a phone ringing then
God answers, "I am here, I am listening; your communication
has become part of our relationship with God. God has assented
to us, to you and to me, to whom we are and to whom we hope to
be. "Why now?" because that is God deepest desire.
The power of prayer is the power that comes to us when we realize
that God can be our point of reference in the midst of all the
confusions of our daily lives. He is stead fast rather than the
incomplete, frantic inconstancies of ourselves.
God is the power that comes when
were able to be centered, anchored in a belief and routed in
a truth, which is stronger and deeper than the day to day truths
we struggle with. In prayer our hearts and minds can be focused
on the eternal truth of God and not the changing, fickle truths
of human knowledge and human nature.
The power of prayer is the constant
renewal of perspective. Prayer opens our eyes. It extends our
horizons. It sheds light into the darkness of our fears, our
sorrows, our hopes and joys, our shame and our pride. It gives
us new ways of seeing life and relationships, of understanding
work and the cost of growing.
The power of prayer is real.
You can feel it and depend on it. It comes to us as a gift and
we need to do our part. God calls us to pray and through our
prayer, God empowers us and gives us strength.
With the empowerment and strength,
we are blessed with and experience love; it is all around us.
Love is a part of everyday life. The most important thing in
the kingdom of God is love in action. It has existed for as long
as the world has existed.
Love creates compassion, where
compassion generates love. Love and compassion are the most essential
gifts one individual can give another and the desire to display
these characteristics ought to be the most momentous goal in
life. Love is patient and kind. Love does not demand its own
way. Love is not irritable; it keeps no records of when it has
been wronged. Love rejoices with the truth. Love never gives
up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through
every circumstance.
We are taught that love is patient,
kind, unselfish, and faithful. Most of the love seen in the world
today is impatient, rude, selfish and temporary. We enter the
world in love, just as we leave the world in love, God's love,
knowing there are three things that will endure Faith, hope and
love and the greatest of these is love.
As we are wrapped in our most
important piece of clothing, love, we look for peace in our hearts
and our mind. Join us in our commitment to share the power of
Diamond Hearts with 1 million around the world.
We will fill new Diamond Hearts
with hope, faith, courage and destination. We will help those
experiencing desperation and loneliness to overcome being all
alone. We will help those who have problems overcome them and
no one will feel alone by themselves or lack direction as a Diamond
Heart. Our legacy is helping Diamond Hearts around the world
learn to love life and enjoy it everyday.
Christ has led us in this direction
something of substance something that will stand the test of
time and last long after material wealth is gone, "Diamond
Hearts."
