Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) having or showing kindness, courtesy, charm, good taste, or generosity of spirit; (2) tactful and delicate; urbane; refined; (3) merciful; compassionate; (4) possessing divine grace; virtuous; good Synonyms: affable, benignant, cordial, genial, mild, sociable, tender Quotes:• I might have some difficult questions, but I know God is good, merciful, and gracious. — Jeremy Thomas Camp (1978-) American Christian singer• When you’ve … Read more
Definitions: (1) possessing beauty or charm of form, composition, movement, or expression; elegance with appropriate dignity; (2) exhibiting an attractive quality, feature, or manner; (3) having a sense of what is right and proper; decent; (4) merciful; clement Familial Quality: free Quotes:• The mare set off for home with the speed of a swallow, and going as smoothly and silently. I never … Read more
Definitions: (1) unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification; a virtue coming from God; exalted; (2) approval <in good graces>; (3) an inherited attractive trait or characteristic; (4) a benign attitude or attribute; dignified; honored Music: “Amazing Grace” {1779}Amazing Grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me.I once was lost, … Read more
Definitions: (1) fine; splendid; magnificent; beautiful; superb; (2) an expression of great approval; (3) glittering with gay colors; brilliant; showy Derivation: Middle French, “elegant” Quote: The alchemist mind transmutes symbols wherein the octave of ethereal vibrations becomes a gorgeous rainbow. — Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944) English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician
Definition: silly; good-hearted Balancing Quality: Thoughtful Compatible Quality: good timing Too Far: absurd Quote: No matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a special friend to act goofy with. — James Montgomery Halstead (1936-2010) American industrial engineer Exercise: Watch Goofy cartoons.
Definitions: (1) excellence of character, morale, or virtue; (2) showing kindly feelings; benevolence; (3) unselfish; generous; beneficent; (4) deserving of respect; honorable (5) blameless; unimpeachable Derivation: Sanskrit, “what one clings to;” Old English, “God” Synonym: praiseworthy Axiom: If darkness is, then darkness is good. — Mbuti Quotes:• Goodness alone can lead men forward beyond their … Read more
Definitions: kind and generous; benevolent; possessing a charitable attitude; well-meaning Quotes:• No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart. — Shanina Shaik (1991-) Australian model• I always believe that if you have a good heart, you just want to do what’s right. You don’t want to step on anyone. — Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco-Escudero … Read more
Definition: naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; having a disposition to please and be pleased Synonyms: Good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon; amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with; good-tempered denotes a spirit that is not easily ruffled by provocation or other disturbing influences; kind denotes a disposition to … Read more
Definition: possessing a cheerful temperament; good-natured Quotes:• People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail. — George Robert “Bob” Newhart (1929-) American comedian and actor• It is a fair, even-handed, … Read more
Definitions: (1) a friendly disposition; benevolence; (2) cheerful consent; willing Proverb: Good will to all. — A Christmas wish Quotes:• Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. — Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) 30th president of the … Read more