Creation of the Heavens & Earth

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And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

[71:16] He designed the moon therein to be a light, and placed the sun to be a lamp.

[10:5] He is the One who rendered the sun radiant, and the moon a light, and He designed its phases that you may learn to count the years and to calculate. GOD did not create all this, except for a specific purpose. He explains the revelations for people who know.

[41:12] Thus, He completed the seven universes in two days, and set up the laws for every universe. And we adorned the lowest universe with lamps, and placed guards around it. Such is the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.

Bob

Start the New Year with Gratitude

[14:7] Your Lord has decreed: "The more you thank Me, the more I give you." But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.

Gratitude is an attitude. It’s something one can cultivate and nourish. Every day of this New Year offers a brand new twenty-four hours. “The past is history, the future is a mystery and today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present!” Eleanor Roosevelt

 

We need to use each day to be grateful for our blessings. Here are some quotes from a variety of people, past and present, on how to be thankful.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Alphonse Karr

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.  Maya Angelou
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.  Robert Louis Stevenson

Be thankful for what you have. Appreciate the small and simple things.  Kyle Carpenter

O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
William Shakespeare

When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.  Shauna Niequist

The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.  Henry Ward Beecher

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living.

If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.  Tecumseh

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  John F. Kennedy

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.  Mariano Rivera

 [2:152] You shall remember Me, that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me; do not be unappreciative.

[16:121] Because he was appreciative of His Lord's blessings, He chose him and guided him in a straight path.

[30:50] You shall appreciate GOD's continuous mercy, and how He revives the land that has been dead. He will just as certainly resurrect the dead. He is Omnipotent.

[31:12] We have endowed Luqmãn with wisdom: "You shall be appreciative of GOD." Whoever is appreciative is appreciative for his own good. As for those who turn unappreciative, GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy.

[39:66] Therefore, you shall worship GOD alone, and be appreciative.
Start each day in the Name of God, Most Gracious Most Merciful. End each day with thanks to the One God. Happy New Year.

Lydia