June 17

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

NLT:  A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

Proverbs 31:25

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

NLT:  She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” -- which means, “God with us.”

NLT:  “Look!  The virgin will conceive a child!  She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”

Matthew 11:29-30 (AMP)

Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest…for your souls.  For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good—not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing,) but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.

NLT:  “Take my yoke upon you.  Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”