“The prayers we weave into the matching of socks,
the stirring of oatmeal,
the reading of stories,
they survive fire.”
― Ann Voskamp
Category Archives: Quotes to Ponder
sweeping or composing
“…The work of a Beethoven, and the work of a charwoman, become spiritual on precisely the same condition, that of being offered to God, of being done humbly “as to the Lord.” This does not, of course, mean that it is for anyone a mere toss-up whether he should sweep rooms or compose symphonies. A mole must dig to the glory of God and a cock must crow…”
-C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
what is really mine?
“When someone steals a person’s clothes, we call them a thief.
Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry;
the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to those who need it;
the shoes rotting in your closet to the one who has no shoes.
The money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”
Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry;
the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to those who need it;
the shoes rotting in your closet to the one who has no shoes.
The money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”
-Basil of Caesarea
calming the soul
‘Beautiful music is the art of the prophets,
that can calm the agitation of the soul.
It is one of the most magnificent and
delightful presents God has given us.”
-Martin Luther
more
“May the poor forgive me the bread that I give them.”
-St. Vincent de Paul
look around
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
lost count
“Grace is not about finishing last or first;
it’s about not counting.”
-Philip Yancey, What’s So Amazing About Grace
one way
“He who cannot forgive another,
breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.”
-George Herbert
looking glass
holding on
“Our task is one of holding on, not of attacking. In the person of Jesus Christ, God has already conquered. He has given us his victory to hold onto… we need to occupy the ground that is already ours in Christ.”
-Watchman Nee, Sit, Walk, Stand
peacocks for pilgrims 