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The faith chroniclesSunday, May 24, 2009
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Walk slowly, pause thoughtfully. There is much to be gleaned from these creatures God has made. - Charles Swindoll
Just as illnes is measured with a thermometer, and a high fever tell us of the seriousness of the illness, so also, in the spiritual life, suffering is the thermometer which measures the love of God in a soul. - St. Faustina
If you can find God inside of yourself, you can find the God inside everybody. Stephen Levine
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. Martin Luther
God loves you just the way you are, but refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus. Max Lucado
To love another person is to see the face of God. - Victor Huge, from Les Miserables
One of the best ways to worship God is simply to be joyful.
God may not always come exactly when you call Him, but He is always on time. Lemon Brooklyn
We can be happy anytime once we understand that the only place we'll ever find genuine happiness is right inside us. Happiness begins at the point of acceptance: The point when we stop questioning why life can't be perfect and just accept the world the way it is.
It is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done. Brother Lawrence
Do not have your concert first and tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with God. James Hudson Taylor
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. St Augustine
Let us serve the world soulfully. The pay we will receive for our service will be in the currency of gratitude. God's gratitude. Sri Chinmoy
To learn the secret of right relations, look only for the divine in people and things, and leave all the rest to God. J. Allen Boone
God is always around. We are the ones who are not always present to him. -Ilsa Reyes
Sorrow opens our eyes and allows us to see visions within the veil that can't be described by those who have not wept. - Changed by the Master's Touch by F.B. Meyer(via Malou)
We become weak by continual contact with our fellowmn. But in loneliness and solitude, wherein we meet God, we become strong. - Changed by the Master's Touch by F.B. Meyer (via Malou)
We are all pencils in the hand of God. - Mother Teresa
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches you by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly -- not one. Rumi
Friday, May 01, 2009
Crumpled but whole
A speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. He asked, “Who wants this?”
Hands started going up.
He crumpled the bill, dropped it to the floor and stamped on it with his shoe. He then picked it up, crumpled and dirty and asked, “Now, who still wants this?”
Everyone’s hand still raised.
“My friends,” he said, “let this be a lesson. Others may trample upon you, but they can never diminish your true value as long as you are whole.”
Psalm 23, parsed
The Lord is my shepherd. àThat’s relationship!
I shall not want. àThat’s supply!
He makes me lie down in green pastures. àThat’s rest!
He leads me beside the still waters. àThat’s refreshment!
He restores my soul. àThat’s healing!
He leads me in the paths of righteousness. àThat’s guidance!
For His name’s sake. àThat’s purpose!
Though I walk through the valley of shadow of death. àThat’s testing!
I fear no evil. àThat’s protection!
For Thou are with me. àThat’s faithfulness!
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. àThat’s discipline!
Thou prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies. àThat’s hope!
Thou anoint my head with oil. àThat’s consecration!
My cup runneth over. àThat’s abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. àThat’s blessing!
Quotes
God is always around. We’re the ones who are not always present to him. – Ilsa Reyes
Excellence is a virtue, perfectionism is not. – Ilsa Reyes
It’s very hard for someone with a low self-image to be humble. The self-image is an open wound. – Sr. Miriam Pollard, OCSO
Some people talk about finding God, as if he could get lost. – Anon.
It’s only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God. – Henry David Theorau
If we’re not growing, we must feel guilty because we are not fulfilling Christ’s demand. – Eva Burrows
God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul. – Jean Paul Richter
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