“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.”
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“...it only takes one voice, at the right pitch, to start an avalanche.”
― Return of the Wolf
― Return of the Wolf
“Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” I like even more what Jesus doesn’t say. He does not say, “One day, if you are more perfect and try really hard, you’ll be light.” He doesn’t say “If you play by the rules, cross your T’s and dot your I’s, then maybe you’ll become light.” No. He says, straight out, “You are light.” It is the truth of who you are, waiting only for you to discover it. So, for God’s sake, don’t move. No need to contort yourself to be anything other than who you are.”
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
“Behold the One beholding you and smiling.” It is precisely because we have such an overactive disapproval gland ourselves that we tend to create God in our own image. It is truly hard for us to see the truth that disapproval does not seem to be part of God’s DNA. God is just too busy loving us to have any time left for disappointment.”
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
― Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
“Our task is to focus on our individual callings in engaging with the world, to trust that others are following theirs too, and to leave to God the masterminding of the grand outcome.”
― Renaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times
― Renaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times
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