Reflect, Resonate, Reevaluate, Respond
Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath; it is called “the rejoicing of hope”
~ William Gurnall, 1616-1679, English pastor and author
I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.
~ Kurt Cobain
God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you.
~ Augustine of Hippo
God takes everyone he loves through a desert. It is his cure for our wandering hearts, restlessly searching for a new Eden… The best gift of the desert is God’s presence… The protective love of the Shepherd gives me courage to face the interior journey.
~ Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World
I can stick artificial flowers on this tree that will not flower; or I can create the conditions in which the tree is likely to flower naturally. I may have to wait longer for my real flowers; but they are the only true ones.
~ John Fowles, 1926-2005, English Novelist
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. . . . A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful till it became risky.
~ C.S. Lewis, Author, Professor
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.
~ Francis de Sales, 1567-1622, Catholic Bishop