God hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere heart.
A pastor friend of mine responded this way to my concern about the fact that I tend to lift my concerns in prayer with a deepness of my heart but not with words: “I believe that, as Romans 8 describes it, God hears and responds to the prayers of our hearts even when there are no words.”
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.
~ Winston Churchill
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It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
~ Matthew 17:20
Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.
~ Pema Chodron
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit quietly on your shoulder.
~ Thoreau
Listen, Linus, friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s all about the friend who comes and stands by your side in bad times.
Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.
Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
~ Voltaire
Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Enjoy the little things in life…for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.
You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh
Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.
© 2012 Janet S. Dickens
