With the tension churning within us, knowing all the ways the earth is not yet as God intended it to be, we are driven to pray daily: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” We are not looking for an escape from the world; we are looking for the restoration of the world (Jonathan Martin, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You’re More Like Jesus Than You Think?)
Knowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment (Lao-Tzu)
Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed (Irene Peter)
When Jim Donell thought of something to say he said it as often and in as many ways as possible, perhaps because he had very few ideas and had to wring each one dry (Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle)
I tend to be really spacey, but I don’t think it’s because I’m unintelligent – it’s just my imagination and a little bit of ADD (Jenny Slate)
aesthetic isn’t simply about good design for good design’s sake (Noah Kerner)
I’ve always been into sports and yoga and running. I actually study a martial arts self-defense program called Krav Maga. I can’t quite say it’s easy, but it’s fun for me and I love to do it (Kari Matchett)
Like a deep sad noteplayed beneath the oceanwaving through the orbthe memories of youthe bittersweet echoesinfixed forever in my heart – Pawan Mishra
…it is far more important to know who you are than where you are going, for where you are going will certainly change as the world about you changes (James C. Collins)
Stop comparing or boast at your victories. He was referring to enormous vitality and strength of God of Jesus seeking union with us. The living acts of a Christian become somehow the acts of Christ. (Brennan Manning, The Furious Longing of God)