jenny

Rivanna, I used to think of the Bible as more of a manual of rules...and didn't get emotional reactions unless a verse stuck out at me.~~~~~~~~~~However, I now see the bible a different way entirely. Now, to me it is like my Father has set me on His knee and shares His secrets and wisdom with me...a little at a time. So, now, I do have tears or a feeling of warmness, because I am confident that this is indeed the purpose of scripture,,,,,not to condemn, but to bestow wisdom and understanding. Then if there is something that seems condemning then I know that it is just something else that I need more wisdom and understanding about. :^)

from Frederick Buechner –

 

“Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.”

 

“You can be sure, whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention. They are not only telling you something about the secret of who you are. More often than not, God is speaking to you of the mystery of where you have come from and summoning you to where you should go next.”

 

Not sure that last part has been clear to me very often, but I almost always get tears in my eyes when I read the bible.

I think that people in general underestimate the power of words as well! Quotes are others wisdom which many times have been wrought out of suffering, and at the very least life experience...so it would behoove us to pay heed, as maybe it might lead us to the same wise thinking, without the same suffering.

Words and images are very powerful. This anti-war video uses the song "The Sounds of Silence":

 

Explosions in the Sky

Thanks for the door being open! It is so nice being welcome...

These are my favorite quotes...that nourish me...in fact, I can feel them sink down into my heart....hope they do similar for you!

"You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper." ~ DD Runes

"Integrity has no need of rules." ~ A Camus

"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life." ~ JA Michener

"I haven't failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~ T Edison

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"In our religious striving, we are usually looking for something quite other than the God who has come looking for us." ~ E Peterson

"You and I are here to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don't know." ~ B Russell

"The rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage ~~ he has little competition." ~ A Carnegie

"So absolutely good is truth, truth never hurts the teller." ~ R Browning

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Here are some funnies too...

"You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." ~ Y Berra

"A cat could very well be man's best friend, but would never stoop to admitting it!" ~ D Larson

"If you think it's hard meeting new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball." ~ J Lemmon

Way back on a now defunct Forum someone began a favorite poetry and quotes thread. For me it became a treasury of various bits and pieces. Just thought it could be a good idea here. If you like, just add a few words to explain just how the verses/words have figured in your life..........but this is not obligatory!

 

So the door is open......