A bird is joy incarnate.
A nail-pierced hand holds the sceptre of the universe, and my knees bend before him.
A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is -- a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.
The early Christians did not say, in dismay, 'Look what the world has come to,' but, in delight, 'Look what has come to the world!”
Prayer is surrender--surr ender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will of God.
When man listens, God speaks; when man obeys, God acts; when man prays, God empowers.
To talk with God, no breath is lost. Talk on! To walk with God, no strength is lost. Walk on! To wait on God, no time is lost. Wait on!
I have a kind of respect - a worshipful attitude, even - for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons.
An entomologist is not a bug.
God does not show us the whole way but only the next step. His promise is, "I will counsel you with my eye upon you".
The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.