A bird doesn’t sing because he has an answer–he sings because he has a song.
Color is something we see with our eyes, but love is something we see with our heart.
Joan Walsh Anglund (1926-2021) was an American poet as well as a writer and illustrator of children’s books.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
From Psalm 18:28: “It is You who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.”
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and Christian theologian. He was perhaps best known for his efforts as a human rights activist in dismantling his nation’s system of apartheid.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures.
The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible today.
Horace Greeley (1811-1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher.
If you are overcome by burdens in your life, it is time to trust the only One who can carry your heavy load.
From Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of His excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of His joy.
From 2 Corinthians 5:17: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!”
Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was an American theologian and Christian teacher.
Children have neither past nor future–they rejoice in the present.
The child must teach the man.
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American poet. His Quaker background entrusted him to advocate for the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Instead of living in the grip of fear, held captive by the chains of treason and dread; when we release our preoccupation with worry, we find God’s hand at work on our behalf.
From Ephesians 2:13-14: “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace; in His flesh He has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.”
Morning can always be counted on to bring us back to a more realistic level.
Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was an American playwright and screenwriter. His written contributions to dramatic productions are evident in classics such as “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
When life is not a bed of roses, remember who wore the crown of thorns.
From John 19:1-6: “Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they dressed Him in a purple robe. They kept coming up to Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ and striking Him on the face. Pilate went out again and said to them, ‘Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no case against Him.’ So Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ‘Behold the man!’ When the chief priests and the police saw Him, they shouted, ‘Crucify Him! Crucify Him!'”
Originality is not doing something no one else has ever done, but doing what has been done countless times with new life, new breath.
You can pursue happiness, or you can create it.
Marie Chapian (born 1938) is an American writer and radio ministry host.
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