"Joy is based on the spiritual knowledge that, while the world in which we live is shrouded in darkness, God has overcome the world."

-- Henri Nouwen

#Spiritual Quotes #Joy Quotes #Darkness Quotes

“I am a great admirer of Robert Vavra and love his beautiful photographs and books. He is a wonderful artist, a poet...”
“I trust pictures, but no pictures made in my world - because I know what goes on.”
“Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law.”
“The world's a better place since I chose music.”
“I'm moving on. I should have made that clear when I made the announcement. I guess I wasn't clear. If people think you're leaving a show after all these years, you might be retiring. So I understand where they're coming from, but I should have impressed the fact that I hope I'm just moving on right now.”
“I've probably tried every fad diet in the world.”

Source : "Jenna Aks: Have You Ever Tried A Fad Diet?" by Jenna Ushkowitz, www.seventeen.com. January 30, 2012.
“It was unexpected. That's just how it was. I don't believe they were faster than us. I don't believe they had more heart or dedication. It just fell on their side. That's the reality of it.”
“There are times when personal experience keeps us from reaching the mountain top and so we let it go because the weight of it is too heavy. And sometimes the mountain top is difficult to reach with all our resources, factual and confessional, so we are just there, collectively grasping, feeling the limitations of knowledge, longing together, yearning for a way to reach that highest point. Even this yearning is a way to know.”

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