"Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to bear it, the grace to benefit from it, and the devotion to offer it up to God as a sacrifice of praise."

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Source : Joni Eareckson Tada (2010). “A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty”, p.35, David C Cook

Joni Eareckson Tada

#Pain Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Grace Quotes

“Being able to say goodbye is a sign of growth.”
“Personally, I think life offers us the opportunity to take chances and make changes all the time.”

Source : "Jean Smart Is Regina in Samantha Who?" by B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. August 20, 2009.
“When I look at Jesus' warm and intimate friendships, my heart fills with praise that Jesus was. . . a man. A man of flesh-and-blood reality. His heart felt the sting of sympathy. His eyes glowed with tenderness. His arms embraced. His lips smiled. His hands touched. Jesus was male! Jesus invites us to relate to him as the Son of Man. And because he is fully man, we can relate to Jesus with affection and love.”
“The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion in war.”
“Unless in communicating with it one says exactly what one means, trouble is bound to result.”

Source : B. E. Carpenter, Alan Mathison Turing, Michael Woodger (1986). “A.M. Turing's ACE report of 1946 and other papers”, The MIT Press
“What has happened in most of my books is the call to the extraordinary world, the hero's push, or that push has come to him.”
“Does one get faith by mere studying of books? Too much reading creates confusion. The Master used to say that one should learn from the scriptures that God alone is real and the world illusory.”
“Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw”

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