"To pray 'your kingdom come' at Jesus' bidding meant to align oneself with his kingdom movement."

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N. T. Wright

#Jesus Quotes #Movement Quotes #Kingdoms Quotes

“The care of rivers is not a question of rivers but of the human heart.”
“The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.”
“A lot of independent films offer a harsh reality check.”
“My name is Cassie Palmer and Iâ€™ve cheated death more times than anyone has a right to expect. In the last two months, Iâ€™ve been shot, stabbed, beaten and blown up a few dozen times, and that doesnâ€™t count all the magical ways Iâ€™ve almost been killed. Iâ€™d have been dead a long time ago if not for my friends, one of whom had just jumped off the cliff after me. Iâ€™d have been a lot more appreciative if he hadnâ€™t pushed me first.”

Source : Karen Chance (2011). “Hunt The Moon: Cassie Palmer”, p.11, Penguin UK
“Remember that you are not called to produce successful, upwardly mobile, highly educated, athletically talented machines...Givi ng your children great opportunities is good; it is not, however, the goal of parenting. Christlikeness is. Above all, seek to raise children who look and act a lot like Jesus.”
“The summer that I was ten - Can it be there was only one summer that I was ten? It must have been a long one then.”

Source : May Swenson (2013). “May Swenson: Collected Poems: (Library of America #239)”, p.96, Library of America
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”

Source : Anatole France (2016). “The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard”, p.186, Anatole France
“I don't need a diet pill. I need something that gives you an electric shock when you reach for food.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 26, 2012

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