"This is a life of faith, for God will try the truth of our faith, so that the world may see that God has such servants as will depend upon His bare word."

-- Richard Sibbes

#Christian Quotes #Blessing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.”
“I give and give, even when I get nothing back - and that sets me up for disappointment.”
“Herbs, and other country messes, Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses.”
“If I don't like it, I don't want to rant about it. There will be things that I vent about if I'm passionate enough, but there are plenty of scathing voices out there already. Who needs another?”
“There will be no Palestinian state”
“Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a 'map' for the journey. Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project.”
“Sitting in the lap of the model you intend to paint never seemed to me to be the ideal location.”
“Every spring I hear the thrush singing in the glowing woods he is only passing through. His voice is deep, then he lifts it until it seems to fall from the sky. I am thrilled. I am grateful. Then, by the end of morning, he's gone, nothing but silence out of the tree where he rested for a night. And this I find acceptable. Not enough is a poor life. But too much is, well, too much. Imagine Verdi or Mahler every day, all day. It would exhaust anyone.”

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