“God answers sharp and sudden
on some prayers, and thrusts
the thing we have prayed for
in our face, a gauntlet
with a gift in it.”
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Answered Prayer
Living
Fullness of Joy
“The ocean stirs the heart,
inspires the imagination and
brings eternal joy to the soul.”
~ Robert Wyland
Grace and More Grace
“When grace is joined with
wrinkles, it is adorable. There is
an unspeakable dawn in
happy old age.”
~ Victor Hugo
What Causes Strife?
“When you are full of pride
on the inside, it makes you stiff,
stubborn, and creates strife
with others.”
~ John C. Maxwell
American Freedom
“May we think of freedom,
not as the right to do as we please,
but as the opportunity to do
what is right.”
~ Peter Marshall
Expect Favor
“Seek not the favor of the
multitude; it is seldom got by
honest and lawful means. But
seek the testimony of few; and
number not voices, but weigh them.”
~ Immanuel Kant
Pure Motives
“It is the nature of the strong heart,
that like the palm tree it strives ever
upwards when it is most burdened.”
~ Philip Sidney
Learning to Receive
“My father didn’t tell me how to live;
he lived, and let me watch him do it.”
~ Clarence Budington Kelland
Disappointment to Reappointment
“Endurance is nobler than strength,
and patience than beauty.”
~ John Ruskin
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