Quotes

[phkrause]

“There are no office hours for champions.”

- Paul Dietzel

[phkrause]

“We are not built for ourselves, but for God. Not for service for God, but for God. ”

- Oswald Chambers

[phkrause]

“Faith will become vision, hope will become possession, but the love of Jesus Christ that is stronger than death endures forever. In the end, it is the one thing you can hang onto. ”

- Brennan Manning, "The Ragamuffin Gospel"

[phkrause]

“When we are at peace, we find the freedom to be most fully who we are, even in the worst of times…We empty ourselves so that God may more fully work within us.”

- Joseph Cardinal Benardin

[phkrause]

“The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

[phkrause]

“I share with you he agony of your grief, The anguish of your heart finds echo in my own. I know I cannot enter all you feel Nor bear with you the burden of your pain; I can but offer what my love does give: The strength of caring, The warmth of one who seeks to understand The silent storm-swept barrenness of so great a loss, This do I in quiet ways, That on your lonely path You may not walk alone. ”

- Howard Thurman in "Meditations of the Heart"

[phkrause]

Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.”

- Dan Reeves

[phkrause]

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew."

Saint Francis de Sales

[phkrause]

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl."

Stephan Hoeller

[phkrause]

"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keep friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."

Greenville Kleisser

[phkrause]

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

Helen Keller

[phkrause]

"Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."

C.S. Lewis

[phkrause]

"The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being."

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

[phkrause]

"What you thought before has led to every choice you have made, and this adds up to you at this moment. If you want to change who you are physically, mentally, and spiritually, you will have to change what you think."

Dr. Patrick Gentempo

[phkrause]

"Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,

Therefore, we are saved by hope.

Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;

Therefore, we are saved by faith.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.

Therefore, we are saved by love.

No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;

Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness."

Reinhold Niebuhr

[phkrause]

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

Leo Buscaglia

[phkrause]

Jack Green

–Pastor and Missionary to Korea

“No two people are compatible. You sit on opposite sides of the table. You sit in different chairs. You have different backgrounds, families, hopes and dreams.”

[phkrause]

Frances Gresham–

My Mom, Business Owner

“If you do nothing, you will never be criticized. When you reach out and work for the Lord, you will always be criticized. Therefore, don’t worry about criticism. It only means that you are doing something worthwhile.”

[phkrause]

E. L. Gresham–

My Dad, Business Owner

” I can’t afford credit.”

[phkrause]

Bradley-

Mentally Challenged Community Member

“Grace is God loving me even though He knows everything about me.”

[phkrause]

Phyllis “Mama” Paulsen–

Teacher and Drama Coach

“It’s the primary job of the school system to teach my children how to enjoy and have fun learning. Then no matter what they do in life, they will have joy being productive citizens.”

[phkrause]

A Pastor’s Wife Whose Name I’ve Forgotten

“When I figured out that I can turn every effort into a game, I realized I didn’t have to ever work again.”

[phkrause]

Frances Gresham–

My Mother

“Play is the work of children. Be sure that they learn to play with energy and zeal.”

[phkrause]

Wylene Hughes–

My friend

“When I don’t take time for prayer, I find I don’t have time for much of value.”

[phkrause]

“Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't.”

- Brett Butler, 'Knee Deep in Paradise'