A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows T... A source page for quotes linked to Gerald Lawson Sittser. 0 quotes
“Worry is different from fear. If fear is like a raging fever, worry is a low-grade temperature. It nags at us, simmers in our souls, hovers in the back of our minds like a faint memory. We may fear certain realities, like death; we worry about vague possibilities. Worry distracts us more than paralyzes us. It is like a leaky faucet we never get around to fixing.” IfsMindMayDifferentSoulRealityCertainMemoriesWorryPossibilityLowsRageGradesVagueTemperatureFeverFixing Author:Gerald Lawson Sittser
“Loss is like a closed road that forces us to turn around and find another way to our destination. Who knows what we will discover and see along the way.” KnowsWayLifeInspirationalTurnsForceLossDestinationAnother Way Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
“Loss provides an opportunity to take inventory of our lives, to reconsider priorities, and to determine new directions.” OpportunityLossOur LivesDeterminePrioritiesPetInventoryNew Directions Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
“I see now that my faith was becoming an ally rather than an enemy because I could vent anger freely, even toward God, without fearing retribution.” EnemyBecomingAlliesRetribution Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
“I did not get over the loss of my loved ones; rather, I absorbed the loss into my life, like soil receives decaying matter, until it became a part of who I am.” MatterLossWho I AmSoilLoved OnesGet Over Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
“The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into the darkness until one comes to the sunrise.” WayLightRunningDarknessSunWestEastSettingSettingsSunriseChasing Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
“Regret is… an unavoidable result of any loss, for in loss we lose the tomorrow that we needed to make right our yesterday or today.” TodayLosesLossResultsRegretNeededTomorrowYesterdayI Regret Book:A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss Source: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss