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“Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.”

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Eugene H. Peterson

Eugene H. Peterson is a renowned author known for his concise and profound writing style. Born on November 6, 1932, his works have had a significant impact on the literary and religious culture. more

“"Sabbath is not primarily about us or how it benefits us; it is about God, and how God forms us. It is not, in the first place, about what we do or don't do; it is about God - completing and resting and blessing and sanctifying. These are all things that we don't know much about......But it does mean stopping and being quiet long enough to see - open-mouthed - with wonder - resurrection wonder.....we cultivate the "fear of the Lord". Our souls are formed by what we cannot work up or take charge of. We respond and enter into what the resurrection of Jesus continues to do."”

Source: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology

“Money gained on Sabbath-day is a loss, I dare to say. No blessing can come with that which comes to us, on the devil's back, by our willful disobedience of God's law. The loss of health by neglect of rest, and the loss of soul by neglect of hearing the gospel, soon turn all seeming profit into real loss.”

Real Soul Law Turns Loss Blessing Devil Profit Dare Hearing Neglect Disobedience Seeming Sabbath Sabbath Day

Book:The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon

Source: The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon

“The Sabbath is the link between the paradise which has passed away and the paradise which is yet to come.”

Paradise Links Sabbath Passed Away

Author:Andrew Wylie

“Forgiveness is mental floss! Build the capacity to forgive slowly - start with little unkind acts, otherwise you'll sabotage yourself. When we forgive, we forgive the actor, not the action.”

Littles Action Actors Capacity Forgiving Unkind Sabotage

Author:Stephen Levine

“You cannot take credit for your talents. It is what you do with them that counts.”

Talent Credit

Author:Madeleine L'Engle

“Working hard is not always fun - that's why it is called work.”

Hard Fun

Book:Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life

Source: Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life

“Life's inevitable changes are like a compulsory roller-coaster ride. You can cower and shut your eyes tight, or you can exult in the thrills.”

Eye Inevitable Roller Coaster Coasters Compulsory Inevitable Change Roller Coaster Rides

Book:How High Can You Bounce?: Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks

Source: How High Can You Bounce?: Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks

“The right to criticize must be earned, even if the advice is constructive in nature.”

Ifs Advice Criticize Constructive

Book:What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women

Source: What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women

“True repentance hates the sin, and not merely the penalty; and it hates the sin most of all because it has discovered and felt God's love.”

Hate Felt Sin Repentance Penalties God's Love True Repentance

Author:William Taylor

“Though everyone has an equal right to speak, not all have earned an equal right to be taken seriously.”

Speak Taken Equal

Author:Hubert H. Humphrey

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