“While Jesus was at Jerusalem there came a voice from heaven. For what purpose was the voice sent? For the sake of those who stood by. "Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes" (John xii, 30). Of what benefit was the voice when those who heard it were unable to distinguish it from thunder? "The people therefore, that stood by and heard it, said that it thundered" (29).” PeopleSaidPurposeJesusHeavenVoiceHeardAtheismBenefitsSakePositive AtheismThunderJerusalem Author:John Remsburg
“Had Allah lifted the veil for his slave and shown him how He handles his affairs for him, and how Allah is more keen for the benefit of the slave than his own self, his heart would have melted out of the love for Allah and would have been torn to pieces out of thankfulness to Allah. Therefore if the pains of this world tire you, do not grieve. For it may be that Allah wishes to hear your voice by way of Dua'a. So pour out your desires in prostration and forget about it and know; that verily Allah does not forget it.” IfsKnowsWorldWayHeartMayDoeHas BeensSelfPainDesireWishVoiceForgetPiecesThis WorldBenefitsSlaveAffairHandleGrievingTornVeilsThankfulnessTireForget ItProstrationDua Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“To hold silence and to be silenced are two very different experiences. And so another theme emerges, that of light and shadow. When we share our voice, who benefits? When we withhold, who benefits? And what are the consequences and costs of both?” TwoDifferentLightVoiceSilenceShareCostBenefitsShadowConsequenceThemeDifferent ExperiencesLight And Shadow Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“One of the greatest benefits of our salvation has to be that of hearing God speak to us personally. There can be no intimate relationship with our heavenly Father without it. But, as easy as it is for us to speak to Him, the average Christian has a hard time hearing His voice. This is not the way the Lord intended it to be.” WayHardChristianFatherSpeakEasyVoiceLordBenefitsSalvationAverageHearingIntimateHard TimesHeavenlyHeavenly FatherIntimate RelationshipsHearing God Author:Andrew Wommack
“As a comic, you learn to use your voice because you don't have the benefit of visual things.” UseVoiceBenefitsComicVisuals Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“If we must grind up human flesh and bones in the industrial machine that we call modern America, then, before God, I assert that those who consume the coal and you and I who benefit from that service, because we live in comfort, we owe protection to those men first and we owe security for their families if they die.” IfsMenFirstsHumansCareAmericaDiesHeavenVoiceHellModernSecurityComfortBenefitsMachinesBonesProtectionFleshI CareCoalGrindHeaven Or HellModern America Author:John Lewis
“I wasn't the typical pageant girl - I was a little more nerdy, and they gave me a voice. I created the Queen of the Universe pageant, which is charity-based, to benefit UNESCO. For me, the most important thing is that contestants have a charity-based platform or charity ambition.” LittlesImportantGirlUniverseVoiceBenefitsAmbitionImportant ThingsCharityQueensPlatformsTypicalNerdyPageantContestantsUnesco Author:Joyce Giraud
“Another benefit is that the more I blog, the more I maintain and develop a first-person voice, which translates into a much greater ease with writing personal essays.” WritingFirstsPersonsVoiceGreaterBenefitsEaseTranslateEssaysBlogsFirst PersonPersonal Essays Author:Kate Christensen
“I find, however, it's a much more freeing way to live. It certainly beats walking around with the "Don't you know who I think I am?" voice in your head. I find that only leads me down dark monkey-mind paths and patterns of behavior that benefits no one.” ThinkingKnowsWayMindVoiceDarkPathWalkingBehaviorBenefitsBeatsPatternsMonkeysWay To LiveLeading MeMonkey Mind Author:Patrick Fabian
“The things I try to do with Surfrider Foundation, SurfAid, Love Hope Strength, which is a cancer foundation, I try to do as many benefits and fundraising things as I possibly can. It's so important, if you have any kind of a voice, or any way to make a difference, to do that. So, I'm trying to do that, and have fun in the moment, and live life, and hope it all comes together.” IfsWayTryingKindImportantMomentsTogetherFunVoiceDifferencesBenefitsFoundationCancerLive LifeHaving FunMaking A DifferenceFundraisingHope Love Author:Donavon Frankenreiter