“I began to see my life and each breath I am given as a living prayer to God and a way to pray for others for our world.” WorldWayGodChristianGivenReligiousPrayerPrayingBreathsOur World Book:To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story Source: To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story
“It is implanted in the Christian soul, by the side of the running waters, under the sky of the theological virtues, amid the breaths of the seven gifts of the Spirit. It is natural for it to bear Christian fruit.” SoulRunningChristianSpiritSidesWaterNaturalVirtueSkyBearsBreathsFruitSevenTheologicalRunning WaterGifts Of The Spirit Author:Jacques Maritain
“Use "breath prayers" throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath: "You are with me."” DoneUseChristianJesusPrayerSimpleCenturyBreathsSentencesPhrasesYou Choose Author:Rick Warren
“If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)” IfsThinkingWayKindChristianLastsJoyPeaceChristBornMeditationInspireBreathsMereBuddhistGenerosityResurrectionBodhisattva Author:Jean Leloup
“Every time a crime was committed by a Muslim, that person's faith was mentioned, regardless of its relevance. When a crime is committed by a Christian, do they mention his religion? ... When a crime is committed by a black man, it's mentioned in the first breath: 'An African American man was arrested today...' But what about German Americans? Anglo Americans? A white man robs a convenience store and do we hear he's of Scottish descent? In no other instance is the ancestry mentioned.” MenFirstsPersonsTodayChristianBlackWhiteCrimeBreathsCommittedStoresInstanceAfrican AmericanWhite ManConvenienceRelevanceArrestedAncestryScottishDescent Author:Dave Eggers
“Prayer is the vital breath of the Christian; not the thing that makes him alive, but the evidence that he is alive.” ChristianPrayerAliveEvidenceBreaths Author:Oswald Chambers
“Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath; it is called "the rejoicing of hope" (Hebrews 3:6).” SoulEyeChristianJoyHopeLaughingTearsBlessingSingingLaughterBreathsChristian LifeRejoiceInwardAfflictionSighConsolationFillingHebrewHope And FaithChastisementBible Verse Author:William Gurnall
“This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath.” MenChristianLastsSufferingSinBreathsBlameTemptationOrthodoxGreat WorkOrthodox Christian Author:Anthony the Great