“Man is alone in the world, in tremendous eternal isolation. He has no object outside himself; lives for nothing else; he is far removed from being the slave of his wishes, of his abilities, of his necessities; he stands far above social ethics; he is alone. Thus he becomes one and all.” MenWorldWishSocialAbilityObjectsEternalEthicsSlaveIsolation Book:Sex & Character Source: Sex & Character
“The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.” PrayerAbilityIssuesPrayingEternalInfiniteHave FaithMerciful Book:Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays Source: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays
“We must learn to recognize nature's truths even though we don't understand them, for some of those truths may still be beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend. What we need is a compound prescription of humility, imagination, devotion to the truth and, above all, confidence in the eternal wisdom of nature.” NeedsMindHumansMayStillsPainImaginationAbilityHumilityEternalDevotionTherapyInjuryHuman MindCompoundsPrescriptions Author:John E. Sarno
“The need of an insecure psychiatrist to draw security from a virtuous adjustment to the conventionalities of his time and from a quest for approval from "the good and the great" may turn out to be another agent interfering with his ability to listen in a therapeutically valid fashion. This type of dependence gives rise to the danger that the psychiatrist may consider the changeable man-made standards of the society in which he lives to be eternal values to which he and his patients must conform.” MenNeedsGivingMayMadeValuesTurnsAbilitySecurityFashionDangerTypeEternalDrawsStandardsPatientAgentsApprovalQuestsVirtuousInterfereDependenceConformInsecureAdjustmentPsychiatristConventionality Book:Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy Source: Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy
“Now: For those of you who are lazy I can offer no hope: death will not bring you an eternal resting place. You may rest, if this is your wish, for a while. Not only must you use your abilities after death, however, but you must face up to yourself for those that you did not use during your previous existence.” IfsMayI CanUseFacesWishAbilityExistenceOffersEternalLazyAfter DeathNo HopeHope Death Author:Seth
“Freedom is like holding a small bird. If you squeeze it too hard, you will kill it. But if you don't hold it firmly enough, it will fly away. Indeed, freedom can be both fragile and elusive, and so-as the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum so powerfully reminds us-it requires our eternal vigilance, our willingness, our ability, our conviction to stand up for that which we think is right.” IfsThinkingHardEnoughAbilityEternalBirdConvictionWillingnessMuseumsFragileElusiveVigilanceFly AwayEternal Vigilance Author:Alex Kotlowitz
“O eternal truth and true love and beloved eternity! You are my God; to you I sigh by day and by night. And when I first knew you, you raised me up so that I could see that there was something to see and that I still lacked the ability to see it. And you beat back the weakness of my sight, blazing upon me with your rays, and I trembled in love and in dread.” FirstsStillsNightAbilityEternalBeatsWeaknessEternitySightRaisedBelovedRaysDreadSighBlazingAbility To See Author:Saint Augustine
“Ultimately, our lives hinge on the ability to make right choices and decisions. By God's grace, I made the most important decision a person can ever make. I invited Jesus Christ to be Lord of my life and made a commitment to follow Him. God offers each of us the free gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus by "confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead" (Romans 10:9). It is a wonderful and peaceful feeling to serve a God who loves me and cares about every detail of my life.” BelieveHeartPersonsMadeImportantFeelingsCareChoicesJesusChristAbilityDecisionLordGraceOur LivesWonderfulOffersEternalMouthsCommitmentJesus ChristRaisedDetailsPeacefulInvitedEternal LifeGod's GraceHingesRight ChoicesImportant DecisionsConfessingFaith In JesusChoices And DecisionsFree Gifts Author:R.A. Dickey
“I do not accept the fact that conditions that prevent people from attaining their eternal destiny were born into them without any ability to control. That is contrary to the Plan of Salvation, and it is contrary to the justice and mercy of God. It's contrary to the whole teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which expresses the truth that by or through the power and mercy of Jesus Christ we will have the strength to do all things. That includes resisting temptation. That includes dealing with things that we're born with, including disfigurements, or mental or physical incapacities.” PeopleWholeFactsJesusChristBornJusticeAbilityAcceptingDestinyPlansTeachingConditionsEternalJesus ChristAll ThingsMercySalvationIncludingContraryTemptationResistingIncapacityMercy Of GodJustice And MercyResisting TemptationPlan Of SalvationDisfigurement Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“To be "in Christ" is to place one's trust in Him for salvation from sin. To be "in Christ" is to trust His goodness, not our own; to trust that His sacrificial death on the cross paid the complete debt of death we owe for our sin; to trust that His resurrection gives us eternal life instead of relying upon our own ability to please God. To be "in Christ" is to claim, by faith, the free gift of salvation. To be "in Christ" is to enjoy a completely restored relationship with our Father in heaven by virtue of His Son's righteous standing.” GivingFatherHeavenEnjoyChristSinAbilityVirtueSonPleaseGoodnessEternalStandingCrossesClaimsPaidSalvationDebtResurrectionRighteousOur FatherEternal LifeFather In HeavenFree Gifts Author:Charles R. Swindoll
“Here and now was always where Tempus was, not off somewhere in the realm of Greater Good or Mortal Soul or Eternal Consequence. He'd lost the ability to determine greater good, if there was one; his mortal soul he'd given up on long ago. And as for eternal consequence - he was its embodiment.” IfsLongSoulLostGivenAbilityGreaterEternalConsequenceDetermineMortalsRealmsFree WillLong AgoHere And NowGiven UpEmbodimentGreater Good Author:Janet Morris
“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism... We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.” WorldSometimesFactsTodaySpiritLyingAbilityPovertyHeroTomorrowEternalRacismMy FriendsRevolutionaryHeroicFierceHostileHostilityUrgencyDeclaringMilitarismBreaking Silence Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The victims of social injustice, since time eternal, have always been without the resources and the ability to fight back. They are defenseless and voiceless. Thee sad aspect of social injustice is that the defenseless and voiceless are the ones who most need a defense and a strong, vibrant voice.” NeedsFightingStrongSocialVoiceAbilityPovertyEternalResourcesAspectVictimInjusticeDefenseTheeDefenselessVoicelessSocial Injustice Author:Tommy Makem