“I pray the gods will give me some relief and end this weary job. One long full year I've been lying here, on this rooftop, the palace of the sons of Atreus, resting on my arms, just like a dog. I've come to know the night sky, every star, the powers we see glittering in the sky, bringing winter and summer to us all, as the constellations rise and sink.” KnowsGivingLongEndsJobsLyingNightStarsSkyDogSonArmsPrayingSummerGive MeWinterGods WillWearyPalacesI PrayConstellationsNight SkyRooftopsLying Here Author:Aeschylus
“in the will of God" is not a matter of intellectual discernment, but a state of heart... It's motto is --" My Father can do what he likes with me, He may bless me to death, or give me a bitter cup; I delight to do His will.” GivingHeartMayMatterStatesFatherCan DoIntellectualGive MeDelightLikesGods WillBitterCupsBlessMottoDiscernment Author:Oswald Chambers
“If I am a son of God, nothing but God will satisfy my soul; no amount of comfort, no amount of ease, no amount of pleasure, will give me peace or rest. If I had the full cup of all the world's joys held up to me, and could drain it to the dregs, I should still remain thirsty if I had not God.” IfsWorldGivingShouldStillsSoulJoyPleasureSonAmountComfortGive MeGods WillMy SoulCupsEaseDrainsThirstyDregs Author:Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
“Any praise I receive does not change me, for I pass it right along to God. I walk because God gives me strength to walk, I live because God gives me the supply to live, I speak because God gives me the words to speak. All I did was to surrender my will to God's will. My entire life has prepared me for this undertaking. This is my calling. This is my vocation. This is what I must be doing. I could not be happy doing anything else.” GivingDoeSpeakWalksCallingGive MePraisePreparedSurrenderGods WillVocationUndertakingsGive Me Strength Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
“I don't know if it will be my big comeback, but I think it is a statement - that I am a self-sustaining, vibrant, long-term artist, and I'm not going away! And if you don't give me credit, then the musical gods will!” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingLongSelfBigsArtistTermGive MeMusicalCreditGods WillStatementsLong TermGoing AwayComebackSustaining Author:Rufus Wainwright
“When I pray, I pray believing that God will speak to me and give me an answer to that prayer. That's what a calling is. If I pray, a calling means that I feel like I have a sense from God.” IfsGivingFeelsBelieveMeanSpeakPrayerAnswersPrayingCallingGive MeGods WillI Pray Author:Michele Bachmann
“We try to bargain with God...I will follow you but don't touch my children, or my husband, don't give me cancer...We are afraid our surrender to God will unleash evil. But evil will come, because evil will come. We live in a broken world.” WorldGivingTryingChildrenEvilBrokenHusbandGive MeCancerSurrenderGods WillMy ChildrenMy HusbandBargainsSurrender To GodBroken World Author:Kay Warren