“The saints were people like all of us. Many of them came out of great sins, but by repentance they attained the Kingdom of Heaven. And everyone who comes there comes through repentance, which the merciful Lord has given us through His sufferings.” PeopleInspirationalChristianSufferingGivenHeavenReligiousSinLordSaintKingdomsOrthodoxRepentanceMercifulKingdom Of Heaven Author:Silouan the Athonite
“Obedience is necessary not only for monks, but for all people. Even the Lord was obedient. The proud and self-regarding do not allow grace to live in them, and therefore they never have spiritual peace, while in the obedient soul the grace of the Holy Spirit enters easily and gives joy and peace. Whoever bears even a little grace in himself joyfully submits himself to all direction. He knows that God directs even the heavens and the netherworld, and himself, and his business, and everything in the world, and therefore he is always at peace.” PeopleKnowsWorldInspirationalGivingLittlesSoulSelfChristianSpiritualJoySpiritHeavenReligiousLordGraceBearsProudHolyObedienceHoly SpiritOrthodoxSubmitMonkObedientSpiritual Peace Author:Silouan the Athonite
“Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he comes in the clouds of heaven.” HeartEyeOrderHeavenSoundLordCreaturesWorshipSingingAimRewardsCloudsCarried Away Book:The Works of the Rev. John Wesley Source: The Works of the Rev. John Wesley
“They know the outward shows of this life present but of the next life are they careless. Have they not consider the heavens and the earth and all that is between them but for a serious end, and for a fixed term? But truly most men believe not that they shall meet their Lord.” KnowsMenBelieveBookEndsShowsEarthNextHeavenTermLordSeriousHolyThis LifeFixedCarelessNext LifeHoly Books Author:Elijah Muhammad
“Many Christians backslide...They are unable to stand against the temptations of the world, or of their old nature. They strive to do their best to fight against sin, and to serve God, but they have no strength. They have never really grasped the secret: The Lord Jesus will every day from heaven continue His work in me. But on one condition-the soul must give Him time each day to impart His love and his grace. Time alone with the Lord Jesus each day is the indispensable condition of growth and power.” WorldGivingSoulChristianFightingJesusHeavenGrowthPrayerSinSecretLordGraceConditionsStriveTemptationEach DayServing GodIndispensableHis LoveMe AloneImpartAlone Time Author:Andy Murray
“[A]s a commencement the Lord appeared unto Joseph Smith, both the Father and the Son, the Father pointing to the Son said, "this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him" Here then, was a communication from the heavens made known unto man on the earth, and he at that time came into possession of a fact that no man knew in the world but he, and that is that God lived, for he had seen him, and that his Son Jesus Christ lived, for he also had seen him.” MenWorldWellsMadeSaidFactsEarthFatherJesusHeavenChristKnownLordSonCommunicationJesus ChristPossessionBelovedPointingCommencementJoseph SmithBeloved Son Author:John Taylor
“When I start getting old, I'm going to start ending my prayers like, "Lord, it'd be a good day to die." I don't wanna be 130 years old with a diaper on, all my friends dead and gone. I wanna get to heaven, come get me!” YearsDiesHeavenPrayerLordGoneMy FriendsGetting OldGood DayDiapers Author:Suge Knight
“In six days the Lord created the heavens and the earth and all the wonders therein. There are some of us who feel that He might have taken just a little more time.” FeelsLittlesMightEarthHeavenWonderLordTakenSixMore Time Author:Kinky Friedman