“Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.” KnowsYearsLooksHeartLittlesPastNightChristRealizingBornProgressPlansJourneyEventsDesignHolyMarkSilentChristmasCertaintyCelebrationDecemberHoly Night Author:Karen Kingsbury
“As there are silent depths in the ocean which the fiercest storm cannot reach, so there are silent, holy depths of the hearts of people which the storm of sin and sorrow can never disturb. To reach this silence and to live consciously in it is peace.” PeopleHeartSinSilenceSorrowHolyOceanSilentDepthStorm Author:James Allen
“God has not any Holy Book; but Man has many Holy Book writers! Producing Holy Books is a cosmic crime against God! God has not spoken yet! He has been silent for billions of years, because He is out of this universe!” MenYearsHas BeensBookUniverseCrimeHolySilentBillionsCosmicHoly Books Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“We cannot be passive and silent towards those who reject God's Word and our holy faith.” HolySilentRejectsPassive Author:Abraham Kuyper
“Silent white light filled the world. And the righteous and unrighteous alike were consumed in that holy fire.” WorldLightWhiteFireHolyFilledSilentRighteousConsumedWhite Light Author:Stephen King
“I am alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to make each hour holy. I am lowly in this world, and yet not lowly enough for me to be just a thing to you, dark and shrewd. I want my will and I want to go with my will as it moves towards action. And I want, in those silent, somehow faltering times, to be with someone who knows, or else alone. I want to reflect everything about you, and I never want to be too blind or too ancient to keep your profound wavering image with me. I want to unfold. I don't want to be folded anywhere, because there, where I'm folded, I am a lie.” KnowsWorldWantEnoughActionMovingLyingHoursDarkThis WorldHolyBlindSilentProfoundAncientNot AloneWaveringFaltering Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.” MenWayMeanTwoRealWholeHelpingUseWould BeOrderPartyInformationHonorHolyTraditionSilentWork OutActiveChainsOne WayObedienceJust OneAweReverenceDictatorNew WaysNew InformationReal Relationship Author:A. J. Jacobs
“Here I am leaving you clues. I am singing now while Rome burns. We are all just trying to be holy. My applejack, my silent night, just mash your lips against me. We are all going forward. None of us are going back.” TryingNightHolySingingSilentLeavingLipsRomeClueHere I AmSilent Night Author:Richard Siken
“I cry to you, my Lord, my rock! Do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent, I shall go down to the pit like the rest. Hear my voice raised in petition as I cry to you for help, as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward your holy of holies.” IfsHelpingHandsVoiceLordRocksCryHolyRaisesSilentRaisedDeafPitsPetitions Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God.... I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence... My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God.” MindSoulPrayerSecretHolyConversationWorshipCapableSilentMy SoulPersevereHabitualPresence Of GodConversations With God Author:Brother Lawrence