“The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine...Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.” DoeJesusLordWorryRainUnionsBranchesSunshineCommunionToilVines Author:Hudson Taylor
“Jesus Christ, this godamn rain, will someone put me on a train.” JesusChristJesus ChristRainTrain Author:Tom Waits
“[Jesus] teaches that just as the sun gives light to both wicked and good, and the rain brings nourishment to righteous and unrighteous, God's compassion embraces all people. There are no pre-conditions for it, nothing we need to do first, nothing we have to believe. When we are ready to receive it, it is already there. And the more we live in its presence, the more effortlessly if flows through us, until we find that we no longer need external rules or Bibles or Messiahs.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingFirstsBelieveLightJesusCompassionTeachSunConditionsReadyRainFlowEmbraceWickedRighteousNourishmentMessiah Author:Stephen Mitchell
“When the winds blow and the rains pour, they blow and pour on all. Those who have built their foundations on bedrock rather than sand survive the storms. There is a way to build on bedrock by developing a deep personal conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ and knowing how to receive inspiration. . . . We need to learn how to recognize and apply these promptings.” WayNeedsInspirationJesusChristKnowingWindJesus ChristBuiltRainFoundationBlowStormConversionDevelopingSandBedrock Author:Allan F. Packer
“Our testimonies, like . . . trees, must be built on a sure foundation, deeply rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ, so that when the winds and rains come into our lives, as they surely will, we will be strong enough to weather the storms that rage about us.” EnoughJesusStrongChristOur LivesTreeWindJesus ChristBuiltRainFoundationStormRageWeatherRootedTestimonyStrong EnoughWind And Rain Author:Sheldon F. Child