“The Jackdaw sat in the Cardinal's chair! Bishop and Abbot and Prior were there, Many a monk and many a friar, Many a knight and many a squire, With a great many more of lesser degree,-- In sooth a goodly company; And they served the Lord Primate on bended knee. Never, I ween, Was a prouder seen, Read of in books or dreamt of in dreams, Than the Cardinal Lord Archbishop of Rheims.” BookDreamCompanyLordDegreesKneesSatGreat MenChairsMonkKnightsBishopsCardinalsPrimatesFriarsSquires Author:Richard Harris Barham
“The kind of gratitude that receives even tribulations with thanksgiving requires a broken heart and a contrite spirit, humility to accept that which we cannot change, willingness to turn everything over to the Lord -even when we do not understand, thankfulness for hidden opportunities yet to be revealed. Then comes a sense of peace. “When was the last time you thanked the Lord for a trial or tribulation? Adversity compels us to go to our knees; does gratitude for adversity do that as well?” WellsHeartKindDoeLastsSpiritTurnsOpportunityAcceptingLordHumilityBrokenGratitudeAdversityTrialsKneesWillingnessLast TimeThankfulnessTribulation Author:Bonnie D. Parkin
“The soldier takes pride in saluting his Captain, The devotee proffers a knee to his Lord, Some back a mare thrown from a thoroughbred, Troy backed its Helen, Troy died and adored; Great nations blossom above, A slave bows down to a slave.” NationsLordPrideDiedSlaveSoldierLoyaltyKneesThrownBowsCaptainsGreat NationsHelenDevoteeThoroughbredsMares Book:The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd Edition Source: The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd Edition
“He [the Lord] will always hear your prayers and will invariably answer them. However, His answers will seldom come while you are on your knees praying, even when you may plead for an immediate response. Rather, He will prompt you in quiet moments when the Spirit can most effectively touch your mind and heart. Hence, you should find periods of quiet time to recognize when you are being instructed and strengthened.” ShouldMindHeartMayMomentsSpiritPrayerAnswersLordPrayingPeriodsQuietResponseKneesHeart And MindOur PrayersPromptsQuiet TimeQuiet Moments Author:Richard G. Scott
“Just as important as knowing what gift God has given you is knowing which gifts He hasn't give you. Many Christians try for years to function with gifts they never had in the first place, and this doesn't do the Lord's work much good. It's like trying to hear something with your knee or throw a ball with your nose. Knees and noses are better off doing other things.” GivingTryingYearsFirstsImportantChristianGivenLordKnowingBallsFunctionNosesKneesBetter Off Book:On the crest of the wave: becoming a world Christian Source: On the crest of the wave: becoming a world Christian
“When we have been hurt, slighted, or wounded unfairly, we are not left alone to bear it. We can get on our knees and ask for the Lord's help to forgive.” Has BeensHelpingAsksLeftHurtLordBearsForgivingKneesWoundedLeft AloneBeen HurtSlighted Author:Virginia H. Pearce