“Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.” BookSoulEnemyTeachGreaterGraceTreeWindMastersSourceStonesMercyWoodsBurningStreamsGatesDewIngratitude Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Theres a wideness in Gods mercy I cannot find in my own And He keeps His fire burning To melt this heart of stone Keeps me aching with a yearning Keeps me glad to have been caught In the reckless raging fury That they call the love of God” HeartHas BeensMy OwnFireStonesMercyCaughtRageGladBurningGod LoveYearningFuryRecklessFire BurningHeart Of Stone Author:Rich Mullins
“And thus we rust Life's iron chain Degraded and alone: And some men curse, and some men weep, And some men make no moan: But God's eternal Laws are kind And break the heart of stone” MenHeartKindLawBreakEternalStonesMercyChainsCurseIronRustHeart Of Stone Book:Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde Source: Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde
“It is the Happiness of his Church that, when the Powers of Earth and Hell combine against it...that the Throne of Grace is of the easiest access-and its Appeal thither is graciously invited by the Father of Mercies, who has assured it, that when his Children ask Bread he will not give them a Stone.” GivingChildrenEarthAsksFatherChurchHellGraceStonesMercyAccessBreadAppealsThronesInvitedAssured Author:John Hancock
“Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.” Too MuchPiecesFateMoonMouthsStonesMercyMeatListenersOystersCrabsSeaweed Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“All loves should be simply stepping stones to the love of God. So it was with me; and blessed be his name for his great goodness and mercy.” LoveShouldNamesGoodnessStonesMercyBlessedGod LoveStepping Stones Author:Plato