“Let every Christian be a gardener so that he and she and the whole of creation, which groans in expectation of the Spirit's final harvest, may inherit Paradise. If we Christian's truly treasure the hope that one day we, like Adam and the penitent thief, will walk alongside the One who caused even the dead wood of the Cross to blossom with flowers, then we must also imitate the Master's art and make the desolate earth grow green.” IfsMayArtWholeEarthChristianSpiritGrowsWalksCreationFlowerMastersOne DayExpectationsCrossesGreenFinalsWoodsTreasureParadiseAdamThievesHarvestGardenerDesolate Book:Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening Source: Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening
“My friend is an idiot. He smokes three packs of cigarettes a day. He won't quit, either. His big excuse is, "Why should I quit smoking? Anything could kill me. I could be walking down the street one day and i could be hit by a bus." Maybe if you quit smoking you could cross the street a hell of a lot faster.” IfsShouldBigsThreeHellStreetsWalkingOne DayMy FriendsCrossesExcuseQuittingSmokeFasterIdiotSmokingBusCigaretteShould IPacksKill MeI QuitQuit Smoking Author:Gregg Rogell
“You do wrong to complain of your crosses and sufferings. Believe me, you know not what it is to suffer. God preserve you from suffering even one day what has been endured by a certain soul, whose name I must not disclose!” KnowsBelieveHas BeensSoulCertainSufferingNamesOne DayCrossesComplainingPreservesBelieve In Me Author:Paul of the Cross
“Let us, at any rate, give heed to suffer joyfully the crosses that God sends us, because they all, if we are saved, will become for us eternal joys. When infirmities, pains, or any adversities afflict us, let us lift up our eyes to heaven and say, "One day all these pains will have an end, and after them I hope to enjoy God forever."” IfsGivingEndsEyePainJoySufferingHeavenEnjoyForeverOne DayEternalCrossesAdversityRateSavedLiftsHeedInfirmity Author:Alphonsus Liguori
“Then one day, this kid named Darren Walsh touched the Cheese with his finger, and that's what started this thing called the Cheese Touch. It's basically like the Cooties. If you get the Cheese Touch, you're stuck with it until you pass it on to someone else. The only way to protect yourself from the Cheese Touch is to cross your fingers.” IfsWayKidsOne DayProtectCrossesFingersStuckTouchedCheeseProtect YourselfDarrenCooties Book:Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Source: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
“You've always asked me to wait, as if we had time in abundance. But time is too precious, Perry. We've wasted years, when we could have been with each other. Don't you understand how much even one day of loving each other is worth? Some people are separated by distances they can never cross. All they can do is dream about each other for a lifetime, never having what they want most. How foolish, how wasteful to have love within your reach and not take it!" She clamped her teeth on her trembling bottom lip to steady herself” PeopleIfsWantYearsHas BeensDreamWaitingCan DoOne DayCrossesDistanceLifetimeBottomLipsFoolishTeethAbundanceSteadyCould Have BeenLoving LifeTrembling Author:Lisa Kleypas