Quotes from Edward Weiss

Here is the situation of Man: the more power he claims for himself, the less power he has.

Pursue the world and you will have the world. Pursue God and you will have peace of spirit. Here is the perennial choice offered to the son of Man; will he choose the world and be happy or turn to God and become free?

Here is the wisdom of the free! They no longer waste time pursuing the world. Instead, they find their joy in God, always turning to Him for comfort. They know where there sustenance lies, and are no longer deceived.

If God isn't enough for you, you will strive for the things of the world, and suffer. You will search for but never find the satisfaction that can only be found in God. Here is the lesson of lessons... to always put God first.

Who understands fear and trembling? Those who know God. Who doesn't understand fear and trembling? Those who have made themselves God.

Here is the pinnacle of happiness! Blessedness. A state of being where God is living 'His' life through you. Those who have risen to this level of virtue desire nothing from the world because they already have everything in God.

Have you forgotten God? Here is the advice Moses gave to those seeking his counsel. He knew, that for most problems, the solution lay in surrendering to God. To this day, it's still the sanest strategy.

With God, anything is bearable. Without God we are cast adrift, cut off from real life. This is why those who have God need very little in the way of things. They're already content. Already far along the path to freedom.

In the midst of the whirlwind, those who stand with God, weather the storm.

Tired of holding on yet? Stop striving and put God before the world. You'll have everything you want, minus the heartache. Don't fight the world. Don't try and overcome it. Forgive it.

A feast is set before you. It offers all you could ever want. But you must want it above all else. Here is the secret that isn't so secret to the learned. They place God before everything else and are rewarded with a blessed life.

It takes most a lifetime to discover this great truth... we find our greatest joy in God. After years of fighting the world, the tortured adult is ready to surrender. Ready to 'give up.' Ready to... come home.

Do you know why children feel free? It's because they don't take unto themselves what is not theirs. For them, everything belongs to God. And they would have it no other way. They 'share' in this gift that is the world and are free. You too can share in this gift. All you have to do is let go.

A worried mind has forgotten God

It doesn't take much to become thrown. All it takes is to put the world before God. Over and over, we fall from grace, and over and over we are redeemed 'as' we pray.

When stupid wins, everyone loses.

All have problems. But those who rely on God breathe easier. How? They don't allow mistakes in the world to define who they are. Instead, they lean on 'what' they are and the worries of the world bounce off them.

We all want the good and not the bad. Yet it doesn't seem to be the case in life. Sorrow comes along with joy, pain, along with pleasure. Three things make this bearable; acceptance that life is exactly this, God, and each other.

When God is a greater cause of joy for you than the world, you have arrived.

Do you know why God loves the world? Because the world is not apart from God and it would be impossible for God to not love himself.

The sad news is, those born into poverty usually remain in poverty. The good news is, these people are among the first to turn to God. The pain of life has made them seek for something better. When they find it, they are no longer poor.

To trust God means to depend upon God This is the reason children are content. They know, deep down, they are taken care of. To lose this feeling is the great tragedy of life. To find it again, the greatest recovery.

When God is enough for you, the doors of heaven open wide.

A clock does not power itself. It has to be wound. A heart also does not power itself; it must encounter things that bring it joy in life in order for it to be full. This is why saying, 'I am love' is a error. It's 'I love God' which makes the difference.