Quotes About Grace

igual que las severas heladas en el invierno conducen a las flores en la primavera, y al igual que la noche da lugar a la estrella de la mañana, así también los males de la aflicción producen mucho bien a aquellos que aman a Dios.

A godly man puts a kind interpretation upon providence.

The ship which lies at anchor may sometimes be a little shaken—but never sinks; flesh and blood may have its fears and disquiets—but grace keeps them afloat. A Christian, having cast anchor in heaven, his heart never sinks.

Just so, Christ puts the finger of mercy upon the scars of the saints! He will not throw away his pearls for every speck of dirt! That which makes this love of Christ the more stupendous, is that there was nothing in us to excite or draw forth his love! He did not love us because we were worthy—but by loving us he made us worthy!

Evangelical obedience is true in its essence, though not perfect in its degree; and where it comes short, Christ puts his merits into the scales, and then there is full weight.

Another sign of our effectual calling is diligence in our ordinary calling. Some boast of their high calling, but they lie idly at anchor. Religion does not seal warrants to idleness. Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil's bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade.

A godly person chooseth Christ and grace before the most illustrious things under the sun:

Many are called, but few chosen " (Matt. xx. 16). This external call is insufficient to salvation, yet sufficient to leave men without excuse.

After a bitter pill, God gives sugar.

The outward call may bring men to a profession of Christ, the inward call brings them to a possession of Christ. The outward call curbs a sinner, the inward call changes him.

All the legal washings and purifications were but types and emblems representing Christ's blood. This blood whitens the black soul.

Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil's bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade.

She had been through hard straits herself and assumed that persons of quality did not discuss them. Steel exists to support pressure.

Mi mindannyian, mindannyian vétkeztünk. Vezekelni akarunk. Szívesen magunkra vállalunk minden penitenciát, tudja meg azonban, leányom, hogy az, aki szeret - alig merem ezt kimondani -, az, aki igazán szeret, már alig-alig b?nös.

most végre tanuld meg, hogy bárhol e világon számíthatsz kegyelemre.

Yes. I declare—easy as kittens.

It was as if a gust of wind had blown open a window in my heart and a sweet bird had flown in and made a nest.

Come here, I shall bless you within nonduality;

Do not be ill-tempered, regardless of how others treat you.

Just be kind to yourself.

An angel among mortals.

If I forgive, I'll no longer feel angry at the person for what happened. In my experience, anger can still come up, but when it does, we remind ourselves that we've decided it isn't worth it to hold on to it any longer.

you need faith for forgiveness

I didn't know if he was crying for what he'd lost, or for what he'd never had, but there was a beauty in his tears that moved me more than I could ever explain with words—a beauty in the honesty of his sadness, in the grace of it's purity. It was holy water raining down from the clouds in his eyes, falling to the sand then being carried back to the source from which it came—his blessed sea.