Quotes About Renewal

I turn all thorn then, but you come back again and make my thorniness fragrant and pink and petaled.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

And when the rains were over and it was October and the birds were in song again, I could lie in the sun on sweet-smelling grass and gaze up through a pattern of oak leaves into a blind-blue heaven. And I would thank my God for leaves and grass and the smell of things, the smell of mint and myrtle and bruised clover, and the touch of things, the touch of grass and air and sky, the touch of the sky's blueness.

Rain?. It washes the leaves, Gives new life to grass, Draws out the scent of the earth

It has bloomed again, This flower that I thought dead. In one moment of despair And pain, I'd trampled it in the ground Upon this barren plain. Little did I know That it would rise again, This flower that I thought dead. My soul would need A surer weapon than despair To crush a thing so bright, so fair.

Trees make you feel younger. And the older the tree, the younger you feel. Whenever

There are no fresh starts in life, but there are always new directions.

There is a great affinity between trees and men. We grow at much the same pace, if we are not hurt or starved or cut down. In our youth we are resplendent creatures, and in our declining years we stoop a little, we remember, we stretch our brittle limbs in the sun, and then, with a sigh, we shed our last leaves.

There's a great affinity between trees and men.We grow at much the same pace, if we are not hurt or starved or cut down. In our youth we are resplendent creatures, and in our declining years we stoop a little, we remember,we stretch our brittle limbs in the sun,and then,with a sigh,we shed our last leaves.

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees and wild plants and grasses had sprung up under the protection of the trees we had placed there. The trees had multiplied! They were moving. In one small corner of the world, Grandfather's dream was coming true and the trees were moving again.

As I take her gift, Danielle says, "For you, Ruthie. Welcome back to the world.

Yet there are times in life when God gently draws us back to our places of pain and invites us to take another look. He does not call us back to aggravate our wounds or cause us emotional harm. When God calls, he calls with good purpose; and when he urges us back to a hard place, he does so in order to heal us. Only then can we truly move on.

God does not condemn us for our mistakes. He sees hope where others see failure. He sees a future where others see wreckage. His desire is to bring us out of our devastation, healed and strengthened, with a song in our hearts. That is his promise. Joy and gladness will be found in her.

spiritual transformation is central to the message of the gospel and therefore central to the mission of the church.

Hasta qué punto necesitan nuestras mentes aprender a descansar de la forma en que lo describe el salmista!

Cuando Elías entró en la soledad y el silencio, una de las primeras cosas que debió tener en cuenta fue lo cansado, lo agotado que se encontraba a todo nivel.

El Señor comenzó por ocuparse de la fatiga y el agotamiento físico de Elías.

Cuando incorporamos el descanso al tiempo que pasamos a solas con Dios, llegamos a experimentar un tipo de renovación muy profunda.

qué sucedería si eligiéramos permanecer en la presencia de Dios y hablar con él con respecto a nuestro cansancio, reconociéndolo de la manera en que lo haría un niño frente a su padre que se preocupa y puede ayudarlo?

realidad, la historia de Elías nos enseña que si no le damos descanso a nuestro cuerpo, a nuestra mente y a nuestra alma, la travesía hacia la soledad y el silencio puede resultar algo excesivo para nosotros.

Vengan a mí todos ustedes que están cansados y agobiados, y yo les daré descanso» (Mateo 11:28). ¿Cómo sería escuchar esas palabras ahora mismo? ¿Crees que es posible para ti encontrar el descanso que necesitas?

Cuando nos encontramos en un estado básicamente descansado, lleno de vigor, la soledad nos ayuda a mantener ese estado saludable, que no es poca cosa en un mundo que demanda tanto de nosotros.

Con el tiempo notamos que de la quietud y la confianza nace nuestra fortaleza, porque vez tras vez encontramos allí todo lo que necesitamos para sustentarnos.

God works miracles of transformation in the world through miraculously transformed people.