Quotes About Renewal

Glory, glory, said the Bee, Hallelujah, said the Flea. Praise the Lord, remarked the Wren. At springtime all is born-again.

And whatever it was that happened, he eventually seemed born anew and became a kind of giddy pied piper for that newness and freedom and joy, so much so that many thought he must be demon possessed—or at least simply mad.

he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.*

Indeed, not just the problems but the loud cry "Reform!" had been heard here and there for centuries before Luther.

He who through faith is righteous shall live." Here I felt that I was altogether born again and

At springtime all is born-again.

It's funny how death sometimes spawns renewed friendships. Maybe that's God's way of compensating the next of kin for their loss.

change begins with freedom from the past.

Korra slid from Naga's back and let her gaze drift over the once-magnificent arena. Several of its tall spires were charred. The gilded glass dome that had been the arena's crowning glory was shattered. The jagged iron girders that had formed the dome's skeleton stuck out from the roof at odd angles, the metal gnarled and twisted. Korra shivered as she took in the damage, and a cold feeling of foreboding crept over her.

Loneliness can be the spark that pushes us to nurture our existing relationships and to make an effort toward new ones. It can also motivate us to reach out to our Maker with renewed passion and energy.

He set a brisk pace through the trees, but not so fast that he failed to notice the brilliant green fronds of new bracken beginning to unfurl, or the first pale buds of primroses pushing out of their green coverings. Birdsong filled the air, and the fresh scent of growing things.

There was no more need to cling to her last life. Firestar would kindle a new flame and blaze through the forest in her place. ThunderClan was safe. She closed her eyes and gave way to dizzying blackness.

If that was one life received, he had eight more to go. How will I bear it? he thought in dismay.

The fire has burned out, but to dispel the darkness you must find the spark that remains

A half-moon later, Frostkit and Brindlekit were born.

My new name will keep me warm!

Just remember, there is no need to be afraid of every flame. Fire can bring life, warmth, new growth, as well as death.

The light will return, just like the sun came back, but it will be your light, and yours to control.

Time with God was meant to change my life, to bring resolve and results and revival.

God has made sleep to be a sponge by which to rub out fatigue. A man's roots are planted in night as in a soil.

Some plants of the bitterest root have the whitest and sweetest blossoms; so the bitterest wrong has the sweetest repentance.

When we have heartily repented of a wrong, we should let all the waves of forgetfulness roll over it, and go forward unburdened to meet the future.

Life is a plant that grows out of death.

Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may swell.