Quotes About Renewal

On the most beautiful day any April could be asked to come up with

Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun; Thyself from thine affection Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye All lesser birds will take their jollity. Up, up, fair bride, and call Thy stars from out their several boxes, take Thy rubies, pearls, and diamonds forth, and make Thyself a constellation of them all; And by their blazing signify That a great princess falls, but doth not die. Be thou a new star, that to us portends Ends of much wonder; and be thou those ends.

For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion . . . and a man no longer believes he is a man.

Sometimes the idea of living as a hermit appeals to all of us. No demands, no needs, no pain, no disappointments. But that is because we have been hurt, are worn out.

Perhaps it is our fear of getting our hopes up; it seems too good to be true. Perhaps it's been the almost total focus on sin and the Cross. But the Scripture is abundant and clear: Christ came not only to pardon us, but also to heal us. He wants the glory restored. So, put the book down for just a moment, and let this sink in: Jesus can, and wants to, heal your heart.

Touch nature. I'm serious—every day, your soul needs to engage creation.

Most Christians have lost the life of their heart and with it, their romance with God.

Jesus, I give my hope to your true and certain return, and the renewal of all things.

when I pull into the driveway at the end of the day. I don't have to leap from the car; I can take a moment. I turn the engine off, sometimes lay my head down on the steering wheel, and just breathe. I try to let go of the day.

And so, dear heart, it is time for your restoration. For there is One greater than your Enemy. One who has sought you out from the beginning of time. He has come to heal your broken heart and restore your feminine soul. Let us turn now to him.

Nothing is truly lost. This is going to come back to me; this will be in one of my treasure chests Jesus will restore to me.

restored in you, to be renewed in you, to receive from you

Then I ask for more of God: Jesus—I need more of you; fill me with more of you, God. Restore our union; fill me with your life.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

I am a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

Death is not in the nature of things; it is the nature of things. But what dies is the form. The matter is immortal.

He is the same, but everything is different.

Let those love now who've never loved; let those who've loved, love yet again.

that slow and beautiful decay which flings crowns underfoot to star the earth with fallen glories

Variety's the source of joy below, From whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow, In books and love the mind one end pursues, And only change the expiring flames renews.

Why can't a man have more than one life? Where was it written that you couldn't start over? And over?

Quando fu infine sistemata, ci sembrò ovviamente sensato portare a casa un grosso compagno a quattro zampe con unghie raspanti, grandi denti e limitate capacità espressive per iniziare a demolirla di nuovo.

but next day returned with a force.

had been the marigold turning to face the sun.