Quotes About Devotion

Give me faith, Lord, to know Your Presence as surely as I know the beating of my own heart. I've felt so far from You....

he was 'nuts about her', as the parlance of the day had it, as if it were generally recognised that love and madness are adjoining rooms with extremely porous walls.

I think they abuse anyone who don't toe the line. And with religious folk, that line can be a murky mess. People ain't got limits when they sure God is behind 'em.

The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.

He dies because he is so holy, that he may give his holiness, his strength, his life, just at the moment it is holiest, to his people.

Open your heart to a baseball team and you're liable to get it broken.

Your submission appeals to me," he growls. "Your obedience. And I'll do whatever it takes to get that from you.

he is like a soldier or a saint: blank-faced, and given wholly to an obedience he does not need to understand.

It's like being in the ballpark with Jesus.

Makin, my friend, I thought you were just seeing her safely home." "I was." "What happened?" "I couldn't let her go.

If you'll never leave me, I'll never leave you.

There was something magical about listening to a story unfold in which the characters coexisted harmoniously in a peaceful haven while being enveloped in the comfort and security of maternal devotion.

Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a horse.

Lynx, why are you staring at me like that?" she asked. He straightened and shrugged. "I was just thinking how close I came to losing you. Now that I have you, Callie, I can't imagine my life without you." -Calinda & Lynx

Lynx sat down beside Calinda. Tears moistened his eyes, and his voice exposed his pain as he whispered, "Don't you go and die on me, woman. It took me too long to find you. I love you, Callie; I need you. Please don't leave me. I promise you, I'll find whoever did this and make them pay," he swore furiously. -Lynx

But more important, how could he prove to Olivia that she was worth not only rearranging heaven and earth and a few paltry mountains for, but also the very fabric of life?

Hey," he was saying, "guess what the most common word is in criminal tattoos." "I have no idea." " Love . Hands down. They love their mothers, they love some girl, they love Jesus. And they keep right on doing wrong.

Their kiss recalled old times when everything was new and there was nothing more important in the world than being crazy in love.

I'd bitch slap the devil for you.

Nothing worth doing is worth doing in moderation.

I want God's Word written on my heart so that my life reflects a close walk with God.

Change the way you spend your time so that you will know God and walk closely with Him. An empty vessel has nothing to give. A bubbling fountain splashes everyone close to it.

I don't understand all about God, but there's one thing that I'm as sure of as the fact that I live and breathe. He loves us. He loves us completely, and always keeps our good in mind.