Quotes About Light

truth is what happens when humans use words to reflect God's wise ordering of the world and so shine light into its dark corners, bringing judgment and mercy where it is badly needed.

To imagine a world without the gospel of Jesus is to imagine a pretty bleak place

Faith involves believing that certain things are true, of course. But (here's another caricature we have to put firmly to bed) this isn't about odd, detached dogmas. It's about certain things in the light of which everything else at last comes into focus.

The "covenant of vocation"—Israel's vocation to be the light of the world—was fulfilled.

He did not want to rescue humans from creation any more than he wanted to rescue Israel from the Gentiles. He wanted to rescue Israel in order that Israel might be a light to the Gentiles, and he wanted thereby to rescue humans in order that humans might be his rescuing stewards over creation.

Only in the light of Jesus can he look back and see not only that the God-given Torah had the effect of increasing "Sin," but that this was the divine intention all along.

If we spend time in the prayer of lament, new light may come, rather than simply the repetition of things we might have wanted to say anyway.

Wounds are said to emit light under certain conditions - touch them and the brightness will stay on the hands - and as candles burn Rohan thinks of each flame as an injury somewhere in his house.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars" An ancient Persian proverb

It was a light which gave solidity to everything and drew colour out from the heart of objects.

You're my hope, Ivy, my beacon home on the darkest night.

Yes." She smiled, liking the word. "What I feel like right now—I'd compare it to waking from a dream and seeing the real world. It's a beautiful place, but it also has darkness. If you try to eradicate that darkness, you also destroy the light." Pain for the future of her people tightened her heart.

Never again, he thought, would he be alone in the dark.

So you love her still?" She found herself asking. "Who?" "The vampire. Shamiya." His hand squeezed her calf in gentle reproof."A silly question, cher. You know love cannot survive where there is no light.

How do you balance the two halves of your self—the priest and the soldier?" The light and the darkness. It was not a question he should've asked, not a possibility he should've considered, but it was done and now he waited. Because he needed the answer. "The same way you balance your todays and tomorrows. With hope and forgiveness.

All you did was haul me into the light. I could've walked away at any point. I chose to stay. I will always choose to stay.

Fear is a thief that comes in the bright light of day, an intruder arrogant and assured.

I really need that cake now." Startled laughter in his blood, unexpected light in the shadows, the taste of snow in her kiss. And he knew that come what may, they'd stand together. In the light and in the terrible darkness.

I know he is your favourite, hbeeti, but Izzy is a baby angel without the ability to light a candle with his power, much less that to throw bolts of energy" "That's why he has a missile launcher" His hunter replied patiently.

Let your bond blaze like a candle in the dark.

You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by. Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning. —Job 11:16–17

Tu avais commencé sous l'égide de Miranda à écrire des éloges du présent mais maintenant, son présent s'était rétréci jusqu'à n'être qu'un minuscule point de lumière, les ténèbres alentours te confondaient.

This world is made of darkness and light, my girl, and in the darkest times you have to believe the sun will come again, even if you yourself don't live to see it.

Light with thee walk; dark from thee flee.