Quotes About Reflection

Praying is like a rocking chair - it'll give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere.

It's pretty cathartic for me to write a letter to God and tell him what I'm praying for that day or what I'm going through emotionally.

When you spend almost two years out talking to people, praying with them, and really finding out some of those tough issues that are impacting them, it makes a lasting impression on you.

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

I imagine the life of an atheistic praying mantis to be rather torturous.

First and foremost, praying about things and having the good Lord as a part of my life is a huge grounding thing for me.

I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always known about cancer, but to be around someone who has it and to see what it does in such a short space of time was hard. It makes you think about your life, about what is important.

My self healing lies in praying for those who have harmed me.

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing.

I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.

Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.

For me, getting on a knee and praying is a very special deal for me. A very special moment. For me, it was honoring that and not letting people go out there and make a mockery of it and do a lot of different things and just kind of keeping it safe.

I feel like it is important to make sure you are always praying, always talking to have clarity of mind and peace.

I am praying every day for peace.

When we are truly praying, then we can begin to see Christ in our neighbour; when we are really praying, we can begin to live for the Father.

I've decided to retire from the NHL. I kept praying for peace about the next step in my life. A peace that said this is God's will for your future. A peace that said whether or not this was the right time to walk away.

I must confess that it is a lot easier for me as a pastor to preach about prayer than to spend that same amount of time engaged in it.

I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out.

We don't preach, but we just tell you what we think, and it provokes thought.

I read 'Preacher' once a year.

I don't think of myself as a preacher.

I realized I needed to take more responsibility, be more mature, not to lose the ball in precarious areas. In past I was apathetic, didn't think too much.

Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life.

Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity.