Amena Brown > Quotes

“I learned that my boom box was awesome at recording, but I didn't know my soul was also good at it and that my heart would remember all the things that would ever break it. Most recordings have a way of fading over time and losing their quality, but the moments that become the record our souls keep manage to stay so vivid.”
― Amena Brown, How to Fix a Broken Record: Thoughts on Vinyl Records, Awkward Relationships, and Learning to Be Myself

“if God is the DJ and my life is the dance floor, then he is in constant control of the songs that play. Sometimes right as I’m getting into the groove of a particular tune, Mr. DJ of All DJs switches the cut on me, forcing me to find a completely new rhythm to dance to.”
― Amena Brown, Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God

“He is a songwriter Composing notes that hold together eternity”
― Amena Brown, Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God

“Maybe trust is less about God being some superhero who swoops in and saves the day just as I was about to give up. Maybe trust is more like the sigh of relief I take when I get home after a long day. Maybe it is more this assurance that I have a place where I am safe and loved, even when chaos is happening outside those doors or inside my soul. That place is in God, in trusting his plans for me, his love for me, his ability to take care of me and be concerned with both the details and the big picture of my life. Maybe God wants me to trust him even when I don’t know how. Even when there are no easy answers. Even when there are no answers at all. I like my understanding. My understanding makes sense”
― Amena Brown, How to Fix a Broken Record: Thoughts on Vinyl Records, Awkward Relationships, and Learning to Be Myself

“God is a fascinating Artist. He is the DJ who scratches and mixes our “breaks” to match the rhythm of his love. He is the Master of montage and collage, creating fantastic patchwork out of every moment we experience.”
― Amena Brown, Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God

“don’t know if you’ve seen him, but he’s got the most forgiving eyes. He waits. Arms outstretched, waiting as if I’d never walked away and left. I nearly collapse into him, and he holds me up until I find the strength to walk in his love. Now I can rest. Now I can stop trying so hard to search for something he’s already given me. God, my strong and beautiful dance partner in life.”
― Amena Brown, Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God