Andrew

“the state of the whole body depends on the soundness and vigor of the heart, and the everlasting state of the whole person depends on the good or ill condition of the soul.”
― John Flavel, Keeping the Heart: In Modern English

“Suddenly I realized that this was the beginning of a new life. But was it possible to start over again from scratch? To make myself at home in this new, unknown language? And, most frightening of all after all these years of fighting for survival, to learn once more how to live? And if I succeeded in coming back to life, would I not be betraying all my dead friends and loved ones?”
― Erich Maria Remarque, Shadows in Paradise

“But if we make God’s presence and his character primary, then comfort, pleasure, and security will fall on us all unawares. But they will be when and where God chooses, and that will be enough because we know he is all we need and that all those other things may come and go as they will. We can live that way because we know that he has no desire to deprive us but seeks, even in the fire, to do us good.”
― John N. Oswalt, Isaiah

“Meditation is presented in the New Testament as a key aspect for the godly renewing of the mind. It is also used as a primary means to comfort and encourage Christian perseverance.”
― David W. Saxton, God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation