So basically what you are doing is taking words that originated in the heart and mind of God and circulating them through your heart and mind back to God. By this means his words become the wings of your prayers.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“freedom must be won under the compulsion of a necessity. Freedom for the church comes from the necessity of the Word of God.”
― Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
― Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
“Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.”
― The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
― The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
“Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“But it’s all, in the end, just life. We see it macro, like one big story, but when you’re in it, it’s all just day-to-day, right? And isn’t that what you have to make your peace with?”
― Dark Matter
― Dark Matter
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