Jeff Skipper

“The thorn is one of the most cursed, and angry, and crabbed weeds that the earth yieldeth, and yet out[71] of it springeth the rose, one of the sweetest-smelled flowers, and most delightful to the eye, that the earth hath. Your Lord shall make joy and gladness out of your afflictions; for all His roses have a fragrant smell. Wait for the time when His own holy hand shall hold them to your nose; and if ye would have present comfort under the cross, be much in prayer, for at that time your faith kisseth Christ and He kisseth the soul. And”
― Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford

“If ye were not Christ's wheat, appointed to be bread in His house, He would not grind you.”
― Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford

“you were never meant to repent because you don’t know it all. You are meant to repent because you’ve tried.”
― Zack Eswine, The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus

“There is none like Him; I would not exchange one smile of His lovely face with kingdoms.”
― Samuel Rutherford, Letters of Samuel Rutherford