“At least one indication of unbelief is the tendency to measure life's challenges against our own adequacy instead of God's promises. To enter our Sabbath rest, we must put an end to self-reliance - trusting in our own abilities to overcome difficulties, rise above challenges, escape tragedies, or achieve personal greatness.”
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“It's hard being left behind. (...) It's hard to be the one who stays.”
― The Time Traveler's Wife
― The Time Traveler's Wife
“In Jewish tradition, dying in one’s sleep is called a kiss of God, and dying on the Sabbath is a gift that is merited by piety. For the pious person, my father once wrote, it is a privilege to die.”
― The Sabbath
― The Sabbath
“The Sabbath is the presence of God in the world, open to the soul of man.” God is not in things of space, but in moments of time.”
― The Sabbath
― The Sabbath
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