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“Inner peace and clarity of mind: these things are possible, even during the worst circumstances.”

Four-poster bed: bed with four vertical columns, one on each corner that support a tester panel of bed knobs

“I failed to love what was present and decided to love what was possible instead.”

Undergirded- secure or fasten from the underside especially by a rope or chain passed underneath

“This is a painful conclusion for so many who comb through the details of their tragedies and find no evidence that God was ever there. The world, it seems, is also filled with fathers and mothers begging for their children’s lives and hearing nothing but silence. And, ever after, every church service that sings that God is good rattles like tin in their ears.”

“There is a circular logic to these attempts to explain the course of any life. If you inspire people while dying, the plan for your life was that you would become an example to others. If you don’t and you die kicking and screaming, the plan was that you discover some important divine lessons. Either way, learn to accept God’s plan.”

“It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.”

“You don’t have to understand life, you just have to live it.”

Inchoate- just begun and so not fully formed or developed

“I have known Christ in so many good times, she said, sincerely and directly. And now I will know Him better in His sufferings.”

“We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely surrender our will and fulfill God’s will in us.”

“There is nothing so difficult that God cannot accomplish it. There are no setbacks, just setups. There are no trials, just tests of character. Tragedies are simply opportunities to claim a bigger, better miracle.”

“You can’t be happy unless you forgive them and set them aside. There is no way around it, buddy. You have to forgive.”

“The only way to learn is to live.”

“Fair would mean that life rewarded the good and punished the bad, or at least pretended to.”

“What if rich did not have to mean wealthy, and whole did not have to mean healed? What if being people of “the gospel” meant that we are simply people with good news? God is here. We are loved. It is enough.”

Cantilevered- a long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end

Patchouli- an aromatic oil obtained from a southeast Asian shrub and used in perfumery, insecticides, and medicine

“We loved it when we could make each other laugh, because, in that moment, it meant someone was paying attention. For that fleeting instant, we knew we were loved.”

“The world says ‘exalt yourself’. Christ says ‘deny yourself.’ Choose wisely.”

Immolate- kill or offer as sacrifice, especially by burning

“Only in bowing before the throne of God can we find the freedom our souls were made for.”

“The world says, “exalt yourself.” Christ says, “Deny yourself.” Choose wisely.”

“To place anything else-anything visible, anything created- in the place of the Creator is to cut out the heart of true faith.”

“Worship is not optional; it is inevitable. The only question is whether we will worship what is true, or what is false.”

“”Deep within the human spirit is an unshakable sense that there is something greater than ourselves, something grander and beyond the reach of human hands.”

“Our purpose, our destiny, our very identity can only be found when we are rightly connected to the One who is above it all - the living God who stands beyond time, beyond nature, and beyond the small ambitions of man.”

“Whatever God leads you to do, move forward.”

“You can trust God with your dreams.”