I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.
-Ravi Zacharias
"Has Christianity Failed You?"
Quotations
God
For a week, you just closely observe the vibrations arising in your mind, events
unfolding around you and the functioning of nature. You will realize that other
than your false hopes and unfounded fears, no one needs "God".
-Deep Trivedi
Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
-Bible "Exodus 20.12"
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
-Alan Watts
Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, “Christ is risen,” but “I shall rise.”
-Phillips Brooks "Phillips Brooks"
God is never tired of bringing the sun out every morning, taking it in the evenings and bringing out the moon.
-Jaachynma N. E. Agu
"The Prince and the Pauper"
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work and look around you.
-Leo Tolstoy
Don’t tell me about your god with your words. Show me about your god with your actions.
-Steve Maraboli
"Life, the Truth, and Being Free"
Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
