Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

There is a time for stories, and there is a time for rational arguments, and the skill we need lies in knowing which to use, and when. Put

There is a time for stories, and there is a time for rational arguments, and the skill we need lies in knowing which to use, and when.

For all of us, the time is short and the span of life is brief On top of that, our real human problem, the Stoic philosopher Seneca said in a direct rebuke to the modern illusion, is not just that life is short but that we waste so much of it-so that life ceases for us "just when we are getting ready for it."35 But

Time and history have meaning. Under the twin truths of God's sovereignty and human significance, time and history are going somewhere, and each us is not only unique and significant in ourselves, but we have a unique and significant part to play in our own lives, in our own generation, and therefore in the overall sweep of history.

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth

Lord Illingworth: The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden.Mrs. Allonby: It ends with Revelations.

Think of the enormous leisure of God! He is never in a hurry. We are always in such a frantic hurry.

What people call preparation, God sees as the goal itself...if we realize that moment-by-moment obedience is the goal, then each moment as it comes is precious.

Nothing touches our lives but it is God Himself speaking. Do we discern His hand or only mere occurrence?

Never try to help God fulfill His word.