Quotes about Understanding
To those who cling to Anselm's understanding, I would say, as J. B. Phillips wrote many years ago, "Your God is too small.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
The second insight about steps and stages is that from your own level of development, you can only stretch yourself to comprehend people just a bit beyond yourself.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
We were largely taught what to believe instead of how to believe.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
Only presence can know presence. And our real presence can know Real Presence.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
God can pick sense out of a confused prayer. These desires cry louder in his ears than your sins.
- Richard Sibbes
Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.
- Rick Warren
Prayer lets you speak to God; meditation lets God speak to you. Both are essential to becoming a friend of God.
- Rick Warren
Most important, you must learn to love lost people the way God does.
- Rick Warren
It seems we are often guilty of being more interested in defending God's Word than in studying it.
- Rick Warren
You only believe the part of the Bible you do.
- Rick Warren
Surrendered people obey God's word, even if it doesn't make sense.
- Rick Warren
Imagine how much needless frustration could be avoided if we learned from each other's life lessons. Mature people develop the habit of extracting lessons from everyday experiences.
- Rick Warren