Quotes about Understanding
For Jesus, the person was more important than any category or label.
— Philip Yancey
the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more.
— Philip Yancey
the same answer from suffering people: it matters little what we say — our concern and availability matter far more. If we can offer a listening ear, that may be the most appreciated gift of all.
— Philip Yancey
Democracy requires us to recognize others' rights even when we fundamentally disagree with them.
— Philip Yancey
by embracing grief and standing beside the hurting person, we can indeed aid another's search for meaning.
— Philip Yancey
Perhaps the greatest way to give suffering people time is being patient with them — giving them room to doubt, cry, question and work out strong and often extreme emotions.
— Philip Yancey
Not until history has run its course will we understand how "all things work together for good." Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.
— Philip Yancey
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep," advised the apostle Paul (Romans 12:15), wise words that apply especially in times of crisis.
— Philip Yancey
The Bible's many fierce passages on sin appear in a new light once I understand God's desire to press me toward repentance, the doorway to grace.
— Philip Yancey
It makes a huge difference whether I treat a nonbeliever as someone who is wrong rather than as someone who is on the way but lost.
— Philip Yancey
a suffering person needs: love, and not knowledge and wisdom.
— Philip Yancey
There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin