Quotes about Understanding

The explanatory paragraph is a great way to accomplish both.

In the churches I used to go to, I felt like I didn't fit in... I was accepted but not understood. There was room at the table for me, but I was not part of the family.

Empathetic statements start with words like, "We understand how it feels to..." or "Nobody should have to experience..." or "Like you, we are frustrated by..." or, in the case of one Toyota commercial inviting Toyota owners to engage their local Toyota service center, simply, "We care about your Toyota".

We're all amateurs when it comes to love and relationships.

The most powerful tool we can use to organize information so people don't have to burn very many calories is story.

Why? Because the human brain, no matter what region of the world it comes from, is drawn toward clarity and away from confusion.

means seeing both sides of the story and working towards a mutually beneficial situation for everyone.

Be very sure of this,-people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it only too well; they understand that it condemns their own behavior; they understand that it witnesses against their own sins, and summons them to judgment.

Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.

A humble and prayerful person will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud student will utterly fail to discern." ~ J.C. Ryle

I entreat my readers, besides the Bible and the Articles, to read history.

Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. Kindness, gentleness, long suffering, forbearance, patience, sympathy, a willingness to enter into childish troubles, a readiness to take part in childish joys, - these are the cords by which a child may be led most easily, - these are the clues you must follow if you would find the way to his heart.