Quotes about Connection

can do My best handiwork when you sit in the stillness of My Presence, focusing your entire being on Me.

The most effective way to resist evil is to draw near Me.

AS YOU GET OUT OF BED in the morning, be aware of My Presence with you. You may not be thinking clearly yet, but I am. Your early morning thoughts tend to be anxious ones until you get connected with Me. Invite Me into your thoughts by whispering My Name. Suddenly your day brightens and feels more user-friendly. You cannot dread a day that is vibrant with My Presence.

However, there is a better way to be prepared for whatever you will encounter today: Spend quality time with Me.

Though the process of aging continues, inwardly you grow stronger with the passing years. Those who live close to Me develop an inner aliveness that makes them seem youthful in spite of their years. Let My Life shine through you, as you walk in the Light with Me.

Have gratitude for all the ways I keep you intimately connected to Me, including your joyful dependence on Me.

Living well is both a discipline and an art. Concentrate on staying close to Me, the divine Artist.

I am always with you, so you have no reason to be afraid. Your fear often manifests itself in excessive planning. Your mind is so accustomed to this pattern of thinking that you are only now becoming aware of how pervasive it is and how much it hinders your intimacy with Me.

A successful day is one in which you have stayed in touch with Me, even if many things remain undone at the end of the day. Do not let your to-do list (written or mental) become an idol directing your life.

The first forty years of our life give the text, the next thirty furnish the commentary upon it, which enables us rightly to understand the true meaning and connection of the text with its moral and its beauties.

To keep its past as part of its present, God gives to Israel a series of rituals, routines, and rhythms.

our pain, we are invited to join Jesus so he can share our pain.