Quotes about Resilience

If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.

You have to carry the fire." I don't know how to." Yes, you do." Is the fire real? The fire?" Yes it is." Where is it? I don't know where it is." Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.

If only my heart were stone.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible."---Each New Day

You may never know that JESUS is all you need, until JESUS is all you have.

No pit is so deep that He is not deeper still; with Jesus even in our darkest moments, the best remains and the very best is yet to be.

If the Gospels were truly the pattern of God's activity, then defeat was only the beginning.

Your love in me is stronger than the hatred.

Love is the strongest force in the world.

The Gestapo chief leaned forward. I'd like to send you home, old fellow," he said. "I'll take your word that you won't cause any more trouble." I could not see father's face, only the erect carriage of his shoulders and the halo of white hair above them. But I heard his answer. "If I go home today," he said evenly and clearly, "tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.