Quotes about Happening

And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”

So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.

So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

Life doesn't just happen to you. It's all about choices and how you respond to every situation.

Let this unexpected happening point to your strength, not your weakness. Maybe you've been entrusted with this. Not cursed with it.

Perfection intimidates. Compassion inspires. And in that you will finally find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours. And when you make one other human simply see they aren't alone, you make the world a better place.

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.

The mercy of the world is time. Time does not stop for love, but it does not stop for death and grief, either. After death and grief that (it seems) ought to have stopped the world, the world goes on. More things happen. And some of the things that happen are good.