Quotes about Reflection

Without meaning, life is empty and day will follow day, month will follow month.

You don't really get over it. It is such a great loss," Jane said. "I guess the depth of our grief is a reminder of the depth of our love.

Using our powerful intellect to recognize the consequences of our actions and to think of the well-being of the whole.

But it's the way we have used the intellect that has made the mess, not the intellect per se.

She truly is a symbol of the resilience of nature—and a reminder of all that was lost on that terrible day twenty years ago.

But I refused to mope about for the evening. My little ritual with teacup, familiar chair, and a favorite Dickens story went a long way toward improving my outlook.

I think that is why—why God allows hard things in life. To prepare us. To knock off rough edges—pride, bias, envy, selfishness—so that when we get to heaven we will be more in tune—more able to enjoy the beautiful things we'll find there. Maybe that's what the rewards will be. A deeper appreciation of what we are given—what we are a part of.

Understanding comes from within, from knowing and trusting in the Lord.

Don't be fooled. Charlie remembers things exactly the way he wants to remember them. I suppose we all do...And then we spend the rest of our lives basing the way we think about our families on what we THOUGHT happened--instead of what really did.

It may sound simplistic, but is meant wholeheartedly. We are so privileged to have the Scriptures.

Written, preserved, and passed on to us. What an indescribable blessing it is for us

Today, as she sat in her room following prayer, she reflected on how their numbers had grown in a way they could not have if they had all remained in Jerusalem. This time Abigail allowed herself to give silent voice to her deepest questions. Was this why, Lord? Was Stephen the seed that, when planted in the ground, bore fruit? Did you use his death to scatter us for your purposes?