Quotes about Reflection
I hope I never git so land hungry and money crazy thet I have no time fer God, family, or friends.
— Janette Oke
I had been used to chatter. To sit quietly did not come easy. However, with time and patience, I was learning.
— Janette Oke
Sometimes the way God chooses to lead us is through our own disquieted Spirit. pg. 241
— Janette Oke
Memories were not always pleasant, she decided. Memories could bring pain, too.
— Janette Oke
You are not the only one who has spent the night in reflection. The final festival of the spring season is this coming Sabbath, fifty days after Passover. In Hebrew it is called Shavuot, though many now call it by its Greek name, Pentecost. It marks the end of the spring harvest, and the day carries a divine purpose. We are called to draw near to the throne of God, to receive an earthly foretaste of the splendor to come.
— Janette Oke
His eyes fixed on mine for an instant, then he turned back to the fire.
— Janette Oke
Goin' to the altar. I mean, do ya feel different, or anything?" "Well, it ain't the goin' to the altar," said Willie. I had the feelin' that he was repeatin' what the preacher had said. "It's the prayin' thet makes the difference
— Janette Oke
When they were done, the stones lay heaped upon the still form. The crowd dispersed like crows flying from empty bones. The elders picked up their robes and walked away. The mob was now silent. No one met the gaze of his neighbor. They drifted away, until only Ezra stood at one side, Saul on the other.
— Janette Oke
Treasure the moments, her heart whispered. If you don't learn to treasure the moments, you'll never be able to treasure the memories.
— Janette Oke
I've got so much work to do today, I'd better spend two hours in prayer instead of one.
— Martin Luther
Too often we treat prayer as the preparation for the work of the church. Do you not see? Prayer IS the work of the church.
— Oswald Chambers
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Don't try to write through it, to force it. Many do, but that won't work. Just wait, it will come.
— Toni Morrison