Quotes about Reflection
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day.
— Abraham Lincoln
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
— Thomas Jefferson
Teach me O God not to torture myself not to make a martyr out of myself through stifling reflection but rather teach me to breathe deeply in faith.
— Soren Kierkegaard
Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
You say "But He has not answered." He has He is so near to you that His silence is the answer. His silence is big with terrific meaning that you cannot understand yet but presently you will.
— Oswald Chambers
God's silences are His answers. If we only take as answers those that are visible to our senses we are in a very elementary condition of grace.
— Oswald Chambers
Our prayers are often filled with selfish "wants" God always answers with what we need.
— Anonymous
Let it be your business every day in the secrecy of the inner chamber to meet the holy God. You will be repaid for the trouble it may cost you. The reward will be sure and rich.
— Andrew Murray
Faith is the fountain of prayer and prayer should be nothing else but faith exercised.
— Thomas Manton
Prayer is not an exercise it is the life.
— Oswald Chambers
Don't be discouraged if the answer to your prayer does not come immediately. Study, ponder, and pray, sincerely having faith, and live the commandments.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
— Anne Lamott