James Bryan Smith quotes
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“When we pray for the Spirit, we are not praying for an answer; we are praying for God to enter us, to fill us with his presence, his thoughts, and his words.”
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“The Beatitudes, far from being a new set of virtues that further divide the religious haves and have nots, are words of hope and healing to those who have been marginalized.”
-- James Bryan SmithSource : James Bryan Smith (2010). “The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ”, p.56, InterVarsity Press
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“What we think about God-what we think God is like-will determine the relationship we have with God.”
-- James Bryan SmithSource : James Bryan Smith (2010). “The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows”, p.88, InterVarsity Press
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“God is more eager to forgive us than we are to be forgiven.”
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“Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"”
Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.27, Penguin
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“Pray; and as you pray, surrender; and as you surrender, believe.”
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“When we pray we link ourselves with an inexhaustible motive power.”
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