Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World
Emily P. Freeman
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I can't prevent storms from coming, but I can decide not to invent my own.”
“What gives moments meaning is not the moments themselves but the presence of Christ with us in the midst of them.”
“Don’t try to handle your anxiety. Bring your anxiety into the presence of Christ. Don’t try to fix your loneliness. Bring your loneliness into the presence of Christ. Don’t try to hide your addiction. Bring your addiction into the presence of Christ. Don’t try to change your attitude. Bring your attitude into the presence of Christ. Don’t despise your humanity. Bring your humanity into the presence of Christ.”
“Sometimes that's what prayer is--simply inviting God to join us where we actually are, not because He isn't already here but because inviting Him reminds us it's true.”
“My part is not feeding five thousand men. My part is giving my lunch to Jesus.”
“Jesus does not turn away from the world, but turns to face it. Jesus came down. He turns toward. He makes his face to shine upon. He shows compassion. He sits with. His with-ness is so important that every time we say his name, we declare it—Immanuel, God with us.”
“I don’t want to live my life in such a hurry that I’m always closing the fridge door with my foot and scribbling out birthday cards in my car at the last minute. I want to make bread, or at least find the time to toast it.”
“What connections and experiences have I missed because I'm either remembering a former embarrassment or fearing a new one?”
“We were made to build, to co-create, to bring glory to God with the work of our hands, to move into the world as unique reflections of Christ. But we were not made to fill rooms, stadiums, or bank accounts. We were not made to fill our souls with worth we construct with our hands.”
“To be able to look ahead while also celebrating now is a delicate kind of art, to imagine what could be without discounting what is.”
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Book Keywords:
stress, christianity, god, prayer, fear
