"The mature person soon realizes that there is no way to change the past. To fret about past mistakes is to waste energy that could be applied to today’s opportunities." ---Walter Albritton
in Altar Call (Column), Opelika - Auburn News (Alabama), August 29, 2010.
"It is not so true that 'prayer changes things' as that prayer changes me and I change things." ---Oswald Chambers
"People need to know God loves them, that
they are of supreme value, and that their life has significance. People need to know that they are not alone; that when they face life's difficulties, they are surrounded by a community of grace; and that they do not
have to figure out entirely for themselves
how to cope with family tensions, self-doubts, periods of despair, economic reversal, and the temptations that hurt themselves or others. People need to know the peace that runs deeper than an absence of conflict, the hope that sustains them even through the most painful periods of grief, the sense of belonging that blesses them and stretches them and lifts them out of their own preoccupations." ---Robert Schnase
in Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
"The Church of Jesus Christ is a sleeping giant. Its unrealized potential is almost staggering to contemplate. There exists in people today a vast amount of goodwill; there is genuine desire to be used. The desire is real and the resources are rich, but we have not found the right combination. The harvest is plentiful, and there are potential harvesters, but the effective call has not yet been made." ---Elton Trueblood
in The Company of the Committed
, 1961.
"How simple it is to say thank you. In a matter of seconds, we can make someone else's day simply by showing our gratitude. People do have a powerful need to be appreciated." ---Hal Urban
in Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
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