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1 " God has always worked through the small, the insignificant, the powerless—it seems to be sewn into the very fabric of the universe. "
― Stephen R. Lawhead , The Spirit Well (Bright Empires, #3)
2 " Prayer is our greatest and most salutary weapon in the eternal battle,” put in the man called Schecter, joining them. He took a sip of coffee and continued, “No less than gravity, prayer is one of the elemental forces that moves the world. We underestimate it at our peril. "
3 " Anyone who tells you he knows the mind of God is selling something. You can take that to the bank. "
4 " Over and over again, we see that when anyone willingly gives whatever resources they have to Him—whether it is nothing more than five smooth stones gathered from a dry streambed or five little loaves of bread and two dried sprats—then God’s greater purpose can proceed. Small and insignificant? Undoubtedly. But on the day of decision, everything depended on those five smooth stones—with them, David killed Goliath and saved a nation. "
5 " It does not matter where one starts; it is where one finishes that makes all the difference. "
6 " For if there was to be any transformation in the spiritual orientation of the pilgrim’s soul, that change would take place not on arrival as if by magic, but in the long, hard work of The Way. "
7 " Every religious figure in history achieved enlightenment between the ages of twenty-five and thirtyfive. That seems to be when human consciousness comes fully into its own and acquires a finer spiritual perception. Perhaps it simply takes that long to develop. In any case, it’s a well-documented phenomenon. Look it up sometime. "
8 " The human race seems to love nothing more than a long detour. "
9 " shape our reality through the exercise of intention, through the application of our free will as conscious beings. "
