Exploring thoughts with purpose ℠
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
– Jesus speaking in Matthew 10:28-31
As [Jesus] entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to Him, beseeching Him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress.”
– Matthew 8:5-8, 13
And He said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
But the centurion answered Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Jesus said, “Go; be it done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day
– Jesus speaking in Matthew 6:34
You have plenty of courage, I am sure. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
– L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
Hold fast to dreams
– Langston Hughes, Dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
There is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still.
– Betsie ten Boom, quoted in The Hiding Place
(“He” = God)
It wasn’t that I changed who I was. It was that I accepted who I was, and I became who He wanted me to be. And I found purpose, I found meaning, I found hope.
– Emerson Nowotny, Alpha Interview
Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Character is what you really are; reputation is merely what you are perceived to be.
– John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
– Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream speech (transcript)
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
Persevere.
Recover.
Repeat.
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