"Our lives are a process of learning how to return our lives to God; in this process of returning, we discover that life has never truly belonged to us."
— Henri Nouwen
Source: The Prodigal Son's Homecoming
life
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"The living water of life is freely given, but it can only flow to people through the channel of the cross. Many people want to receive Christ's blessing, but few are willing to take up His cross."
— Sadhu Sundar Singh
Source: Sun Daxin's Gospel Message
Life, the Cross
Views: 338
"Rather burn out than rust out"
— George Leslie Mackay
Source: "Formosa Chronicles: Miscellaneous Notes on Missionary Work in Taiwan"
life
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"These islands are extremely dangerous, rife with miasma, war, and cannibals… Yet, if these islands hold invaluable gold and spices, merchants would risk their lives to reach them. Is not the soul more worthy of our risk than spices? To wait until it is absolutely safe before coming to preach is a profound disgrace to the love of Christ. Is the lure of money more powerful than the love of Christ, more powerful than the salvation of an immortal soul, in driving people toward danger?"
— Francis Xavier
Source: The Complete Letters and Writings of St. Francis Xavier
Life, adventure, soul
Views: 229
"Don't only call upon God in times of crisis; our lives must be constantly permeated with prayer. When we surrender to God in prayer, we are not changing His plan, but rather integrating our feeble will into His perfect will, thereby obtaining a peace that transcends all understanding."
— John Stam
Source: A letter to my mother
Life, prayer, plan, will, peace
Views: 155
"If I were given the chance to choose my life again, I would still choose to board that ship bound for the East in my twenties. Even knowing that famine, riots, war, and countless heartbreaking farewells awaited me, I would still come. Because here, I have touched the presence of the Lord Jesus more vividly than anywhere else; here, I have found the destiny of my soul."