"Death is the end of the journey to freedom, but also the true beginning of life. We should not only look at the withered petals, but also at the new buds about to break through the soil; God often accepts a person when they think they have nothing left."
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Source: Letters from Prison
Death, life, acceptance
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"If you encounter Muslims in public spaces, don't start by arguing about doctrine; instead, learn how to be a truly good neighbor, like Christ."
— Timothy Keller
Source: A series of sermons on "Love Your Neighbor" at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York
Muslims, doctrines, good neighbors
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"God never promised that our lives would always be filled with the fragrance of flowers, but He promised that in the valley of the shadow of death, His staff and His rod would be with us. That meticulous love will mend all our imperfections into His perfect, eternal plan."
— Oswald Chambers
Source: Devotion to the Lord
Death, Together, Plan
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"You do not possess a soul. You are a soul; you possess a body. If we find a longing within ourselves that no experience in this world can satisfy, the most likely explanation is that we were created for another world."
— C.S. Lewis
Source: Back to Simplicity
Soul, body, satisfaction
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"God seems to do nothing but pray. Not because He is limited, but because He has chosen to involve us in His work through prayer, so that when we find Him, we may know with joy that this is no coincidence."
— John Wesley
Source: The Wesley Diaries
Prayer, coincidence
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"Everyone can be great because everyone can serve. You don't need a college degree to serve... all you need is a heart full of grace and a soul born of love."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Source: 1968 speech "The Drummer's Instinct"
Great people, service, grace, love, soul
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