#vision

...in my wildest, most indulgent dreams, we only hear about sexual assault & abuse in history books. ↗

— Lisa Factora-Borchers

#future #history #sexual-abuse #sexual-assault #visions-of-justice

The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

#god #knowledge #love #medieval #mysticism

Cassie fumbled helplessly beneath the shade of the ancient oak, still searching for her second shoe.The first had been easy to find, having landed close to where she had kicked it off; and when her hand had finally encountered it, she clutched it to her breast in a gesture of smug triumph. For one brief moment, she felt a twinge of sympathy for the sighted people who would never experience such sweet victory from a task as simple as finding a shoe. ↗

— Melinda Cross

#blind #darkness #eyes #find #life

For God opens the doors of truth to him who knocks with the hand of faith ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

#faith

I still find my corrupt heart longing for tomorrow's bread. I can make a good argument to the Lord about how effective I can be if He would supply me with enough advance funds. It's a little frightening to pray for TODAY's bread. That means I must pray again for tomorrow and believe again for tomorrow. My greedy heart is willing to be corrupted by a little bit of riches so that I see my warehouse full of loaves. I can make a good argument about how God won’t have to be bothered with me every day if He would only advance me about ten years worth of bread. ↗

— Gayle D. Erwin

#prayer #provision #faith

The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend cities and homes. Jesus and his disciples will be condemned on all sides for undermining family life, and for leading the nation astray; they will be called crazy fanatics and disturbers of the peace. The disciples will be sorely tempted to desert their Lord. But the end is also near, and they must hold on and persevere until it comes. Only he will be blessed who remains loyal to Jesus and his word until the end. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#blessing #christians #city #condemn #crazy

Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look at the sunflower. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#indirect #look #looking #relativity #sun

The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others. ↗

— J. Oswald Sanders

#vision #inspirational

Prophets are those who take life as it is and expand it. They refuse to shrink a vision of tomorrow to the boundaries of yesterday. ↗

— Joan Chittister OSB

#justice #possibility #prophet #prophets #vision

In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own; and to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves. ↗

— Aberjhani

#celebrities #famous-authors #famous-poets #gratitude #hope