Time-tos

Humans may be social beings, but solitude has been shown to have great societal value. Jesus was a great healer and teacher, but he took time to rest and pray. Solitude is essential for our spiritual experience–it is where we hear the still, small voice. –Lucille Zimmerman, author

Courage is born at the point where God’s grace and human effort intersect. –Father Timothy M. Gallagher, author

To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer and poet

People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers. –Rick Warren, bestselling author and pastor

Go out on a limb when you pray for others. Take a risk. Be outrageous. Be passionate. Take a leap. Love a lot, not just a little. –Rick Hamlin, author

Everything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose. –Iyanla Vanzant, life coach and relationship expert

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown, motivational speaker

Faith isn’t the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It’s simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step. –Joni Eareckson Tada, author

Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. –Margaret Shepard, author

Believe that you can and you’re halfway there. –Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States

Oh what peace we often forfeit, oh what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. –Joseph Scriven from the hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. –Washington Irving, author