Well Said

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Well said quotes

“Is the Word of Jesus enough for you, today? I am hitching my wagon to the radical practitioners of now, to those who take the adventure that Aslan hands them, scary but exciting, ‘the impossible situation in which everything is staked solely on the word of Jesus’”.

– Andree Seu Peterson. “The power of now”, in World Magazine, Oct 29, 2005. (Andree Seu quotes: The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer).

From Elisabeth Elliot:

“George Macdonald said,

‘If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands’,

but instead I find old people in North America just buying this whole youth obsession. I think growing older is a wonderful privilege. I want to learn to glorify God in every stage of my life.”

– Elisabeth Elliot. See: 40 Inspiring Quotes from Elisabeth Elliot. Also from Crosswalk.com: Who was Elisabeth Elliot? Also:azquotes. Also:

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G. K. Chesterton

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” – Charles Dickens

The greatest man in history is Jesus.

He had no servants, yet they called him master. He had no degree, yet they called him teacher. He had no medicines, yet they called him healer. He had no army, yet kings feared him. He won no military battles, yet he conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives Today.

– Author Unknown

“Recently overheard was a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said,

‘I love you, and I wish you enough.’

The daughter replied, ‘Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.’

They kissed and the daughter left. The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking,

‘Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?’

‘Yes, I have,’ I replied. ‘Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?’

‘I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is – the next trip back will be for my funeral,’ he said.

‘When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough..’ May I ask what that means?’

He began to smile. ‘That’s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone…’

He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more.

‘When we said, ‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.’

Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

He then began to cry and walked away.”

– Author Unknown

“Failure means nothing now, only that it taught me life.” – Elisabeth Elliot.