God of Hope

Surrender is a series of choices, not a one-off event. (Craig Groeschel, leadership speaker)

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? (George Eliot, pen name for Mary Ann Evans, 19th-century English novelist)

Hurt is reduced by being shared; joy is increased by being shared. (Phillips & Brown, worldview authors)

Whatever you are, try to be a good one. (William Makepeace Thackeray, 19th-century British novelist)

The best way out is always through. (Robert Frost, 18th-19th century American poet)

Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. (1 Timothy 6:11)

Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James 1:4)

The American mantra seems to be “I did it my way.” It might be good to ask if “my way” is always the best way.

A friend is always loyal… There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 17:17; 18:24)

Nothing is worth more than this day. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6)

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. -T. S. Eliot