Beyond which life cannot rise

Vermenton, Bourgogne

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life,

and beyond which life cannot rise.

And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive,

and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

~Jack London, The Call of the Wild

I believe what I believe

"And I believe what I believe is what makes me what I am,
I did not make it, no it is making me."
~Rich Mullins

His offspring

"For 'In Him we live and move and have our being’;
as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed His offspring'."

~Psalm 136:9

Truly see

"We have to be in trouble,

before we remember for what is essential.

Those who truly see you, are the ones you need."

~John O'Donohue

Unless we love the truth

Amerongen

"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that,

unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."

~Blaise Pascal

To console those

"Art is to console those who are broken by life."

~Vincent van Gogh

A woman uses

"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition."

~G.K. Chesterton

Let me stay in Ireland

Dear Lord, when it comes my time,
if You don't have room for me there in Heaven, let me stay in Ireland.
That'll be close enough ...  ;-)

Let all that you do be done in love

"Let all that you do be done in love."

~1 Corinthians 16:14

When can I go?

"My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

    When can I go and meet with God?"

~Psalm 42:2

And the fields produce no food

"though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,yet I will rejoice in the Lord."
~Habakkuk 3:17,18

I got You by my side

They pass two-by-two
Star-dazed they gaze
At the lights on the avenue
Just like when love is new

And it's Saturday night
And I know that they think I'm alone
Oh but I'm alright
I got You by my side

Brokenhearted

Day by day

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."

~2 Corinthians 4:16

Rulers and authorities

Plafond Het Capitool

"Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient,

to be ready for every good work," (that's pretty pitty..)

~Titus 3:1

Things that are above

"Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."
~Colossians 3:2

The renewal of your mind

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."

~Romans 12:2

See it

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen. Not only because I see it,

but because by it, I see everything else."

~C.S. Lewis

I still do..

"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you."

~John 15:9

Father, forgive them

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."

~Luke 23:34