Approach Quote by David Brainerd

More than ever I find myself in the hands of God. This (illness) is what I have wanted all my life from my youth.…

— Pedro Arrupe

“Being blessed has tremendous psychological consequences for us. There are even studies that show that our bodies actually change chemically when we feel valued,…

— Robert L. Moore

“But, and here comes the rub, all of us feel that we are in complete control of our desire for things. We would never…

— Richard J. Foster

For a moment I had a view of a world that seemed to wear a vast and dismal aspect of disorder, while, in truth,…

— Joseph Conrad

Since I was introduced to the practice of God's presence, which in turn led me into the contemplative way, I have nearly always felt…

— Brian D. McLaren

As the years go by, I find myself experiencing God's extraordinary concern, consideration, healing, and what I call in my books, the divine therapy.

— Thomas Keating

“Afflictions quicken us to prayer. It is a pity it should be so; but experience testifies, that a long course of ease and prosperity,…

— John Newton

Being diagnosed with a possibly life-threatening disease is so jarring and for me to know that God had me in his hands, I never…

— Sheryl Crow

I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed,…

— Daniel Defoe

Intense pain often pushed me to make changes. The pain of the eating disorder pushed me into recovering from eating-disordered behaviors, and then the…

— Jenni Schaefer

How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship

— Timothy Keller

Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel.

— Khandi Alexander