quotes seen on Facebook

I feel like I’ve been on a treasure hunt today! Here is what my friends have served up to me on Facebook!

“The kingdom of our Lord…. can not come by legal enactment; it can not come by coercion whether applied to the individual or to men in the mass; it can not come by the influence of any external right or service; it can come only by the enthronement of this supreme love of God and Jesus Christ in the heart of the individual man.” -Philip L. Jones

“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” – Christopher Reeves

“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” Wm. Faulkner

“Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.” – William Carey, Father of Modern Missions

“Do not despise your place, your gifts, or your voice, for you cannot have another’s, and it wouldn’t fulfill you if you could.” -John Ortberg

Goethe wrote: “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of.”


About Sarah Blake LaRose

Sarah Blake LaRose has ten years of experience as an adjunct professor of biblical languages and nearly two decades of experience as a braille transcriber specializing in ancient languages. She has served in vocal arts ministry for over two decades and is also experienced in providing pastoral care for people with disabilities. She is currently working as an independent scholar concerning theology and disability.

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