In searching for the deepest meaning of our existence, we do well to listen to the one who knew we would ask this question.
— Jakob Abrell (1934–2003), Christlicher Autor und Lyriker
Topics: Meaning & Identity, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection
Jakob Abrell
Jakob Abrell (1934–2003) war ein deutscher Sägewerksfacharbeiter, ehrenamtlicher Lektor und Autor christlicher Lyrik und Aphorismen aus dem württembergischen Altpietismus. Seine von einer alltagsnahen Frömmigkeit geprägten Texte und Spruchkarten thematisieren vor allem die Geborgenheit bei Gott, den Trost im Gebet und den Wert des einzelnen Menschen. Bibellesern begegnen seine pointierten Gedanken bis heute als seelsorgliche Impulse in Andachten und Gemeindemedien.
All quotes by Jakob Abrell (10)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
God has put eternity into our hearts and filled it with longing.
John Piper
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson