Quotes by Gloria Chisholm

Gloria Chisholm — Autorin, Lektorin und Gefängnisseelsorgerin · christlich · USA

Gloria Chisholm ist eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin, Lektorin und Seelsorgerin, die unter anderem in der Gefängnisseelsorge im Bundesstaat Washington tätig ist. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch praxisorientierte Bücher wie ihre „One Another“-Reihe, in denen sie Themen wie Vergebung, Familie und gegenseitige Ermutigung behandelt. Für Bibellesende bieten ihre Schriften lebensnahe Impulse dazu, wie biblische Grundhaltungen von Gnade und Versöhnung in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen praktisch gelebt werden können.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Hope & Confidence, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Grace & Redemption, Meaning & Identity, Suffering & the Question of God, Fear & Anxiety, Humility & Pride

Quotes by Gloria Chisholm

God does not make us step out of the darkness alone; he comes into our darkness and walks out of it together with us.

Gloria Chisholm

Unrest doesn't mean something is spiritually wrong with us. When I'm restless, I know something is going on—God is doing something, and I want to pay attention.

Gloria Chisholm

I picture a God with open arms, waiting for me, where I am welcome.

Gloria Chisholm

Respect or trust presupposes some kind of merit; acceptance does not.

Gloria Chisholm

Don't try to hide your feelings from God. There is nothing he has not already seen or experienced himself while he lived on earth.

Gloria Chisholm

Only if we lean on God ourselves can we be a strong support to others.

Gloria Chisholm

With reason we will never be able to explain the glorious mystery that God is there and loves us.

Gloria Chisholm

Our passion often dies because we already believe we know everything there is to know about God.

Gloria Chisholm

God is present in the wildest times just as much as in the ordinary ones.

Gloria Chisholm

God is waiting for us to stop complaining or lashing out, to step back and invite him into the process.

Gloria Chisholm

We must learn to treasure our freedom, and we can feel safe doing so, because God is always one step ahead of us.

Gloria Chisholm

Our hope lies in the knowledge that there is a way through the pain.

Gloria Chisholm

When we make it truly clear to ourselves that we live forever, then what seems so important right now becomes insignificant.

Gloria Chisholm

Often forgiveness is the beginning of good change.

Gloria Chisholm

It is passionate love that counts; it is what makes the world go round - the passionate love of God.

Gloria Chisholm

God wants to heal our past, but he can only do that if we let him.

Gloria Chisholm

Life becomes so much easier when people learn to accept themselves and others.

Gloria Chisholm

We only truly learn to appreciate having healthy legs once we have sat in a wheelchair.

Gloria Chisholm

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