Delighting in worldly things – effectually prevents our delighting in God. Therefore it is often the case, that the Lord strips us of these things, or incapacitates us to enjoy them – in order to bring us back to delight in Himself.
— James Smith (1802–1862), Prediger, Pastor und Andachtsbuchautor
Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Faith & Trust
James Smith
James Smith (1802–1862) war ein englischer Pastor und Erbauungsautor, der unter anderem in Cheltenham und an der Londoner New Park Street Chapel predigte. Er stand in der calvinistischen Tradition der englischen Baptisten und wurde vor allem durch weit verbreitete Andachtsbücher bekannt, die Gottes Gnade und die Erlösung allein durch Christus betonten. Bibellesern begegnet er heute in kurzen, seelsorgerlichen Tagesbetrachtungen, die theologische Lehre mit praktischem Zuspruch für den Glaubensalltag verbinden.
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
C.S. Lewis
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
Henri Nouwen
He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
Joni Eareckson Tada
Etty Hillesum
God writes straight even on crooked lines.
Paul Claudel
God lets us walk no path that he himself has not walked, and on which he does not go ahead of us.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer