The fear of death is ingrafted in the common nature of all men, but faith works it out of Christians.

— Vavasor Powell (1617–1670), Wanderprediger und Evangelist

Topics: Fear & Anxiety, Faith & Trust, Time & Transience

Vavasor Powell

Vavasor Powell war ein walisischer puritanischer Wanderprediger und Nonkonformist des 17. Jahrhunderts, der vor allem in Wales und London wirkte. Er wurde durch seine unermüdliche Freiluftverkündigung sowie seine Zugehörigkeit zu den chiliastischen „Fifth Monarchists“ bekannt, deren kompromisslose Haltung gegenüber Oliver Cromwell und der Krone ihm jahrelange Gefängnisstrafen einbrachte. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine im Gefängnis verfassten Schriften und Aphorismen Einsichten über Gebet, Schriftmeditation und Standhaftigkeit im Leiden.

All quotes by Vavasor Powell (5)

More on this topic

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

That the birds of worry and grief fly over your head, you cannot change. But that they build nests in your hair — that you can prevent.
Martin Luther

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.
Frederick Buechner

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
Corrie ten Boom

Worrying does not take away tomorrow's sorrow, it takes away today's strength.
Corrie ten Boom

You have touched my eyelids. I sleep without worry. He who led me into this night will guide me also tomorrow.
Jochen Klepper

We do not know what is coming; but we know who is coming. That means: losing fear, because I know the final reality.
Helmut Thielicke

We must build dikes of courage against the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King Jr.

All quotes · lumen.bible