Quotes from scriptural, spiritual and secular sources to stimulate thought about...

“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7

“Earthen vessels” - “The word is exquisitely proper, denoting both the brittleness of the vessels, and the meanness of the matter they are made of. It directly means, what we term earthenware; china, porcelain, and the like. How weak, how easily broken in pieces! Just such is the case with a holy Christian. We have the heavenly treasure in earthly, mortal, corruptible bodies.” John Wesley

“...if ever a monk could get to heaven through monastic discipline, I was that monk....And yet my conscience would not give me certainty, but I always doubted and said, ‘You didn't do that right. You weren't contrite enough. You left that out of your confession.’ The more I tried to remedy an uncertain, weak, and troubled conscience with human traditions, the more I daily found it more uncertain, weaker, and more troubled.” Martin Luther

“The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter!” Lamentations 4:2

“He that never changes his opinion, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.” Tyron Edwards

“Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.” Hans Christian Andersen

“And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.” Jeremiah 18:4

“... O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Gandhi

“If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more. But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it, live it and never give it back.” Erma Bombeck

“If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.” Mother Teresa

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a new heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26

“...We eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.” Phil. 3:20-21 Photo by Ron Hughes
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