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The time to read is now, not hereafter. We must make time or miss our joy. ~George Holbrook Jackson
My friend, Rebecca, from Sane, Simple and Sacred, posted the above quote. Rebecca shares my love of reading and delights in pulling out quotes that touch her soul, draw her closer to God, or simply amuse her. Rebecca finds books in the used shops she and her husband love to poke around in on all their travels.
The time to read is now, not hereafter. We must make time or miss our joy. ~George Holbrook Jackson
My friend, Rebecca, from Sane, Simple and Sacred, posted the above quote. Rebecca shares my love of reading and delights in pulling out quotes that touch her soul, draw her closer to God, or simply amuse her. Rebecca finds books in the used shops she and her husband love to poke around in on all their travels.
Her latest post, The Habit of Reading, reminded me how long it's been since I've written a book post. Maybe because I've been too busy reading. I decided at the beginning of the summer that I was going to include more reading in my days. My heart is contented when I'm in the middle of words dancing around me...filling my heart as well as my mind. Here are some gleanings:
Joyce Meyer -- The world needs encouragers, but sadly not enough people see it as important, so they don't bother doing it. Adding value to everyone you meet may be one of the most important things you do in life. It may help many succeed who might have otherwise failed in their pursuits (Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits).
Sue Bender -- Perhaps I can imagine holding a bowl like this close to my heart and then symbolically placing my judge in the bowl and all the other unloved and neglected parts of myself that I wish weren't there, and all the parts that I don't want to admit are there. I can then chop and chop and chop till they are gradually transformed into an offering (Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home).
Susanna Conway -- Who can resist a new bookshop? I browsed for an hour, thumbing books about the city and books about writing, and poetry and biographies and anything else that caught my eye, the covers like cupcakes waiting to be unwrapped (This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart)
Susan Pohlman -- My grandmother exemplified the transformative power of simplicity and service. White sheets on a clothesline, a broom whisking away the dirt from the front stoop, veal and peppers bubbling on the stove, a thimbled finger mending an embroidered pillowcase. Her sacred sanctuary was her home and she showed me that there was pleasure and healing in daily routine, shuffling between rooms, between grandchildren, between laughs. She reigned queen in a world of consistency, the rest of us growing secure, strong and courageous because of it (Halfway to Each Other: How a Year in Italy Brought Our Family Home).
Amy Carmichael -- The kind of prayer that was a continual laying of her longings at the feet of her new-found Lord became the habit of the soul. "So," wrote that child in after days, "I talked with Him everywhere I went" (Plowed Under: A Young Girl's Obedience, God's Ever-Present Grace).
Susanna Conway -- Who can resist a new bookshop? I browsed for an hour, thumbing books about the city and books about writing, and poetry and biographies and anything else that caught my eye, the covers like cupcakes waiting to be unwrapped (This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart)
Susan Pohlman -- My grandmother exemplified the transformative power of simplicity and service. White sheets on a clothesline, a broom whisking away the dirt from the front stoop, veal and peppers bubbling on the stove, a thimbled finger mending an embroidered pillowcase. Her sacred sanctuary was her home and she showed me that there was pleasure and healing in daily routine, shuffling between rooms, between grandchildren, between laughs. She reigned queen in a world of consistency, the rest of us growing secure, strong and courageous because of it (Halfway to Each Other: How a Year in Italy Brought Our Family Home).
Amy Carmichael -- The kind of prayer that was a continual laying of her longings at the feet of her new-found Lord became the habit of the soul. "So," wrote that child in after days, "I talked with Him everywhere I went" (Plowed Under: A Young Girl's Obedience, God's Ever-Present Grace).
What about you? Do you glean from your reading? Leave a quote from the book you are reading and I'll enter you in a $25.00 Amazon gift certificate to feed your reading addiction. For if you've read to the bottom of this post, you do have an addiction. And to me, loving books is a very good addiction to have.
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21 comments:
Yes, our world need so many encouragers, bit it should only be our Lord Jesus" compassion to shine through Our cracks. We can only encourage with out broken vessels through which His Light can shine.
Blessings xx
This is a great post that encourages me to go back to reading more... summer has caused me to read a bit less, or rather that has been my choice I guess. Reading WUEST, Word Studies in the Greed Testament, volume III and here is my quote:"Salvation is all of grace."
I love this post and the past few days I have not been reading as much with the busy of the end of Summer...I love the quotes, and whenever you do the book posts! That Amy Carmichael book looks especially interesting. Yet, still they all do. The Joyce Myers quote to...I think you just inspired me to also work on my Quote Journal.
Oh, and the quote (sorry!)" Gratitude is not only the memories of our heart; gratitude is a memory of God's heart and to thank is to remember God. "
Ann Voskamp -One Thousand Gifts Devotional
"While the world applauds achievement, God desires companionship."
"The world clamors,'Do more! Be all that you can be!' But our Father whispers, "Be still and know that I am God.'"
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World -- Joanna Weaver
LOVE the quote at the beginning of this post. :)
From Eric Metaxas' "Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" --
"Death reveals that the world is not as it should be but that it stands in need of redemption. Christ alone is the conquering of death. Here the sharp antithesis between 'God wills it' and 'God does not will it' comes to a head and also finds its resolution. God accedes to that which God does not will, and from now on death itself must therefore serve God. From now on, the 'God wills it' encompasses even the 'God does not will it.' God wills the conquering of death through the death of Christ Jesus. Only in the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ has death been drawn into God's power, and it must now serve God's own aims. It is not some fatalistic surrender but rather a living faith in Jesus Christ, who died and rose for us, that is able to cope profoundly with death."
Hi dear Pamela! I just finished writing a book review and I even have a quote from the book :) "You can't run from your past. You have to take it for what it is and realize it's part of you." -The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway - you are a sweetie. Enjoy your day!
Hugs!
"Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that to beat the cross is to wear the crown, that to give is to receive, that the valley is the place of vision." From The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. It was an excerpt before the foreword in Brokenness, Holiness, Surrender by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. Yes, I read every page. I may or may not be addicted to reading. I can not confirm or deny. :) I can say that I love quotes. I find it interesting what jumps off the page when someone else reads a book.
Oh How I am addicted to books too! Good, rich, well-written books. :) Some day I hope to open a small library to preserve the good literature that is being tossed out of our nation's libraries.
Here is a quote from Rand Alcorn's book called "Money, Possessions, and Eternity."
Some of life's greatest blessings are just as available to the poor as to the rich, and often they are far more appreciated by the poor, whose lives are less cluttered and distracted by material wealth. The greatest blessing that God offers is available to all: "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost" (Isaiah 55:1). The same invitation is repeated in the final chapter of the Bible: "Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life" (Revelation 22:17). The only thing worth buying cannot be bought with money. God's son bought us our salvation, and He freely gives Himself to all who seek Him. Money cannot buy salvation, and it cannot buy rescue from judgement. "Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath" (Proverbs 11:4). As Tertullian put it in A.D. 200, "Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money."
One of my goals this summer was to do more reading, too.
I just devoured Heather Kopp's Sober Mercies: "Instead of asking new questions, I assumed I was tuck with the answers I already had. " (and so many more great thoughts)
Fondly,
Glenda
Hi Pamela, just back from hols and busy catching up with reading what my blogger friends are writing..I love your post.. I have just started reading The enemy within (by Kris Lundgaard)and here is my quote By the time Paul wrote Romans, he must have been as Christlike as anyone can expect to be this side of heaven, and he surely spent his days putting his flesh to death. Still he cried out for deliverance from this irreconcilable ennemy. p 45 Have a blessed evening
I think I'd like to read that "HalfWay to Each Other". Sounds like one I'd enjoy!
(I also noticed that Peter Mayle has a new novel out (2013). I enjoy everything he writes....
I am a book addict! :)
Here is a quote from Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinberg: ""...when journeying with God some of the best parts of any pilgrimage are the detours." p. 22
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Greatest book ever, the Bible.
OK. Here's my quote for entering the drawing :) From "Habit.....". Se was sending in pages of a novel to her publisher and trying to explain why so few pages were ready. "It's a theme that requires prayer and fasting to make it get anywhere. I manage to pray but am a very sloppy faster."
Hi Pamela! Sure, I'm addicted to reading! Proud to say it.
I just finished Coming Home to Your True Self. One quote I like: that our baptism should 'affect and inform every process of making a decision.'
Phew. I gotta lot to work on!
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Thankfully, encouraging is one of my gifts. I try to find opportunities to encourage others as often as I can. I have my faults, but am happy when I can focus on others and help them to feel better about their lives.
My quote today is by Stephen King.
"A book is like a pump. It gives nothing unless first you give to it. You prime a pump with your own water, you work the handle with your own strength. You do this because you expect to get back more than you give ... eventually."
I love Joyce Meyer!
Hugs,
Kathy M.
Just caught up with this lovely post about books. Reading is a huge part of my life and i can't be without my books...an eclectic collection, some dating back to my childhood.
Quote from 'Psalms for women';
If you haven't seen any of God's miracles lately, you haven't been looking'.
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” C. S. Lewis
If I had my way, I'd read to the detriment of all else; there's nothing that I love more than reading. My days begin with devotions, the Bible, Spurgeon and others and ends also with Spurgeon.
Just had to share this one with you:
"To me, it seems the only pleasure in this world worth having is the joy we derive from living for those we love, and those we can help."
(Elnora in A Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton Porter)
Hi Pamela,
I like this quote by a book on writing by Stephen King: "The job boils down to two things: paying attention to how the real people around you behave and then telling the truth about what you see" (King, 189).
Reading and writing is so much fun, isn't it?
Jennifer Dougan
www.jenniferdougan.com
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