Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Voices from the Commonplace Book

To see the Law by Christ fulfill’d
And hear his pard’ning voice;
changes a slave into a child,
and duty into choice.
William Cowper (1731-1800)

The world is a window through which we espy heav’n.
To look at the world and see only the world
is like looking at a window
instead of looking through the window
to see what’s beyond it.
Joe Rigney, The Things of Earth

I believe in God like I believe in the sun,
not only because I see him,
but because by him
I see everything else.
C.S. Lewis

Hold us in quiet through the age-long minutes
while Thou art quiet and the wind is shrill.
Can the boat sink while Thou, dear Lord, art in it?
Can the heart faint that waiteth on Thy will?
Hold us in quiet.
Amy Carmichael

Seeing someone read a book you love
is like hearing a book recommend a person
instead of the other way around.
Unknown

Deleting, defeating, depleting…thus it goes…in the morning.

4 thoughts on “Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Voices from the Commonplace Book

    1. That was a bouquet from last year’s perennial garden! I’m so glad to know that some of the quotes resonate with people. It keeps me going with sharing them. ❤️

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