But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. –
(John: 1:12-14)
“Every act of irreverence for life, every act which neglects life, which is indifferent to and wastes life, is a step towards the love of death. This choice man must make at every minute. Never were the consequences of the wrong choice as total and as irreversible as they are today. Never was the warning of the Bible so urgent: ‘I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life, that you and your children may live.'” – (Erich Fromm)
“Summer has always been good to me, even the bittersweet end, with the slanted yellow light.” – (Paul Monette)
“The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens the apples, the other turns them to cider.” – (Jane Hirshfield)
“Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.” (Galatians 4:28)