““Tolstoy said, “The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience.” Many of us have elected to adjust our consciences rather than our lives. Our powers of rationalization allow us to live in luxury and indifference while others, whom we could help if we chose to, go hungry, are abused and exploited, or go to Hell.””
― (Randy Alcorn, Managing God’s Money: A Biblical Guide)
“Life is like a trumpet – if you don’t put anything into it, you don’t get anything out of it.” – (William Christopher Handy)
‘Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. (Leviticus 23:40)
“Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.” – (Genesis 22:8)
“Think of Yom Kippur as a lookout on the top of a mountain that you have been climbing all year. See your days and their moments spread out before you. Be willing to look now at this big picture of your life. Your ultimate goals. Your beliefs. See each person in your life as part of that picture. What lesson have they taught you even if you had to learn it through pain? What message is God sending you by putting this person in your life?” – (Sara Debbie Gutfreund)