Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world…. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever” (John 6:32-33, 58)
“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – (Shauna Niequist)
“Joy in your heart is better than bitterness in your soul.”
― (Matshona Dhliwayo)
“Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” (John 20:27)
“You showed me that my past didn’t make me unworthy to receive the nearness of God in the elements. I could stand before the table of grace a whole person — deeply flawed and still incredibly valued, hand-made by a loving God” ― (Lenny Duncan, Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US)