“12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
20 The mystery of the seven stars which you have seen on My right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are seven churches.” (Revelation 1:12 and Revelation 1:20 from The Bible)
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” ( Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968)
“No natural feelings are high or low, holy or unholy, in themselves. They are all holy when God’s hand is on the rein. They all go bad when they set up on their own and make themselves into false gods.” (C. S. Lewis)
“If God is just; I tremble for my country.” – (Thomas Jefferson)
“When we have graciously endured every adversity, we become like a shining diamond.”
― (Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!)