Francine Rivers, A Voice in the Wind
23 quotes
"Rather than remain a sealed jar, she sought only to pour herself out to others. Everything she did mirrored her faith. It was as though every waking hour of the day she was devoted to pleasing her God by serving others. This God that she worshiped consumed her. It didn't ask for a brief visit to a temple, or a small votive offering of food or coin, or a few prayers every now and then. This God wanted all of her."
"Hatred is the enemy, Hadassah. Not the people."
"Only later did he remember his pride-and the shattering cost of an illusive sense of freedom."
"But so often, things of great beauty are full of great corruption."
"He knew that beauty faded quickly when embodied by selfishness..."
"We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many."
"It was as though her tongue were a heavy weight in her mouth, and now her heart was even heavier for having kept silent."
"I gave up what I can't keep for something I can never lose."
"The Lord will provide."
"If God wills that I die, then I die. No power on earth can change that."
"These conquerors of the world are slaves to their passions, and someday their passions will bring them down."
"Bithia seemed wise in the ways of the world, but she was completely ignorant of what she brought upon herself. Commerce with the powers of darkness might gain her what she desired for the moment, but at what cost in the end?"
"The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? "What has this god of yours ever really done for you?" She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. "Everything."
"If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever."
"How can intemperate minds be free when they're slaves to their own passions?"
"Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light."
"But I know Jesus arose. I feel his presence now, here, with me. I see the evidence of his Word everyday. From creation forth, the whole world is witness to God's plan revealed through his Son. From the beginning, he prepared us. In the passing of the seasons; in the way flowers spring forth, die, and drop seeds for life to begin again; in the sunset and sunrise. Jesus' sacrifice is reenacted every day of our lives if we but have the eyes to see."
"A pretty face and a beautiful body blind a man more quickly than any poker through the eyes."
"Death began to look like a friend."
"Perhaps it was the approach of death that had opened his eyes wide and made him see so clearly."
"He needed the warmth of the sun to take away the chill of foreboding that grew in him."
"The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? 'What has this god of yours ever really done for you?' She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. 'Everything."
"He needed to get away from the rush of the city, from the unceasing noise and annoying obligations."