Emily Dickinson on god
“They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.”
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Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me.
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Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Does not Eternity appear dreadful to you. I often get to thinking of it and it seems so dark to me that I almost wish there was no Eternity. To think that we must forever live and never cease to be. It seems as if Death would be a relief to so endless a state of existence.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Open your life wide, and take me in forever. I will never be tired-I will never be noisy when you want to be still…nobody else will see me, but you-but that is enough-I shall not want any more.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson We meet no Stranger, but Ourself.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Friends are nations in themselves.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson I tasted life.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh Pain and suffering have come into your life, but remember pain, sorrow, suffering are but the kiss of Jesus – a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you.
Mother TeresaMother Teresa I know that vengeance is the Lord’s and it’s not for me.
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Stephen KingStephen King God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
SenecaSeneca The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
Vince LombardiVince Lombardi Sometimes it can feel like we’ve lost time we can’t get back. But God knows how to restore you. He’s not just going to deliver you from the difficult season; He’s going to make up for the time you lost.
Joel OsteenJoel Osteen Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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