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Grieving Quotes — page 49 of 132
“To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.”
“Pain is a holy angel who shows us treasures that would otherwise remain forever hidden; through him men and women have become greater than through all the joys of the world. It must be so and I tell myself this in my present situation over and over again. The pain of suffering and of longing, which can often be felt even physically, must be there, and we cannot and need not talk it away. But it needs to be overcome every time, and thus there is an even holier angel than the one of pain; that is, the one of joy in God.”
“I have heard it said that as we keep our birthdays when we are alive, so the ghosts of dead people, who are not easy in their graves, keep the day they died upon.”
“He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is just that misfortune which is their gift and which is their strength.”
“Without chiropractic care, I couldn't have existed with my work as a TV and film actor.”
“You can be helping many people, but if you are not helping yourself, you have missed the one person you were born to heal.”
“We'd like to build a highway for healing and unity.”
“When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us.”
“Mind changes, and as a result, the world changes. A clear mind heals everything that needs to be healed.”
“Emotional access to the truth is the indispensable precondition of healing.”
“It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.”
“Cleanse the fountain if you would purify the streams.”
“Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves!”
“As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician.”
“Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details.”
“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare.”
“Frequently, as so many poets and psalmists and songwriters have said, the invisible shift happens through the broken places.”
“I have forgiven all the old actors for dying. A new one comes on with the same lines, like large white growths, in his mouth. The dancers come on from the wings, perfectly mated.”
“Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.”