Some Favorite Quotes
Mar 20th, 2008 by Brian Robertson
Everybody who stops by here knows it’s no secret that I have a great admiration for Frederick Bueckner. I was browsing today and found several quotes that brought me up short, that sent me in that strange direction where you find yourself peering through the words into something so much more than day to day life that you are speechless, stunned.
Wanted to share a few with you.
“It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“If it seems a childish thing to do, do it in remembrance that you are a child.”
“The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn’t have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It’s for you I created the universe. I love you. There’s only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you’ll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.”
“In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.”
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.”
Something terrible happens, and you might say, “God help us!”, or “Jesus Christ!” — the poor, crippled prayers that are hidden in the minor blasphemies of people for whom in every sense God is dead, except that they still have to speak to him, if only through clenched teeth.
“Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.”
I hope one of them gives you that indescribable moment of, “Ah ha!” however small it may be.
Blessings,
Brian Robertson
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Thank you
That first quote is a doozie
Thanks for this offering. It contributes to making this site an essential stop over point on the daily journey. I particularly warmed to the notion of saints as “handkerchiefs” dropped by a “flirtatious God”. I once heard that “we are all called to be saints”. But have learned that one of our human wealnesses is the ease with which we are distracted from the inner guidance that is always available. So we remain handkerchiefs in preparation!
Regarding Bruchner’s comment, “It is as impossible for man to
prove the existence of God”…..
Although it will be impossible to “prove” the existence of God
except through faith,
It is possible to prove the existence of Love.
God is Love.
If you believe in Love, you believe in God.
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.”
I am always trying to be concious of my actions and my thoughts, espcially when dealing with non-believers. The most amazing moments are when the touch you send out comes back to you, like the pebble you throw into the pond, the waves never stop. Then you see the fulcrum of your actions resonating in other’s lives. It’s so funny when you witness this, and other’s aren’t even aware that anything has happened.