22 Inspirational Quotes About Hope and Healing
CaringBridge Staff | 03.22.18
Whether it’s you or a loved one going through a challenging period of life, it can sometimes be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes a phrase or saying is exactly what is needed to find hope during dark times.
If you need some inspiration, we compiled a list of 22 inspirational healing quotes to share with everyone. Many of these quotes were recommended by our own CaringBridge community! Wherever you are in the healing process, know that no matter what, you are not alone.
“Hope is praying for rain, but faith is bringing an umbrella.”
Unknown
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
Christopher Reeve
“Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
“Some people cannot be cured, but everyone can heal.”
Unknown
“Barn’s burnt down — Now I can see the moon.”
Poem by Mizuta Masahide
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Vivian Greene
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
Samuel Smiles
“Love many; trust few. Learn to paddle your own canoe.“
American Proverb
“All our infirmities, whatever they are, are just opportunities for God to display his gracious work in us.”
C.H. Spurgeon
“The sun never quits shining. Sometimes, clouds just get in the way.”
Unknown
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln
“When you go through deep waters I will be with you.”
Isaiah 43:2
“If there’s life, there is hope.”
Stephen Hawking
“I don’t know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future.”
Ralph Abernathy
“A smile doesn’t cost a cent, but draws a lot of interest.”
Unknown
“We grieve because we love. The intensity of the grief often proclaims the depth of our love.”
Gary Roe
“The forces that are for you are greater than the forces against you.”
Joel Osteen
“And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.”
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
“Had to walk the rocks to see the mountain view.”
Lyric from Lead of Love by Caedmon’s Call
“Let my love like sunlight surround you and yet give you illumined freedom.”
Rabindranath Tagore
“Our way is not soft grass; it’s a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun.”
Ruth Westheimer
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Lao Tzu
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“A light heart can carry the most weight”
“Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need”
Mary Baker Eddy
Looking for the poem that starts with Better not bitter and ends withHurting still but healing
“All God’s best gifts brighten when they take their flight”Comment from a high school teacher a long time ago
My boyfriend broke up with me 4 months ago but finally came back with the help of Robinsonbuckler11@ gmail .com………Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!…….
1)Wishing you the light of God’s love, the warmth of God’s blessing, and the comfort of God’s healing ~Anonymous 2)He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might he increases strength.~Isaiah 40:29 NKJV
Problems never cease to end been alive itself is a problem, so get out of your comfort zone and conquer because miracles happen out of your comfort zone
Hope makes the earth bearable until heavens garments are wearable.
Let my love like sunlight surround you, yet give you illumines freedom. Rabindranath Tagore
Dreams are necessary to life.__ Anais Nin
I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much. Mother Teresa submitted by Margaret .
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us” S. Smiles
Our way is not soft grass, it’s a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun. Ruth Westheimer
God’s not dead.He’s surely alive.He’s living on the inside-Roaring like a lion! & Keep fighting the good fightKeep letting your light shineCuz I’m never going to leave youAlways going to see you on the other side.from 2 songs on K-LOVE radio
Let my Love surround you yet give yet give you illumined freedom.
God answers all prayers….sometimes- yes, sometimes – no, sometimes – wait!
“Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is….Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you.” Pope Francis
May God give you eyes of Faith to see and a heart of Hope to believe even before the answers unfold.
Enjoyed reading the messages!!
Lord, help me remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that You and I together cant handle . Old preacher greetings to a new day
I have never prayed to be cured. I have always prayed for the strength and faith to live God’s Will for my life with grace and humility. -melDo not let the problems of this life get you down as we are not of this world, we are just passing through it to our everlasting home with the Lord Our God and Maker. -from a Bible Study group member
Love is not selective, just as the light of the sun is not selective. ~ Eckhart Tolle
“”Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tsu
“The person of hope lives in the moment with the knowledge and trust that all of Life is in good hands”. Henri Nouwen
Some of these are terrible! No, no, no!! Especially God won’t give you more than you and He can handle together. God does not choose who is going to get cancer, or be in an auto accident…bad theology! And some seem to “fault” the sufferer. Just. No.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.Ralph Waldo Emerson
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.Romans 8;18
Peace be with you
My life is in you, Lord My strength is in you, LordMy HOPE is in you, LordIt’s in You, it’s in You(Lines from the song “My Life is in You”
Would like more inspirational quotes on grieving the loss of a loved one from cancer.
Where there is LOVE, there is GOD…
To live in the hearts of those we leave behind, is not to die.
Loved the sayings! One of my favorites I used to hear all the time from my Mother.; “Smile and the world smiles with you”.
It’s not what happens to you in life, it’s how you choose to handle it.
Thank you, for passing along the very thoughtful words of so many. One must always be with hope along the journey of healing. Folks have sent their thoughts to me through Caring Bridge regarding the loss MY John which I appreciate so much. With thoughts of John R. Stahl, my North Star, Janet Stahl
We spend the first half of our lives trying to get things, then the next half trying to get rid of them. What we think matters in the morning may not mean as much in the afternoon of our lives. One day at a time.
Hope is the last ship anchored on the shore of suffering. ( Unknown)
“When we have exhausted every human resource available to us and all hope appears to be lost, God has a thousand ways to deliver us.” Unknown
Thank you for giving to the Lord oh how I cry when I hear that song oh my oh my ray boltz y’all play it today love Judy
Where there is God there is hope and a better tomorrow for everyone just hope and pray ??? y
“We ask to receive but when we don’t receive, remember some requests might pose greater threat to our very existence. God always knows best.”George Okpanachi
“Expect just about anyone to disappoint. Yes no one is perfect. Yet appreciate the few that shows unconditional concerns”George Okpanachi
Until you have faith that there is light at the end of the tunnel, you will continue to be lost in the darkness!
If there is hope, there is life. PMA
Remember there are two with everybody . A good side and a bad side (two seeds growing together)…never give up on your good side…this will keep your hope
You were created for a specific purpose! God called you by name! And He who began a good work in You is Able to Complete it till Christ returns!
“My heart looks better on me than my face.” -Anthony Liccione
My name is Charlotte Biddy. A quick way to remember my name is from the movie “Charlotte’s web” Charlotte was a little Biddy spider. The name I’m most proud of is being called a Christian.
A little ray of hope is enough to enlighten your lifeOr life becomes unlighted.
Just get up and Dance! Life starts when WE do! –©Vivian Greene
“If death was not a reality, Heaven would be only a dream.”
Don’t cry because its over. Smile because it happened.
Don’t allow your pass to take your miracle. Move forward , let go! And believe. Hebrews 11:1
thank you for posting these inspirational words to share with loved ones grieving. Although I have heard many of them before, it helps to renew my mind of such promises!
I don’t have a quote, but a suggestion. If you’re going to comfort someone with Bible quotes, make sure they are believers. Not everyone is. Stick to generic messages of love. From the quotes suggested by Caring Bridge, I like this kind: “We grieve because we love. The intensity of the grief often proclaims the depth of our love.” If you know the person you’re trying to comfort is religious and would find religion helpful, then by all means that’s a good option. Know your audience. This is about THEM, not you.
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
You realize you’re dead, when you can get away with all the bad things this world has to offer. -Anthony Liccione
When my husband died while we were on vacation in the mountains he loved, it was easy to decide on a song for his funeral service. John Denver wrote it, but never recorded this, “Healing time on Earth”.
You never know how strong you are until strong is the only choice you have,
“When you come to be end of all that you know, you must believe in one of two things: there will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be GIVEN wings.Author Unknown
Love conquers all…
It takes a woman that have a vision to marry a man that doesn’t have television
My dear mum passed away after generalised cancer at 65. She encouraged those who visited her.She claimed that she would win either way – God would heal her on earth or take her home to heaven for eternity, where those of us believing in God will meet up again for ever.This is 25 years ago – after her death I became much closer to my father.God has indeed given me far more compassion for those suffering with cancer and I never give up praying for miraculous healing when the doctors can do no more! God will never leave you nor forsake you.
Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it is stormy now doesn’t mean you aren’t headed for the sunshine. Anonynous
Look for BEAUTYListen with LOVE Live with INTENTIONauthor unknown
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate
smile it makes people wonder what you are up to.
If everybody followed you completely to the letter, tell me if they followed you, would the world be any better? Let’s hope we can all say yes.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
“God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power and love”2 Timothy 1:7
If this is God’s plan, God is a terrible planner. (No offense if you’re reading this, God. You did a great job with that other stuff, like waterfalls and pandas.)-Emily McDowell
No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn. Borland
Life is a bowl of cherries, and this is the pits, but this too shall pass. “My burden is heavy, but my yoke is light.” God will not giveus more than we can bear. Keep smiling. It takes the wrinkles out of your face. 😉
It’s not about what we have went thru or are going to go thru it’s about today…endless hope.
What a wonderful idea Caring Bridges! Thank You for this wonderful project!Will send a quote soon, I hope!
“A Full Moon always shines , during the week it’s supposed to, it is just that clouds sometimes get in the way,”
If God seems far away, guess who moved?
SAL, LAGRIMAS E TRISTEZAS SAO SINAIS DE QUE ESTAMOS VIVOS
SAL, LAGRIMAS E TRISTEZAS SAO SINAIS DE QUE ESTAMOS VIVOS.
ACCEPT what isLET GO of what wasHAVE FAITH in what will be
Jesus is the resurrection and life for evermore .Know matter your trials
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure. – Peter Marshall
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
Let nothing trouble you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing; God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who possesses God lacks nothing. God alone suffices. St. Teresa of Avila
Tough times never last, but tough people do!
ONE DAYA song by Ryder Buck, posthumouslyOne dayJust like any otherSome dayThis one or anotherYou will look and see that I am gone(but did I really go?)I beg of you, don’t weep for meCan’t you see I’m finally free?Isn’t this what you would wish for me?Please tell me now you understandI’ll reach out to hold your handAll you have was all I had to give.My time on earth was just as long As it was s’posed to be.I’ll stay close to let you knowThat I am always here.My love, like yours, will never ceaseBe gentle with yourself.There’s so much more to livingJust love your life and keep on giving.I’ll be here. I am not gone.I’ll help you all to carry on.- from the album “Three of Three” by Ryder Buck & the Breakers
Some favorites of mine: “God didn’t promise days without pain… laughter without sorrow…. sun without rain. But He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.” – author unknown.”You don’t need to see the whole staircase; just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.”Something will grow from all you are going through. And it will be you….”
“Please help me find the light I need each day and help me pass it on.”-Ryder Buck from “Leave Your Light On: The Musical Mantra Left Behind by an Illuminating Spirit”
“if you worry, you die. If you don’t worry, you die. So why worry?”Ryder Buck from “Leave Your Light On; The Musical Mantra Left Behind by an Illuminating Spirit”
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.”True words were never spoken.
Never forget in the light, what you learned in the darkness.
“Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal, and not wound”. I don’t know who wrote this, but I feel it is especially true in todays world. Blessings to everyone.
Love is patient, love is kind, love never fails.
Today, I choose in my circumstances to hold up the Word of God, and allow PEACE to override all other emotions that try to prevail!!
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, But Today is a Gift – That’s Why It’s called “The Present”
There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none goes his way alone, all that we send into the lives of others — comes back into our own. Edwin Markham
Accept what isLet go of what wasHAVE FAITHIn what will be
Grief lasts a Lifetime, but a Lifetime is not forever. God is on our side.
Life is fragile . . . Love is notIn the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln”Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.”~ Virginia Satir
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1
When it looks like the Sun ain’t gonna shine anymore, God will put a rainbow in the cloud.African American SpiritualUnknownSubmitted by Lesa Terry
After my husband passed away I try to look at everyday as a new chapter in the book of life. Some chapters are good , some are even great, some tough but all end . Hope is a new book is opened.
“A life outlined in prayer is less likely to unravel. “
Hate the quote –“God doesn’t give you anymore than you can handle.” Not true, not Biblical and just terrible theology. The reality is that God tells us to cast ALL of our cares upon Him. The accurate statement is there isn’t anything that can happen to us that God can’t handle.
Enjoyed reading all lhe sayings that cheer us up.. and are so true for all of us.
When things are getting you down keep looking up.
The world started in darkness. There are things to learn from the darkness. Without it we would not understand light. Genesis 1:2 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters”.
“You have to be willing to give up the life you planned, and instead, greet the life that is waiting for you.”Joseph Campbell
I enjoyed all of these quotations save one. “God does not give us more than we can handle.” God does not dole out adversities. It is bad theology. Nature, biology, and other factors cause afflictions. God is with us as we deal with them.
It is my prayer each of us would experience a heightened sense of Christ’s presence within us and that we may be “strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.” Colossians 1:11
For I know the plans I have for you, plans to give you hope and a futureJeremiah 29:11
I believe in the TRINITY, LORD GOD. I often have fallen on GOD’s WORD found in the BIBLE; especially this verse from ISAIAH: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
When my Dad died in 2017, I fell apart and joined a Christian griefshare group. I cried the whole first session. Someone said to me- you “lose” your car keys or you “lose”your cell phone because you don’t know where they are. You KNOW where your Dad is- he’s in heaven. So from then on, I never say that I “lost” my Dad. I tell people that my Dad went to heaven in 2017…….. I thought this was very smart and very comforting.
My unknown future is in the hands of an all knowing God
The sun’ll come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun!Just thinkin’ about tomorrow clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow ’til there’s none!
A favorite quote:”Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”Helen Keller
A womanI who lost her entire family in a plane crash and was herself horribly burned said: It’s not true God never gives you more than you can handle. What is true isGod never gives you more than you and He together cannot handle.
God uses no one greatly who has not been tested deeply.
“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.” Corrie Ten Boom”Sadness is but a wall between two gardens” Khalil Gibran
When you think your life has too much suffering, listen to the stories of others. You really won’t want to swap places! (Alice Laurendine)
Could you make these printable for future reference?
Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.Rabindranath Tagore
“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of Power and of Love and of a Sound Mind.” II Timothy 1:7
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxiety on him because he cares for you! 1 Peter 5:6-7
Never walk faster than your Angles can fly.
“I’ve known Love and I’ve known LustWe do what we can, we do what we must”Dean Moller
Purist Gold, refined by fire. God’s precious jewels.
Nothing in life is too tough to tackle head on. For whatever lies ahead of me can’t be as bad as what I left behind.
Hope is a gift from God. Without it, where would we be.
My wife passed away recently, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma and her favorite Bible scripture, recorded in Psalm 62:1-2; Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 46:1
If someone’s lost their smile…give ‘em yours.Heard on Christian radio station WGTS, 91.9.
“It’s darkest before the light””Let go and let God”
KEEP ON FIGHTING Fight like you are the 3rd tiger trying to get on Noah’s Ark !!!
Learn to cherish your history and affirm your past. Even grim events from the past can teach valuable lessons for the future.
And Still Will We Trust in Him
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.By Viktor E. Frankl
If birds sing after a storm why can’t we?
Where our strength runs out, God’s strength begins. “unknown”
Live these life lessons!
Very beautiful…thank you.
Walking in the sunshine, when the sky is blue,Walking in the sunshine, I LOVE YOU!!!(song that my mom, KC Hu Chien, made up)
Let’s think of ourselves as butterflies and life’s current events are the chrysalis. Anon.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13BibleSue Berray
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have Only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa
Joy shared is doubled; pain shared is halved. Thus we refute entropy. — Spider Robinson
Come walk beside Me Sons and Daughters and see beyond your troubles. Come learn and I will give you Peace. Stay awhile and I will wipe away your tears. There are no trials too big or small that you cannot handle. I have faith in you, have faith in Me. Come rejoice with Me for I’m the Master of all that is pure and good. No man on earth can move a mountain from North to South in a blink of an eye. Come Follow Me and I will give Thee rest from the storms of life. Paulina
Let go and let God!
A trouble shared is a trouble halved. A joy shared is a joy doubled.
Grief is love with no place to go.
To arise or to refain is a choice but there is splendor in rising.
“My mind still talks to you and my heart still looks for you, but my soul knows you’re at peace””Sometimes memories sneak out if my eyes and roll down my cheeks””When someone you love dies, you never quite get over it. You just slowly learn how to go on without them. But always keeping them tucked safely in your heart”
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I don’t have to build a condominium there.” Dr. Tom Costa
Courage is fear that has said its prayers!
“There are never enough I love you’s. by Lenny Bruce
The warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment, and-sometimes- with just a touch of madness.Paulo Coelho
Every trial I face is allowed by God for the ultimate good. Trials need not steal my joy. God is never more present than when I am suffering. Until I am embrace my trial in total submission to God, I will not reap the good.
“God didn’t promise days without pain, Laughter without sorrow, Sun without rain, But He did promise strength for the day, Comfort for tears, and Light for the way.”Author UnknownSubmitted by Michele Bonifanti
Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Blessed be his memory. Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Peace be with you. Tony
All things that happen are not good, but for a pattern of good.
I agree that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle.*But he never meant for us to go through it alone.
I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining, I believe in love even when I don’t feel it, I believe in God even when He is silent.
God is our refuge and strength always.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.Psalm 33:22
Dont count the days, make the days count.
Isaiah 41:10″ So do not fear, for I am with you. Do not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you & help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (NIV)
What are we here for if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? George Eliot
Have faith that you will be taken care of in this life, and don’t dwell on or obsess about the rest. I know letting it go is very difficult.
And this, too, shall pass bb
“Be more attracted to what’s good for you.”—The Female Warhol (seen on a blue heart-shaped sign)
Very good.
Mountain top experiences are gained by trudging a difficult path.
My oncologist told me when I was just beginning chemotherapy for what turned out to be my first cancer: Always look for the horizon… it is out there.
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.
No one needs a smile more than those who have none.
It’s never too late to send a note of kindness and love.
What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for one another. George Eliot
“It’s better to light just one little candle, than to try and get your shit together in the dark.” U.S. soldier during Vietnam “War”
“In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer.”Albert Camus
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him. -St. Theresa of Avila
Death takes the body. God takes the soul. Our mind holds the memories. Our hearts keeps the love. Our faith lets us know we will meet again. ❤️
Focus on the answer, not the problem.
O’ Lord, My God,eternal as the sand and sea,the rush of waves,and the lightning of Heaven, so too – our prayers. – Hannah Senesh
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.But learning to dance in the rain.
The phrase should be: God (your higher power) doesn’t give you more than you can handle….he also gives you the space and tools to kick, scream, rant, rave, cry buckets of tears, find solitude, and all else while wrapped within his arms. You truly are not alone, no matter how dark it feels.
God did not promise a happy life free from trouble, but he did promise to be beside us through the storm
Everything we might want inLife is on the other side of fear.
To ask God to leave us alone and not refine us, is to ask Him to love us less, not more. – unknown
“Someone I loved once gave meA box full of darkness.It took me years to understandThat this, too, was a gift.” The Uses of Sorrow by Mary Oliver
These quotes just started my day with hope and joy and wisdom. What a wonderful gift! I’m remembering ‘who holds the future’ and seeing that sun peek through those clouds??♥️♥️♥️
I may not understand God’s plan for me but I do understand this is not the time to let go of his hand. His love and my faith will guide me. Hang On!PJ Wilkins Bell
Don’t be afraid, God is there to catch you! PJ Wilkins Bell
To walk on earth can be painful, to walk in God’s garden is pain free. PJ Wilkins Bell
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” Proverbs 13:12
God is Still In Charge! We Are Coming Out As Pure Gold! Money Can Not Buy!
love is not in finding the perfect person ,but in seeing a imperfect person perfectly.
one of my favorites
John 5:14-15, “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us: And if we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
Work in FAITH
Labor in LOVE
Endure in HOPE
1 Thessalonians 1:3
“Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she turned into a butterfly.” Unknown
“ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Ps. 34:18
When we say “there he goes” others are saying “here he comes!”
I like “the nicest place is in someone’s thoughts,, the safest place is in someone’s prayers, the best place is in God’s hands.”
I heard of a bumper sticker (never actually saw it) ….God never gives you more than you can handle. God thinks you’re a bad ass.
“It’s darkest just before sunrise”
Thanks for this format….very helpful!
As long as you love the one you lose
You’ll never lose the one you love
I agree with the sentiment “you do a lot of good but you blew it on this one”. Several of these remarks would not be helpful to me and have hurt when said to me. I love God does not give us more than He can hold but I would avoid it even with this alteration.
I did not like those quotes, especially God never gives you more than you can handle. As a pastor’s wife, that is not true. There are often circumstances that are more than anyone can or should bear and everything does NOT happen for a reason. We turn to God to help us through our grief and suffering, to rely on grace, the love of God, family, and friends. We accept life is a mystery and we do not always have answers. There are quotes in the bible, especially psalms, or Jesus’s saying, “ I will be with you always” or quotes from other faiths. I found the ones you list unhelpful, trite, not true, and certainly not comforting or appropriate.
I have also heard one should not tell someone that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. I do not find that’ll be a compassionate statement.
Carong Bridge, you have been so helpful to so many people … but this time you really blew it ?.
These sayings include several that are actually the WRONG things to say…especially the one about God giving us nothing that we can’t handle.
Please be more careful with what you suggest .
….. comment from a retired hospital chaplain
May our faith bring the results that most glorify God.
I thank my ‘Higher Power’ of my understanding, for His love, mercy, forgiveness, inner calmness no matter my daily issues and for beeing by my side ‘today and now –>24/7’. I have no thought in my mind He is my closest friend.
“Faith is not believing that God can, it is knowing that He will!”
Just a comment on one of the quotes: “God will not give you more than you can handle.” I believe it should read: “God will not give you ore than you and He can handle.”
God IS the ultimate healer!! By His stripes we ARE healed!! Thank you Jesus for your healing touch!! In Your Name we pray Amen♥️♥️
Every day without a loved one is a day closer to forever with them.
For we walk by faith and not by sight!!
Hope has nothing to do with probability
This is the day the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24.
Not every day is fun, but every day is GREAT!
In his book Adventuring Through the Bible, Ray C. Stedman explains the theme of Leviticus. He writes, “Then, in the present tense, God looks at us in our brokenness, pain, and imperfection, and He places His loving hand on us and syas, ‘You are mine, right now, just the way your are. You belong to Me.'”
If you can live this moment
If you can be here this moment
Then everything
Takes care of itself
Let your faith be bigger than your fear.
Every plant that ever grew had to go through a lot of dirt to get there
“The nicest place to be is in someone’s thoughts. The safest place to be is in someone’s prayers. The best place to be is in God’s Hands.” -Unknown
Out of the dead and cold decay of winter, a crocus blooms bringing joy. There is always hope which we must look for.
Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of bread.
God never said life would be easy, but he did say he would be with you every step of the way .
“With faith in one’s self, all things are possible.”
Optimist, someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s cha cha.
Robert Brault.
My friend Carolyn Fairey
Optimist, someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s cha cha.
Robert Brault.
“You are master of the moments of your life”
-Paramahansa Yogananda
With compassion in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle
Thich Nhat Hanh
‘Going home’ is a journey to the heart of who we are, a place where we can be ourselves and welcome the reality of our beauty and our pain. From this acceptance of ourselves, we can accept others as they are and we can see our common humanity.
Jean Vanier
In the end, only three things matter- how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully let go of things not meant for you.
Buddha
“Take it easy, but take it.” –Woody Guthrie
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
-unknown-
Don’t give power to negative thoughts.
“We only live once, Snoopy,” says Charlie Brown.
Snoopy replies: “Wrong! We only die once. We live every day!”
Courage doesn’t always come with a roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day that says, “I will try again tomorrow.”
Author Unknown
You embrace your body in your thought, and you should delineate upon it thoughts of health, not of sickness. – Mary Baker Eddy
Love you – from the deepest oceans to the highest stars….
Cast all your burdens on the Lord for He cares for you! He promised to never leave you or forsake you! He is the great physician and guides the doctors hands! Fear not for God is with you! By His stripes we are healed!!! Praise His Holy name!!!
Dear Ardis and Wanda – It’s Monday morning and I woke up thinking of the two of you. Please know that our thoughts are continually with you. May you be feeling God’s eternal peace at this time. Take care today. Love to you both, Kathy and Jim
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% is what you are going to do about. You can sit there and cry or get up and start to move forward.
I believe this is a Steve Harvey (the comedian) saying.
“When one door closes, another door opens.” – Alexander Graham Bell
‘Hope is the music of the future; Faith the ability to dance to it today’
For they that wait upon the Lord SHALL renew their strength….. Isaiah 40:31
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your faith lies.
— Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Greater is he that is in you (God) than he that is in the world. (Satan) God is always in control.
If you feel you can not take the pain, ask for God’s help and he will come.
Friends Advice
What you know trumps how you feel. “I will never leve you nor forsake you.”
You don’t throw a whole life away just because it’s banged up a little. The Seabisquit Movie
Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal
“When God closes a door, somewhere He
opens a window.”
Quote from The Sound Of Music.
“When God closes a window, somewhere He
opens a window.”
From The Sound Of Music
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
–Albert Camus
Josh Rosen UCLA QB:
“It’d be naive to think you’re just born into the right religion that will get you into heaven. My opinion will evolve and grow,” he explained. “… Don’t tell me how to live my life, but I’d love to hear about how you live yours.”
There are 2 days in every week that we shouldn’t worry about. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday is in the past and is gone forever. All the money in the world can not bring yesterday back. Tomorrow is in the future, beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow is not promised to us and we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn. That leaves only one day – today. Today is in the present and is the 1st day of the rest of our lives. Anyone can fight the battle of what is happening and the challenges of just one day. It is only when you and I have the burdens in those two awful eternities – yesterday and tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drive men mad. It is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may bring, Let us therefore live out one day at a time. *******
Be blessed with a quiet heart today—God is taking care of everything that concerns you.
It’s the rocks in the river that make it sing. lyrics, Lisa Aschmann
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40 verses 28, 29, 30, & 31 H
G = God’s Grace is love with no strings attached.
R= Riches * For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from
A= At yourselves, it is a gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.
C= Christ’s Ephesians 2 verses 8 & 9, The Holy Bible (NIV)
E= Expense
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14, verse 27. Jesus Christ in The Holy Bible (NIV)
Always have HOPE! Hold On Pain Ends! Always gives me hope when I’m having a rough time.
Stars can’t shine with darkness. The ones succeed are the ones who get up one more time than they fall down. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger; and what does, only makes you wiser.
Do you know what a WISH is? W-aiting, I-n, (the) S-avior’s, H-ands !!! by Mary Edna Thompson
Do you know what LUCK is? L-iving, U-nder, C-hrist’s, K-ingship !!! by Mary Edna Thompson
“Pretium caritas tu.” – The price of love is thyself. St. Augustine
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
Viktor E. Frankl
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
God is bigger than any obstacle in your path.
Creation Comforts.
“…By His wounds, you have been healed”. (1 Peter 2: 24b)
I thought I was bad off because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet. (From my dad)
“And I sometimes think that a moment of touching is the difference between complete utter despair and the ability to carry on.” — Eleanor Cameron’s “The Court of the Stone Children.”
Choose to be ready for eternity—today. When the worst that can happen to you leads to the best that can happen to you, fear is vanquished and hope reigns supreme. ~ Jim Dennison
Healing comes with believing that you are Blessed and Highly Favored.
You may see me struggle, but never will you see me quit. There’s a whole lot of awesomeness out there in this world.
Rich Lieberman
Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.
Lyrics by Leonard Cohen,
” . . . Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. “
If you expect life to be fair, you will be sadly disappointed J.F. Kennedy
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Helen Keller
If God takes you to it, He will take you through it.
When walking through the valley of shadows, remember, a shadow is cast by a light. —H. K. Barclay
God is our Light! He is always with us!
God doesn’t care if you go to worship everyday, he just cares that you hold him in your heart.
God will only let Satan go so far in our lives, but will PULL the chains back to say…..” THAT’S ENOUGH SATAN. I am the LORD ALMIGHTY”
Every day think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life,
I am not going to waste it. Dalai Lama XIV
Tears wash the windows of our souls, and afterwords we can see ourselves more clearly.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 16:8
“For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways” Psalms 91:11
It is better to shoot for the Stars and only hit the Moon;
rather than to shoot for the Moon and only hit a Low Flying Buzzard!
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING…. (Winston Churchhill)
Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the
midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. (unknown)
God does not give us what we can handle,
But He helps us handle what we are given.
Unknown author
What God can do, no man can do.
If you want s helping look on the end of your arm.
The Lord gives us miracles when we least expect them but are most needed. Always have hope.
Faith is like walking in the dark. You can’t see it. Faith is knowing, and believing God is always by our side.
Believe and love yourself as Jesus believes and loves you.
Sharing three favorites (let us hope to continue evolving in these ways to radiate healing):
—“What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.” –George Eliot
—“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” –Theodore Isaac Rubin
—“Defenseless under the stars, our world in stupor lies, and every- where ironic points of light flash out wherever the just exchange their messages. May I, like them, composed of eros and of dust, beleagured by the same negation and despair, show an affirming flame.”
–W.H.Auden
Wonderful things happen when we live expectantly, believe confidently and pray affirmatively.
The future keeps moving but the past stands firm. If you try to hold onto both something has to give. So it’s better to let go of the past before you get hurt. Build something new.
Rona
I lift my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the Lord.
Psalms 121:1
I am always blessed and sometimes I am a blessing for someone when I give myself to the Lord.
In the End, I’ll wipe every tear from your eye.
Discover what it is that makes you passionate then grab a firm hold. Cherish it proudly and guard it with great determination.
By: Linda M. Henson
“peace is not the absence of struggle but the confident assurance that the struggle is worth it “
– “The devil whispered in my ear, you are not strong enough for the storm.’ Today I whispered in the devils ear, ‘I am the storm'” – Unknown
– Me and God have this arrangement – if he wakes me up to see another day – I promise to be a better person than I was yesterday.
– Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.
“This World is not my home. I’m just passing through.” Gospel Song…
God always, absolutely, has my back.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm.
Emily Dickinson
Be the change you want to see in the world.
For I know the plans I have for you, they are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a future and a hope/ Jer29:11
You can’t walk the road of life,
If you never learn to tie your shoes.
You only fear when you decide
To live in the dark.
James Koch
Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you results. Sometimes one pays most for things one gets for nothing.
Albert Einstein
His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches over me!
Miracles are not always visible to the naked eye, but those who live by faith can see them clearly – Unknown
May God hold you in his loving arms.
My thoughts and best wishes are with you and your family. Please keep us posted on how to be supportive.
Love All, Trust Few, Do Wrong to None.
~All’s Well that Ends Well” ~
William Shakespeare