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“Mi felicidad consiste en que sé apreciar lo que tengo y no deseo en exceso lo que no tengo.”
“Dios ama la comunión mucho más que la producción.”
“—Arrodillados ante Él adquirimos equilibrio. Cuando seas tentado a pensar que careces de valor, mira a la cruz.”
“ninguna decisión tomada en medio de la noche suele ser acertada.”
“Recuerda, entonces, que el éxito tiene un alto componente etílico. Vigila que no te emborrache.”
“La oscuridad propia de la vigilia nos deja sin referencias para elegir el camino adecuado. Detente, descansa, confía y espera a que amanezca.”
“Trabajar como si todo dependiera de mí y orar como si todo dependiera de Dios.”
“—Esos aficionados de la oración que se vuelven altaneros apenas se asoman al universo de la comunión con Dios y ya se sienten superiores al resto de los mortales. El orgullo es un fijador de pelo que atraviesa el cráneo y endurece y bloquea las neuronas.”
“«No seas un siervo de agenda abierta y Biblia cerrada.
No permitas nunca que tu Biblia sea asfixiada por tu agenda».”
“porque el tiempo y lo acontecido me han hecho comprender que en cada desierto hay una cruz restauradora, solo es cuestión de buscarla y guarecernos a su sombra. A”
“Sobre el escenario se lucen las estrellas; sobre el altar desciende la presencia de Dios. Ambas cosas son incompatibles; tendremos que elegir: Estrellas humanas o impacto divino. Mi”
“—Es una terrible incoherencia escuchar el sencillo mensaje del evangelio proclamado por labios altaneros. L”
“La humildad no es una opción sino un requisito innegociable para quien sirve a Dios y en esto también nos ayuda la oración. Volvi”
“But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in Spirit.”
“We are all, he says, the sport of destiny. Ah, but not quite. Destiny is an intelligent force, moving with purpose.”
“The more I study the works of men in their institutions, the more clearly I see that, in their efforts after independence, they become slaves, and that their very freedom is wasted in vain attempts to assure its continuance. That they may not be carried away by the flood of things, they form all sorts of attachments; then as soon as they wish to move forward they are surprised to find that everything drags them back. It seems to me that to set oneself free we need do nothing, we need only continue to desire freedom.”
“I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search. I have been hearing wisdom from tongues I did not want to listen. I have been finding beauty where I did not want to look. And I have learned so much from journeys I did not want to take. Forgive me, O Gracious One; for I have been closing my ears and eyes for too long. I have learned that miracles are only called miracles because they are often witnessed by only those who can can see through all of life's illusions. I am ready to see what really exists on other side, what exists behind the blinds, and taste all the ugly fruit instead of all that looks right, plump and ripe.”
“You have had many successes, and you have earned the right to be respected.”
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