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"If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present... gratefully."
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"Whatever the depth of our darkness, God navigated it eons before it was dark. And whatever the duration of our nights, God was there long before it ever turned to night. Therefore, despite our frequent feelings to the contrary, there is no place we might be where God was not lovingly waiting for us an eternity before we got there."
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"The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone."
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"Your presence is the greatest gift you can offer."
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"There is no point of space, whether inside or outside the bounds of creation, where God is not present. That is why when we ask the question, "Who's in control?" We can answer without equivocation, "God is!""
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"I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following."
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"If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there."
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"Wherever you are-be there."
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"We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy."
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"Wherever you are, for sure, you are everywhere."
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"Have you ever had a friend in need whose only request was the gift of your presence? When major life changes happen or tragedies hit, you can find out very quickly who your real friends are because they are the ones who SHOW UP."
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"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."
Emotional
"This is the role of the mother. And in that visit I really saw clearly, for the first time, why a mother is really important. Not just because she feeds and also loves and also cuddles... but because in an interesting and and maybe an eerie and other worldly way, she stands in the gap. She stands between the unknown and the known."
Family
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back."
Attitude
"There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it."
Life
"Nothing will work unless you do."
Motivational
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."
Relationship
"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
Light
"Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life."
Affection
"Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone."
Leadership
"I find in my poetry and prose the rhythms and imagery of the best - I mean, when I'm at my best - of the good Southern black preachers. The lyricism of the spirituals and the directness of gospel songs and the mystery of blues are in my music or in my poetry and prose, or I missed everything."
Creativity
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