Quotes of Samuel M. Shoemaker - somelinesforyou

“ Eternal life does not begin with death; it begins with faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Continuing a series on God and the human condition: The situation in which we find ourselves in this world seems to be a condition of estrangement from God, with little feeling of contact with Him, yet a curious nostalgic feeling that somewhere He exists and that our life would be much more complete if we were in relationship with Him… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Is your Christianity ancient history — or current events? ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ There are, I should say, four elements in a redemptive community. It is personal, with things happening between people as well as to and in them individually; it is compassionate, always eager to help, observant but non judgmental toward others, breathing out hope and concern; it is creative, with imagination about each one in the group and its work as a whole, watching for authentic new vision coming from any of them; and it is expectant, always seeking to offer to God open and believing hearts and minds through which He can work out His will, either in the sometimes startling miracles He gives or in steady purpose through long stretches where there is no special "opening"… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Anybody with any maturity knows that an experienced Christian is more eager to have God use him than he is to use God for his own ends; but this does not mean that God is absent from the processes of business and livelihood, nor unconcerned about them, nor unable to reveal Himself through them… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Feast of John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 407 The surest symbol of a heart not yet fully subdued to God and His will is going to be found in the areas of money, sex, and power: in wanting these things for ourselves. The surest symbol of spiritual earnestness will be the checkbook, the affections, and the ego-drive surrendered to Him… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Continuing a series on God and the human condition: The situation in which we find ourselves in this world seems to be a condition of estrangement from God, with little feeling of contact with Him, yet a curious nostalgic feeling that somewhere He exists and that our life would be much more complete if we were in relationship with Him… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Is your Christianity ancient history — or current events? ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Eternal life does not begin with death; it begins with faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Anybody with any maturity knows that an experienced Christian is more eager to have God use him than he is to use God for his own ends; but this does not mean that God is absent from the processes of business and livelihood, nor unconcerned about them, nor unable to reveal Himself through them… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Happiness is the sense that one matters. Happiness is an abiding enthusiasm. Happiness is single-mindedness. Happiness is whole-heartedness. Happiness is a by-product. Happiness is faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Eternal life does not begin with death; it begins with faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Happiness is the sense that one matters. Happiness is an abiding enthusiasm. Happiness is single-mindedness. Happiness is whole-heartedness. Happiness is a by-product. Happiness is faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Happiness is the sense that one matters. Happiness is an abiding enthusiasm. Happiness is single-mindedness. Happiness is whole-heartedness. Happiness is a by-product. Happiness is faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ Happiness is the sense that one matters. Happiness is an abiding enthusiasm. Happiness is single-mindedness. Happiness is whole-heartedness. Happiness is a by-product. Happiness is faith. ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker

“ There are, I should say, four elements in a redemptive community. It is personal, with things happening between people as well as to and in them individually; it is compassionate, always eager to help, observant but non judgmental toward others, breathing out hope and concern; it is creative, with imagination about each one in the group and its work as a whole, watching for authentic new vision coming from any of them; and it is expectant, always seeking to offer to God open and believing hearts and minds through which He can work out His will, either in the sometimes startling miracles He gives or in steady purpose through long stretches where there is no special "opening"… ”

- Samuel M. Shoemaker
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