The great thing, and the only thing, is to adore and praise God.
–Thomas Merton

It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world.
–John Calvin

Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life’s problems fall into place of their own accord.
–J.I. Packer

God is continually drawing us to himself in everything we experience.
–Gerard Hughes

Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose – to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets his purpose and thus he forgets who he is and what life means.
–Francis Schaeffer

Here lies the tremendous mystery – that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being given the opportunity to participate in his good deeds. Remember how He asked for help in performing his miracles: Fill the waterpots, stretch out your hand, distribute the loaves.
–Elisabeth Elliot

Whence comes this idea that if what we are doing is fun, it can’t be God’s will? The God who made giraffes, a baby’s fingernails, a puppy’s tail, a crooknecked squash, the bobwhite’s call, and a young girl’s giggle, has a sense of humor. Make no mistake about that.
–Catherine Marshall

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.
–William Temple