“Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them.” ~ A.W. Tozer.

““Thirsty hearts are those whose Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the longings have been wakened by the

touch of God within them.”touch of God within them.”

~ A.W. Tozer~ A.W. Tozer

““Romance is the deepest thing in life. Romance is the deepest thing in life. Romance is deeper even than reality.”Romance is deeper even than reality.”

~ G.K. Chesterton~ G.K. Chesterton

““We live in narrative, we live in story. We live in narrative, we live in story. Existence has a story shape to it. We Existence has a story shape to it. We have a beginning and an end, we have have a beginning and an end, we have

a plot, we have characters.”a plot, we have characters.”

~ Eugene Peterson~ Eugene Peterson

““The deepest convictions of our The deepest convictions of our hearts are formed by stories and hearts are formed by stories and

reside there in the images and reside there in the images and emotions of story.”emotions of story.”

~ John Eldredge~ John Eldredge

““God created people because He loves God created people because He loves stories.”stories.”

~ Elie Wiesel~ Elie Wiesel

““I had always felt life first as a story; I had always felt life first as a story; and if there is a story there is a and if there is a story there is a

storyteller.”storyteller.”

~ G.K. Gesterton~ G.K. Gesterton

Life is but a walking shadow, a poor playerLife is but a walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the stageThat struts and frets his hour upon the stage

And then is heard no more. It is a taleAnd then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.Signifying nothing.

~ William Shakespeare, Macbeth~ William Shakespeare, Macbeth

““The heart has its reasons that reason The heart has its reasons that reason knows not of.”knows not of.”

~ Blaise Pascal~ Blaise Pascal

““So long as we imagine it is we who So long as we imagine it is we who have to look for God, we must often have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way lose heart. But it is the other way

around – He is looking for us.”around – He is looking for us.”

~ Simon Tugwell~ Simon Tugwell

““God’s problem is not that God is not God’s problem is not that God is not able to do certain things. God’s able to do certain things. God’s problem is that God loves. Love problem is that God loves. Love complicates the life of God as it complicates the life of God as it

complicates every life.”complicates every life.”

~ John Hall~ John Hall

““The reason God didn’t make puppets The reason God didn’t make puppets is because He wanted lovers.”is because He wanted lovers.”

~ John Eldredge~ John Eldredge

““Our creation is by love, in love, and Our creation is by love, in love, and for love.”for love.”

~ Gerald May~ Gerald May

““We have all forgotten what we really We have all forgotten what we really are.”are.”

~ G.K. Chesterton~ G.K. Chesterton

““Our original, shimmering self gets buried so Our original, shimmering self gets buried so deep that most of us hardly end up living out deep that most of us hardly end up living out of it at all. Instead, we live out all the other of it at all. Instead, we live out all the other

selves which we are constantly putting on and selves which we are constantly putting on and taking off like coats and hats against the taking off like coats and hats against the

world’s weather.”world’s weather.”

~ Frederick Beuchner~ Frederick Beuchner

““Above all else, the Christian life is a Above all else, the Christian life is a love affair of the heart. It cannot be love affair of the heart. It cannot be

lived primarily as a set of principles or lived primarily as a set of principles or ethics.”ethics.”

~ Brent Curtis~ Brent Curtis

““These people say they are mine. These people say they are mine. They honour me with their lips, but They honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. And their their hearts are far away. And their worship of me amounts to nothing worship of me amounts to nothing more than human laws learned by more than human laws learned by

rote.”rote.”

~ Isaiah 29:13 (NLT)~ Isaiah 29:13 (NLT)

““God will rejoice over you as a God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.”bridegroom rejoices over his bride.”

~ Isaiah 62:5 (NLT)~ Isaiah 62:5 (NLT)

““Do not withhold good from those who Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to deserve it when it’s in your power to

help them. If you can help your help them. If you can help your neighbour now, don’t say, ‘Come back neighbour now, don’t say, ‘Come back

tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.’”tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.’”

~ Proverbs 3:27-28 (NLT)~ Proverbs 3:27-28 (NLT)