This isn't good or bad. It's just the way of things. Nothing stays the same. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: change permanence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There isn't much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren't really living without it. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: conversation Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: dignity Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
And so faith is closing your eyes and following the breath of your soul down to the bottom of life, where existence and nonexistence have merged into irrelevance. All that matters is the little part you play in the vast drama. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: faith Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
God, I don't have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift to offer than my life. Take it. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: faith Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal. There is a stark beauty to all of this. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: faith Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We think having faith means being convinced God exists in the same way we are convinced a chair exists. People who cannot be completely convinced of God's existence think faith is impossible for them. Not so. People who doubt can have great faith because faith is something you do, not something you think. In fact, the greater your doubt the more heroic your faith. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: faith Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let them go their way. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: forgiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another. You choose to let go of a past wrong and no longer be hurt by it. Forgiveness is a strong move to make, like turning your shoulders sideways to walk quickly on a crowded sidewalk. It's your move. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: forgiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It really doesn't matter if the person who hurt you deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You have things to do and you want to move on. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: forgiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
No one forgives with more grace and love than a child. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: forgiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Integrity combined with faithfulness is a powerful force and worthy of great respect. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: integrity respect faith Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When life seems chaotic, you don't need people giving you easy answers or cheap promises. There might not be any answers to your problems. What you need is a safe place where you can bounce with people who have taken some bad hops of their own. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: promises Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You can pray for someone even if you don't think God exists. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: God prayer Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great. —Gordon Atkinson More about this quote Tags: trust generosity Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email