Feast of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teacher, Martyr, 1945 Not only the young Christian but also the adult Christian will complain that the Scripture reading is often too long for him, and that much therein he does not understand. To this it must be said that, for the mature Christian, every Scripture reading will be "too long", even the shortest one, [for] the Scripture is a whole, and every word, every sentence, possesses such multiple relationships with the whole that it is impossible always to keep the whole in view when listening to details. It becomes apparent, therefore, that the whole of Scripture, and hence every passage in it as well, far surpasses our understanding. It is good for us to be daily reminded of this fact.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

"Is there no hope?" the sick man said, The silent doctor shook his head, And took his leave with signs of sorrow, Despairing of his fee to-morrow.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. •Robert Fripp There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.

It is noble to grant life to the vanquished.

Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes down.

While we read history we make history.

Numbers are like people; torture them enough and they'll tell you anything.

If someone is blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.

I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth.

My life is light, waiting for the death wind, Like a feather on the back of my hand.

says that you should rather have regard to the company with whom you eat and drink, than to what you eat and drink.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style. Amaze th' learn'd, and make the learned smile.

The way to the heart is through the ears -Katie Hurley.

As crude a weapon as a cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life.