Lewis B. Smedes Quotes

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God is the original, master forgiver. Each time we grope our reluctant way through the minor miracle of forgiving, we are imitating his style. I am not at all sure that any of us would have had imagination enough to see the possibilities in this way to heal the wrongs of this life had he not done it first.

Lewis B. Smedes
Human sexuality includes more than hormones, organs, and orgasms; it runs through the psychic and spiritual ranges of our lives. We experience our sexuality on the spiritual level as a yearning for another person. We want to reach out and stretch ourselves into the depths of another. We want to bring the other person into the orbit of our deepest selves. We want to probe into the mystery of the other.

Lewis B. Smedes
When I feel the joy of receiving a gift my heart nudges me to join creation's ballet, the airy dance of giving and receiving, and getting and giving again.

Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiving is, first of all, a way of helping yourself to get free of the unfair pain somebody caused you.

Lewis B. Smedes
Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.

Lewis B. Smedes
Any moment that opens us up to the reality that life is good is a parable of the supreme end for which we were made.

Lewis B. Smedes
The secret of grace is that it can be all right at the center even when it is all wrong on the edges.

Lewis B. Smedes
Self control is about being in charge of the direction our lives are taking. Now for the paradox: We get control of our lives, ultimately, not by will power but by surrender.

Lewis B. Smedes
Because arrogance is born in personal vanity, arrogant people are driven without mercy. They can never get enough power to fill the soul's needs or enough respect to overcome the fear that they deserve less than they are getting.

Lewis B. Smedes