Ruth Graham Quotes

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I think losing a loved one must be a little like losing a leg. First there is the shock, then the anesthetic, and the painkillers; the attention of doctors and nurses, flowers and cards and visits from friends. But sooner or later you have to learn to walk without it.

Ruth Graham
It takes more faith to be an atheist than to believe in God.

Ruth Graham
Pity the married couple who expect too much from one another.

Ruth Graham
Worship and worry cannot live in the same heart: they are mutually exclusive.

Ruth Graham
Death - Death can be faced, dealt with, adjusted to, outlived. It's the not knowing that destroys interminably... This being suspended in suspense; waiting - weightless, How does one face the faceless, adjust to nothing? Waiting implies something to wait for. Is there? There is One. One who knows... I rest my soul on that.

Ruth Graham
There's frost upon the air tonight,
a hint of coming cold;
still, the warmth
of summer lingers
in the crimson
and the gold.

Ruth Graham
If God does not judge America, He will have to send a letter of apology to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Ruth Graham
It is a foolish woman who expects her husband to be to her that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: always ready to forgive, totally understanding, unendingly patient, invariably tender and loving, unfailing in every area, anticipating every need, and making more than adequate provision. Such expectations put a man under an impossible strain

Ruth Graham
Fly humbly,
when you fly;
walk,
when you can.

Ruth Graham