Ryan Smith

“Christ is no Moses, no law-giver, no tyrant, but the Mediator for sins, the Giver of grace and life.”
― Martin Luther, Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

“We should not decide how to pray based on the experiences and feelings we want. Instead, we should do everything possible to behold our God as he is, and prayer will follow.”
― Timothy Keller, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God

“Born of Mary, he had already come to share our flesh and blood; on the cross we then gave to him all our sin, our death, our shame.”
― Michael Reeves, Rejoicing in Christ

“Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God,
But only he who sees takes off his shoes;
The rest sit round and pluck blackberries.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning