Invisible Quotes

“But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God-of who He is. So who's to say what's right or what's wrong about how we look?
-Twila”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“Most high . . . deeply hidden yet intimately present, perfection of both beauty and strength, stable and incomprehensible, immutable and yet changing all things. Saint Augustine”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel

“Cleansing tears mixed with tears of gratitude.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“The lost life of those who die becomes the death of those still living. Saint Augustine”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“But I did learn it. I trust You, Lord. Strengthen me for whatever You hold in store. I want to follow You with an undivided heart. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“Like when I read in Genesis that humans didn’t begin eating meat until after the flood—I thought, whoa, we were originally created for a plant-based diet? Meat was God’s provision for sure, but maybe not His original intent? I’m not sure.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“The patients I dread are the ones I can’t fix. I’m a healer. That’s my job. So if I can’t help you, I don’t want to see you.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“put my feet on the floor and stand, pushing myself up from the mattress, but my knees buckle under me and I fall back into a sitting position. I look down at my body, searching for the tread marks left behind by the eighteen-wheeler that must have run over me sometime after I fell asleep.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel

“Every time I have a negative thought about myself, I try to replace it with something positive—one of God’s truths.”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible

“Imago Dei? The image of God?” “Right.” I look at her and smile. “You know that you’re created in the image of God, right?” She nods. “Sure, Genesis, chapter 1, but what’s your point?” “Just that we’re each created in the image of God, but we’re all different. You have red hair, mine is brown. You’re tall, I’m not. But not only that, we all have different wiring on the inside too—things that make us unique. But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God—of who He is. So who’s to say what’s right or what’s wrong about how we look?”
― Ginny L. Yttrup, Invisible: A Novel