Found in Him Quotes

“Oh, how different this groom is! So many men look for a woman who is already beautiful—one who will enhance their resume and make other men think that they have value. Jesus did just the opposite. He went and found the most vile creature he could and set about beautifying her by taking her vileness upon himself and fully identifying with her, thereby remaking her into his image. Yes, eventually this does accrue to his glory, but it’s not how most men look to advance themselves.”
― Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

“But that’s not all. The resurrection is also God’s “Amen” to our “It is finished, for I believe that when he died, I died, and when he rose, I arose; I believe that you have forgiven me and made me righteous and will raise me up on the last day.”
― Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

“Again, the resurrection is God’s “Amen” to Christ’s “It is finished!”
― Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

“Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin and nature’s night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray, I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.”
― Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

“Since the day that our forefather and mother were exiled out of the garden of Eden, we’ve been lost, trying to get back in, trying to find oneness with each other and the Lord, trying to find communion, our way home. We’ve been trying to be found. The truth is that without Christ, we are utterly alone, and our attempts to fill our hours with goodies or texting or work or even ministry are simply futile attempts to assure ourselves that things aren’t so bad after all. But at the end of the day, in the middle of the night, and at the end of our lives, without the love and work of Jesus Christ, the God-man, we are alone and we know it—and it terrifies us. Every one of us is standing on that darkened stage, condemned, lost and wandering, needing to be found.”
― Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ