The Harvest Raise Quotes

“...And she’s had a hard life.” “But so has everyone.” “But not everyone believes the Gospel, Emily.” He probably had said too much, but his wife’s rose-colored glasses sometimes kept her from seeing true colors. “I’m not saying that Yvonne doesn’t believe. I’m just saying that not everyone is comforted by Christ’s message of forgiveness and love like you are.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“He confessed sins that were too dark to be published, and he asked for the strength to serve the people who, out of their own pain and confusion, hurt him and his family. “ ‘Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“He nodded, keeping silent. She would say more if he gave her enough room.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“I wear a crucifix because an empty cross is a symbol of death. My death. I am the one who deserves to die on that cross, and the devil knows it.” Bev opened her mouth to speak, but Irv silenced her with his hand on her arm. “Whenever I look at an empty cross, Satan whispers, ‘You should be up there.’ ” Blaine’s face darkened slightly. Mrs. Scheinberg recognized that shadow. It had passed over his face earlier in the car when she had mentioned change. “When I look at a crucifix, though, I see that there is no room for me on that cross. Jesus is already hanging there in my place. He bore the punishment for my sin, once and for all. He died my death, and I need never be afraid of Satan or sin or death or … anything ever again.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“She could only stand there, open-mouthed and mute. Dreams, as it turns out, steal all of your breath when they come true.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“The world used to be an empty canvas and her life a loaded brush—each day a bold, new stroke made upon the wide, white vista—but somewhere along the line she found herself painting a little less and looking a little more. The sum of her years lay before her in vibrant, poignant images, and her heart pulled at the sight of every one.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“She could never think of what to say when it really mattered. There was nothing in her personality that excelled at the extemporaneous, but she knew in her soul that this was one of those times that called for action beyond her own self. This was a time to trust in God's promise to give her the very words to say, for she had to say something.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise

“She had always wanted to join the altar guild. Her introverted self was drawn to quiet servitude, and the sacristy seemed the perfect place to rest with Mary in the presence of Christ Himself and to wash His dishes alongside of Martha. Other than mothering, Emily could think of no other way she’d rather serve than to set her Lord’s Table and to care for His body and blood.”
― Katie Schuermann, The Harvest Raise