The Lord Is My Courage Quotes

“Wind, the ruach of God, is what welcomed this world into existence. “If we wish to understand the Old Testament word ruach, we must forget the word ‘spirit’ which belongs to Western culture,” theologian Jürgen Moltmann writes. “If we talk in Hebrew about Yahweh’s ruach, we are saying: God is a tempest, a storm, a force in body and soul, humanity and nature.”11 The same Wind who was present at the precipice of creation is still blowing through the wilderness of our lives, shaking us into strength.”
― K.J. Ramsey, The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

“We do not have—nor are we able—to jump from trauma to trust or from fear to faith.”
― K.J. Ramsey, The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

“The Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, never disregarded or circumvented human suffering. Right after the Father called him Beloved at his baptism, the Spirit drove Christ out into the wilderness, where Satan tempted him to shepherd without the suffering.”
― K.J. Ramsey, The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

“Love isn’t just a verb; it’s the songwriter setting down the physiological chords and chorus in your nervous system of your whole life’s song.”
― K.J. Ramsey, The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love