#lord

Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters. ↗

— John Wooden

#eyes #great #knows #lord #material

After I had given up to go, the thoughts of the journey were often attended with unusual sadness, at which times my heart was frequently turned to the Lord with inward breathings for his heavenly support, that I might not fail to follow him wheresoever he might lead me. ↗

— John Woolman

#attended #fail #follow #frequently #given

My own will and desires were now very much broken, and my heart was with much earnestness turned to the Lord, to whom alone I looked for help in the dangers before me. ↗

— John Woolman

#before #broken #dangers #desires #earnestness

The Lord had been very gracious, and spoke peace to me in the time of my distress, and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly; at times I felt sharp reproof, but I did not get low enough to cry for help. ↗

— John Woolman

#been #cry #did #distress #enough

I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.' ↗

— Billy Graham

#going #heaven #i #just #last

Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. ↗

— Owen Glendower

#cousin #dread #fortune #good #good fortune

Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with. ↗

— Maurice Greene

#control #get #lord #only #uncontrollable

When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads. ↗

— William Hague

#careers #chancellor #control #donations #gone

I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#blessing #comes #great #here #him

Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball! ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#announcer #baseball #game #georgia #growing