A hunger for beauty is at its heart a hunger for God. Michael Card More Quotes by Michael Card More Quotes From Michael Card Behind every specific call, whether it is to teach or preach or write or encourage or comfort, there is a deeper call that gives shape to the first: the call to give ourselves away - the call to die. Michael Card writing positive life One of the most important lessons the Lord has taught me is that you are not your gift. That is, you are not defined by what you do or create. Jesus is a wonderful example of this. He would not allow the crowd to define Him by His considerable gifts, even though they tried to do so. Jesus always points away from Himself and His gifts and thereby wins praise for the Father. We are not our gifts. We are called to give more. Like Jesus, we are called to give ourselves. That is the real purpose behind our gifts; they are vehicles for giving the self. Michael Card real father jesus But our wounds are part of who we are...and there is nothing left to chance....And pain's the pen that writes the songs....That call us forth to dance Michael Card pain writing song To allow myself to be loved by God in my deepest brokenness is to experience a love that defies human comprehension. Michael Card brokenness comprehension humans The older I get the less I see spirituality as an accomplishment. It seems to me to be mostly a matter of letting go and being willing to receive the special gifts God desires to give to us in His timing. Michael Card accomplishment letting-go giving Most incredible, however, are the times we know Christ is with us in the midst of our daily, routine lives. In the middle of cleaning the house or driving somewhere in the pick-up, He stops us. . . in our tracks and makes His presence known. Often it's in the middle of the most mundane task that He lets us know He is there with us. We realize, then, that there can be no "ordinary" moments for people who live their lives with Jesus. Michael Card routine-life people jesus To be rooted in love is to look beyond surface appearances to see the inner beauty in others often disfigured by sin. Michael Card inner-beauty love-is looks To know that God loves us in the state of grace or disgrace is the most powerful motivation to respond with the aid of grace to His loving call. Michael Card motivation powerful grace People who demand signs never believe them when they come. Michael Card demand believe people The role of silence is to create the space where we encounter the silent Presence. Michael Card encounters space silence Seeing ourselves through the eyes of grace frees us to be for others all we need to be. Michael Card eye grace needs Christmas is the celebration of the keeping of a promise. A saving promise. Michael Card celebration saving promise But the Promise showed their wildest dreams had simply not been wild enough. Michael Card christmas dream meaningful True friends define each other. Michael Card true-friend
