Heaven is not to sweep our truths away, but only to turn them till we see their glory, to open them till we see their truth, and to unveil our eyes till for the first time we shall really see them. Phillips Brooks More Quotes by Phillips Brooks More Quotes From Phillips Brooks It is God's world still. It has been given to man not absolutely, but in trust, that man may work out in it the will of God; given-may we not say?-just as a father gives a child a corner of his great garden, and says, "There, that is yours; now cultivate it." Phillips Brooks men father children When you discover you've been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it. Phillips Brooks other-half over-you half The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our own form of right action is. Phillips Brooks advice friendship giving The essence of that by which Jesus overcame the world was not suffering, but obedience. Yes, men may puzzle themselves and their hearers over the question where the power of the life of Jesus and the death of Jesus lay; but the soul of the Christian always knows that it lay in the obedience of Christ. He was determined at every sacrifice to do His Father's will. Let us remember that; and the power of Christ's sacrifice may enter into us, and some little share of the redemption of the world may come through us, as the great work came through Him. Phillips Brooks friday christian jesus O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Phillips Brooks christmas stars lying It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men. Phillips Brooks great-men doe men For the Christ-child who comes is the Master of all; No palace too great, no cottage too small. Phillips Brooks cottages christmas children We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness and goodness conquered sin. That is the wonder of our Saviour's crucifixion. Phillips Brooks friday light darkness No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and what God has given them he gives it for mankind. Phillips Brooks greatness god life The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Phillips Brooks ideal-life life-is blood A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward. Phillips Brooks prayer god wish Happiness is the natural flower of duty. Phillips Brooks flower happy happiness The earth has grown old with its burden of care, But at Christmas it always is young. Phillips Brooks xmas christmas earth It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you. Phillips Brooks tasks dawn life So shall we join the disciples of our Lord, keeping faith in Him in spite of the crucifixion, and making ready, by our loyalty to Him in the days of His darkness, for the time when we shall enter into His triumph in the days of His light. Phillips Brooks friday loyalty light The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that. The Bible is a thing to be looked through, to see that which is beyond; but most people only look at it; and so they see only the dead letter. Phillips Brooks spiritual men people Faith says not, 'I see that it is good for me, so God must have sent it,' but, 'God sent it, and so it must be good for me.' Faith, walking in the dark with God, only prays Him to clasp its hand more closely. Phillips Brooks praying dark hands Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Phillips Brooks christian inspiring appreciation Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise." Phillips Brooks easter christian jesus Pray for and work for fullness of life above every thing; full red blood in the body; full honesty and truth in the mind; and the fullness of a grateful love for the Saviour in your heart. Phillips Brooks grateful honesty life
