Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that laughter is an essential and divine aspect of life, connecting earthly joy with heavenly bliss.
In this quote, Martin Luther expresses the idea that laughter is not only a fundamental part of life on earth but also corresponds to a higher spiritual existence. By asserting that if earth can accommodate laughter, then heaven—a symbol of ultimate joy and fulfillment—must be overflowing with it, he highlights the significance of joy and mirth in both the mundane and spiritual realms.
Themes
LaughterHeavenEarthJoyPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of positivity, one could say, 'As Martin Luther reminds us, if the earth is fit for laughter, then surely heaven is filled with it.'
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All quotes →Now if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
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In a mouse we admire God's creation and craft work. The same may be said about flies.
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