Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
Martin LutherRead
There are two days in my calendar: This day and that Day.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of living in the present and being mindful of our current actions.
Martin Lutherβs quote highlights the significance of focusing on the present moment ('this day') while acknowledging the inevitability of the future ('that Day'). The idea is to inspire individuals to make the most of today rather than getting lost in the past or overly fixating on what lies ahead, thereby urging a mindful and purposeful approach to life.
Themes
PresentMindfulnessFuturePurposeLiving
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about making the most of our time, you can use this quote to remind the audience to focus on the present.
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All quotes βNow 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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