Quotes about Relationships
Think of all the squabbles Adam and Eve must have had in the course of their nine hundred years," wrote Martin Luther. "Eve would say, 'You ate the apple,' and Adam would retort, 'You gave it to me.
— Philip Yancey
At the end of her story she said simply, "As I look back, this is what matters. I have loved and been loved, and all the rest is just background music.
— Philip Yancey
I'm simply amazed at how God worked in response to my prayers. I see a softening in my niece's husband, an agnostic. I see transformation in the members of my small group, and spiritual awakenings in my neighbors. I see growth in my own marriage.
— Philip Yancey
God's arms are always extended; we are the ones who turn away.
— Philip Yancey
It makes all the difference in the world whether I view my neighbor as a potential convert or as someone whom God already loves.
— Philip Yancey
As Dorothy Day put it, "I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.
— Philip Yancey
A healthy family builds up the weakest members while not tearing down the strong.
— Philip Yancey
Those who suffer rest their security not on things, which often cannot be enjoyed and may soon be taken away, but rather on people.
— Philip Yancey
He who cannot forgive another breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself. GEORGE HERBERT
— Philip Yancey
Not even God, with all his power, can force a human being to love.
— Philip Yancey
The message of this book has the power to reform the church, one relationship at a time.
— Philip Yancey
An institution cannot love; only people can love. As the proverb says, apart from love, giving becomes an insult.
— Philip Yancey