Quotes about Awareness
Thielicke gently turned his parishioners to the example of Jesus who saw like no one else the anguish and injustice, the terror, of this planet. Shouldn't such awareness have filled his every waking hour and robbed him of sleep at night? Shouldn't it have shaken his very soul?
— Philip Yancey
God is already present, in the most unexpected places. We just need to make God visible.
— Philip Yancey
When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer—as does it.
— Philip Yancey
The committee has again been reminded that every human effort is flawed
— Philip Yancey
On the other hand, if the subject had nothing to do but think about his pain (as is true in many hospitals and nursing homes), he showed much greater sensitivity.
— Philip Yancey
We cannot make Him visible to us, but we can make ourselves visible to Him," said Abraham Joshua Heschel
— Philip Yancey
and said, almost without thinking, "Well, of course, Philip, God was already present in the prison. I just had to make him visible." I have often thought of that line from Joanna, which would make a fine mission statement for all of us seeking to know and follow God. God is already present, in the most unexpected places. We just need to make God visible.
— Philip Yancey
As a Southerner, coming of age for me included a dawning awareness that we were living with a story that was self-deceiving, a lie. The resulting tension planted something deep in my soul, a nagging sense of betrayal.
— Philip Yancey
I remind myself that prayer means keeping company with God who is already present.
— Philip Yancey
God already knows who we are; we are the ones who must find a way to come to terms with our true selves.
— Philip Yancey
Be still and know that I am God." I read in this familiar verse from Psalm 46 two commands of equal importance. First, I must be still, something that modern life conspires against. Ten years ago I responded to letters within a couple of weeks and kept my correspondents happy. Five years ago I faxed a response in a couple of days and they seemed content. Now they want email responses the same day and berate me for not using instant messaging or a mobile phone.
— Philip Yancey
Never live as though God does not exist." Or, stated positively, "Always live in awareness of God's existence.
— Philip Yancey