Quotes from Francine Rivers

The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? What has this god of yours ever really done for you? She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. Everything.

Silence did not always mean indifference.

He needed to get away from the rush of the city, from the unceasing noise and annoying obligations.

infant's face and brushed the tiny palm. When the baby's fingers closed around his finger, his heart raced even faster. Never had he felt such encompassing joy—and spreading terror. Am I to be his earthly father, Lord? A simple carpenter? Surely your Son deserves better than I! Joseph looked around at the dark walls of the shepherds

Calamity is blessing when it brings one to God.

Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions... Keep me from lying to myself... Help me abandon my shameful ways... I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.

He needed the warmth of the sun to take away the chill of foreboding that grew in him.

You teach the heart as well as the mind. Sometimes the truth is hard to bear, but it's better to walk in the light of truth than to live in the darkness of lies.

He received gold because he was a King, frankincense because he was the High Priest for all men, and myrrh because he would die for the sins of the world.

I have lived out my mother's hope and pray I have given wings to my daughter's dreams.

As for Leota, She had chosen to close her mind to the things she couldn't change and move forward. There were many good things in life to allow things beyond your control to destroy you.

Studying Latin can teach you how to think analytically.