Quotes about Darkness
As we have a high old time this Christmas, may we who know Christ hear the cry of the damned as they hurtle headlong into the Christless night without ever a chance. May we be moved with compassion as our Lord was. May we shed tears of repentance for these we have failed to bring out of darkness. Beyond the smiling scenes of Bethehem may we see the crushing agony of Golgotha. May God give us a new vision of His will concerning the lost and our responsibility.
- Elisabeth Elliot
Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy.
- Elizabeth George
Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.
- Alice Hoffman
Darkness is a result of disinterest in God, rebellion against Him, and unwillingness to do what He says. There is but one message that shines light into such darkness, refreshing hearts and minds: "Behold your God!
- Alistair Begg
We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence.
- John Piper
It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest. (The Walk - Chapter 19, Page 122
- Richard Paul Evans
We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.
- Richard Paul Evans
The pages continue to turn, and every day I'm a little older, hopefully a little wiser and a lot more grateful. Do I have regrets? I have a few - but not as many as you might think. If it hadn't been for the darkness, I never would have known the light. In life we all take different paths, some more difficult than others, but in the end, all that matters is whether or not they lead us home.
- Richard Paul Evans
Sometimes we need the darkness to reveal our light.
- Richard Paul Evans
It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest.
- Richard Paul Evans
Door in the Dark: In going from room to room in the dark, I reached out blindly to save my face, But neglected, however lightly, to lace My fingers and close my arms in an arc. A slim door got in past my guard, And hit me a blow in the head so hard I had my native simile jarred. So people and things don't pair any more With what they used to pair with before.
- Robert Frost
Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
- Hannah More