Quotes about Why

She went through some motions of housekeeping. Why was there nothing to sleep in but beds that had to be remade, nothing to eat from but dishes that had to be washed?

We're called to advance the kingdom, not hold the fort. It's the difference between why and why not. It's the difference between if only and what if.

So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’

That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.

Science asks what and how, philosophy asks why, myth and religion ask who. Who's

A servant leader's value rests in why he does what he does and how well he does it, not in what he does or how often he does it. This allows him to find value in who he is.

Perfection intimidates. Compassion inspires. And in that you will finally find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours. And when you make one other human simply see they aren't alone, you make the world a better place.

And in that you will find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears for not seeing yours.

One of the most mysterious aspects about God communicated in Scripture is that His knowledge about what would transpire didn't necessarily preclude His heightened hopes of something different. He didn't always spare Himself the shock of something appalling, even though He saw it coming. Even a predestined conclusion didn't spare God the emotion of the result. Perhaps most significantly, knowing why didn't keep God from asking why (Isaiah 5:4 and Mark 15:34).

To find the right path, we first need to remember why we are on the wrong path. The reason can be put in one word: sin.

In Eleven Minutes, I started with the question of why sexuality is considered one of the major issues in life.

When I say we should never ask why, I am not talking about the reactive and spontaneous cry of anguish when calamity first befalls us or one we love. Rather, I am speaking of the persistent and demanding why that has an accusatory tone toward God in it.