Quotes about Safety

We have to restore trust between communities and the police.

I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.

I deserve to have boundaries, and my boundaries are respected. I love and honor myself. I am safe. All is well.

Children need loving attention, closeness and deep affection and also loving touch. Love will make them feel safe.

The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear.

When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear. His

When a father leads his four-year-old son down a crowded street, he takes him by the hand and says, "Hold on to me." He doesn't say, "Memorize the map" or "Take your chances dodging the traffic" or "Let's see if you can find your way home." The good father gives the child one responsibility: "Hold on to my hand.

Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. PROVERBS 14:26

He [God] has put his angels in charge of you to watch over you wherever you go" (Ps. 91:11 NCV). Heaven has helpers for you.

In spite of the range of needs and wants that go unmet when we don't love, it may feel safer to not love. We don't risk the uncertainty and vulnerability of closeness. We don't risk the pain of loving, and for many of us love has caused a great deal of pain.

In the multitude of counsellors there is safety (Proverbs 11:14).

I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2