Anne Lamott Quotes

My family is my sanctuary.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again.

New York is the first place I have ever felt safe.

With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath.

Music is like my security blanket.

We want to be a place where, and when there's no place else, you can turn us on and know that He's there, He cares, and He's going to do something about it.

There are days when my heart is troubled, and just being in the Lord's presence and thinking about His love for me fills my heart with inexplicable peace and joy.

The best thing of all is God is with us.

That was very comforting to me to hold onto that belief, that I did have a heavenly Father who was watching over me.

Jesus is a divine guest inside of you all the time - one who loves, understands, sees and hears you. He wants to live in oneness with you... to be the centerpiece of everything you do.

God was always a refuge for me growing up.

Everybody needs a safe place, and it should be their home.

From the world’s perspective, there are many places you can go to find comfort. But there is only one place you will find a hand to catch your tears and a heart to listen to your every longing. True peace comes only from God.

God is our portion, Christ our companion, the Spirit our Comforter, Earth our lodge, and Heaven is our home.

We are never less alone than when we are in the society of a single, faithful friend; never less deserted than when we are carried in tne arms of the All-Powerful.

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

When we cannot see the sunshine of God's face, it is blessed to cower down beneath the shadow of his wings.

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.

There is unspeakable comfort in knowing that God is constantly taking knowledge of me in love and watching over me for my good.

I AM your anchor. I AM your haven. Let My Peace and Love infill and enfold you.

You'll never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Are you in the wilderness? Find refuge in God's presence. Find comfort in his people.

After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you know. God can be equally familiar to you. With time you can learn where to go for nourishment, where to hide for protection , where to turn for guidance. Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.

Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.

Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?