Samuel Rutherford Quotes

Life goes by really fast, and it seems that there are times when you're burying a lot of friends and family. And then there are times that feel really precious and everybody is doing okay. This is one of those times.

I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain.

Believe me, if a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.

I'm thankful to God for having a family that's been there for me. He's been there from the time I was a child to even now with my family helping with my little boy. It's worth more than words could ever describe. That's one of the ways I've been able to stay grounded is thanks to family and God.

There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.

Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.

Thank God for little miracles, right?

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

Every morning I wake up and thank God.

The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun.

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.

Thank God for the journey.

One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

You've gotta know what death is to know life!

It was from an old friend who thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, 'Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.'

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.

No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids.

For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.

I hope maybe 'The Returned,' in some small way, can contribute to the argument of the poignancy of human life and make people not take for granted things.

I'm lucky: I have very funny kids.