Quotes from Fearfully and Wonderfully

“I need a time of day to orient myself, to bring Heaven and earth together. In the midst of the clamor and tumult of this material world, I must find a place of quietness to listen to the still, small voice for guidance of my life. […] To survive, I must pause to breathe in the power of the living God and consciously direct my mind to how God wants me to live. Spiritually, I cannot survive the foreign atmosphere of earth without live contact through the Spirit.”

“Of all the marvelous aspects of the human body, I know of no greater wonder than that every one of the trillions of cells in my body has access to the brain. And in the spiritual Body, I know of no greater wonder than that each one of us has direct contact with the Head [God].”

“In order to allow dexterity and slimness for actions such as piano playing, the finger contains no muscles; tendons transfer force from muscles in the forearm and palm. In all, seventy separate muscles contribute to hand movements.”

“Spiritual life is not ethereal and outside us, something that we must work hard to obtain; it is in us, pervading us, like the blood that flows through every living body.”

“Pain, so often viewed as an enemy, is actually the sensation most dedicated to keeping us healthy.”

~Dr. Paul Brand (from Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image)