Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life.~Helen Keller
我們只有在安靜中才能擁有自己的思想,發現內在生命的資源。
God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.~Charles R. Swindoll
上帝不會在嘩然的喧鬧中大聲喊叫;祂希望我們尋求安靜,在其中我們方能聽見祂平靜微小的聲音。
We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly – spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.~ Susan L. Taylor
我們需要在安靜中,敞開並誠實地檢視自己的生活–花時間獨自靜默,會給你機會更新思考,並建立有條理的生活。
In quietness the soul expands.~ Rockwell Kent
安靜中,靈魂得以擴張。
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.~John Bunyan
如果我們無法先有安靜的心,那麼外在的安慰對我們來說,就好比在疼痛腫脹的腳上,穿著漂亮的金縷鞋,那是發生不了效用的。
In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
你們得救在乎歸回安息;你們得力在乎平靜安穩;你們竟自不肯。(賽30:15)
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
我的心哪,你當默默無聲,專等候神,因為我的盼望是從他而來。(詩 62:5)
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
你們要休息,要知道我是神!我必在外邦中被尊崇,在遍地上也被尊崇。(詩46:10)
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
因為神不是叫人混亂,乃是叫人安靜。(林前14:33)
He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.
他不爭競,不喧嚷;街上也沒有人聽見他的聲音。(太12:19 )
…… Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.
馬利亞,在耶穌腳前坐著聽他的道。馬大伺候的事多,心裡忙亂。(路10:39-40a)