The Week In Words

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Welcome to The Week In Words, where we share quotes from the last week’s reading. If something you read this past week  inspired you, caused you to laugh, cry, think, dream, or just resonated with you in some way, please share it with us, attributing it to its source, which can be a book, newspaper, blog, Facebook — anything that you read. More information is here.

I see this on Janet‘s sidebar:

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. (Thomas Jefferson)

I agree!

Seen at girltalk:

See that your relish for the Bible be above every other enjoyment, and the moment you begin to feel greater relish for any other book, lay it down till you have sought deliverance from such a snare, and obtained from the Holy Spirit an intenser relish, a keener appetite for the Word of God (Jer 15:16).  ~ Horatius Bonar

Forgot to note where I saw this — I think on a friend’s Facebook page:

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ~ C. S. Lewis

I think if we truly had hold of this truth, that any sin of anyone else’s against us pales next to ours against God, we wouldn’t have any trouble with forgiveness.

If you’ve read anything that particularly spoke to you that you’d like to share, please either list it in the comments below or write a post on your blog and then put the link to that post (not your general blog link) in Mr. Linky below. I do ask that only family-friendly quotes be included.

I hope you’ll visit some of the other participants as well and glean some great thoughts to ponder. And don’t forget to leave a comment here, even if you don’t have any quotes to share! :)

10 thoughts on “The Week In Words”

  1. I’m back again this week, Barbara, with the next installment from Spiritual Depression. Can you believe it ? That second quote you shared is particularly convicting to me! Oh, boy!! And your CS Lewis quote sort of goes along with what I shared.

    Thanks so much for hosting!

  2. That second quote rather nails me too…

    Thanks for the link. I wonder what Jefferson would think if he could see us now…?

  3. I needed to read the girltalk quote, Barbara. I’ve been lax on my daily Bible reading the past few weeks and I want to be more disciplined (with joy!) to get back into my routine this week.

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  6. I think the reading population all agrees–your second quote is MAJORLY convicting. I had to remind myself just last week how foolish the excuse of being “too tired” to read the Bible was. Amazing how I can be too tired to read the Bible, but am rarely too tired to continue the novel or memoir or treatise I’m reading (or even if I am, I don’t let it keep me from picking up the book–I simply fall asleep on top of it!)

  7. Yes, I agree with the others…your second quote convicts my heart. Just a few hours ago, as I sat down with my lunch after my boys were occupied with afternoon naps/quiet time, instead of reaching for my Bible, I grabbed a homeschooling magazine and read that instead. Not that it’s a sin to read homeschooling magazines, but I need to watch out when my desire is for them (or other books or magazines) rather than God’s precious Word. Thanks!

  8. I think I need to post the Bonar quote above my computer. I think looking for things to read on the Internet is something I need to reduce. I tend to spend too much time there.

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