44 Quotes by Jared Brock

Man’s desire is to know the mind of God.

Shalom is the medicine I’d prescribe for Jerusalem—a deep, God-breathed indwelling of peace and prosperity and blessing. An end to the unrest and a sense of wholeness is what the Holy City needs. It’s what the Middle East needs. It’s what I need.

The next morning we experienced our very first “full English breakfast,” which consisted of tea, orange juice, cookies, oatmeal, granola, berries, bananas, croissants, grapes, pineapples, prunes, yogurt, five kinds of cold cereal, eggs, hash browns, back bacon, sausage, smoked salmon, tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, toast, butter, jam, jelly, and honey. I don’t know how the British do it.

Nowadays when we bow our heads before meals, we no longer say grace—we receive it.

Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.

God is the inevitability of humanity’s search for true meaning.

What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?

The greatest response to life is gratefulness.

Thank God for a little holy disobedience.