Restoration Quotes

“If we want to add human interaction to the panorama of our lifescape, the sustainability and the expectancy description of our emotions are momentous. Cracks in relations can be "restored," whereas breakups have to be "repaired." For 'repairs,' we need proper tools, respectively, concrete commitments, and endurance. For 'restoration,' we need exceptional talent and subtle adroitness to realize a perfect replica of the original emotional canvas. ("Life with sea view")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“In the eusocial [bee] hive, just a single wintering would result in being driven out for the greater good. And it may well be true that a bee can't recover. But a human can. We may rift through years in which we feel like a negative presence in the world, but we are capable of coming back again. We can return to family and friends not only restored but capable of bringing more than we brought before: greater wisdom, more compassion, an increased capacity to reach deep into our roots and know that we will find water.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

“But when Aragorn arose all that beheld him gazed in silence, for it seemed to
them that he was revealed to them now for the first time. Tall as the sea-kings of old, he
stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of
manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands,
and a light was about him. And then Faramir cried:
'Behold the King!'
And in that moment all the trumpets were blown, and the King Elessar went
forth and came to the barrier, and Húrin of the Keys thrust it back; and amid the music
of harp and of viol and of flute and the singing of clear voices the King passed through
the flower-laden streets, and came to the Citadel, and entered in; and the banner of the Tree and the Stars was unfurled upon the topmost tower, and the reign of King Elessar
began, of which many songs have told.
In his time the City was made more fair than it had ever been, even in the days of
its first glory; and it was filled with trees and with fountains, and its gates were
wrought of mithril and steel, and its streets were paved with white marble; and the Folk
of the Mountain laboured in it, and the Folk of the Wood rejoiced to come there; and all
was healed and made good, and the houses were filled with men and women and the
laughter of children, and no window was blind nor any courtyard empty; and after the
ending of the Third Age of the world into the new age it preserved the memory and the
glory of the years that were gone.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“May we each find a forest-bathing path that can be a daily balm in this taxing world.”
― Bonnie Badenoch, The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships

“Effective practice of solitude always give birth to freshness, renewal, refocus, rejuvenation, revelation and restoration.”
― Benjamin Suulola

“Remind your heart that true freedom, real happiness, and closeness with God is your birthright. Never let fear or the noise of your naysayers diminish your courage.”
― Leonie H. Mattison, BESIDE STILL WATERS: Finding Rest, Refreshment, and Restoration for Your Soul: A 21-Day Devotional for Survivors of Abuse

“God holds every tear in the hallow of His hand, and each one that we shed is intermingled with a thousand of His own. And someday He will welcome us home, draw us deep into His embrace and let the tears of both spill on the floor, never to be collected again.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Without repentance, there is no restoration.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“God is great! In times of pain, He gives power. In times of sickness, He provides healing and after a loss, He is able to restore what was lost.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration

“Now is right time to seek God for restoration.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The landscapes where beavers can do the most good aren’t always ready for them. Environmental need and political opportunity don’t necessarily overlap, especially in the American West - witness the wolf, at once ecological hero and agricultural villain.”
― Ben Goldfarb

“Nah," I said to myslef, crumpling up the note, "Non vale il pene".”
― Robert Hellenga, The Sixteen Pleasures

“Restoration lies in repentance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“In repentence, there is restoration.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Much remains to recover, repent now.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Repentance is necessary for restoration.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“and all was healed and made good, and the houses were filled with men and women and the laughter of children, and no window was blind nor any courtyard empty;
and after the ending of the Third Age of the world into the new age it preserved the memory and the glory of the years that were gone.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“In his time the City was made more fair than it had ever been, even in the days of its first glory;
and it was filled with trees and with fountains,
and its gates were wrought of mithril and steel,
and its streets were paved with white marble;
and the Folk of the Mountain laboured in it,
and the Folk of the Wood rejoiced to come there;
and all was healed and made good, and the houses were filled with men and women and the
laughter of children,
and no window was blind nor any courtyard empty; and after the ending of the Third Age of the world into the new age it preserved the memory and the glory of the years that were gone.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“Writing is no more than wending a way in an attempt to restore all of the paths that had been cut-short, headed off at the pass, de-railed, even if worded byways are more dangerous than wooded paths, even if the way of writing is ill-lit, and most of all braced by the uncertainty of solitary passage.”
― Mary Cappello, Buffalo Trace: A Threefold Vibration

“A man's remedy for restoration to his gracious state is repentance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“One of us failed and one of us was blindsided. One of us is in vocational ministry today and one is not. Both of us know what it is like to need the restorative ministry of the local church, and how hard it is to find.”
― Michael D. Stover, re.CLAIM.ing - A Handbook for Developing a Restorative Culture in Your Church

“...the Bible reveals that the untwisted virtues of each culture will be displayed in heaven. Can you imagine how glorious that will be? Revelation 21:24-26 (NIV) puts it this way: 'The kings of the earth will bring their splendor into [the heavenly city]....The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.'

That is what God is doing today! Through the Good News of God's love in sending Jesus as our Mediator - the One who can straighten the twists - the ugly, frightening side of each culture can be removed. In the Kingdom of God, the West needs the East and the East needs the West. As we learn to see each other as God sees us in Jesus Christ, we are preparing for that day when the unique beauty of every culture will be fully restored, displaying the glory our Creator planned from the beginning of time.”
― Synnove Mitchell

“There is no restoration like repentance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“When we dig in the soil and plant a seed, we enter into a cycle of restoration that produces wholeness in us. Our bodies are restored by the tilling and the harvesting, our minds are restored by the space such repetitive works
opens up within us, the earth is restored by the nutrients provided through the plants, and our spirits are revived as we become better stewards of what we have been given.”
― Jerusalem Jackson Greer, At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises

“May this year of restoration be full of refreshing time.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“God has no interest in filling the holes within us. Rather, He wishes to eliminate them.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If we feel dead inside, it’s likely because we’ve been on a killing rampage most of our lives. But we must remember that God is on a resurrection rampage as well, and He’s bent on taking that rampage right to the center of everything inside of us that we killed.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Like our bodies, our minds are also flawed. And, as in the case of the body, the flaws in our minds might also not be imperfections but rather divinely-designed invitations to seek healing through Jesus Christ, who is mighty to save. If this is the case, we must be humbly grateful for these flaws. And we must diligently seek His healing, thereby exercising our agency to receive the restoration that only He can provide. Christ only is the Author and Finisher of our faith.”
― Jean-Michel Hansen

“Consistency is knowing that the immediate solution might not be visible, but the immediate next steps are always there, leading towards restoration.”
― Dexter A. Daniels, Consistent, Not Different: Why We Stray from the Path and Reasons to Return

“Repentance is neccessary for restoration.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita