See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.
MosesRead
Fear not! Stand your ground... the Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still.
Interpretation
Have faith and be courageous; you are not alone in your struggles.
This quote emphasizes the importance of staying firm in the face of fear and challenges, suggesting that one should have confidence that help will come, particularly from a higher power. It encourages individuals to remain calm and steadfast, trusting that they will be supported through their difficulties if they maintain their composure.
In practice
This quote can be used to encourage friends going through difficult times to have faith.
See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.
...the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
No lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.
O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.
I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.
The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community.
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.
My voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck. Like an old-school mime. Like a kid in the naughty corner. Like a Victorian mute.
We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous.
I feel like young girls are told, I donβt know, that they have to be this kind of princess and fragile. Itβs bullshit. I identify much more with being a warrior, a fighter. If I was going to be a princess Iβd be a warrior princess definitely.
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