Quotes by David Paul Kirkpatrick

There is peace in play.

Where are you, oh heart, which I loved from the start? Did you ever arrive? How long must we stay apart?

Then an odd thing happened. Britney put her finger on the ridge of the painted glass and rubbed it. It made a perfect noise. The kind of noise that goes on and on as a beautiful noise does once it has wrung the ear. It was the chord of the wild sea.

Through all people, the Music of Love would pour, bringing light to the swords that sped through the darkness. And the light of their blades would lead the constellations to their destination.

We must only believe.

Sometimes, its important to turn off the noise from the outside world. Sometimes, its critical to stop the banter even within oneself. Intentional solitude and quiet can make us strong for tomorrow.

More than happiness or joy or lower blood pressure, the practice of God’s presence gives us meaning. Through this practice we become more closely aligned with Jesus and we learn His desire for us more completely.Life can be hard. The Practice of The Presence of God makes it easier. As Brother Lawrence said, “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.

God requires solitude and quiet – this is part of the way He instructs us to pray to Him. We are obligated through our Love to worship Him as He sees fit. This is not the law. This is the language of Love: we love Him in the way He chooses for us to Love Him.

The happiness in our hearts is there for we dare to dream in light when the world tells us to scream in the darkness.

She became the bad company that she kept.

Since that night you walked through my dreams, the world is full of magic things.

Because you tred upon my dreams, the world is made of magic things.

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha.

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha. Why is that so hard for my fellow Christians to grasp?

The devout life does not solely entail living as a monk or ascetic, though that is fine. The devout life requires bringing God into all things.

When in doubt, look to Jesus.

He is Jesus, only. God has revealed Himself to us through Jesus. Jesus is what God wanted us to know and to love. He is not Napoleon the Great. He is not Alexander the Great. He is Jesus only. He is enough. My purpose in life is to worship Jesus and, in so doing, become more Christ-like

The greatest gift we have ever received, and ever will or could receive, is the Spirit of God Himself. He enters the essence of our human form and changes us from within. He fills us with joy, love and peace. He subdues our passions and transforms our very being into the likeness of Christ.

We are strangers to our own lives, setting out in the dark to look for the adobe of Love which we were meant to know, guided by the Music that wants us to see.

Every time, Love pushed down the door where her loneliness lived. The Music came and sealed the chamber of her heart. She was filled with clear sweetness that was there from the start.