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There are two golden days in the week, upon which, and about which, I never worry—two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday; Yesterday, with its ...

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

“What’s past is prologue.”

Trust no future, howe’er pleasant!  Let the dead Past bury its dead!  Act,—act in the living present!  Heart within, and God o’erhead!

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s providence.

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.

“Shall we never never get rid of this Past? … It lies upon the Present like a giant’s dead body.”

It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.

“… truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future.”

Leave the broken, irreversible past in God's hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.

Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.

Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.

Maybe the most sacred function of memory is just that: to render the distinction between the past, present, and future ultimately meaningless: to enable us at some level of our being to inhabit that s...

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Christ came to earth in the past, but Christ comes to us now in prayer and sacrament and human need, and he will come again at the end of the world.

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly God was speaking: "My name is I am." I waited and God continued: "When you live in the past, with its mistakes and regrets, it...

The things we say yes to and the things we say no to determine the terrain of our future. My convoluted journey is posted with invitations, and my RSVPs account for the twists and turns. Sometimes, ha...

When we remember the past, it is not only the past; it breaks into the present and gains a new lease on life.

“When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.”

The only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.

It is not the experience of today that drives us mad; it is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday.

The Upside-Down Kingdom The final Sunday of the church year is often called Christ the King Sunday. As we move towards Advent, the lectionary readings typically grow more eschatological, focusing on ...

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Barbara Brown Taylor recounts her first experience with caving, the exploration of caves that are not prepared or made easily accessible for inexperienced explorers. Her guides gave her a bit of helpf...

Almighty and Gracious God, you are a God of new beginnings. We thank you that at the start of a new year that you are at work in us, your church and the world, bringing new life out of death, hope ou...

..the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.