Ruth Graham Quotes & Sayings

My job is to take care of the possible and to trust God with the impossible. — Ruth Graham

God does not punish us for our sins but by them. — Ruth Graham

Pity the married couple who expect too much from one another. — Ruth Graham

Every cat knows some things need to be buried. — Ruth Graham

Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart. — Ruth Graham

God has not always answered my prayers. If He had, I would have married the wrong man
several times! — Ruth Graham

Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid (as we're inclined to do), I do not need a handsome man but let him be like You; I do not need one big and strong nor yet so very tall, nor need he be some genius, or wealthy, Lord, at all; but let his head be high, dear God, and let his eye be clear, his shoulders straight, whate'er his state, whate'er his earthly sphere; and let his face have character, a ruggedness if soul, and let his whole life show, dear God, a singleness of goal; then when he comes (as he will come) with quiet eyes aglow, I'll understand that he's the man I prayed for long ago. — Ruth Graham

It takes more faith to be an atheist than to believe in God. — Ruth Graham

Worship and worry cannot live in the same heart: they are mutually exclusive. — Ruth Graham

A successful marriage is made up of two good forgivers. — Ruth Graham

The city is not changing anything, ... increases in the cost of natural gas will be passed through to the customer. — Ruth Graham

Temptation and testing (or a trial) are two sides of the same coin. Satan uses an occasion or a person to tempt us to fall; God uses the same to try us and make us stronger. — Ruth Graham

We cannot pray and remain the same. — Ruth Graham

There is a time to submit and there is a time to outwit. — Ruth Graham

Take all away. I am content to know Such love is mine-for life is all too brief To grieve for pleasures bringing only grief; Give me but You; it is enough just so. — Ruth Graham

Love without clinging, cry if you must, but privately cry, the heart will adjust. — Ruth Graham

I think losing a loved one must be a little like losing a leg. First there is the shock, then the anesthetic, and the painkillers; the attention of doctors and nurses, flowers and cards and visits from friends. But sooner or later you have to learn to walk without it. — Ruth Graham