Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes & Sayings

“If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.”

“I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up.”

“My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up.”

“Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.”

“Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.”

“My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.”

“Alzheimer's disease is never an 'accident' in a marriage. It falls under the purview of God's sovereignty. In the case of someone with Alzheimer's, this means God's unconditional and sacrificial love has an opportunity to be even more gloriously displayed in a life together.”

“None of us, in our culture of comfort, know how to prepare ourselves for dying, but that's what we should do every day. Every single day, we die a thousand deaths.”

“The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.”

“Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.”