Rev. Billy Graham died at the age of 99. He was known for his
charisma, but said "I despise all this attention on me...I'm not trying
to bring people to myself, but I know that God has sent me out as a
warrior."
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Billy
Graham often was called upon to soothe the nation in stressful times.
But his words of wisdom resounded no matter what the situation. And he
made clear that this Earth was just a way station: “My home is in
heaven. I’m just passing through this world.”
Here's a collection of notable quotes during his life:
On the journey to heaven:
“The
most thrilling thing about heaven is that Jesus Christ will be there. I
will see Him face to face. Jesus Christ will meet us at the end of
life’s journey.”
“Heaven doesn’t make this life less important; it makes it more important.”
“The
Bible says that as long as we are here on Earth, we are strangers in a
foreign land. There are enemies to be conquered before we return home.
This world is not our home; our citizenship is in heaven.”
“The moment we take our last breath on earth, we take our first in heaven.”
Prayer service after the Oklahoma City bombing, April 23, 1995:
"Some
of you today are going through heartache and grief so intense that you
wonder if it will ever go away. But I want to tell you that our God
cares for you and for your family and for your city. For God loves you,
and he shares in your suffering."
Upon receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, May 2, 1996: Graham spoke of sin and repentance, saying:
"We
are a society poised on the brink of self-destruction. But what is the
real cause? What is the problem? The problem is within ourselves."
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, Sept. 14, 2001:
"We've
always needed God from the very beginning of this nation, but today we
need him especially. We're facing a new kind of enemy, we're involved in
a new kind of warfare, and we need the help of the spirit of God."
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He spoke of the best in a troubled soul at Richard Nixon's funeral, April 27, 1994:
Alluding
only obliquely to the Watergate scandal and Nixon's resignation, Graham
focused on another "more personal," "more intimate" and "more human
side" to Richard Nixon.
"He always had a compassion for people who were hurting."
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