Faith
Quotes
Define
Yourself Radically
There's
a reason we refer to "leaps of faith" - because the decision to
consent to any notion of divinity is a mighty jump from the rational over to
the unknowable, and I don't care how diligently scholars of every religion will
try to sit you down with their stacks of books and prove to you through
scripture that their faith is indeed rational; it isn't. If faith were
rational, it wouldn't be - by definition - faith. Faith is belief in what you
cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into
the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life
and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a
leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just
be... a prudent insurance policy.”
―
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“Define
yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other
identity is illusion.”
―
Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
“When
you are in troubled and worried and sick at heart
And
your plans are upset and your world falls apart,
Remember
God's ready and waiting to share
The
burden you find much to heavy to bear--
So
with faith, "Let Go and Let GOD" lead your way
Into
a brighter and less troubled day”
―
Helen Steiner Rice
“A
bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving
nightmare
to
the jeweled vision of a life started anew.”
―
Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life
Made Out of Poetry
“Faith,
in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to
things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.”
―
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“Faith
can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable
mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.”
―
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
“My
father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed
in me.”
―
Jim Valvano
“When
someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they
closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.”
―
Shannon Alder
“Faith
is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”
―
Mahatma Gandhi
“Good
works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them
their worth to the One who matters.”
―
Criss Jami, Killosophy
“When
all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle
of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.”
―
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
“Men
and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot
more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their
vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits,
multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls,
and pour out peace.”
―
Ezra Taft Benson
“when
we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step
inside the ability of Jesus”
―
corrie ten boom
“A
competitive and insecure woman will tell you that “true love” is never giving
up on someone you're in love with. A confident and spiritual woman knows that
“moving on” doesn’t mean you never loved someone. She realizes that letting go
is what God needs her to do because both your happiness and hers requires
taking different journeys for spiritual growth. Letting go is sometimes the
hardest thing, but it is the most “real love” you will ever experience.”
―
Shannon L. Alder
“Just
because you can explain it doesn't mean it's not still a miracle.”
―
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
“You
cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves
into.”
―
Ben Goldacre, Bad Science
“When
every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help
arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no
superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking,
sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all
else is unreal.”
―
Mahatma Gandhi , Gandhi: An Autobiography
“It
is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims
kindred to the great God who made him.”
―
Abraham Lincoln
“It
is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually
saves you.”
―
Timothy Keller
“You
have as much laughter as you have faith.”
―
Martin Luther
