Quotes About Faith

the nearer we approach to God, the more we are drawn by Him.

We read in Ecclesiasticus also: "In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.

Obscure faith enlightens us somewhat like the night, which, though surrounding us with shadows, allows us to see the stars, and by them the depths of the firmament. There is here a mingling of light and shade which is extremely beautiful. That we may see the stars, the sun must hide, night must begin. Amazingly, in the obscurity of night we see to a far greater distance than in the day; we see even the distant stars, which reveal to us the immense expanse of the heavens.

In your patience you shall possess your souls." Luke 21:19

Charity is patient." I Cor. 13:4 Patience, says St. Thomas,1360 is a virtue attached to the virtue of fortitude, which hinders a man from departing from right reason illumined by faith by yielding to difficulties and to sadness. It makes him bear the evils of life with equanimity of soul, says St. Augustine,1361 without allowing himself to be troubled by vexations.

This gift prevents us from weakening, from letting ourselves be disheartened, and it lifts up our courage in the midst of difficulties.

St. Gregory the Great says: "Men ought by prayer to dispose themselves to receive what Almighty God from eternity has decided to give them."1096

True strength of will is calm; in calmness it is persevering so that it does not become discouraged by momentary lack of success or by any wounds received. No one is conquered until he has given up the struggle. And he who works for the Lord puts his confidence in God and not in himself.982

Thus trial causes hope to grow, and hope does not deceive us, for God does not abandon those who trust Him.

It has been said that if a little learning withdraws a person from religion, great learning brings him back to it.956

Let us remember that false prudence is tin, true acquired prudence is silver, infused prudence is gold, and the inspirations of the gift of counsel are diamonds, of the same order as the divine light. "He that followeth Me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life."1339

She writes: "I see nothing and I see all; certitude is obtained in the darkness;"1166 that is, I see nothing determinate, but I see all the divine perfections united, fused in an ineffable manner in the eminence of the Deity.

PRAYER IS THE INTANGIBLE THAT BRINGS THE TANGIBLE INTO BEING, THE INTANGIBLE THAT SUSTAINS THE TANGIBLE, THE INTANGIBLE THAT REALIGNS THE TANGIBLE, THE INTANGIBLE THAT IS MORE REAL THAN THE TANGIBLE.

Prayer is the intangible that brings the tangible into being, the intangible that sustains the tangible, the intangible that reealigns the tangible, the intangible that is more real than the tangible .

The heathen in his blindnessBows down to wood and stone.

then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.

His attitude to physical clues was rather like that of the modern Christian to miracles. They could happen, but probably not just at the moment.

How come you still go on about your religion even after you gave it up?'...'It would be truer to say it gave me up, or rather it directed me to another path. But I still need it to tell me who I am. What about you Sam? Perhaps you are one of the lucky ones who are so sure who they are that external help isn't necessary.

religion is no longer the opium of the people but the vitamin pills of the feeble.

These, to be sure, were farfetched hopes, hopes born of despair, but hope is, after all, mostly for the desperate.

You have faith stories, too. No matter how small, remember them, recite them, count them, and celebrate them. They build your faith for what is coming next in your life.

When you pull up roots in order to fulfill a divine destiny, there is not a sense of pain or loss. Rather, there is a great expectation for things to come.

We do not first acquire the faith that we bring to Scripture. Scripture encourages faith. "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17).

God the Deliverer The primary truth about God is that He is the Deliverer, the Emancipator, and the Savior. He is God only to the free. Faith is a venture that turns life into an adventure.