Quotes About Faith

l'amour est un grâce, et le grâce est le mystère par excellence

Il y a des gens qui pensent ne pas être des mystiques. Ils se trompent. Il suffit d'avoir crevé de soif un moment pour accéder à ce statut. Et l'instant ineffable où l'assoiffé porte à ses lèvres un gobelet d'eau c'est Dieu.

Io credo nel nemico. Le prove dell'esistenza di Dio sono deboli e bizantine, le prove del suo potere ancora più inconsistenti. Le prove dell'esistenza del nemico interiore sono evidenti e quelle del suo potere schiaccianti. Credo nel nemico perché, tutti i giorni e tutte le notti, lo incontro sul mio cammino. Il nemico è quello che dall'interno distrugge tutto ciò che vale.

En cualquier accidente que te acaezca, no digas nunca: "He perdido tal o cual objeto"; di más bien: "Lo he devuelto". ¿Acaba de morir tu hijo?: "Fue devuelto". ¿Ha muerto tu mujer?: "Fue devuelta".

Si amas a Dios, no tendrás miedo de nada ni de nadie, porque nada puedes perder y todas las fuerzas del cosmos, serían impotentes para quitarte tu heredad.

Her touch has rendered me helpless, her trust weakens the chains of the past. Dare I believe in the love she offers? Have I found an end to this darkness at last?

Religion seems to have a way of making people abandon logic.

Not a hope, a prayer; a fuckin' song.

Remember, this is important: Never trust that you will be redeemed.

I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that 'all religions are basically the same.'

For decades, allies have counted on the U.S. to step up to the plate to work with them to protect the shared values we hold dear. As we face numerous international challenges, both old and new, we need to put more faith and investment in our international and diplomatic institutions, not weaken them.

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we don't teach the confessions and doctrine.

I have discovered that just because we grow weaker physically as we age, it doesn't mean that we must grow weaker spiritually.

They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.

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.

I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It's just a weakness that we human beings have for control - we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more.

One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to have to recognize, this is an area of weakness in my life. I have been tempted here before and before and before.

When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness.

And yet you see the weakness of external evidence-and outward miracles; they were not sufficient to make true believers, or to make the Israelites believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah.

I thought surrendering was a weakness; instead it's the strongest thing a man or a woman can ever do, to acknowledge our Creator who's in control of all things.

Sometimes, my weakness is where the strength really is, and it leads me to depend in the areas where I really should.

I think there's a difference when you make fun of yourself and your own behavior, and when you dishonor or disrespect Christ. If you're making a mockery of Christ is one thing. But if you're just joking about human foibles and weaknesses, I think that's perfectly acceptable.

God's grace is at its best in weakness, so we need never fear our weakness. In fact, these weaknesses will determine in what way we shall glorify God for all eternity.

My grandfather was a Methodist preacher, and my father was an unsuccessful businessman. We didn't have status or wealth.