Quotes About Faith

God is not here, Hannah said to herself; and made a small cross upon her breastbone, against her blasphemy.

And no matter what, there's not one thing in this world *or* the next that we can do or hope or guess at or wish or pray that can change it or help it one iota. Because whatever is, is. That's all. And all there is now is to be ready for it, strong enough for it, whatever it may be. That's all. That's all that matters. It's all that matters because it's all that's possible.

God doesn't believe in the easy way.

Any marnin' th' good Lord lets'ee open your eyes, that's a day he's got somethin' f'r ye t' do.

By the power of faith every enduring work is accomplished.

Every burden is a blessing.

Jesus brooded upon the Divine imminence until at last he could declare, "I and my Father are One

To follow, under all circumstances, the highest promptings within you; to be always true to the divine self; to rely upon the inward Voice, the inward Light, and to pursue your purpose with a fearless and restful heart, believing that the future will yield unto you the need of every thought and effort; knowing that the laws of the universe can never fail, and that your own will come back to you with mathematical exactitude -- this is faith and the living of faith.

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive.

The living standard by which a person uses to measure their mortal life is the one which will be used to reward them in their afterlife

Control is never achieved when sought after directly; it is the surprising result of letting go.

Is the Reformed faith opposed to human rights? Yes, very much so. It is not human rights but Divine law which is the foundation of liberty and the safeguard against tyranny. It is not something proceeding from man (rights), but something proceeding from God (revealed law) which is to order Christian society.

The Christian is never to be motivated by a sense of his own honor, but rather by the honor of Christ. If pride was Satan's original sin, humility and patient faith are the Christian's primary duty.

The Christian is never to be motivated by a sense of his own honor, but rather by the honor of Christ. If pride was Satan's original sin, humility and patient faith are the Christian's primary duty. The Christian casts his own honor in the dust so that God may be honored, knowing that God and God alone can give him true honor. The Christian, thus, lives by obedience and submission, not by pride and honor and nobility.

At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded.

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self confidence young. Keep your hope young.

The more one is truly human, the more one is able to trust, because one understands the reasons for believing in another.

Libertà è accettare

Indeed, as we have seen, God is the most immediate implication of self-consciousness.

Per questo ho detto che Marcellino pane e vino è il cinema della morale cattolica. Infatti, Marcellino è tutto negli occhi.

Man's contribution, then, lies in the fact that man is able to cry out, "Christ, save me!" Man's freedom is summed up in the entreaty, "Accepting that all is grace, I ask you for grace." This is how we completely take into account both the fact that all is grace and the fact that, for its effect, Christ's grace depends on my freedom, too.

La compagnia non è la semplice evoluzione della tua capacità affettiva, ma è un'opera che lo Spirito costruisce sulla fragilità del tuo sì... Secondo me, se ripetete cento volte questa frase, è molto meglio che cercare altre parole con cui spiegarla.

Luigi Giussani