faith

"Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth."

"Guys like him, the ones who grip the Bible so tight they leave fingernail grooves, they're the ones who are the most scared of their dark side. Always going too far the other way, fighting for the Lord, often just because it gives them an excuse to fight."

"A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful."

"Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith."

"It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable."

"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

"Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest."

"The truth is, the Devil's job is easy."

"I live in the faith that there is a Presence and Power greater than I am that nurtures and supports me in ways I could not even imagine. I know that this Presence is All knowing and All Power and is Always right where I am"

"We worship…the powers that speak to our souls, if it seems they do. We do so knowing there is more to the world, and the half-world, and perhaps worlds beyond, than we can grasp. We always knew that. We can’t even stop children from dying, how would we presume to understand the truth of things? Behind things? Does the presence of one power deny another? [p. 176]"

"Faith to me is trusting in every evidence that something is―that it is possible, that it is significant, that it is real."

"We live by faith and not by sight."

"Faith?” The word popped out before I could think about it. “Faith in what? A higher power? The gods? The universe?” My voice cracked at the end, and I realized what this whole thing had done to my faith, if I’d had any to begin with. I realized that the thought of a higher being in charge of all this made me angry."

"Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys."

"Never, ever stop believing in magic, no matter how old you get. Because if you keep looking long enough and don't give up, sooner or later you're going to find Mary Poppins."

"Faith as the state of being ultimately concerned implies love, namely, the desire and urge toward the reunion of the seperated."

"When you are down to nothing, God is up to somethng. It is up to you to reach out to find what God is up to for you."

"Even the merest gesture is holy if it is filled with faith."

"There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's mind against the Enemy. He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them."

"The deep roots never doubt spring will come."