faith

"To come to faith on the basis of experience alone is unwise, though not so foolish as to reject faith altogether because of lack of experience ... the quality of a Christian's experience depends on the quality of his faith, just as the quality of his faith depends in turn on the quality of his understanding of God's truth."

"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."

"The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp."

"Perhaps there is supranatural: reason beyond the normal definitions of fact or data-based logic; something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that is where faith fits in."

"Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced."

"By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox."

"Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a painted shipUpon a painted ocean."

"Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane."

"There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey."

"I was a terrible believer in things,but I was also a terrible nonbeliever in things. I was as searching as I was skeptical. I didn't know where to put my faith,or if there was such a place,or even what the word faith meant, in all of it's complexity. Everything seemed to be possibly potent and possibly fake."

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."

"The word I think of is precarious. I am struck by how precarious it all is. How the things that hold us are only as strong as the faith we have in them."

"And now we step to the rhythm of miracles.--from The Light, That Never Dies"

"To be honest with you, I don't have the words to make you feel better, but I do have the arms to give you a hug, ears to listen to whatever you want to talk about, and I have a heart; a heart that's aching to see you smile again.lines from Love Vs Destiny..."

"I do not know the answers to life's hard questions, but I do know the One who knows them and that's sufficient...for now."

"No one could really hate a saint, could they? They can't really hate God either. When they want to Hate Him and His saints they have to find something like themselves and pretends it's God and hate that."

"Work without love is slavery."

"I talk to God but the sky is empty."

"It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave."

"To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."