faith

"If God is omnipotent and omniscient, why didn't he start the universe out in the first place so it would come out the way he wants? Why's he constantly repairing and complaining? No, there's one thing the Bible makes clear: The biblical God is a sloppy manufacturer. He's not good at design, he's not good at execution. He'd be out of business, if there was any competition."

"This is a God who is not identified with the help of a dictionary but through a relationship."

"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls."

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

"When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes."

"Give up isn't going to helpKeep going on will help"

"‎Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. It's that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means to follow Jesus into a society where justice rules, where love shapes everything. To follow Jesus means to take up his dream and work for it."

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

"Love and respect all people. Hate and destroy all faith."

"That faith be analyzable does not necessarily imply a method for getting by without it. . . ."

"You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the question of whether some other religion, or no religion at all, does better."

"The paradox in Christian truth is invariably due to the fact that it is the truth that exists for God. The standard of measure and the end is superhuman; and there is only one relationship possible: faith."

"A common mistake we make is that we look for God in places where we ourselves wish to find him, yet even in the physical reality this is a complete failure. For example, if you lost your car keys, you would not search where you want to search, you would search where you must in order to find them."

"I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good."

"Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds. Men live the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which they never enter, and with their hands on the door-latch they die outside."

"Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments of turning."

"The top 10% of the people who are most creative, constructive and thoughtful, do not have much to do with churches. To them the canons of reason come first, making faith secondary and questionable."

"Even now, there are still days so beautiful, I almost believe in God."

"In silence the three of them looked at the sunset and thought about God."

"I ate some emotional soup in my childhood and have spent a lifetime trying to digest it."