. . . [T]hese [ideas] are only suggestions of the evil spirit who, to jeopardize your salvation, suggests to you extraordinary works that are beyond your strength, under the fine pretext of practicing, on your own, the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. . .
Evil itself may be relentless. I will grant you that, but love is relentless too. Friendship is a relentless force. Family is a relentless force. Faith is relentless force. The human spirit is relentless, and the human heart outlasts - and can defeat - even the most relentless force of all, which is time.
There is no such thing as a lack of faith. We all have plenty of faith, it's just that we have faith in the wrong things. We have faith in what can't be done rather than what can be done. We have faith in lack rather than abundance but there is no lack of faith. Faith is a law.
Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.
In dire times of survival it's not uncommon for people to turn to their faith and that was also true for the men on the oil tanker Pendleton, which was cut in half by 60-foot waves during the hurricane.
Don't run back inside, darlin', you know just what I'm here for. So you're scared and you're thinkin' we ain't that young any more. . . Show a little faith! There's magic in the night. You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right.
Infant baptism when practiced can be no more than an expression of the faith and hope of the parents that their child will ultimately be saved.
We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails.
How glad I am to be able to roam in the wood and thicket, among trees and flowers and rocks. . . in the country, every tree seems to speak to me, saying, "Holy! Holy", in the woods, there is enchantment which expresses all things.
I think most religious people experience just as much doubt as they do faith; they just don’t admit it. (13)
My faith in man is, at bottom, a faith in God.
No matter what the realm of leadership – the home, the workplace, the church, or the community – the vision is crucial. Leaders must funnel their faith into action so that life-changing results.
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by "attraction": just as Christ "draws all to himself" by the power of his love, culminating in the sacrifice of the Cross, so the Church fulfills her mission.
Around the child bend all the threeSweet Graces: Faith, Hope, Charity. Around the man bend other faces;Pride, Envy, Malice, are his Graces.
Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable
My dad has always just had a lot of faith in me as an artist and as a person, and he doesn't really dispense with a lot of advice when it comes to the music. He's taught me a lot over the years, but when I was taking on this project he's really hands-off about that. He just appreciates what I've done and is very supportive, and of course really proud.
I have a great deal of confidence in myself and in my faith.
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
You have so little faith in yourself because you are unwilling to accept the fact that perfect love is in you, and so you seek without for what you cannot find within.