“ There are times...when we are in the midst of life-moments of confrontation with birth or death, or moments of beauty when nature or love is fully revealed, or moments of terrible loneliness-times whe… Mary Doria Russell
“ God and religion before every thing!' Dante cried. 'God and religion before the world.' Mr Casey raised his clenched fist and brought it down on the table with a crash.'Very well then,' he shouted hoa… James Joyce
“ Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should lead to maturity, personality,… Brennan Manning
“ Good human work honors God's work. Good work uses no thing without respect, both for what it is in itself and for its origin. It uses neither tool nor material that it does not respect and that it doe… Wendell Berry
“ God has always been about the business of shattering expectations, and in our culture, the standards of leadership are extroverted. It perfectly follows the biblical trend that God would choose the un… Adam S. McHugh
“ God Hold us to that which drew us first, when the Cross was the attraction, and we wanted nothing else. Amy Carmichael
“ Of course the cat will growl and spit at the operator and bite him if she can. But the real question is whether he is a vet or a vivisector. C.S. Lewis
“ God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with th… Ann Napolitano
“ We may be helpless to stop bad things from happening, but perhaps God leaves us signs and road maps to help us recover and reconnect, provided we know where to look. Jennifer Gardner Trulson
“ Imagine your life is a big canvas. Picture it in your mind and think about the beginnning of your painting of life.You're fourteen yours old, and you are lucky if you have one seventh painted. Now ima… Stephen Biro
“ If we’re lucky, God blesses us with a few folks who are willing to look beyond the flaws and see the person we try so hard to hide. And if we’re blessed, we find someone who’ll love us anyway. Lorna Seilstad
“ The best remedy for those who are frightened, lovely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything i… Anne Frank
“ Man in his spiritual pride has exchanged God’s method of self-denial for Satan’s plan of self–improvement. Daniel W. Blair
“ Life is really very simple. In each moment, we have the opportunity to choose between saying “yes” or “no”, to listen to our intuition, to listen to our true inner voice, the Existential voice within… Swami Dhyan Giten
“ I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least, Nor do I understand who there can be more wonderful than myself. Walt Whitman
“ What gave you this idea of an imperfect god?''I don't know. It seems quite feasible to me. That is the only god I could imagine believing in, a god whose passion is not a redemption, who saves nothing… Stanislaw Lem
“ I believe if there's any kind of God it wouldn't be in any of us, not you or me but just this little space in between. If there's any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understan… Julie Delpy
“ Please understand something. God didn’t create evil in the world, but He did create free will, which allowed for the possibility of evil. Science isn’t like that. What you explore and find, God did cr… Dee Henderson
“ It's a mean story, Helen fumed. An absentee father who demands that his children put him at the center of their lives and beg for his return. Sister Priscilla didn't think it was mean, apparently. She… Mark Salzman
