Not until history has run its course will we understand how "all things work together for good." Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.

That, I believe, is also what faith sometimes requires: trusting God when there is no apparent evidence of him—as Job did. Trusting in his ultimate goodness, a goodness that exists outside of time, a goodness that time has not yet caught up with.

Prayer is not a means of removing the unknown and predictable elements in life, but rather a way of including the unknown and unpredictable in the outworking of the grace of God in our lives.

In the shadow of death may we not look back to the past, but seek in utter darkness the dawn of God.

What paralyzes life is lack of faith and lack of courage. The difficulty lies not in solving problems but in expressing them correctly; and we can now see that it is biologically undeniable that unless we harness passion to the service of spirit there can be no progress. Sooner or later, then, and in spite of all our incredulity, the world will take this step— because the greater truth always prevails and the greater good emerges in the end.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. So let us mark this day with remebrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled.

The presence of passion, faith, and belief in our hearts is a gift. It's on loan to our souls.

Safe?" he said, a sudden lightness in his tone. "It may or may not be safe, but it will most definitely be worth it.

You may not understand what all's happening in your life right now, but any possible explanation pales in comparison to what you do know because of your faith in God's goodness and assurance.

If you have faith the size of the smallest seed, nothing will be impossible for you.

Because you believed even though you did not see, you will now have the ability to see things that the others did not believe.

But that didn't happen. Somehow, he was standing on solid ground that looked anything but solid.