Quotes about Life

You have faith stories, too. No matter how small, remember them, recite them, count them, and celebrate them. They build your faith for what is coming next in your life.

God the Deliverer The primary truth about God is that He is the Deliverer, the Emancipator, and the Savior. He is God only to the free. Faith is a venture that turns life into an adventure.

Which thread shall I choose, Lord? There are so many. They hang before my eyes like strands of silk in a doorway. Each promising that it will weave the finest tapestry of my life. But it is not my tapestry. It is not my life. So again I ask, which thread do I choose? Which strand will pass through the very eye of the needle?

The society in which each man lives is at once the basis for, and the nemesis of, that fullness of life which each man seeks

There are no simple congruities in life or history. The cult of happiness erroneously assumes them.

Change is the essence of life; be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

There is no deeper pathos in the spiritual life of man than the cruelty of righteous people. If any one idea dominates the teachings of Jesus, it is his opposition to the self-righteousness of the righteous.

The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.

So then, let "Deserved" be written on the door of hell, but on the door of Heaven and life, "The free gift" (68).

When I compare my slow and unprofitable life with the frequent and wonderful mercies received, it shames me, it silences me, and leaves me inexcusable.

M]editation is the life of of most other duties; and the view of heaven is the life of meditation (559).