Quotes about Divine

What we could never become by strength, stamina, and a will of steel—which we lack anyway—we become by the grace of God.

God has loved us first, and he has made us for himself. He "desires" our love, and so he leaves us free, for true love cannot be coerced.

Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

The Mass, it seems, is like the Normandy invasion in the spiritual realm.

the heart of Opus Dei is the Christian experience of divine filiation. God is our Father. We are His children in Christ Jesus, the eternal Son; thus, gathered together around His table, the Church is the family of God on earth, as the Trinity is the Family of God in heaven.

Why has God done the things that he has done in history? One word: Love.

God in His wisdom has decided that He will reward no works but His own.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; right derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe

The law no passion can disturb. 'Tis void of desire and fear, lust and anger. 'Tis mens sine affectu, written reason, retaining some measure of the divine perfection. It does not enjoin that which pleases a weak, frail man, but, without any regard to persons, commands that which is good and punishes evil in all, whether rich or poor, high or low.

Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application.

What God says is best, indeed is best, though all the men in the world are against it.