Quotes about Grace
I am gradually learning that the call to gratitude asks us to say, Everything is grace. As long as we remain resentful about things we wish had not happened, about relationships that we wish had turned out differently, mistakes we wish we had not made, part of our heart remains isolated, unable to bear fruit in the new life ahead of us. It is a way we hold part of ourselves apart from God.
— Henri Nouwen
Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly.
— Henri Nouwen
You could ask yourself, 'How did God Bless me today?' If you do that long enough and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings. And sometimes you will have gifts brought to your mind which you failed to notice during the day, but which you will then know were a touch of God's hand in your life.
— Henry B. Eyring
Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.
— Henry B. Eyring
I have scarcely heard of a truer sacrament, that is, as the dictionary defines it, outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, than this, and I have no doubt that they were originally inspired directly from Heaven to do thus, though they have no Biblical record of the revelation.
— Henry David Thoreau
Whate'er we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
— Henry David Thoreau
No wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession. It comes only by the grace of God. It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a walker. You must be born into the
— Henry David Thoreau
If you want to determine whether God loves you, don't look at your current situation; look to the cross.
— Henry Blackaby
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 28:2
— Henry Blackaby
When you walk in fellowship with God, you do not have to ask Him to bless you. He wants to bless you!
— Henry Blackaby
Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.
— Pope Francis
Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.
— Ezra Taft Benson