Mary Oliver Quotes

The gospel is a message of peace. Christianity is a system which, received and obeyed, would spread peace, harmony, and happiness throughout the earth.

The activity of love and faith is what makes heaven.

God is on the move to rescue people from misery to everlasting happiness, which can only be found in him.

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

The Creator of the seas, sands, and endless stars is reaching out to you this very day! He is offering the grand recipe for happiness, peace, and eternal life!

God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.

The music is the message, the message is the music. So that's my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me - a little ministry called love and happiness.

I'd like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.

Religion was instituted to make us happy in this life and in the other. What must we do to be happy in the life to come? Be just.

The poor evangelize you about what's important and what is the Gospel, and that that's where the joy is.

It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

You will find peace and happiness if you will live the gospel.

I wanted to write a commentary on the Bible, to write about the Talmud, about celebration, about the great eternal subjects: love and happiness.

It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.

I see in Jesus matchless charms. I see in Him everything to be desired by the children of men.

I'm a Christian, and I give the glory to God.

I went to church. I found the light.

Christianity doesn't offer a smooth flight; it provides a safe landing. The promise of Jesus is not one of happiness, He promises righteousness.

extreme happiness invites religion almost as much as extreme misery.

Jesus plus nothing equals everything; everything minus Jesus equals nothing.

God is very serious about joy in the lives of His children.

To be able to celebrate life is religion. In that very celebration you come close to God. If one is able to celebrate, God is not far away; if one is not able to celebrate life, then God does not exist for him. God appears only in deep celebration, when you are so full of joy that all misery has left you, all darkness has left you.

We're like lightbulbs. If bliss starts growing inside you, it's like a light; it affects the environment.

The Lord Jesus is a deep sea of joy; my soul shall dive therein, shall be swallowed up in the delights of his society.