Henry Van Dyke Quotes

Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.

Jesus.. says, 'Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to trust that you won't fall into an abyss of nothingness but into the safe embrace of a God whose love will heal all your wounds.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart" "It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability that counts." "Let God's promises shine on your problems." "Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.

God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. I welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety into my life. I will make a point of listening to my healthy, rational fears, and will relinquish all the others.

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

To me, spirituality means 'no matter what.' One stays on the path, one commits to love, one does ones work; one follows one's dream; one shares, tries not to judge, no matter what.

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

After doing two years in prison, trust me, I've seen a lot of tough guys pray. They're not just praying for themselves; they're praying for their family and the people they've let down.

I love to have confidence, but that confidence doesn't come from myself. It comes from God, and that's what I wanted America to see.

Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens.

Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend.

Have you ever struggled to find work or love, only to find them after you have given up? This is the paradox of letting go. Let go, in order to achieve. Letting go is God's law.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

Sometimes even on an hourly basis we need to keep praying and keep our peace in God and remind ourselves on the promises of God that never fails.

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

I pray every night. I just talk to God and I can go to sleep. I don't worry anymore.

More than anything, praying just helps me to concentrate and let go of things that don't matter in that moment. It gives me peace knowing I'm in good hands.