Joshua Chamberlain Quotes

To me faith means not worrying.

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

My hope, my real hope, is that whatever you hold in your heart, whatever you truly believe, and you've put your faith in, that that's what 's waiting for you. I think that'd be wonderful. You know what I mean? I think that would be the culmination of the life of the devout, or the believer.

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

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.

Who so loves believes the impossible.

In these times, God's people must trust him for rest of body and soul.

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

Real joy is not found in having the best of everything but in trusting that God is making the best of everything.

Love is a believing creature.

The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shining point of light in my heart. I would go on loving.

I don't need a guarantee if I have you.

You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again, work is the answer. The Lord has given us a key by which we can overcome discouragement: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

I'm blessed, because of my faith, that I don't have to worry about the future because I know who holds my future.

God! Thou art love! I build my faith on that.

For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.

I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart.

Have faith in God. Stay focused.

"How can you see Christ in people?" And we only say: It is an act of faith, constantly repeated. It is an act of love, resulting from an act of faith. It is an act of hope, that we can awaken these same acts in their hearts, too, with the help of God.

We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in LOVE WITH GOD.

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.

While optimism makes us live as if someday soon things will soon go better for us, hope frees us from the need to predict the future and allows us to live in the present, with the deep trust that God will never leave us alone but will fulfill the deepest desires of our heart... Joy in this perspective is the fruit of hope.

Certainly everyone, in order to protect love, Certainly wishes to believe in something

Christ remains primary in your life only when he enjoys the first place in your mind and heart. Thus you must continuously unite yourself to him in prayer.... Without prayer there can be no joy, no hope, no peace. For prayer is what keeps us in touch with Christ.