Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

While there may be thorns and disappointments, while there may be heartache, even heartbreak, there can be peace and comfort and strength from the Lord for those who follow Him.

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.

My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling in the choir, and I wanted to know this God that made her so happy. If I had not had that faith in my life, I don't know where I would be right now.

When everyone turned away, the only person I could turn to was God within myself, and that is what I continue to rely on.

Through prayers I get the strength to face all the difficulties.

Faith lives inside of us in every circumstance.

Wherever I go with my life, even the good times and the bad parts, only two people are with me: God and my music.

We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God's grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

When your spirit is heavy, when your heart is broken, when your burdens seem unbearable - trust Him. Look to Him.

When things start to get rough, you find comfort in your faith. Knowing that no matter what, you can dust yourself off and be okay.

Pray to God for gladness. Be glad as children, as the birds of heaven. And let not the sin of men confound you in your doings. Fear not that it will wear away your work and hinder its being accomplished. Do not say, 'Sin is mighty, wickedness is mighty, evil environment is mighty, and we are lonely and helpless, and evil environment is wearing us away and hindering our good work from being done.' Fly from that dejection, children!

therefore i live for today- certain of finding at sunrise guidance and strength for the way. power for each moment of weakness, hope for each moment of pain, comfort for every sorrow, sunshine and joy after rain!

So you mustn't be frightened, dear Mr. Kappus, if a sadness rises in front of you, larger than any you have ever seen; if an anxiety - like light and cloud-shadows, moves over your hands and everything you do. You must realize that something is happening to you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in the palm of its hand and will not let you fall.

In the midst of sorrow, faith draws the sting out of every trouble, and takes out the bitterness from every affliction.

For the Holy Ghost blesses us with optimism and wisdom at times of challenge that we simply cannot muster on our own.

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.

As a kid, sometimes you have nobody to turn to. I could always go back to some of the sermons and talk to myself in a righteous manner and put that in a song.

I think that for some people faith is good - they have something to draw to.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.