Shane Claiborne Quotes

Don't measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.

The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.

God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.

Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.

To say prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really, to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke, to pray till the iron gates of difficulty are opened, till the mountains of obstacles are removed, till the mists are exhaled and the clouds are lifted, and the sunshine of a cloudless day brightens-this is hard work, but it is God's work, and man's best labor.

Get up every day, love God, and do your best. He will do the rest!

I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.

I like to quote the verse, "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." I kind of envision me skiing and God is kind of like an eagle right next to me screeching in my ear that everything is going to be all good. I just try my best and that's all I can ask for.

If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.

Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

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

Let God's promises shine on your problems.

God has a plan for all of us, but He expects us to do our share of the work.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

God always strives together with those who strive.

I did my best, and God did the rest.

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

I just need to stay loyal to God and anything can happen.

If perchance you should falter during the journey, a hand would be there to support you. If that should be wanting, God, who alone could take that hand from you, would Himself accomplish its work.

At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.

Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God

Anyone can believe when God is already moving. But real faith is when you step out when it seems that God is not moving.