John Lewis Quotes

The power of prayer and faith in God is something that has guided so many of us in good times and bad.

I believe in prayer and in strong belief.

The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

Without our faith, we wouldn't have been able to succeed. On many occasions, before we'd go out on a sit-in, before we went on the freedom ride, before we marched from Selma to Montgomery, we would sing a song or say a prayer. Without our faith, without the spirit and spiritual bearings and underpinning, we would not have been so successful.

I wouldn't be where I am without my faith.

I'm a true believer in prayer, a big believer in prayer.

A mission is a place where you ask nonbelievers to come and find faith and hope and feel love.

God does guide the lives of individuals and does fill them with the Holy Ghost.

God is on my side, and that's all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don't pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that's the end of it.

I believed in the Catholic position, the Catholic view of ethics and aesthetics, for a long time. But I wanted something not intellectual, some conviction not mental - in fact I wanted faith.

First and foremost, praying about things and having the good Lord as a part of my life is a huge grounding thing for me.

For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance.

I think the one person that has the most influence on me is the Lord.

I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God. My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.

Prayer is man's greatest power!

Those of us who believe in God and those of us who have dedicated our lives to helping others in the name of God don't want to take a second seat to anyone who is suggesting that one word out of the platform means that the Democrats across America are godless.

I'm not a religious person; I'm more of a spiritual person, so I follow the rules of the Bible that coordinate with and connect with the Hebrew culture.

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.

I testify that inspiration can be the spring for every person's hope, guidance, and strength. It is one of the magnified treasures of life. It involves coming to the infinite knowledge of God.

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.

In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

Jesus himself talked about prayer and meditation. Anything that brings you closer to the Lord, what's wrong with that?

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.