God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him! The charms of the heaven in the bush are superseded, I fear, by the heaven in the hand, occasionally.

I do think there must be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here.

When you become a Christian, something truly amazing happens: God comes to live inside your heart. You become the home of God.

My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

Occasionally, some brother sings very earnestly through his nose, often disturbing those around him, but it does not matter how the voice sounds to the ears of man. What is important is how the heart sounds to the ears of God.

Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.

I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.

I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

I am a Catholic, not so committed to the church, but to the idea of the Virgin, the female face of God.

God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.

If you’ve lost your spirit, even living in the richest country in the world can’t help you become rich.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

If I died tomorrow, I would be a happy girl.

I don’t spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that’s how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country’s ruin!

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.

Men know not the gold which lies in the mine of Christ Jesus, or surely they would dig in it night and day. They have not yet discovered the pearl of great price, or they would have sold their all to buy the field wherein it lies.

When one’s expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.

Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.

Theology is unnecessary.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

Over the years, all my coaches and my teammates have contributed a lot to shape my career. I can never forget their contribution and help.

On a spiritual level, it’s as though with my sighted eye I see what’s before me, and with my unsighted eye I see what’s hidden. It’s illuminated life more than darkened it.

The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror – and America is honored to be their friend.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.

Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like yon cloud upon the mountain’s summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast for ever and ever.

The ‚soul‘ is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.

God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.

The Jesuits have a vow to obey the pope, but if the pope is a Jesuit, maybe he should have a vow to obey the superior general… I feel like I’m still a Jesuit in terms of my spirituality, what I have in my heart.

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn’t do any of this. God did. I don’t have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don’t learn to submit to authority, we won’t ever learn to submit to God.

Can people who hunger so desperately for what other people have ever have enough?

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

I want to thank my Eritrean fans for feeling connected to me and for supporting me. I feel extremely grateful.

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

Lord sanctify us. Oh! That Thy spirit might come and saturate every faculty, subdue every passion, and use every power of our nature for obedience to God.

The Church is like a great tree whose roots must be energetically anchored in the earth while its leaves are serenely exposed to the bright sunlight. In this way, she sums up a whole gamut of beats in a single living and all-embracing act, each one of which corresponds to a particular degree or a possible form of spiritualisation.

Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.

My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.

The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.

Well look, I mean, I think that prayer and holy water, and things like that are all fine. They don’t do any good, but they don’t necessarily do any harm. It’s touching to be thought of in that way. It makes up for those who tell me that I’ve got my just desserts.

Truth is a pathless land.

My wife is already in Heaven.

I don’t think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He’s given you… but I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things… he’s not a small God; this God is incredible.

If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God’s law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life.

I don’t think I’ve ever been an agnostic. I’ve always thought there’s a superior power, that this is not the real world and that there’s a world to come.