#fait

They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. ↗

— Patricia Christian Punches

#encouraging #faith #hope #inspirational #memoir

Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information. Because even as we're the most religious of people, America's innovative genius has always been preserved because we also have a deep faith in facts. ↗

— Barack Obama

#faith

Faith is stronger than so-called reason. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#h-h #rationality #reason #faith

Faith is not belief in spite of evidence but a life in scorn of the consequences. ↗

— Clarence Jordan

#philosophy #religion #faith

I know, I know," Moore said. "Mad beliefs like that, eh? Must be some metaphor, right? Must mean something else?" Shook his head. "What an awfully arrogant thing. What if faiths are exactly what they are? And mean exactly what they say?" "Stop trying to make sense of it and just listen," Dane said. "And what," Moore said, "if a large part of the reason they're so tenacious is that they're perfectly accurate? ↗

— China Miéville

#reality #religion #spirituality #faith

Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#inspirational #spiritual #faith

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith ↗

— Anonymous

#faith

I want to believe there's a God. Because I sure as hell know there's a devil. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#devil #faith #god #faith

I think you're like one of your own lumps of clay, Andy. God has a plan for you, and He's trying to get you into the center of it, and you keep dodging and slithering away. ↗

— Brother Andrew

#god-s-will #faith

Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" - Utaz Badr ↗

— Leila Aboulela

#islam #spiritual #faith