#faith

It is a truism to say that the dog is largely what his master makes of him: he can be savage and dangerous, untrustworthy, cringing and fearful; or he can be faithful and loyal, courageous and the best of companions and allies. ↗

— Ranulph Fiennes

#courageous #dog #faithful #courage

The Good News does not hinge on words like do or change but on the powerless, irrelevant, and frightening words like belief and faith. ↗

— Mark Galli

#gospel #works #change

Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will. ↗

— Joe L. Wheeler

#courage #faith #god #courage

Come on. Stand up. Get up. Don't give up. Never give up. Never never ever give up! ↗

— Nikki Rosen

#courage #faith #fight #hope #courage

Darkness entered into, darkness realized, is the point of departure for all profound expressions of Christian hope. 'Meaningless darkness' becomes 'revelatory darkness' when it is confronted by the courage of a thoughtfulness and hope that is born of faith's quest for truth. ↗

— Douglas John Hall

#image-of-god #sin #truth #courage

Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#faith

Keep me rather in this cage, and feed me sparingly, if you dare. Anything that brings me closer to illness and the edge of death makes me more faithful. It is only when you make me suffer that I feel safe and secure. You should never have agreed to be a god for me if you were afraid to assume the duties of a god, and we know that they are not as tender as all that. You have already seen me cry. Now you must learn to relish my tears. ↗

— Pauline Réage

#cruelty #dark #faith #god #love

to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God. ↗

— Søren Kierkegaard

#death

no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith ↗

— Gerard Way

#faith

When you are in troubled and worried and sick at heart And your plans are upset and your world falls apart, Remember God's ready and waiting to share The burden you find much to heavy to bear-- So with faith, "Let Go and Let GOD" lead your way Into a brighter and less troubled day ↗

— Helen Steiner Rice

#faith