#god

We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception of God and from that derive great joy in being his. We should put life in our faith. We should give ourselves utterly to God in pure abandonment, in temporal and spiritual matters alike, and find contentment in the doing of His will,whether he takes us through sufferings or consolations. ↗

— Brother Lawrence

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Never say never,” he said urgently, rolling back on top of her and using all of his unusually heavy mass to press her deep into the cocoon of her little girl bed. “The gods love to toy with people who use absolutes. ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#gods #love

Love is the only future God offers. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#god #love #love

If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you. ↗

— Pope Benedict XVI

#hope #love #love

If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it. ↗

— Rumi

#love #love

The Gods know what it is to be eternal, and they love to toy with mortals who use absolutes. ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#love

The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him. ↗

— John Milton

#imitate #learning #love #love

Even God has a hell: his love of Mankind. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#love

Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: For wither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. ↗

— Anonymous

#god #love #wisdom #love

May each of us remember this truth; 'one cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember mother and forget God.' Why? Because these two sacred persons, God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

#god #mother #sacred-callings #sacred-responsibilities #love