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From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there. ↗

— St. Francis de Sales

#god #hope #faith

Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously. ↗

— St. Francis de Sales

#god #hope #faith

The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said. ↗

— Dallas Willard

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Obsoletes and absolutes are the stock in trade of religions that place their faith in an 'unchanging' god while faced with the reality of an ever-changing world. ↗

— Stifyn Emrys

#philosophy #religion #change

My study of prophecy convinces me that God intends knowledge of future events to help us "occupy" with a sense of urgency until the Lord returns. ↗

— David Jeremiah

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Let is walk ... joyously, dear souls, among the difficulties of this passing life ... These pains will have an end when our life ends, after which there will be only joy, only contentment, only eternal consolation. ↗

— St. Francis de Sales

#god #hope #faith

Eternity is not just looking to the future and our place with God in Heaven, but it is looking at our Eternity as if it were only moments away. ↗

— Beth Nimmo

#believe #inspiration #inspirational #jesus #jesus-christ

How we prepare our food, how we consume our food really makes a difference in how our food satisfies us and shapes the role we give food in our lives. Is it something we stuff in to satisfy an urge or something we savor to feed us physically and sustain us spiritually? ↗

— Mary DeTurris Poust

#food #mindful-eating #mindfulness #spirtual-life #faith

A state which which includes within itself a terrorized Church has lost its most faithful servant. ↗

— Eric Metaxas

#persecution #faith

Whether we are feasting or fasting or somewhere in between, food should have a sacred role in our lives. It can be something we sacrifice, something we savor, something we share, and through it all we can remain fulfilled because we are grounded in God, the only One who can satisfy our hungry hearts. ↗

— Mary DeTurris Poust

#food #god #mindfulness #spiritual-hunger #faith