#spirituality

Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world. ↗

— Sam Harris

#atheism #belief #ethics #humanism #religion

The fundamentalists of every faith remain blind to the truth that the “sigh within the prayer is the same in the heart of the Christian, the Muslim, and the Jew.” I have seen this unity with my eyes, heard it with my ears, felt it with all my being. ↗

— David James Duncan

#mysticism #religion #religious-freedom #spirituality #faith

Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words-these alone are without effect. ↗

— 'Abdu'l-Bahá

#inspirational #paris-talks #spirituality #faith

Could a body broken and blood spilled two thousand years ago restore my own damaged life? ↗

— Frederica Mathewes-Green

#faith #meaning-of-life #orthodoxy #spirituality #faith

God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#christianity #faith #god #jesus-shock #philosophy

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. ↗

— Anonymous

#bible #bible-verse #christian #faith #heaven

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

Got just enough room to be a friend of yours. Oh I hope you got room to be a friend of mine. ↗

— Aberjhani

#faith #friendship #hope #inspiration #inspirational

In order to have a spiritual life, you need not enter a seminary, or fast, or abstain, or take a vow of chastity. All you have to do is have faith and accept God. From then on, each of us becomes a part of His path. We become vehicles for His miracles. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#finding-god #god #love #spiritual-life #spirituality

Jesus never asked me to give to an organization the kind of exclusive devotion he demands from his disciples. Over and over, Jesus calls people to himself - out of the church, the culture, the economy, and the family. ↗

— Michael Spencer

#jesus #spirituality #family