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Never does our good God leave us save to hold us better; never does He let go of us save to keep us better; never does He wrestle with us save to give Himself up to us and to bless us. ↗

— St. Francis de Sales

#god #trust #faith

He asked me if I ever prayed-- and I lied. Then he asked me if I ever got an answer, or a sign that my prayer was heard-- and I told him the truth. "Yeah... me neither." His hands sounded like leather as he slowly rubbed some warmth into his knotted knuckles. "So what happens to all of those lost prayers?" I didn't know if I should tell him the truth of what I really believed... or not. I put my hand on his slumping shoulder, smiled and told him the truth of what I believe, "Don't worry... ↗

— Spuds Crawford

#prayer #reality #religion #faith

His faith demanded his hopefulness, and his hope underpinned his work. He worked to give others the opportunity to hope - that was his abiding ambition. ↗

— Mark K. Shriver

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My faith has strengthen. God has shown me through my son with Down syndrome not take anything for granted. I'm more grateful. ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#faith #growth #inspirational #life #special-needs

More people than ever before look to government as their best chance of securing well-being rather than as their inevitable enemy. Politics as a contest to capture state power has at times apparently replaced religion (sometimes even appearing to eclipse market economics) as the focus of faith that can move mountains. ↗

— John Morris Roberts

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Love is faith and destiny. Sama seperti jodoh, rizki, dan mati. Karena itulah mengapa cinta bisa redup atau meletup-letup. Itu juga yang menjadi alasan mengapa kita tidak bisa meminta Tuhan untuk dijatuh cintakan pada siapa.. ~Raka in CoupL(ov)e~ ↗

— Rhein Fathia

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Faith looks to God, hopes in God, and believes in His promises, regardless of our actual circumstances. ↗

— Wendy Blight

#faith #god #religion #trust #truth

[Nessa] didn’t know how to disagree with a preacher, or if she was even allowed to, so she merely wrote, “Thank you, anyway, kind sir, but I am not going to marry you. ↗

— Kristiana Gregory

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Mr. Pritchard! What are you doing? Is that O-soto-gari? No! It is not! It is a yak mating with a tractor! That is really very very not very good! My grandfather is weeping in Heaven, or he would if there were such a place, which there is not because religion is a mystification contrived by monarchists! Again! Again, and this time do it properly! ↗

— Nick Harkaway

#heaven #monarchy #religion #faith

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure." (Sirach 6:14) ↗

— Philip D. Halfacre

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