Faith Quotes

"Easter may seem boring to children, and it is blessedly unencumbered by the silly fun that plagues Christmas. Yet it contains the one thing needful for every human life: the good news of Resurrection."

- Frederica Mathewes-Green

"What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises."

- Chuck Palahniuk

"To see how Christ was prophesied and described therein, consider and mark, how that the kid or lamb must be with out spot or blemish; and so was Christ only of all mankind, in the sight of God and of his law."

- William Tyndale

"The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose."

- Charles Stanley

"I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love."

- Olivia de Havilland

"Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter."

- Josh McDowell

"Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there."

- Michael Leunig

"I believe in one God, the first and great cause of goodness. I also believe in Jesus Christ, the rebirth of the world. I also believe in the Holy Ghost, the comforter."

- Daniel Morgan

"To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ."

- Bernhard Langer

"But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship. The New Testament, on the other hand, we look across at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal. The combination is what makes the Cross."

- Bono

"The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him."

- Charles Stanley

"The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection."

- Kenneth Scott Latourette

"There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love."

- Charles Stanley

"What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour."

- Walter Martin

"And He blessed them by taking them in his arms and putting his hands on them."

- Mark 10:16

"I am praying that you have the strength and the peace to get you through your illness."

- Blake Flannery

""I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.""

- Mother Teresa

"We must abandon the future into the hands of God."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this thought helps my soul! I understand then why He lets us suffer."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"We can never have too much confidence in the good God… As we hope in Him so shall we receive."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude."

- Therese of Lisieux

"I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would no longer be enamelled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our lord's living garden."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Above the clouds the sky is always blue."

- Therese of Lisieux

"He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trail as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus."

- Therese of Lisieux