Quotes related to God and Spirituality
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``I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. It is our connection to God and to each other.'' |
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross |
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“The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'” |
-Billy Graham |
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“Each time anyone comes into contact with us, they must become different and better people because of having met us. We must radiate God’s love. We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved. Love does not measure. . . it just gives.” |
-Mother Teresa |
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"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. " |
-2 Peter 3:8b |
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"I have true peace now, because I have allowed my faith to overturn the questions of my heart, rather than letting the questions of my heart overturn my faith." |
-Kristi Cancellieri |
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"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God." |
-Leo Buscaglia |
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"Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity." |
-John Milton |
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"Patience with others is Love; Patience with self is Hope; Patience with God is Faith." |
-Adel Bestauras |
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"What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" |
-Matthew 16:26 |
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"All things work together for good to those who love the Lord, and to those who are the called according to His purpose." |
-A favorite hymn I sang for choir at |
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"I know I'll never dream a dream and watch it turn to gold. I know I'll never lose my life to save another soul. But if I will love, then I will find that I have touched another life, and that's something.....something worth leaving behind." |
- Excerpt from Lee Ann Womack's country hit "Something Worth Leaving Behind" |
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"God of wonders, beyond our galaxy. You are holy, holy. The universe declares your majesty. You are holy, holy." |
- Refrain to "God of Wonders", an inspirational song often heard at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley's 5:45 service |
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"To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground." |
- Stephen R. Covey |
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"Lord, grant that your love may so fill our lives that we may count nothing too small to do for you, nothing too much to give, and nothing too hard to bear." |
- St. Ignatious Loyola |
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"Let God love you through others, and let God love others through you." |
- D.M. Street |
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"If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another. Those others are waiting for you now. They are looking to you for guidance, for help, for courage, for strength, for understanding, and for assurance at this hour. Most of all, they are looking to you for love. My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." |
- The Dalai Lama |
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"In Your name, there is mercy from sin, there is safety within--in Your holy name. In Your name, there is strength to remain, to stand in spite of pain--in Your holy name." |
- Excerpt from "Your Name is Holy", a great new song at the 5:45 at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley |
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"To place faith in something other than one's self requires an element of courage; yet those who have put it in God can testify that even greater courage--along with peace of mind--is to be found in doing so." |
- Unknown |
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"Lord reign in me, reign in Your power. Over all my dreams, in my darkest hour. You are the Lord of all I am. So won't you reign in me again?" |
- Chorus to "Lord Reign In Me", a song commonly sung as part of the lively, contemporary music portion of the 5:45 at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley each Sunday, which I love to attend. |
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