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Quotes and Blessings to Encourage and Inspire
Tuesday 18th February 2025
If you are what you should be, you'll set the whole world ablaze
(St. Catherine of Siena)
I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,
for going out, I found, was really going in.
(John Muir)
The greatest gift you will ever receive will never be found under a Christmas tree. It is far too valuable to be stored in any other place but in the depths of your heart.
AT THE HEART of the Christian faith is the incarnation and at the heart of the incarnation is love...
"Forgiving is not forgetting; it's actually remembering - remembering and not using your right to hit back. It's a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don't want to repeat what happened."
(Desmond Tutu)
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
(St. Teresa of Ávila)
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
(Martin Luther)
God loves us as we are: No sin, fault or mistake can make him change his mind.
(Pope Francis)
The journey is essential to the dream.
(Francis of Assisi)
Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more... And grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less... Grace means that God already loves us as much as an infinite God can possibly love.
(Philip Yancey, 'What's So Amazing About Grace?')
They pulled their boats up on the beach, left everything and followed Jesus.
(Luke 5:11)
Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns.
(Clement of Alexandria)
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
(Psalm 19:1 NIV)
The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.
(Pope Francis)
"Live simply that others may simply live".
(The Lifestyle movement)
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
(John Henry Newman)
When Jesus was on the cross, he had you on his mind...
Jesus is always with you, even when you don't feel his presence. He loves you and knows you and is someone who can always be relied on. Share your fears and anxieties with him... and then rest in his presence. All will be well.
You made us
so that we long for You,
and our hearts are restless
until they rest in You.
(Augustine of Hippo)
God thinks YOU are amazing!
Don't fear for the future, God is already there...
'What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?'
(W H Davies)
You don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, 'Lord, I don't know how to pray!' you can be sure you've already begun.
(St Josemaría Escrivá)
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
(St Teresa of Avila)
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
(John Henry Newman)
Even if we disagree about everything, we can still be kind to each other.
In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, love.
(Motto of the Moravian Church)
I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.
(Philip Yancey)
May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
(Traditional Celtic blessing).
May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow,
May the soft winds freshen your spirit,
May the sunshine brighten your heart,
May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you
And may God enfold you in the mantle of his love.
(Traditional Gaelic blessing)
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendour of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.
(St Patrick)