“Faith is the inspiration of nobleness, it is the strength of integrity; it is the life of love, and is everlasting growth for it; it is courage of soul, and bridges over for our crossing the gulf between worldliness and heavenly-mindedness; and it is the sense of the unseen, without which we could not feel God nor hope for heaven.” FeelsSoulInspirationFaithHeavenGrowthIntegrityBridgesHeavenlyUnseenEverlastingCrossingsWorldliness Author:William Mountford
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” WayInspirationalGivingBelieveMayStillsValuesFaithBeliefGrowthGratitudeFortuneUpliftingGood FortuneI Still BelieveSiddharthaBad Fortune Author:Hermann Hesse
“Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.” InspirationalSometimesFaithGrowthEncouragementCrisisSeedsDifficult TimesTimes Of Crisis Author:Susan L. Taylor
“The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with the same care, until Christ is ''fully formed'' in us... Why should we not once more have recourse to the Rosary, with the same faith as those who have gone before us?” ShouldHumansHomeInspirationCareFaithSidesGrowthChristGoneTrainBusyChristian InspirationalMaryMoldTransportRosaryRecourseNazareth Author:Pope John Paul II
“The field of earth and of our human nature is now no longer barren but full of the seed of divine life. But it takes time for the seed to grow, for the Kingdom to come, and we are commanded to pray and work for that coming, that growth, even if we do not yet see the fruits, or even the blossoms, or even the leaves...” IfsHumansInspirationEarthFaithGrowsGrowthHuman NatureFieldsDivinePrayingFruitSeedsChristian InspirationalKingdomsTake TimeBarrenIt Takes TimeDivine Life Author:Peter Kreeft
“Without God the economy is only economy, nature is nothing more than a deposit of material, the family only a contract, life nothing more than a laboratory product, love only chemistry, and development nothing more than a form of growth.” InspirationFormFaithGrowthEconomyMaterialsProductsDevelopmentChemistryContractsLaboratoryWithout GodDeposits Author:Giampaolo Crepaldi
“Christ subjected himself to the law of the seed in the earth, to the law of rest and growth. He was "one of the children of the year," growing through rest, secret in his mothers womb, receiving the warmth of the sun through her, living the life of dependence, helplessness, littleness, darkness, and silence which, by a mystery of the Eternal Law, is the life of natural growth.” YearsChildrenInspirationEarthLawMotherFaithGrowthChristNaturalSecretSilenceDarknessSunGrowingMysteryEternalSeedsChristian InspirationalLive LifeWarmthReceivingDependenceWombHelplessnessWarmth Of The Sun Book:A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany with Caryll Houselander Source: A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany with Caryll Houselander
“We must do business in great waters; we must be really on the deck in a storm, if we would see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. We must have stood side by side with King David; we must have gone down into the pit to slay the lion or have lifted up the spear against the eight hundred, if we would know the saving strength of God's right hand. Conflicts bring experience, and experience brings that growth in grace which is not to be attained by any other means.” IfsKnowsMeanHandsChristianFaithSidesGrowthWaterWonderLordGoneGraceKingsConflictHundredEightStormSavingLionsPitsDeckSpearsKing David Book:Gleanings Among The Sheaves Source: Gleanings Among The Sheaves
“There are always risks when you chase after a dream because growth requires that you leave your comfort zone and enter unknown territory. But without confronting those risks and facing your fears, you'll never, as Nike says, "Just do it." Now the truth is, you may fail in some of your efforts, but you will never succeed if you are not willing to risk failure. And even if you do fail, you can learn from the experience and try again. To do that, you will need courage, and you will also need to have faith in your ability to achieve your goals.” IfsNeedsTryingMayDreamFaithGoalGrowthAbilityEffortFailingRiskAchieveWillingComfortTruth IsSucceedZoneTerritoryHave FaithComfort ZoneJust Do ItTry AgainConfrontingAchieving Your GoalsFace Your FearsNike Author:Stedman Graham