Quote of Inspiration and Wisdom

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. - 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Quote of the Day

If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

PROOF OF LOVE

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

-- Pope St. Gregory the Great

QUOTATION from Booker T. Washington

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. - Booker T. Washington

FAITH AND SACRED SCRIPTURE - Qoutation from St. Francis of Assisi

It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ, the poor crucified One.

St. Francis of Assisi

Charity unites us to God...-- Pope St. Clement I

 There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows no schism, does not rebel, does all things in concord. In charity all the elect of God have been made perfect.

GOD Allow U-turns

Don’t let yesterday’s failures keep you stuck today. Remember that GOD allow U-turns.
If a pencil makes a mistake, it doesn’t give up. Why?  Because it knows it has an eraser.

All who call on God in true faith

“All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask.”

Martin Luther Quotes on True Faith in God

“All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask.”

God is the Author of Life

God is the author of life.  He  is the reason why certain things were allowed  to happen.

He holds destiny.
He knows when.
He knows why.
He knows you perfectly.
He made you.

So when your life is all mixed up and things get heavier, trust Him.  He makes all things beautiful and meaningful in His time.

Thoughts on Hope

Men and women are limited not by the color of their skin, not by the place of their birth, but the size of their hopes!  -  John Johnson

Martin Luther Quotes

“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess”

“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say”

“I more fear what is within me than what comes from without”

“All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask.”

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step

Christopher West: God’s design

The Church’s basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it’s not in keeping with God’s design.