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At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.
When I was crossing into Gaza, I was asked at the checkpost whether I was carrying any weapons. I replied: Oh yes, my prayer books.
I have a diplomatic passport for India, diplomatic passport for Albania. I have Vatican passport and to America, I can go any time.
In loving and serving, we prove that we have been created in the likeness of God, for God is Love and when we love we are like God.
You should never lose heart. God is merciful and kind- he has endowed you with the best gift- smile, which can make millions happy.
God is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, not impeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus blooms and the petals unfold.
As a matter of fact, there is no trace of ill-health in Me. I am always healthy. Not only today, till 96 years I will be like this.
A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.
O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good.
I should like a great lake of ale, for the King of Kings. I should like the family of heaven to be drinking it through time eternal.
Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights
Through the practice of meditation, when the mind is quieted and the emotions are calmed, the Soul shines forth in all of its glory.
Cordial love of the neighbor does not consist in feelings. This love flows not from a heart of flesh but from the heart of our will.
Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure heart.
Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen. He either permits it to happen, or He brings it about Himself.
It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver.
All are brothers and sisters. All are one, be alike to everyone. That is Unity... the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God.
To perceive is to categorize, to conceptualize is to categorize, to learn is to form categories, to make decisions is to categorize.
Those who persevere in sin are those who are held in abhorrence by God, but those who abandon the ways of sin are loved by the Lord.
My native land is a slave of heathenism, men's god is their belly, and they live only for the present. The richer a man, the holier.
Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
Law is twofold -- natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law.
You can then further enhance the process of writing by forming the clear intention that your Higher Self will influence your writing.
I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
O, how easy it would appear to be to live in simplicity and love, and yet how difficult it is for our corrupt hearts to live in love!
Lord, help us to accept the pains and conflicts that come to us each day as opportunities to grow as people and become more like you.
The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective.
Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.
Nobody can change your religion unless you want to and God gives you the grace. It's between you and God alone. Nobody can force you.
It is necessary to be strong, in order to become great: that is our duty. Life is a struggle, which we cannot avoid. We must triumph!
Jesus who cannot suffer long to keep you in affliction will come to relieve and comfort you by infusing fresh courage into your soul.
We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.
A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent.
When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other's flame.
Humility, however deep it be, neither disquiets nor troubles nor disturbs the soul; it is accompanied by peace, joy and tranquillity.
the storm thunders at my heart; I find it difficult to believe in the existence of anything except the clouds which limit my horizon.
Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. No one is excepted, not [even] the infant.
Love and sacrifice are closely linked, like the sun and the light. We cannot love without suffering and we cannot suffer without love.
The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself.
Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?
I will not pray clarity for you. Clarity is the crutch of the Christian. But I will pray trust for you, that your trust will increase.
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
God has implanted a natural tendency to the monarchial form of government not only in the hearts of men but in practically all things.
True knowledge is that which establishes harmony and synthesis between ience on the one hand and spirituality and ethics on the other.
Your best servant is the person who does not attend so much to hearing what he himself wants as to willing what he has heard from you.