There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'
I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul.
If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.
Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
To withdraw is not to run away - and to stay is no wise action - when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
Yes I am with you always, until the very end of time
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.
Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is the belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received-only what you have given.
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
The body of man is a limitation. Only the spirit opens onto the infinite.
The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.