I must give you this warning: your journeys will rarely ever go as you plan. You will make mistakes, and you will feel lost. Whenever that happens, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.
In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence—wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.
Willpower, though important in its own way, is never enough. In order for you to be truly powerful, you must open up and trust in something beyond yourself—something you cannot prove for certain.
Faith is believing in something you cannot prove for certain.
Always go as far as you can see, then let faith take you the rest of the way.
And so I tell you, restless one, that no matter what happens, when things get dark, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.
Where does your soul walk? Does it walk in the sunlit woods or hide in the shadowy forest?
I didn’t just see a child in my dreams—I felt it in my heart.
All churches are an echo of this—the Cathedral of Nature.
To love the creations of the Earth is to worship the Being who created them.
Darling, I would follow you through the blackest midnight—just not without my trousers!
One human life is worth more than all the treasures of the earth.
There are two forces at work in the world: the power of light and the power of darkness.
This is the miracle of all miracles—when life sacrifices itself to become something greater. When it awakens to its potential and rises in power. That is true magic.
In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
When we’re constantly thinking about ourselves, our world shrinks.
Abundance in life is achieved only when we tear down walls and fill our lives with light.
In lifting another person, we also lift ourselves.
Our joy in life is inexorably determined by the degree to which we love.
We can achieve the fullest measure of life by living it for others.
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.
To all who struggle with depression or suicidal thoughts: you are not alone. we are all on this journey together. I promise you that there is hope. Let us reach out to one another and walk together in the sunlight.
Depression thrives in secrecy but shrinks in empathy.
Love is what freed me from the cell of my selfishness.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world. In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
Do you see the light within yourself? Do you see how you have given it to others?
The only way to fight the darkness around us is to light a fire within us.
Have you spent so much time in the darkness that you cannot understand the light?
Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.
I have seen the light in the wilderness and I must follow it.
The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
Oh, my child, can you not see? You must let go of yourself. For if a seed wishes to live, it must sacrifice itself and grow outward, not inward.
You can’t defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.
Don’t give in to the darkness, for there is so much life ahead of you.
Truth is the greatest strength we have against the darkness.
Honesty is the only way to fight the inner demons.
There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.
It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.
I have learned that I always feel happier and healthier when I offer genuine love to other people.
I believe each of us is a pilgrim in our own way; we are all lost souls, trying to find our way home.
Every man, woman, and child on this earth is a wandering pilgrim in his or her own way—each searching for a belonging place. That sense of belonging is found only as we care for one another.
We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.
You are taking things far too literally. Everything you see is merely a symbol for things you do not see. Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
If we have the power and the means, then we must help.
Life is not trying to entertain us, it’s trying to teach us.
Fear is destructive and defeating, but faith is constructive and creative.
We may not be able to control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react.
Perhaps we are not really sinners in the hands of an angry God, after all. Perhaps we are all more like seedlings in the hands of a wise gardener.
If you truly love someone, have the faith to ‘let them go.’ Encourage them to be the fullest measure of themselves, and you will be overwhelmed by the love that your spouse returns to you.
Life is less about finding and more about seeking.
A bruised apple is not all bad. It still has tremendous potential.
Marriage should liberate, not incarcerate. Real love shouldn’t limit a person’s potential, it should expand it.
Abandon the idea that you will forever be the victim of the things that have happened to you. Choose to be a victor.
You are worth infinitely more than you could possibly imagine.
There’s nothing more important in this world than caring for a child.