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What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
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Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.
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What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.
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What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
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The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness.
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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
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Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
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Rejoice! Hidden within your life is a seed of resurrection, an offer of life ready to be awakened.
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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
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Creativity is intelligence having fun.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight.
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My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.
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No Christian needs to feel lonely or useless.
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God cannot forgive a sinner who does not acknowledge his sin.
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
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Prayer is the oxygen of the soul.
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Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
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Peace begins with a smile.
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Sometimes in our lives, tears are the lenses we need to see Jesus.
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You can’t go to Heaven hating somebody. Forgive now.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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Even when alone, be cheerful, remembering always that you are in the sight of angels.
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Let all that you do be done in love.
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: Not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.
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Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
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When Christ died, he died for you individually just as much as if you’d been the only man in the world.
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
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Turn your worries into prayers.
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God is our safe place and our strength.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
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Prayer is powerful. Prayer conquers evil. Prayer brings peace.
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Growth is the only evidence of life.
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift he has given us to enjoy.
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We are the Easter people and Hallelujah is our song.
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I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Easter is very important to me. It’s a second chance.
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After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the majesty in heaven.
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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
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The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day, he will be raised to life.
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The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.
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I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though he die.
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If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
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If we learn to read everything in the light of the Holy Spirit, we realize that everything is grace!
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Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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The things that we love tell us what we are.
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Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person.
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The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes, without speaking, confess the secrets of the heart.
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Pain is never permanent.
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A little mercy makes the world less cold and more just.
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Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.
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Fasting is not only about abstaining from food. It also means sharing food with those who are hungry.
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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The road from love to hate is easy. The one from hate to love is more difficult, but brings peace.
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You learn to speak by speaking, study by studying, run by running, work by working, and just so, you learn to love by loving.
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The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.
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God created us without us, but he will not save us without us…
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Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.
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One who makes no mistakes, makes nothing
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Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.
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Pray, hope, and don’t worry.
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Love God, serve God; everything is in that.
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