As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
Pope John Paul II
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
Pope John Paul II
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Pope John Paul II
There was a lawyer who, to disconcert him (Jesus), stood up and said to him, “Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? What do you read there?” He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” “You have answered right,” said Jesus, “do this and life is yours.”
Luke 10:25-28
“It’s better to believe in God and be wrong than to not believe in God and be wrong.”
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
We celebrate this awesome man today. His words broke through so many barriers that his opponents feared his dream would become reality. Many today, some 50 years after his “I Have a Dream” speech say his dream has been realized and vision nearly fulfilled.
Excerpt from his visionary speech “I Have a Dream” –
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I Have a Dream” (1963)
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesus said,
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
Through wars, leaders, science, and history His words are the Light that remains and continues to grow. He is the Light shining in our darkness and the darkness cannot overcome Him.
They are opportunities for us to discover God’s plan for our life.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~ Helen Keller
The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it. ~ Helen Keller
Perhaps God brings us to the end of our resources so we can discover the vastness of His. ~ Neil Anderson
And our Lord said, “In this world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.”
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
Pope John XXIII
Quote by Pope Benedict XVI from his new book “Light of the World.”
More: “The Church becomes visible for people in many ways, in charitable activity or in missionary projects, but the place where the Church is experienced most of all as Church is in the liturgy. And that is also as it should be. At the end of the day, the point of the Church is to turn us toward God and to enable God to enter into the world.”
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Jesus said “Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
(Matthew 6.31-34)
“Do not let your heart be troubled, trust God.” John 14:1