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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song. Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Hardships are the Lord's greatest blessings to the believer. Without them we would love the Lord only for what He does for us. Our troubles teach us to love Him for who He is." Sister Norton in "The Preacher's Bride ↗

— Jody Hedlund

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I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time. ↗

— Martha Reeves

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Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet. ↗

— Joanna Russ

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I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal. ↗

— Emily Bronte

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Numbers still gave Astrid pleasure. That was the great thing about numbers: it required no faith to believe that two plus two equaled four. And math never, ever condemned you for your thoughts and desires. ↗

— Michael Grant

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Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb. 11:1). We believe poverty can end even though it is all around us. We believe in peace even though we hear only rumours of wars. And since we are people of expectation, we are so convinced that another world is coming that we start living as if it were already here. ↗

— Shane Claiborne

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The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan's attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices. ↗

— Charles Stanley

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If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure we will sail into quiet and pleasent waters for our old age. ↗

— Freya Stark

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But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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