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Holy Quotes by Henri Nouwen
- As ministers our greatest temptation is toward too many words. They weaken our faith and make us lukewarm. But silence is a sacred discipline, a guard of…
- A little criticism makes me angry, and a little rejection makes me depressed. A little praise raises my spirits, and a little success excites me.…
- Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are…
- Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has…
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- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will… — Teresa of Avila
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. — Francis Bacon
- Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path. — Abu Bakr
- I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and hard core,… — Stephen Baldwin
- We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the… — Saint Basil
- As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As then baptism… — Saint Basil
- God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best… — Ezra Taft Benson