In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
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"Take courage, soul!
Hold not thy strength in vain!
With faith o'ercome the steeps
Thy God hath set for thee.
Beyond the Alpine summits of great pain
Lieth thine Italy."

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They read more

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to read more

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.

It's not dying for faith that's so hard, it's living up to it.

Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.

In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.