Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Hope is like a road in the country: there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. – Lin Yutang
My profession is to always be on the alert to find God in nature, to know his lurking places, to attend all the oratorios, the operas, in nature. – Henry David Thoreau
The hope that is left after all your hopes are gone — that is pure hope, rooted in the heart. – David Steindl-Rast
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again. – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Isn’t it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing absurdity.” ― Vaclav Havel
Few men [or women] during their lifetimes come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used. – Richard Byrd
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. – Margaret Fuller
The gardener uses both roses in the flowerbed and thorns in making fences. – Hazrat Inayat Khan, Gayan
When the waves close over me, I dive down to fish for pearls. – Masha Kaleko
Bless those who challenge us for they remind us of doors we have closed and doors we have yet to open. – Native American Prayer