1,031 Quotes About Spiritual-growth

The process of turning our life and will over to the care of God in Step Three begins by working the rest of the Steps and it involves more than giving up our defects. It involves giving God our assets, too.

River with no border the forgetful hand of man Gather harvest from the fallow land Take all memory from it to speak of lonely travellers who hopelessly took orders From armies lined within them marching over fields and valleys As though they were a river not a woman nor a man not a place for which to answer but a cold and shapeless journey from the sea

Humility is to the various virtues what the chain is in a Rosary. Take away the chain and the beads are scattered; remove humility, and all virtues vanish.

The memory of my father speaks, not of death, but of a undying, invincible spirit.

The more material possessions we acquire is the more we kill our spirit.

Joy is the faith that things may not be perfect yet, but you have the faith to be joyful anyway because, what follows a joyful moment, will always be good.

Meekness is not what you think—it doesn’t mean being a spineless milquetoast or a coward, but quite the contrary. It is the most misunderstood of the virtues. There is, in fact, nothing weak about being meek. It is the woman of unique strength who, although she is clearly aware of adverse realities around her, is able to direct her emotions to an appropriate response in a difficult situation.

We strengthen in ourselves what we give to others.

It’s been said that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. And that may be true. However, if I want to grow and be stretched in the journey, I won’t be looking for the straight line.