The enemy of faith is fear. Anthony de Mello

Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another. John 1:16

God says I am the sovereign goodness of all things.  Julian of Norwich

You know that your bodies are parts of the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:16

The Son is the image of the invisible God.  Colossians 1:15

For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love. Romans 8:38

Stay with me, then I shall begin to shine as You shine.  Cardinal Newman

The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Alfred Tennyson

Whenever I stand in a field,
I have to wring out the light
when I get home.
St. Francis of Assisi

Little Brown Jobs.  Definition (noun): Colloquial, generic term used by birders to describe small, difficult to identify birds such as relatively unremarkable sparrows. birding.about.com

The soul
could be happier anywhere than where it happens to be.
Roger McGough

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13

Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
    The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade,
    But do not be disheartened,
The source they come from is eternal, growing,
    Branching out, giving new life and new joy.
Rumi, translated from the Persian

the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.
Gerard Manley Hopkins

When a friend dies, part
of oneself splits off
and spins into the outer dark.
...Part of one's body has been riven.

When a friend, Stephen Dobyns

We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19