Pastoral Resources

Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.

God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life?

Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.

Courage is grace under pressure.

All grace grows as Love to the Word of God grows.

He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it.

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.