John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

A gracious soul may look through the darkest cloud and see God smiling on him.

My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'

Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.

I have a disproportionate amount of faith in the goodness of the world and that everything will actually work out okay.

God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us live.

Hope makes people good, a lot of the time. You hope for a brighter future, and resentment is outweighed.

Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.

He who believes in goodness has the essence of all faith. He is a man of cheerful yesterdays and confident to-morrows.

believe me. Sometimes when life looks to be at its grimmest, there's a light hidden at the heart of things. Clive Barker, Abarat

Word which the finger of God has written on the brow of every man — hope!

I know the heart of life is good.

I know that there is absolutely good in the world.

It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people.

Tell me there is still good in the world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us.

Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.

But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

Remain faithful to the light... Remember, the sun is shining behind the clouds.

In the midst of darkness, light persists.

Have Faith! Have faith in the Eternal Goodness. Believe that the core of the Universe is sound and sweet.

Hope is wishing for something to come true. Faith is belief that it will come true. Believe that for every problem God gives you, He will also provide you with a solution.

All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let's live with hope.

Prepared for the worst,but still praying for the best

I now had enough faith not only to believe there were answer, but to feel certain that those answers would become apparent at some point in the future.

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

Hope is a passion for the possible.