Stillness

Moments, spent in solitude and stillness,

 bring us very close to God, to nature, 

and to all the wonders which lie around us 

and which, in our hurrying hours, 

we forget to ponder upon. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Lighthouses

There are people who are like lighthouses, 

who merely by being themselves can bring to

 others a sense of peace, quiet reassurance and

 guidance which need not be expressed in words.

 ~Faith Baldwin

Lighthouse, Negril, Jamacia, View from Rick's Cafe

People Like Stars

There are people like stars who, without a word and

 often quite unconsciously, illuminate our 

path with a steady shining in the dark. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Sunny Days

Character is not built by a succession of sunny days 

or by continuous victory.

 It takes defeat to bring us, 

victorious, back into the sun again. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Love of God

Most importantly, we can find within ourselves 

the pure love of God, then we can, 

however awkwardly, 

succeed in reshaping our spirit in His image. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Good and Loving Thoughts

The good and loving thought can work wonders

and perform miracles. ~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Like Stars

There are people like stars who, without a word and often quite unconsciously,

illuminate our path with a steady shining in the dark. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Surrounded

 

GOD IS LOVE!

Everyone is surrounded, whether or not he believes it.

By the unaltering love of God. 

~Faith Baldwin

Into the Sun

It takes defeat to bring us, victorious, back into the sun again.

And it takes problems to teach us that there are

solutions, and these we must face and find. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Prayer

Reliance on prayer and a turning to God is not a matter

of calendar nor of the immediate situation. 

It is always, it is forever, it is now!

~Faith Baldwin

 

Faith Baldwin - Time

Time is important only in the use that we make of it-

in living life to the fullest, which includes the

contemplative life of the spirit, the growing in 

wisdom and stature, and the awareness that

this growth, unlike that of mind and body, will never end. 

~Faith Baldwin

 

The Creator of All Men

 

Faith Baldwin

When the pieces are too splintered to put together, 

the shock too great to permit planning or thinking,

or the new burden heavier than any you have been carrying

or have ever known before,

you don't try to do anything yourself.

You put it in God's hands. 

~Faith Baldwin

(Quoted from Testament of Trust 1958)