Christian Quotes About Faith, Hope, and Everyday Life
Christian quotes on faith, hope, love, prayer, and grace, from Augustine to G. K. Chesterton. Start with the section that fits your day.
Christian quotes about faith
Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.
The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.
I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brightest day that ever dawned.
Encouraging Christian quotes for hope in hard times
For times of waiting, when comfort feels far away.
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all.
Never be discouraged because good things get on so slowly here, and never fail daily to do that good which lies next to your hand.
Christian quotes about love
Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every heavy burden light, and equaliseth every inequality.
Love was His meaning. Who shewed it thee? Love. What shewed He thee? Love. Wherefore shewed it He? For Love.
Julian sums up what her visions meant.
Forgiveness can never be indifference. Forgiveness is love towards the unlovely.
Christian quotes about prayer
If you tell your troubles to God, you put them into the grave; they will never rise again when you have committed them to Him.
What if the main object in God's idea of prayer be the supplying of our great, our endless need—the need of himself?
God ofttimes giveth in one short moment what He hath long time denied; He sometimes giveth at the end what at the beginning of prayer He hath deferred to give.
Christian quotes about life and gratitude
Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.
The test of all happiness is gratitude; and I felt grateful, though I hardly knew to whom.
Chesterton is remembering the years before he believed.
He doth much who loveth much. He doth much who doth well.
Inspirational Christian quotes about grace
Too late loved I Thee, O Thou Beauty of ancient days, yet ever new! too late I loved Thee!
My trust is not that I am holy, but that, being unholy, Christ died for me.
But if we do as we can, and ask, in truth, for mercy and grace, all that faileth us we shall find in Him.
Often misattributed
These lines are often credited to the wrong person.
“Preach the gospel at all times; use words if necessary.”
Usually credited to St. Francis of Assisi. The Archdiocese of Baltimore notes that no early biography of Francis records it. Source
Questions
What are some encouraging Christian quotes for hard times?
Start with Julian of Norwich's “all shall be well” and G. K. Chesterton on hoping when things are hopeless. Both are in the hope section above.
Are Christian quotes the same as Bible verses?
No. Christian quotes come from Christian writers, and Bible verses come from Scripture. The quotes and Bible verses guide puts the two side by side.
Who are the Christian writers in this collection?
Augustine of Hippo, Thomas à Kempis, Julian of Norwich, Blaise Pascal, George MacDonald, Charles Spurgeon, and G. K. Chesterton. They wrote centuries apart, from different Christian traditions.
Can Well Said show only Christian quotes or Bible verses?
No. You can choose Faith & spirituality in For You and turn on Bible verses, but they come mixed with other quotes. There is no Bible-only or Christian-only mode.
Translations are by Edward Bouverie Pusey, W. F. Trotter, Grace Warrack, and William Benham, and are in the public domain.