Quotes about Light

The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon as the light strikes it the water begins to sparkle, and the scintillation of life greets us.

Death opens a door out of a little, dark room (that's all the life we have known before it) into a great, real place where the true sun shines and we shall meet.

Light for every darkness, life in death, the promise of our Lord's return, and the assurance of everlasting glory.

Before commencing battle, the Warrior of Light opens his heart and asks God to inspire him.

When the church either dims the light of God's Truth, or turns the Light off altogether, the nation begins operating and functioning in spiritual darkness. There is no moral, spiritual compass to warn when the nation loses its way and is in danger of self-destructing. There is no guiding light to show the nation how to get back on the right path.

I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

The soft rush of taxis by him, and laughter, laughters hoarse as a crow's, incessant and loud, with the rumble of the subways underneath - and over all, the revolutions of light, the growings and recedings of light - light dividing like pearls - forming and reforming in glittering bars and circles and monstrous grotesque figures cut amazingly on the sky.

Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever.

Anthony moved about, magician-like, turning the mushroom lamp into an orange glory

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.