These are quotes from the bible, the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), or other religious sources that I find especially comforting or enlightening. I'm sorry to say that I don't have any quotes from the Q'uraan, the Veda Sutra (books of wisdom), or any other religious works.
Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul ---Psalm 116:4
Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! ---Job 6:2
And others tempting Him sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth…” ---Luke 11:16-17
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves ---Luke 10:3
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? ---Job 10:9
Then said I, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak for I Am a child. But the Lord said unto me, “say not I Am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak…” ---Jeremiah 1:6-7
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. --- Matthew 4:16
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun ---Ecclesiastes 11:7
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity ---Ecclesiates 11:10
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I Am their music ---Lamentations 3:63
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints ---Psalm 116:15
Waters flowed over mine head; then said I “I am cut off”. I called thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst “Fear Not” ---Lamentations 3:54-57
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. ---Psalm 116:8
Though I walk through the valley in the shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil. –Psalm 23:6
Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. –Amos 5:8
If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,” darkness is not dark to you, O Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both alike. –Psalm 139:10,11
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. –Habakkuk 2:20
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, whom the Lord has afflicted. –Lamentations 1:12
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person –though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation –Romans 5:6-11 (the second reading at my confirmation in 2002).
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid? –Psalm 27:1-2
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen. –Collect for the Presence of Christ, Evening Prayer II, BCP
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. –Collect for Aid Against Perils, Evening Prayer II, BCP
…Now as we come to the setting of the sun, and our eyes behold the vesper light, we sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit… -“O Gracious Light”, Evening Prayer II, BCP
Almighty, everlasting God, let our prayer in your sight be as incense, the lifting up of our hands as the evening sacrifice. Give us grace to behold you, present in your Word and Sacraments, and to recognize you in the lives of those around us. Stir up in us the flame of that love which burned in the heart of your Son as he bore his passion, and let it burn in us to eternal life and to the ages of ages. Amen. –The Collect of the Day, Order for Evening, BCP
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, O heavens and all waters above the heavens. Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, all winds and fire and heat. Winter and summer, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, o chill and cold, drops of dew and flakes of snow. Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O nights and days, O shining light and enfolding dark. Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. –A Song of Creation, The Cosmic Order, Morning Prayer II, BCP
O Almighty God, who into the place of Judas didst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the Twelve: Grant that thy Church, being delivered from false apostles, may always be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. –Collect of St. Matthias (traditional), BCP
Almighty and everliving God, who in the place of Judas chose your faithful servant Matthias to be numbered among the Twelve: Grant that your Church, being delivered from false apostles, may always be guided and governed by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. –Collect of St. Matthias (modern), BCP
Almighty and everliving God, you hate nothing you have made… -Ash Wednesday Salutation, BCP
This is the night, when you brought our fathers, the children of Israel, out of bondage in Egypt, and led them through the Red Sea on dry land.
This is the night, when all who believe in Christ are delivered from the gloom of sin, and are restored to grace and holiness of life.
This is the night, when Christ broke the bonds of death and hell, and rose victorious from the grave.
How wonderful and beyond our knowing, O God, is your mercy and loving-kindness to us, that to redeem a slave, you gave a Son.
How holy is this night, when wickedness is put to flight, and sin is washed away. It restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to those who mourn. It casts out pride and hatred, and brings peace and concord.
How blessed is this night, when earth and heaven are joined, and man is reconciled with God… -Paschel Lighting Exsultet, Easter Vigil, BCP
From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one another…Again and again you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way to freedom and peace… -Eucharistic Prayer C, Holy Eucharist II, BCP
Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder. –Blessing of a Civil Marriage, BCP
Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of mankind; and we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto the earth we shall return. For thou didst ordain when thou createdst me, saying, “Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return.” All we go down to the dust; yet even at the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. –Commendation for Burial I, BCP
In the midst of life we are in Death… -Commital for Burial I, BCP
Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away the sting of death: Grant to us your servants so to follow in faith where you have led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peacefully in you and wake up in your likeness; for your tender mercies’ sake. Amen. –Additional Prayer 4, Burial II, BCP
Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping… -First Day Evening Prayer 6:8, BCP
Sometimes they strew his way, and his strong praises sing, resounding all the day hosannas to their King. Then “Crucify!” is all their breath, for his death they thirst and cry –hymn by Samuel Crossman
I wanna go deeper, but I don’t know how to swim. I wanna be meeker, but have you seen this old life? I wanna fly higher, but there arms won’t take me there. I wanna be…I wanna be…and the wonder of it all is that I’m living just to fall more in love with you… -“Deeper” (a worship song)
…and we can cry with hope, we can say good-bye with hope, cause we know that good-bye is not the end… -Steven Curtis Chapman, “With Hope”
…no-one else in history is like you, and history itself belongs to you… -Worship Song whose title and author are unknown to me
…closer than a brother is how I long to be, I hold my breath and I wait for you to breathe, entertaining angels by the light of my TV screen…-Newsboys “Entertaining Angels”
Cause I'm free, I have been forgiven, God's love has taken off my chains and given me these wings, yes I'm free, and this freedom I've been given is something that not even death can take away from me because I'm free. -chorus of a Christian song that I do not know the title or author of
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