Christian quotations by Don Bosco: Courage

Don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith? Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

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	Christian quotations by Don Bosco: Courage

John Bosco photo Christian quotations by Don Bosco "[To his boys, when the Oratory had to move yet again:]
Courage – moving seems to suit us; we are growing all the time. God is our Father and He will take care of us."

"When one is convinced that his cause is just, he will fear nothing."

"[On his deathbed, in a moment of delirium:]
Pray! Pray, but with faith – with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward!"

"Don’t be afraid, Our Lady will send us all that is necessary."

"Be brave, do not be led by what others think or say!"

"I do not fear at all what men can do to me for speaking the truth. I only fear what God would do if I were to lie."

"I never shrink from any undertaking which I know is good and necessary, no matter what the difficulties. If, for example, I must see some unfriendly important person, I don’t hesitate, but first I recite a Hail Mary. I do the same before calling on anybody. Then, come what may, I do my best and leave the rest to the Lord."

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