Maya Angelou quotes about faith & the church

Never give up on him. Never deny him. And remember, he is freer than those who hold him behind bars.

We, the most hated, must take hate into our hands and by the miracle of love, turn loathing into love.

Anyway, if more Africans had eaten more missionaries, the Continent would be in better shape.

I’m stepping out on Your word.

It is in the search itself that one finds the ecstasy.

It seems to me that becoming a Christian is a lifelong endeavor.

I don’t know how to find the things we need, but I will step out on the word of God.

For what could stand against me, since one person, with God, constitutes the majority?

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

Spirit is an invisible force made visible to all life.

It is in the search itself that one finds the ecstasy.

I knew that if God loved me, then I could do wonderful things, I could try great things, learn anything, achieve anything.

For what could stand against me with God, since one person, any person with God, constitutes the majority?

I try to plant peace if I do not want discord; to plant loyalty and honesty if I want to avoid betrayal and lies.

I find surcease from the entanglement of questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything.

I will step out on the word of God.

The giver is as enriched as is the recipient.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaking need for an unshakable God.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed.

we survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets (include preachers, musicians and blues singers).

God is love. Just worry about whether you're being a good girl, then He will love you.