St. Augustine was Smart (not the city)

St. Augustine of Hippo (AD354-430) was an amazing theologian and philosopher and I thought it was appropriate to share some of his quotes that have impacted me this Easter weekend. 

"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." 

"Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature."

"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." 

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."

"And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here."

I love the last two quotes, I think they are so great for this Easter season. It's so easy to believe in what you see, but only when we step out in faith is when we can start to see what is unseen, through faith. Let's celebrate that Jesus is real, celebrate the love he showed for us by dying on the cross for us, let's celebrate that Jesus is the only God who raised from the dead! 

Happy Easter!

p.s. if you haven't seen my husband's blog about Easter (titled Let Me Be Transparent), I recommend you read it!