Sentence examples for sustaining faith from inspiring English sources

His final lines in the March on Washington speech come from a Negro spiritual reminding listeners of slaves' sustaining faith in the possibility of liberation: "Free at last, free at last; thank God Almighty, we are free at last".

Aharon Appelfeld's latest novel, "Laish," is a story of pilgrimage, then, and, as in all pilgrimages, what matters most is reaching the goal, sustaining faith through the travails of the journey.

I was perplexed by this paragraph in Barry Unsworth's otherwise sensitive review of "Laish," by Aharon Appelfeld (March 29): " 'Laish' is a story of pilgrimage,... and, as in all pilgrimages, what matters most is reaching the goal, sustaining faith through the travails of the journey.

A few have been looking to prove a point, that "people are good,") or that faith is sustaining faith is sustaining.

If this sounds uncomfortably similar to a popularity contest, perhaps we might view it instead as the long-term process by which the early Christians sorted and sifted through various reflections on the faith until a grassroots consensus emerged on what books proved most useful in sustaining faith.

The theory states that people cope with fear against death through sustaining faith in cultural worldviews, and get self-esteem by pursuing to the standards of values provided by the cultural worldviews.

With his art, Mr. Fugard sustains faith.

They sustained faith in further developing hydroelectricity, and some heavy industry appeared.

They have said little, however, to sustain faith in the power of free political choice.

"Continued interest in building hotels in Manhattan reflects the optimism of market participants and the sustained faith in the New York City economy," said Sean Hennessey, director of the firm's hospitality and leisure practice in the metropolitan area.

To the sounds of the O'Jays and the Chi-Lites and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, he keeps his considerable cool and sustains faith in the kind of Love Train that could make this a better world.