Roma Downey > Quotes

“Touched by an Angel' started my calling to be the messenger, and on a weekly basis, I was able to deliver the message of God's love to the world.”
― Roma Downey

“Despite the huge crowd, He speaks to His disciples as though no one else is there.”
― Roma Downey, Son of God

“Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.”
― Roma Downey, Son of God

“I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.”
― Roma Downey

“Let's make noise for the good guys.”
― Roma Downey

“This is the essence of faith, isn’t it? To keep hold of the knowledge that this isn’t the end, that there is a promise of heaven, that God can redeem even the most difficult circumstances.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“LightWorkers has sparked a movement on social media, where we’ve been able to engage across different platforms sharing positive messages of hope and encouragement. My motto has always been that it’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. My hope is that LightWorkers.com will invite others to do the same, inspiring them to shine their own light within their communities to remind us that there are good people doing extraordinary things everywhere”
― Roma Downey

“I have always loved the expression it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness because it's about hope.”
― Roma Downey

“I’ve found that it is in those very moments of darkness that God can come in. In the dark is when His light can shine the brightest. For when we are struggling, unable to hold it all together, is when we surrender. And that is when He can finally pick us up and carry us.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“The redemption of our losses doesn’t make the pain go away; it doesn’t mean the loss didn’t happen. But it does mean that, in even the darkest moment, there can be light again.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“There is a holiness about your tears. Each one is a prayer that only God can understand. KATHE WUNNENBURG”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“Pausing between stimulus and response allows you to show up in your life.”
― Roma Downey

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. JOSEPH CAMPBELL”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“The Beatles were right. All you need is love. Love makes a family, not DNA or background. Love. Just love. Simply love.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“She's still very much a vital part of my life. You know, she adopted me. My own mother had passed away when I was just a little girl of 10, and Della's only daughter tragically passed away while we were working together. She took me in her arms, and she said, 'You know, baby, God is amazing. I always knew he brought you into my life because you needed a mama, I just didn't realize that he brought you into my life because I was going to need a baby girl.' She's been my mom ever since, and I just love her to pieces.”
― Roma Downey

“I've played an angel on 'Touched by an Angel,' bringing the message of God's love. It was such a privilege for me as a person of faith to deliver the message.”
― Roma Downey

“We're looking for the stories of positivity, encouragement, and hope more and more. The reminders that despite it all there is still good in the world. That there are wonderful people doing amazing things”
― Roma Downey

“When we are caught up in the busyness of our lives, we forget our true role in this life. When we are wrapped up in worrying about the future or are stressed about something we did in the past, we do not feel God’s peace. But if we can simply stop and be in the now, we can remember Him. In remembering Him we come to a point of stillness and surrender. And it is in our stillness that God comes in. It is in the silence that we hear the whisper of His voice.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“I have always had a deep connection with my faith, and I was fortunate to have been brought up in a Christian environment. My faith is a very important part of who I am.”
― Roma Downey

“I lost both my parents young - but I have felt their presence throughout my life.”
― Roma Downey

“The struggle means your wings are growing and being strengthened. Have faith. There are angels watching over you.”
― Roma Downey, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us

“When you feel empathy or compassion for what someone has gone through, those moments of connection remind us we have more in common than we have things that divide us.”
― Roma Downey

“If you look at the course of my career, from 'Touched by an Angel,' to 'The Bible' series, you can see a thread of hope and inspiration. It's what I love to do and it's what I'm all about”
― Roma Downey

“If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.”
― Roma Downey

“One of my pet peeves about biblical epics was that the characters' costumes always looked like they're just out of the dry cleaners.”
― Roma Downey

“I had the privilege of playing an angel on 'Touched by an Angel' for many years - almost two decades, and we would deliver a message on
Growing up in Ireland, when my family received important news, good or bad, we would boil water and make tea. It was the first thing I did when my father died in 1984. This ritual allowed me a moment to take in the enormity of what had happened.”
― Roma Downey

“I grew up in a house full of faith, and my mother died when I was a little girl, and I found comfort in my faith.”
― Roma Downey

“I want to build a community of hope, to get people in that strong place where we can help each other. In that sense of belonging we are reminded that we are a community. Today more than ever that’s so important.”
― Roma Downey

“I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.”
― Roma Downey

“I showed [Della Reese] a few of the videos. 'You keep shining your light,' she said. And so that's what I'm committed to do.”
― Roma Downey