Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Priests - Page 17

He comes to us in the brokenness of our health, in the shipwreck of our family lives, in the loss of all possible peace of mind, even in the very thick of our sins. He saves us in our disasters, not from them. He emphatically does not promise to meet only the odd winner of the self-improvement lottery. He meets us all in our endless and inescapable losing.

God's delays are not God's denials.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.

An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.

Our contribution purely depends on our consciousness and our willingness to support those in need, to show vulnerability and accept the support of others, to share without expecting the credit, to give it our all and allow our hard work to decide the outcome, to understand that control can only be achieved with a shared responsibility.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

The Holy Spirit can be with you always and guide you back to Him, but in order to enjoy the benefits of this holy gift, you must truly receive it, and then you must use it in your life. How sad it would be to be given such a precious gift and then set it aside and never use it.

The making of friends who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life.

I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden.

We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity.

Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going to give me? You're just going to give me enough to sustain me for today? What about tomorrow or next year or 10, 20, 30 years from now? I want to know that I'm set up.' And yet Jesus says just pray for your daily provisions.

Happiness does not consist in self-love.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . .

The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it was intended for man's instruction.

The Scriptures have been misused to defend bloody crusades and inquisitions; to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation; to sanction the physical and emotional abuse of women and children; to persecute Jews and other non-Christian people of faith; to support the holocaust of Hitler's Third Reich; to oppose medical science; to condemn inter-racial marriage; to execute women as witches; to excuse the violent racism of the Ku Klux Klan; to mobilize militias, white supremacy and neo-nazi movements; and to condone intolerance and discrimination against sexual minorities.

My dream is for people around the world to look up and to see Canada like a little jewel sitting at the top of the continent.

I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you

The Bible becomes a dead idol when we call the words between its covers inerrant, infallible, to be taken literally. This is not a dead book. It is alive. Open it carefully because the new truth that might come leaping out at you could change your life forever.

I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique, in anything and everything but that in which God has placed it—His Word. He alone has the power to change lives for eternity, and that power is focused on the Scriptures.

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

My brethren, when God first began to love you, He gave you all that He ever meant to give you in the lump, and eternity of time is that in which He is retailing of it out.

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification.

Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities.

Don't forget, you are the hero of your own story.

Pastoral ministry is a sacrificial call with unique challenges. We are called to take the Gospel to those with hard hearts and blind eyes.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.

Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments.

Jesus said, 'Judge not, lest ye be judged.' Let's stop trying to choose the political leaders who we believe are the most godly because, in reality, only God knows people's hearts. You and I don't, and we are all sinners.

Open yourself to extreme, excessive, extravagant grace.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.

If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not teach them to pray, he will to curse, swear, and lie; if ground be uncultivated, weeds will spring.

Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.

The law condemns the best of us; but grace saves the worst of us.

Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.

We need to realize that our path to transformation is through our mistakes. We're meant to make mistakes, recognize them, and move on to become unlimited.

All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man's guru.

Psychotherapy is what God has been secretly doing for centuries by other names; that is, he searches through our personal history and heals what needs to be healed - the wounds of childhood or our own self-inflicted wounds.

While the Bible's account of the flood is one of judgment, it is also one of mercy and salvation.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

The woman most in need of liberation is the woman in every man and the man in every woman.

People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.

The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.

I think of religion as man's attempt to reach God, and you can't do that.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.

I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.

The greatest tragedy in life is that some prayers go unanswered as they go unasked.

There's no question that jihad historically means war.