cool quotes

[tulc]

Yes to Justice

The great need today
is for Christians who are active and critical,
who don't accept situations without analyzing them
inwardly and deeply.
We no longer want masses of people
like those who have been trifled with for so long.
We want persons like fruitful fig trees,
who can say yes to justice and no to injustice
and can make use of the precious gift of life,
regardless of the circumstances.
-Oscar Romero

 

[stumpsitting101]

Man tulc, I didn't know you could get that deep.

"About the time of the end, A body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the Prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition."
Sir Isaac Newton

 

[tulc]

"When the rights of even one human being are held in contempt the rights of all are in danger.
We cannot destroy the liberties of others without losing our own.
By exciting the prejudices of the ignorant we at last produce a contempt for law and justice, and sow the seeds of violence and crime."
Robert Green Ingersoll
tulc(thanks ss101! great quote by the way!)

 

[stumpsitting101]

"Almost Every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself by thinking that he shall escape it."
Jonathan Edwards

 

[tulc]

The Poor in Spirit

For a long time, I sought safety and security
among the wise and clever, hardly aware that
the things of the Kingdom were revealed to "little
children"; that God has chosen "those who by
human standards are fools to shame the wise."
But when I experienced the warm, unpretentious
reception of those who have nothing to boast
about, and experienced a loving embrace from
people who didn't ask any questions, I began to
discover that a true spiritual homecoming
means a return to the poor in spirit to whom the
Kingdom of Heaven belongs. The embrace of
the Father became very real to me in the
embraces of the mentally poor.
-Henri Nouwen

tulc

 

[tulc]

Here's a quote my dad taught me, I try and live it everyday I hope you are blessed by it!:

"Light a man a fire, you warm him for a night. Light a man on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life."
tulc

 

[Addaperle]

I like these quotes from Padre Pio:

"The best comfort is that which comes from prayer"

"God is served only when he is served according to His will"

I think they're kinda cool...

Love and Prayers,
Clare xx

 

[Addaperle]

Oh, and Tulc... Cool Oscar Romero quote... I have a quote of his stuck up on my wall by my door which read:

"Aspire not to have more but to be more"

I see it everytime I leave my room.. kinda helpful reminder...

L&P,
Clare xx

 

[tulc]

Addaperle that is a cool quote! Check out this one:

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives
means the most to us, we often find that it is those who,
instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have
chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a
gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with
us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us
in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not
knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the
reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.
-Henri Nouwen

tulc

 

[Addaperle]

That IS cool... I like that...

 

[tulc]

High Flight

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand
And touched the face of God.
-John Gillespie Magee

tulc

 

[revivedinChrist]

"don't simply thank God that you have much while others have little. thank Him because He has chosen to bless you and in return be a blessing to someone else." -forgot the author hehehe

 

[revivedinChrist]

..."when life becomes difficult.... when the task becomes tiring... when you are about to give up... remember that the snail got to Noah's ark inch by inch..." "love is the only thing tthat multiplies when you divide it.."-unknown

 

[revivedinChrist]

"Watch where God puts you in darkness, and when you are there, keep your mouth shut... Darkness is the time to listen and heed. If you talk to other people, you cannot hear what God is saying. When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message for someone else when you get in the light" - Oswald Chambers

 

[tulc]

revivedinChrist those were very good! Thanks for sharing them! Anyone else?
tulc(who loves quotes)

 

[tulc]

"Everyone is in favor of free
speech. Hardly a day passes
without its being extolled, but
some people's idea of it is that
they are free to say what they
like, but if anyone says anything
back, that is an outrage."
-- Winston Churchill

tulc

 

[stumpsitting101]

Don't tell God how big the strom is:
Tell the strom how big God is.
unknown

 

[stumpsitting101]

What you focus your attention on; it will expand. Oprah

 

[stumpsitting101]

We have just enought religion to make us hate, but not enought to make us love one another. Jonathan Swift

 

[sbbqb7n16]

I love the one in my sig.... I try and live by it...