“A priest is the God-bearer or Christ-bearer, a living Eucharist of the divine presence, bringing a sympathetic ear and a compassionate heart in which people find God's consolation, understanding and love.” PeopleHeartUnderstandingChristDivineAnd LoveEarsPriestsCompassionateConsolationSympatheticEucharistUnderstanding And Love Author:Arthur Middleton
“This is the highest honour of the Church, that, until He is united to us, the Son of God reckons himself in some measure imperfect. What consolation is it for us to learn, that, not until we are along with him, does he possess all his parts, or wish to be regarded as complete! Hence, in the First Epistle to the Corinthians, when the apostle discusses largely the metaphor of a human body, he includes under the single name of Christ the whole Church.” FirstsHumansDoeWholeBodyNamesWishChristChurchUnitedSonHighestMetaphorHonourImperfectConsolationHuman BodyApostlesCorinthians Author:John Calvin
“You never get to the end of Christ's words. There is something in them always behind. They pass into proverbs--they pass into laws--they pass into doctrines--they pass into consolations; but they never pass away, and, after all the use that is made of them, they are still not exhausted.” MadeStillsEndsUseLawChristBehindsDoctrineExhaustedConsolationPassing Away Book:Unity of Evangelical and Apostolical Teaching: Sermons Preached Mostly in Canterbury Cathedral Source: Unity of Evangelical and Apostolical Teaching: Sermons Preached Mostly in Canterbury Cathedral