“It may well be that the world is denied miracle after miracle and triumph after triumph because we will not bring to Christ what we have and what we are. If, just as we are, we would lay ourselves on the altar of service of Jesus Christ, there is no saying what Christ could do with us and through us.” IfsWorldWellsMayJesusChristJesus ChristMiracleLaysTriumphDeniedAltarsPalm Sunday Author:William Barclay
“Young men, terminate, I beseech you, in your own experience, the sad divorce which has too often existed between intellect and piety. Take your stand, unswerving, heroic, by the altar of truth; and from that altar let neither sophistry nor ridicule expel you. Let your faith rest with a child's trust, with a martyr's grip, upon the truth as it is in Jesus.” MenChildrenYoungJesusDivorceIntellectYoung ManHeroicRidiculeMartyrAltarsPietySophistry Book:John Bunyan, a lecture Source: John Bunyan, a lecture
“In that first 'fusion' with Jesus (holy communion), it was my Heavenly Mother again who accompanied me to the altar for it was she herself who placed her Jesus into my soul.” FirstsSoulMotherJesusReligiousHolyMy SoulHeavenlyCommunionAltarsFusionVirgin MaryBlessed MotherHoly Communion Author:Therese of Lisieux