“Do what Jesus says... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].” KindJesusChurchLeaderSubjectsCommandGentleMinistersOverbearingVicars Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee.” LooksChildrenLittlesSufferingJesusSimplicityPityTheeGentleLook UpMeek Author:Charles Wesley
“From first to last, Jesus is the same; always the same--majestic and simple, infinitely severe and infinitely gentle.” FirstsLastsJesusChristSimpleGentleSevereMajestic Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“This it is that gives a majesty so pure and touching to the historic figure of Christ; self-abandonment to God, uttermost surrender, without reserve or stipulation, to the guidance of the Holy Spirit from the Soul of souls; pause in no darkness; hesitation in no perplexity, recoil in no extremity of anguish, but a gentle unfaltering hold of the invisible Hand, of the Only Holy and All Good--these are the features that have made Jesus of Nazareth the dearest and most sacred image to the heart of so many ages.” GivingHeartMadeSoulSelfHandsAgeSpiritJesusChristDarknessFiguresHolyPureSacredSurrenderInvisibleGentleFeaturesGuidanceHoly SpiritTouchingReservesPausesAnguishHistoricMajestyAbandonmentHesitationExtremityPerplexityRecoilNazarethInvisible HandStipulations Book:A Martineau year book: Extracts from sermons Source: A Martineau year book: Extracts from sermons