“When we stand in the light it is not we who illumine the light and cause it to shine but we are illuminated and made shining by the light... God grants his blessings on those who serve him because they are serving him and on those who follow him because they are following him, but he receives no blessing from them because he is perfect and without need” NeedsMadeLightCausesPerfectBlessingCatholicShiningFollowingServingGrantsLight God Author:Irenaeus of Lyons
“When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, 'Let us,'said he,'pour on him all we can: Let the world's riches, which disperse' d lie, Contract into a span'.” MenWorldFirstsMadeSaidLyingBlessingStandingGlassesRichesContracts Author:George Herbert
“To the Everlasting Father, And the Son who made us free And the Spirit, God proceeding From them Each eternally, Be salvation, honour, blessing, Might and endless majesty.” MadeMightSpiritFatherSonBlessingSalvationEndlessHonourEverlastingMajestyProceeding Author:Thomas Aquinas
“The blessing which we associate with a life of refinement and cultivation can be made universal and must be made universal if they are to be permanent.” IfsMadeBlessingUniversalPermanentAssociatesRefinementCultivationHull House Book:The Jane Addams Reader Source: The Jane Addams Reader