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“If we would have good ministers, we must remember our Lord’s example, and pray for them. Their work is heavy. Their responsibility is enormous. Their strength is small. Let us see that we support them, and hold up their hands by our prayers.”

Ifs Hands Remember Prayer Responsibility Lord Support Example Praying Heavy Enormous Ministers Our Lord Our Prayers

Book:Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke

Source: Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke

“I am only a little pencil in the hand of our Lord. He may cut or sharpen the pencil. He may write or draw whatever and whenever he wants. If the writing or drawing is good, we do not honor the pencil or the material that is used, but rather the one who used it.”

Ifs Want Writing May Littles Hands Used Lord Cutting Materials Honor Draws Drawing Pencils Our Lord

Author:Mother Teresa

“Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel.”

Two Motivation Jesus Christ Sin Lord Greater Our Lives Jesus Christ Accepted Realization Glorious Righteous Forgiven Our Lord Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord Jesus Christ

Book:Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

Source: Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

“Knowledge of facts is important. Knowledge of truth is essential. Yet our Lord's concern goes beyond mere head knowledge. He wants us not only to know the truth but also to obey the truth. He wants us to live the truth, practice the truth, and be conformed to and transformed by that truth.”

Knows Want Important Facts Lord Practice Truth Is Essentials Concern Mere Transformed Want U Our Lord

Author:Wayne Mack

“The call of God is to preach the gospel--namely, the reality of redemption in our Lord Jesus Christ. The one passion of Paul's life was to proclaim the gospel of God. He welcomed heartbreak, disillusionment , and tribulation for only one reason--these things kept him unmovable in his devotion to the gospel of God.”

Reason Reality Passion Jesus Christ Lord Jesus Christ Devotion Redemption Our Lord Disillusionment Tribulation Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord Jesus Christ

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“Beloved, let the fact of what our Lord suffered for you grip you, and you will never again be the same”

Facts Suffering Lord Beloved Our Lord

Author:Oliver B. Greene

“We are in China in obedience to the command of our Lord; and the purpose of our Mission is to disciple and make Christians of this great nation.. . This is a great spiritual work, and to secure success in it we need the abiding presence of the Spirit, and through the Spirit such a full baptism of power as will perfectly fit each one of us for the special work which God has given him to do.”

“[W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of the world, which Our Lord so assiduously avoided and so often recommends us to shun, and that you labor in earnest to acquire true and solid virtues.”

World Values Lord Virtue Labor Esteem Vain Acquire Earnest Avoided Our Lord Applause Glitter Sparkle

Author:Vincent de Paul

“. . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace. He often desires some things more than we do, but wants us to merit the grace of accomplishing them by several practices of virtue and to beg for this with many prayers.”

Want Desire Suffering Values Order Prayer Lord Practice Virtue Grace Raises Merit Affliction Interiors Want U Our Lord Exterior Raise Up

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your difficulties. It is in such circumstances that we acquire virtue; where there is no suffering, there is little merit. My wish is that God may grant us great indifference with regard to duties. O Monsieur, how sure we would then be of doing His Holy Will, which is our sole aspiration, and how much peace and contentment we would enjoy, or so it seems to me!”

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in conformity with the Spirit of Our Lord and more apt to win hearts.”

Way Heart Seems Spirit Values Winning Lord Best Way Gentle Conformity Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective. We will learn from Our Lord how our meekness should always be accompanied by humility and grace so as to attract hearts to Him and not cause anyone to turn away from Him.”

Should Heart Kind Values Turns Causes Lord Grace Humility Firm Guidance Rough Our Lord Meekness Insipid

Author:Vincent de Paul

“I thank God that you know the art of tearing yourself apart - I mean the way to humble yourself truly by recognizing and realizing your faults. You are right in believing yourself to be as you describe and to be most unsuitable for any kind of duty; it is on this foundation that Our Lord will base the execution of His plans for you.”

Knows Way Believe Kind Mean Art Values Realizing Lord Plans Duty Foundation Faults Humble Thank God Execution Recognizing Our Lord Humble Yourself

Author:Vincent de Paul

“. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little diffident about mine. But there is no harm done; I hope you will soon be over this slight jealousy and be convinced that nothing can change the genuine affection Our Lord has given me for you”

Littles Done Given Lord Doubt Mines Charity Affection Harm Convinced Genuine No Doubt Offense Our Lord Trifles

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

“That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.”

Persons Helping Poor Lord Masters Charity Our Lord Help The Poor

Author:Vincent de Paul

“In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you can serve God and the poor for a longer time. This moderate care does not preclude the obligation we have of generously risking our lives when the salvation of our neighbor is concerned.”

Doe Care Faith Names Poor Lord Our Lives Concerned Salvation Neighbor Obligation Serving God Moderates Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: I. Correspondence. v. 1. 1607-1639

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: I. Correspondence. v. 1. 1607-1639

“I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how everything done according to that teaching always succeeds perfectly well, while things done the opposite way have a quite different result.”

Way Feels Wells Different Done Helping Faith Results Lord Teaching Example Taught Succeed Opposites Our Lord Things Done Taught Us

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor souls so far removed from all assistance.”

Soul Faith Poor Lord Our Lives Salvation Worthy Spending Assistance Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting.”

Suffering Faith Acting Lord Saint Accomplished Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“With God's help, you will continue to succeed in your leadership and in your duties, because Our Lord's work is accomplished not so much by the multitude of workers as by the fidelity of the small number whom He calls.”

Helping Faith Numbers Lord Duty Succeed Workers Accomplished Multitudes Our Lord Fidelity Small Numbers

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did.”

Should Faith Lord Servant Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand to the work as soon as you call upon Him for help, and you will see that all will go well.”

Wells Helping Hands Faith Lord Ready Within You Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he may be the joy of your heart, the end and soul of your actions, and your glory in heaven. This will come to pass if, from now on, we humble ourselves as He humbled Himself, if we renounce our own satisfaction to follow Him by carrying our little crosses, and if we give our lives willingly, as He gave His, for our neighbor whom He loves so much and whom He wants us to love as ourselves.”

Ifs Want Giving Heart May Littles Soul Ends Able Action Joy Faith Order Dies Heaven Lord Our Lives Glory Crosses Satisfaction Humble Neighbor Want U Our Lord Renounce

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise again; and if, instead of stopping to grumble about the stone they have tripped over, they humble themselves at their fall, this helps them to advance with great strides in his love.”

Ifs Way Children Helping Faith Fall Walks Lord Stones Humble Stopping His Love Our Lord Have Confidence Stride

Author:Vincent de Paul

“God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried out in the spirit of Our Lord.”

Persons Spirit Faith Lord Fit Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

“Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means of doing otherwise.”

Mean Doe Hands Faith Three Can Do Lord Ten Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653

“[I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it thereby to honor the times of weariness in the life of His Son, Our Lord, who suffered various kinds of anguish and abandonment.”

Kind Soul Faith Order Lord Son Honor Highest Perfection Raises Various Combat Anguish Abandonment Our Lord Weariness

Author:Vincent de Paul

“You must moderate yourself according to your strength. When you have done all that you can to see that no Christian is perverted, you must find your consolation in Our Lord, who could prevent this misfortune and who is not doing so.”

Done Christian Faith Lord Misfortunes Consolation Moderates Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“... bear with him as Our Lord bore with His disciples, who gave Him good reason to complain - at least, some of them did. Yet, He allowed them to remain in His company and tried to bring them around gently.”

Reason Faith Company Lord Bears Complaining Bores Disciple Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that of Our Lord.”

Heart Made Faith Lord Mines Offering Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you there. Perfect contentment is never to be found, in whatever place and condition one may be. This life is full of annoyances and troubles both of mind and of body; it is a state of continual agitation, which snatches peace of mind from those who think they possess it and eludes those who seek it. Did Our Lord lead an easy life?”

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones!”

Giving May Spiritual Faith Lord Divine Please Goodness Goods Our Lord

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents

“[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed!”

Needs Wells Littles Wisdom Spirit Lord Needed Gentleness Remarks Our Lord Bittersweet Vinegar

Book:Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac: Rules, Conferences, and Writings

Source: Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac: Rules, Conferences, and Writings

“At the heart of our universe, each soul exists for God, in our Lord.”

Heart Soul Universe Lord Our Lord

Book:The Divine Milieu

Source: The Divine Milieu

“The first step to be taken by one who wishes to follow Christ is, according to Our Lord’s own words, that of renouncing himself - that is, his own senses, his own passions, his own will, his own judgement, and all the movements of nature, making to God a sacrifice of all these things, and of all their acts, which are surely sacrifices very acceptable to the Lord. And we must never grow weary of this; for if anyone having, so to speak, one foot already in Heaven, should abandon this exercise, when the time should come for him to put the other there, he would run much risk of being lost.”

Ifs Should Firsts Running Passion Lost Speak Heaven Wish Grows Christ Lord Steps Taken Risk Sacrifice Feet Movement Exercise Senses Judgement Abandon Acceptable First Steps Weary Our Lord

Author:St. Vincent

“Advent is a time of waiting, of expectation, of silence. Waiting for our Lord to be born. A pregnant woman is so happy, so content. She lives in such a garment of silence, and it is as though she were listening to hear the stir of life within her. One always hears that stirring compared to the rustling of a bird in the hand. But the intentness which which one awaits such stirring is like nothing so much as a blanket of silence.”

Hands Waiting Born Silence Lord Listening Bird Expectations Pregnant Our Lord Blanket Garments Stirring Advent Pregnant Women

Author:Dorothy Day

“No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service. The working out of all things has been assigned to each person by our Lord, but it all happens according to His sovereign will, even though He gives advice. He lacks nothing that is in the power of men to give Him. Oh, what a gracious Lord, who desires that people should perform for Him those things for which He holds Himself responsible! Day and night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude to Him.”

“I wonder maybe if our Lord does not suffer more from our indifference, than He did from the crucifixion.”

Ifs Doe Suffering Wonder Lord Indifference Our Lord Crucifixion

Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“God's mercy is boundless, free and, through Jesus Christ our Lord, available to us now in our present situation.”

Jesus Christ Situation Lord Jesus Christ Mercy Available Our Lord Boundless Present Situation

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“We are often hindered from giving up our treasures to the Lord out of fear for their safety; this is especially true when those treasures are loved relatives and friends. But we need have no such fears. Our Lord came not to destroy but to save. Everything is safe which we commit to Him, and nothing is really safe which is not so committed.”

Needs Giving Lord Safe Giving Up Safety Committed Treasure Commit Our Lord Relatives And Friends

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.”

Might Order Jesus Winning Christ Lord Enemy Dying Jesus Christ Destroyed Redemption Conquer Allowing Our Lord Easter Sunday Jesus Christ Easter

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“When our Lord looked at us, He saw not only what we were -- He was faithful in seeing what we could become! He took away the curse of being and gave us the glorious blessing of becoming.”

Lord Saws Seeing Becoming Blessing Faithful Curse Glorious Our Lord

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“To avoid the hard necessity of either obeying or rejecting the plain instructions of our Lord in the New Testament we take refuge in a liberal interpretation of them. We evangelicals also know how to avoid the sharp point of obedience by means of fine and intricate explanations. These are tailor-made for the flesh. They excuse disobedience, comfort carnality and make the words of Christ of none effect. And the essence of it all is that Christ simply could not have meant what He said. His teachings are accepted even theoretically only after they have been weakened by interpretation.”

“The worker is far more important to our Lord than the work.”

Important Work Lord Workers Our Lord

Author:Lettie Cowman

“But following the only true and stedfast Teacher, the Word of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, who did, through His transcendent love, become what we are, that He might bring us to be even what He is Himself.”

Might Jesus Christ Love Is Lord Teacher Jesus Christ Following Word Of God Our Lord Transcendent Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord Jesus Christ

Author:Irenaeus of Lyons

“I've often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them, our Lord spent so much time in the Upper Room speaking to them about the mystery of the Trinity. If anything could underline the necessity of Trinitarianism for practical Christianity, that must surely be it!”

Ifs World Rooms Christianity Lord Mystery Obvious Practicals Collapse Disciple Our Lord Trinity

Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson

“Whatever affliction comes in our life, our Lord goes into the valley with us, leading us by the hand, even carrying us when it is necessary.”

Hands Lord Our Lives Valleys Affliction Our Lord

Author:Billy Graham

“Matthew being a constant attendant on our Lord, his history is an account of what he saw and heard; and, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, his history is entitled to the utmost degree of credibility.”

Spirit Lord Saws Heard Holy Degrees Accounts Constant Holy Spirit Entitled Credibility Our Lord Matthew

Book:Clavis Biblica; or, a Compendium of Scriptural Knowledge; containing a general view of the contents of the Old and New Testaments ... originally drawn up for the instruction of Two Teerunanxies, or High Priests of Budhoo, from the Island of Ceylon

Source: Clavis Biblica; or, a Compendium of Scriptural Knowledge; containing a general view of the contents of the Old and New Testaments ... originally drawn up for the instruction of Two Teerunanxies, or High Priests of Budhoo, from the Island of Ceylon

“... if we are ashamed to imitate our Lord's sufferings, which He endured for us, and to suffer as He suffered, it is obvious that we shall not become partakers with Him in His glory. If that is true of us we shall be believers in word only, not in deed. When deeds are absent, our faith is dead.”

Ifs Christian Suffering Lord Glory Obvious Deeds Believer Ashamed Orthodox Absent Our Lord Orthodox Christian

Author:Symeon the New Theologian

“Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.”

Body Causes Lord Blood Sake Treatment Harsh Our Lord Shedding Blood Harsh Treatment

Author:Ignatius of Loyola