“Every unfulfilled aspiration of humanity in the past; all partial representation of perfect character; all sacrifices, nay, even those of idolatry, point to the fulfillment of what want, the answer to every longing--the type of perfect humanity, the Lord Jesus Christ.” WantCharacterPastHumanityJesusChristAnswersPerfectLordSacrificeTypeJesus ChristLongingFulfillmentAspirationRepresentationIdolatryLord Jesus Christ Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton Source: Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton
“From a Christian perspective, the answer to all of that is not power, as it is in the modern perspective. It's love. It's self-sacrifice. That's what love is all about. The marriage ceremony says it very well: sacrifice is difficult, but love can make it a joy.” WellsSelfChristianJoyDifficultAnswersLove IsSacrificeModernPerspectiveCeremonySelf SacrificeMarriage Ceremony Author:Francis George
“After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for me to answer. I'd always felt free. As far as my state of mind was concerned, I didn't feel any different...People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.” PeopleFeelsMindMadeDifferentStatesUsedChoicesAsksFeltDifficultAnswersSacrificeConcernedAskingAsk MeState Of MindDifferent Peoples Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“. . . an absurd problem came to the surface: 'How COULD God permit that (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)!' . . . the deranged reason of the little community found quite a frightfully absurd answer: God gave his Son for forgiveness, as a SACRIFICE . . . The SACRIFICE FOR GUILT, and just in its most repugnant and barbarous form - the sacrifice of the innocent for the sins of the guilty! What horrifying heathenism!” LittlesReasonProblemFormFoundJesusChristCommunitySinAnswersSacrificeSonJesus ChristGuiltSurfaceInnocentAbsurdGuiltyPermitCrucifixionDeranged Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“Abraham responds "Here I am" when God asks him to sacrifice his son, and he answers "Here I am" when his son asks him about what is happening. It's a paradoxical moment. He can't be fully present for his God or his son.” MomentsAsksAnswersSacrificeSonHappeningsAbrahamHere I AmParadoxical Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“We value the individual. We probably put too much emphasis on the individual, if it comes right down to it. How many people, in the abstract, would...let's say Paige....how many people would she sacrifice to keep Andy alive? The answer wouldn't make any sense if you were looking at the whole of humanity as equals.” PeopleIfsWholeValuesHumanityIndividualAnswersToo MuchAliveSacrificeAbstractEmphasisPaige Author:Stephenie Meyer
“Because love was not the answer to every question. Because real love meant sacrifice. Sometimes love means letting go.” MeanRealSometimesAnswersSacrificeLetting GoReal LoveLove MeansSometimes Love Book:Gates of Paradise: Number 7 in series Source: Gates of Paradise: Number 7 in series
“When I immersed myself in prayer and united myself with all the Masses that were being celebrated all over the world at that time, I implored God, for the sake of all these Holy Masses, to have mercy on the world and especially on poor sinners who were dying at that moment. At the same instant, I received an interior answer from God that a thousand souls had received grace through the prayerful mediation I had offered to God. We do not know the number of souls that is ours to save through our prayers and sacrifices; therefore, let us always pray for sinners.” KnowsWorldSoulMomentsPrayerAnswersPoorUnitedNumbersGraceSacrificeDyingPrayingHolyThousandMassMercySakeInstantSinnerThat MomentInteriorsOur PrayersMediationPrayerfulHoly Mass Author:Mary Faustina Kowalska