“If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example, justice without love is legalism; faith without love is ideology; hope without love is self-centeredness; forgiveness without love is self-abasement; fortitude without love is recklessness; generosity without love is extravagance; care without love is mere duty; fidelity without love is servitude. Every virtue is an expression of love. No virtue is really a virtue unless it is permeated, or informed, by love.” IfsLoveHeartSoulSelfCareChristianJusticeLove IsExistenceVirtueExampleExpressionDutyMereTrue LoveIdeologyGenerosityFortitudeFidelityWithout LoveServitudeExtravaganceChristian LoveRecklessnessSelf CenterednessLegalismCenterednessReligious LoveExpressions Of LoveAbasement Author:Richard Rohr
“We should, to begin with, think that God leads a very interesting life, and that he is full of joy. Undoubtedly he is the most joyous being in the universe. The abundance of his love and generosity is inseparable from his infinite joy. All of the good and beautiful things from which we occasionally drink tiny droplets of soul-exhilarating joy, God continuously experiences in all their breadth and depth and richness.” ThinkingShouldSoulBeautifulJoyUniverseInterestingDrinkInfiniteDepthTinyGenerosityAbundanceBeautiful ThingsHis LoveVery InterestingRichnessJoyousInseparableExhilaratingBreadthInteresting LifeDropletsJoy God Author:Dallas Willard
“Faith is from within; it is the outbreaking of human spontaneity; it is force of soul, grandeur of sentiment, magnanimity, generosity, courage. Its formulas are naturally unintelligible in their literal tenor; for, otherwise, they would represent that which is scientifically known, and would not be the mere provisional clothing of that which is not objectively given, but subjectively projected from the inmost depth of the soul.” HumansSoulGivenForceKnownMereDepthGenerositySentimentsFormulasClothingsSpontaneityGrandeurLiteralTenorsMagnanimity Book:The Blazing Star Source: The Blazing Star
“No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.” ShouldChildrenSoulWealthEffortEducationKindnessTreasureGenerosityYour ChildrenSympathyChild AbuseGreat TeacherTeaching ChildrenTeachers And TeachingInspirational TeacherGoodness And KindnessGreat TeachingQuality EducationMy SympathyGenerosity And KindnessHappy ChildrenKindness GenerosityTrue WealthChildren EducationChildren And EducationEducation And LiteracyNo SympathyTrue EducationTraining And EducationWhat Is EducationSympathy For A FriendChild At Heart Author:Emma Goldman