#gifts

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts. ↗

— Jean Vanier

#inspirational #self-confidence #talents #inspirational

If there is anything in us, it is not our own; it is a gift of God. But if it is a gift of God, then it is entirely a debt one owes to love, that is, to the law of Christ. And if it is a debt owed to love, then I must serve others with it, not myself. Thus my learning is not my own; it belongs to the unlearned and is the debt I owe them...My wisdom belongs to the foolish, my power to the oppressed. Thus my wealth belongs to the poor, my righteousness to the sinners... It is with all these qualities that we must stand before God and intervene on behalf of those who do not have them, as though clothed with someone else's garment...But even before men we must, with the same love, render them service against their detractors and those who are violent toward them; for this is what Christ did for us. ↗

— Martin Luther

#love #service #love

It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner. ↗

— Jonas Salk

#excitement #gifts #i #intuition #like

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted. ↗

— Janet Erskine Stuart

#come #gifts #sorts #spiritual #through

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more. ↗

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

#contribute #election #everyone #gifts #hand

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless. ↗

— Quintilian

#natural #rules #technical #useless #without

Thanks to Karen Connelly who read earlier versions of this manuscript and to Ronald Hatch my editor and publisher. ↗

— Nancy Holmes

#dangerous #gifts #heavenly #poetry-in-disguise #rebel

When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it just wouldn't fit me. ↗

— William P. Smith

#coveting #envy #gifts #theology #love

The best gifts one can give to someone are not things, the best ones to offer are a little Time, Love, Care and Respect. ↗

— Venkat Desireddy

#gifts #love #respect #time #love

Don't be afraid. You are never really alone. Just be yourself. You don't ever have to pretend you are someone else. If you try to do that, then you don't have anything to give the world. Accept and give your gifts with love. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#afraid #alone #gifts #give #love