#god

One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols to one another, for such is not the will of God. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #family #god #idolatry #love

God Hates divorce." "He hates cruelty even more." Caring For Eleanor ↗

— Sonia Rumzi

#eleanor #god #love #loving #novel

This last year... I learned something about family. Like it's not about blood alone. It's being connected... it's growing up together and loving each other. It's believing in the same God and knowing you'd do anything for the person across from you at dinner. ↗

— Karen Kingsbury

#family #inspirational #love #family

[Orange] is one of God's favorite colors--- He stuck it right there between red and yellow as the second color in the rainbow. He decorates entire forests with shades of orange every autumn. It shows up in sunrises at the start of the day, sunsets at the end of the day, and in the glow of the moon at the right time of night. ↗

— Reggie Joiner

#god #family

It is not love that keeps us stuck in the past. Love fades over time. What introspective hearts seek is simply unanswered questions about why terrible things can happen to very good people. Closure never comes from reflection. It only comes from God's guidance and promptings. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#loss-of-family #love #past-experiences #experience

Ultimately, totalitarianism is the only sort of politics that can truly serve the sky-god's purpose. Any movement of a liberal nature endangers his authority and that of his delegates on earth. One God, one King, one Pope, one master in the factory, one father-leader in the family at home. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#god #liberalism #politics #religion #theocracy

But with respect to religion itself, without regard to names, and as directing itself from the universal family of mankind to the divine object of adoration, it is man bringing to his maker the fruits of his heart; and though these fruits may differ from each other like the fruits of the earth, the grateful tribute of everyone is accepted. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#gratitude #religion #spritualism #family

He (God) never promises that our families will be safe. Not in the way we think. He does promise his presence, though. ↗

— Emily P. Freeman

#god #trials #family

I love God, Jesus Christ, my three children, mother, father, brother, sisters, family in general, my pets, my students, and true friends. ↗

— Ana Monnar

#family-in-general #father #god #jesus-christ #love

The real safety net of life is community, family and nature. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#life-and-living #safety-net #family