#jesus

Lord, forgive us for the times we have read about Gethsemane with dry eyes. ↗

— Frederick S. Leahy

#jesus #theology #forgiveness

What the Father gives is the capacity to be a self, freedom, and thus autonomy, but an autonomy which can be understood only as a surrender of self to the other. ↗

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

#christ #christianity #christology #god #god-father

The truth was always the truth, but until I knew the truth for myself, I couldn't be free. ↗

— Shelley Hendrix

#freedom #jesus #scripture #the-truth-will-set-you-free #truth

Here is the paradox of the thing we call freedom: the farther we wander from God and the more we try to break free from him, the more enchained we become. Every step we take away from Him leads us farther from the freedom of Jesus and closer to the cruelty of Cain. ↗

— Steven James

#cruelty #freedom #god #jesus #paradox

It is not merely our own desire but the desire of Christ in His Spirit that drives us to grow in love. Those who seldom or never feel in their hearts the desire for the love of God and other men, and who do not thirst for the pure waters of desire which are poured out in us by the strong, living God, are usually those who have drunk from other rivers or have dug for themselves broken cisterns. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#jesus #love #relationship #friendship

Among leaders who have made the greatest impact through ages, I would consider Muhammad before Jesus Christ. ↗

— James Gavin

#atheist #christ #christian #fair #gavin

Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ↗

— Neal A. Maxwell

#inspirational #jesus #maxwell #inspirational

Twelve dead?” I said. “Jesus. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#biblical #brief #humour #i #inspirational

Tonight I saw Jesus with the eyes on my face. He looks half lion and half man. But not more like a lion and not more like a man, rather the same, I have never seen anything like the face of Jesus before, %100 one thing but %100 another thing: a lion man!” “Where did you see Him at?” “On the surface of my blanket as I lay in bed. He was suddenly drawn onto it, like a sketch, and that same moment I knew He was showing His face to me, finally.” “Why do you think He did that?” “I think He thought it was about time. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-quotes #jesus #inspirational

We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#judgement #life #preparation #religion #life