Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Worth Repeating

As we spend time together talking about random acts of kindness, discipleship through service, and service in secret, I will be praying that these quotes will inspire and encourage us ...

"To Serve is to be a feather on the breath of God." ~ Hildegard of Bingen

"The New Testament regularly conjoins love for God with love for one's neighbor, and indicates that the godliness that is pure and faultless is to look after marginalized and powerless people." ~ Robert Mulholland

"Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God." ~ Bob Pierce

"In Jesus' life prayer and action follow one another in a rhythm which seems as constant as the inhaling and exhaling of breathing." ~ Thelma Hall

"Intimate union with God leads to the most creative involvement in the contemporary world." ~ Henri Nouwen

"The grace of humility is worked into our lives through the discipline of service." ~ Richard Foster

"O God, grant that what I give may be given without self-congratulation, and without thought of praise or reward." ~ John Baillie

"The Christian who is truly intimate with Jesus will never draw attention to himself but will only show the evidence of a life where Jesus is completely in control." ~ Oswald Chambers

"The discipline of secrecy will help us break the grip of human opinion over our souls and our actions." ~ Dallas Willard

"We may grow into closer love with God by widening into His interests, and thinking His thoughts and sharing His enterprises." ~ Frank Laubach

"A New Testament saint is not one who merely proclaims the gospel, but one who becomes broken bread and poured-out wine in the hands of Jesus Christ for the sake of others. When we are used as broken bread and poured-out wine, we have to reach a level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint - a saint is consciously dependent on God." ~ Oswald Chambers

Praying for our hearts to beat as one, my sisters.

Sweet Blessings,
LeAnn

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