No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. Islamic Saying
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Quote – “Glory be to God who has not given to his creatures any way to attain knowledge…”
Glory be to God who has not given to his creatures any way to attain knowledge of Him except by means of their helplessness and hopelessness of ever reaching such attainment. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (circa 573 – 634), Islam
Father Pedro Arrupe Quote – “Nothing is more practical than finding God…”
Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, […]
Native American Tradition Quote – “There are the springs of the Great Spirit…”
There are the springs of the Great Spirit… To bathe in them gives new life, to drink temperatures every bodily ill. Native American Tradition (Arapaho)
Aramaic Bible Quote – “He raises the afflicted from a dunghill…”
He raises the afflicted from a dunghill, For he will settle him with the Rulers of the people. Aramaic Bible
Thomas Aquinas Quote – “All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust…”
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274)
Thomas Aquinas Quote – “Therefore, if God’s essence is to be seen at all…”
Therefore, if God’s essence is to be seen at all, it must be that the intellect sees it through the divine essence itself… so that in that vision the divine essence is both the object and the medium of vision. Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274)
Quote from The Book of Revelation – “Ye must love beyond yourselves. So ye must learn to love.”
Ye must love beyond yourselves. So ye must learn to love. The Book of Revelation (circa 95 A.D.)
Saint Anthony of the Desert Quote – “God is gathering us out of all regions till he can make resurrection…”
God is gathering us out of all regions till he can make resurrection of our own hearts from the very earth, and teach us that we are all of one substance, and members of one another. For the one who loves his neighbor loves God, and the one who loves God, loves his own soul. Saint Anthony of the Desert […]
Athanasius of Alexandria Quote – “Let none of us entertain the desire for possessions, for what gain is it…”
Let none of us entertain the desire for possessions, for what gain is it to acquire those things which we cannot take with us? Why not rather acquire those that we can take: prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, understanding, charity, love of the poor, faith in Christ, goodness, hospitality? If we obtain these, we shall find them there before us preparing […]
