Old quotes of the week

Love is 1% what you say and 99% what you do.

Crystal S. Pemberton

Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehova must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His.

Jim Elliot, 1927-1957

The word is sober, the word is grave;

The word is not just something light and [] pleasurable;

The word calls up deep, deep responsibility.

Elizabeth Alexander being interviewed for PRI's "On Being", commenting on the use of the word 'love' 

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

Martin Luther King Jr.

 

I am so committed to loving, that I don't know how to live any other way.

Coach Ana McCoy

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 

Jesus, John 15:9-10 NIV

The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they'll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!

Revelation 3:19, Message Translation

 

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all wrongs.   

Proverbs 10:12

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:1-4

The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall!.....But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ''The Lord is my portion,'' says my soul, ''therefore I will hope in him.''

Worshiper among the ruins, Lamentations 3:19-24

… The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

 Frederick Buechner,Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige and even his life for the welfare of others

--Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Strength in Love (1963)