When you suffer, you are being conformed to the image of Jesus. When you pray, you are being made holy in the image of Jesus. When you quietly serve a person in need, you are being shaped into the image of Jesus. When you generously give, your heart is being remade into the image of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Allen R. HuntTag: inspirational christianity god suffering jesus catholicism jesus-christ lord giving christ savior praying serving-others image-of-jesus
My wife and I were present at this congress. Sabina told me, "Richard, stand up and wash away this shame from the face of Christ! They are spitting in His face." I said to her, "If I do so, you lose your husband." She replied, "I don't wish to have a coward as a husband.
Richard WurmbrandTag: christianity suffering
Keep me rather in this cage, and feed me sparingly, if you dare. Anything that brings me closer to illness and the edge of death makes me more faithful. It is only when you make me suffer that I feel safe and secure. You should never have agreed to be a god for me if you were afraid to assume the duties of a god, and we know that they are not as tender as all that. You have already seen me cry. Now you must learn to relish my tears.
Pauline RéageTag: love god faith dark suffering cruelty sacrifice slavery submission cage unfreedom undying-devotion
Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.
Simone WeilA poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
Criss JamiTag: words pain poetry perspective sadness loneliness suffering creativity tragedy poets wit adversity lyrics artist illness imperfections disaster envy accidents craftsmanship hardships crafty craftiness
Love is something worth suffering for...
Scott HahnTag: inspirational suffering encouragement catholic
At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire.
Scott HahnTag: inspirational suffering encouragement catholic
If I were to draw, I would apply myself only to studying the form of inanimate objects," I said somewhat imperiously, because I wanted to change the subjects and also because a natural inclination does truly lead me to recognise my moods in the motionless suffering of things.
Italo CalvinoTag: suffering introspection drawing moods
They knew, though, she would not suffer as they had suffered. She was perfect. They were scarred.
Francesca Lia BlockSuffering often draws us closer to God. Instead of being a sign of God's punishment or distance, suffering can purify us, lead us into the heart of God, and transform our souls.
Allen R. HuntTag: inspirational pain christianity god suffering jesus catholicism jesus-christ christ purify purification
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