John Ortberg Quotes

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

Service is that which is done for love's sake for another. It is not true service which is paid with wages

I always sacrifice myself for the love of all my people.

Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That's my punch list everyday.

Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'

Okay, here is the uplifting part: Your life isn't and has never been about you....about what you accomplish, how successful you are or are not, how much money you make, what sort of position you ascend to,...or how much good you do for others or the world at large. Your life, like mine, and like everyone else's has always been about one thing: love.

Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.

It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him.

Love works not for profit nor reward; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love.

The Savior was selfless. He viewed himself and his own needs as secondary, and he ministered to others tirelessly, lovingly, effectively.

The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.

Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.

Now Hillary Clinton and I are 'companeros de alma.' And we share this basic belief: it's simple. Do all the good you can and serve one another. Pretty simple.

I consider everyone a hero, to be honest.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

Good works are links that form a chain of love" Mother Theresa

One of the secrets in life is that we really lead a better life when we're living for others than we do when we're living for ourselves, and I think that's the way for our creator intended for it to be, is that if we can live for other people, we really leave this world in a different way.

Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help?

You love people, not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for their values; their virtues.

In the world take always the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no return. Give love, give help, give service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter. Make no conditions and none will be imposed on you. Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us.