John Grisham Quotes

Whenever I see a homeless guy, I always run back and give him money, because I think, 'Oh my God, what if that was Jesus?'

Though we cannot relieve all the distressed, we should relieve as many as we can.

A sure indicator of true religion is a concern for the poor of the earth.

Jesus tells us what the 'protocol' is, on which we will be judged. It is the one we read in chapter 25 of Matthew's Gospel: I was hungry, I was thirsty, I was in prison, I was sick, I was naked and you helped me, clothed me, visited me, took care of me. Whenever we do this to one of our brothers, we do this to Jesus. Caring for our neighbor; for those who are poor, who suffer in body and in soul, for those who are in need. This is the touchstone.

If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans.

Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor.

He who spins before the poor, inviting them to do likewise, serves God as no one else does.

You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are fedding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance.

A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.

My appeal to the rich is, Deal liberally with your poor brethren, and use your means to advance the cause of God. The worthy poor, who are made poor by misfortune and sickness, deserve your especial care and help.

If I had the power I would steal all your royal wealth and give it to Christ’s brothers and sisters.

Apart from acting and singing, there is a philanthropist inside me who craves to do something for the needy and less fortunate.

If I see a down-and-out I can't walk past, it really gets to me and I want to do everything I can.

So much of what Christ's teachings are about have to do with the way that we take care of the least among us.

I believe, as do most people, that we have an obligation to assist the truly destitute.

The Church does an enormous amount of good, and it carries one of the most valuable messages imaginable - that you should love your neighbor as yourself, and that if you have two coats you should give one to the man who has none.

Nothing is more dangerous than to live out the will of God in today's contemporary world. It changes your whole monetary lifestyle...Let me put it quite simply: If Jesus had $40,000 and knew about the kids who are suffering and dying in Haiti, what kind of car would he buy?

Anyone who has two shirts when someone has none is not a christian.

We should not serve the poor like they were Jesus. We should serve the poor because they are Jesus.

We can worship Christ in our sanctuaries and we can pray to God on our knees, but how we treat - or neglect - the person next door, the poor, every human being, this is how we truly speak to Christ and this is how we really treat Jesus.

Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it.

The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.

While I believe in all that freedom, I also believe that no one should suffer needlessly.

Take physic, pomp; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them And show the heavens more just.

I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light on issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.