Wendell Berry Quotes

Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God.

Here on earth, God’s work is our own.

Tis no sin for a man to labor in his vocation.

People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.

I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

I was called to start a mission, not a church. There is a difference.

I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?

I do love the idea of ritual.

I knew from the age of four that I wanted to preach. I didn't even consider it strange that grown people were listening to this kid preaching until I was around thirteen. I have never believed in limitations.

When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

Here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.

As a senior in high school, I had a strong sense that God wanted me in some kind of ministry.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that's what I'm going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

I feel God has sent me to Earth to sing. I started singing when I was five, but I don't think I've worked as hard as many other people.

We have opportunities to be used by the living God on a daily basis and I don't need the platform of a concert hall to do so.

I feel it's God's work to convey a message.

I'm not a pastor. I'm not a man of the cloth, but I have my own calling.

I am just here to serve God's will.

We’re on a mission from God.

What the Church should be telling him [the carpenter] is this: that the very first demand that his religion makes upon him is that he should make good tables.

What are we saying when we say now, something is holy? That means you should take a different attitude to what you are doing than if you were, for example, doing it for kicks.

Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or in a worldly profession.

I think music is my destiny. I want to commit myself for what God called me to do.