Laurence Sterne Quotes

The gospel is a gospel of giving and forgiving.

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

God loves to show mercy . . . His anger must be released by a stiff safety lock, but His mercy has a hair trigger.

May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves.

When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself.

This is the spirit of the Order, indeed the true spirit of Mercy flowing on us.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

Catholics should be proselytizing about a God who is love, who represents a hereafter where there's no hell, who wants you to lead a life where you can confess your sins and feel much better afterwards. Those are lovely concepts of God.

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

If in prayer I come before a throne of grace, the faults of my prayer will be overlooked.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.

I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.

Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away.

Jesus, Son of the Eternal God, have mercy on me.

If we focus on loving others the way God does, scripture says that we will be fulfilling His whole law.

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.

I marvel to think that the Son of God would condescend to save us, as imperfect, impure, mistake-prone, and ungrateful as we often are. I have tried to understand the Savior's Atonement with my finite mind, and the only explanation I can come up with is this: God loves us deeply, perfectly, and everlastingly.

Jesus sowed good seeds into the lives of the people He touched. His walk was humble, meek, giving, and forgiving, and He taught His disciples to be the same way.

God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.

Who can measure the love Christ felt for a lost world, as he hung upon the cross, suffering for the sins of guilty men? This love was immeasurable. It was infinite.

I just think that the God I serve is compassionate and loving and is forgiving.

Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight.