Spiritual Care Quotes

Dearest Lord, may I see you today and every day in the person of your sick, and, whilst nursing them, minister unto you. Though you hide yourself behind the unattractive disguise of the irritable, the exacting, the unreasonable, may I still recognize you, and say: "Jesus, my patient, how sweet it is to serve you.

God loves you. God doesn't want anyone to be hungry and oppressed. He just puts his big arms around everybody and hugs them up against himself.

Beside each believer stands an Angel as protector and shepherd, leading him to life.

Never was there a more injurous mistake than to say it was thebusiness only of the clergy to care for souls.

I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.

The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.

God always looks after the fools and — and the United States.

Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.

Time is given us that we may take care for eternity; and eternity will not be too long to regret the loss of our time if we have misspent it.

There are pastors who won't go to people's sick beds. How can people of God turn their back on the sick, poor and hungry?

I can't think of anyone I've mistreated. I've always thought that I am my brother's keeper. And I believe there's a 'great spirit' that takes care of all of us.

Let it be known that this is the true Church, in which there is confession and penance and which takes a health-promoting care of the sins and wounds to which the weak flesh is subject.

We were birthed with one soul to take care of, and we must take care of it.

Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

I love a doctor who can respect that somebody else is on your team, and that's God.

God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...

The Man Upstairs is taking care of me.

I don't think ministering requires a religious context. The number one thing is that every parent is extremely worried about their kid. Of course, when a chaplain shows up, that can exacerbate this worry rather than calm it.

At times some may think that no one cares--but someone always cares! Your Heavenly Father will not leave you to struggle alone, but stands ever ready to help.

God sometimes you just don't come through, Do you need a woman to look after you?

O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.

Dying is not easy. It's a very hard transition.

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

By definition, chaplains minister to the spiritual needs of our men and women in armed services, a vital function that an individual without any inclination toward spirituality would not be able to perform.