Quotes about Intention

Grace dispensers give out of their own bounty, in gratitude (a word with the same root as grace) for what we have received from God. We serve others not with some hidden scheme of making converts, rather to contribute to the common good, to help humans flourish as God intended.

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary Oliver, "The Summer Day

Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative.

At the heart of sin lies a lack of trust that God intends the best for us.

We'll stay true to God only if our love becomes a decision.

Praying with precision is key.

We measure morality by what happens. Not what is intended.

I'm not trying to be efficient; I'm trying to be present.

As Jesus dealt with sin's cause rather than effect, so the spiritual leader should adopt the same method in prayer.

According to that fundamental principle, language is truthful, not when the meaning attached to the words by the speaker, but when the meaning intended to be produced in the mind of the particular person addressed, is in accordance with the facts.

Suppose our failures occur, not in spite of what we are doing, but precisely because of it.

God starts with who we've become, and then he works his way to how we live.