Quotes about Service

Abstinence, then, makes way for engagement. If the places in our blood cells designed to carry oxygen are occupied by carbon monoxide, we die for lack of oxygen. If the places in our souls that are to be indwelt by God and his service are occupied by food, sex, and society, we die or languish for lack of God and right relation to his creatures. A proper abstinence actually breaks the hold of improper engagements so that the soul can be properly engaged in and by God.

The other idea is, "I love you, and I will serve you by doing what is good for you, whether you want it or not.

Prayer is, above all, a means of forming character. It combines freedom and power with service and love.

Discipleship is for the sake of the world, not for the sake of the church. It is carried out in those situations where people spend their life.

We are bringing forth the sons and daughters of God to live their unique lives in this world to his glory. We must do all we can to suit the means we employ to that end.

God wants us to participate in the governance of his kingdom.

This is certainly true for those in professional ministry. In humility, every Christian leader is subject to the people to whom he or she ministers. This is, after all, what ministry is, professional or not—being subject to the needs of other people. That involves listening to them, being attentive to them. But if we become dependent on their opinions, we have ruined any chance of truly helping them, because now our primary concern is to gain their approval.

For Christian faith not to be idle in the world, the work of doctors and garbage collectors, business executives and artists, stay-at-home moms or dads and scientists needs to be inserted into God's story with the world. That story needs to provide the most basic rules by which the game in all these spheres is played.

In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service.

Of his performing the miracle, Jesus told his disciples, "As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me… While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

A measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.