Quotes about Service
Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one's own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how.
— Henri Nouwen
The church is in the hope business.
— John Ortberg
We all live upon the hope of pleasing somebody, and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and at last always will be greatest, when our endeavours are exerted in consequence of our duty.
— Samuel Johnson
We refuse to despair of mankind. Without having the unreasonable ambition to save men, we still want to serve them.
— Albert Camus
The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.
— William Osler
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
— Hans Kung
Every human being was born with an inherent gift, and that gift is their gift to humanity; they are supposed to serve humanity in the area of their gifting.
— Myles Munroe
The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth, and not ruled by it.
— Pope Francis
May all our contemporaries stand beside their brothers and sisters in humanity. Each one of you is called by Christ and must be a missionary of the Good News in word and in active charity.
— Pope Benedict XVI
I have endeavored to show that there is no real service of humanity in the profession of medicine and that it is injurious to mankind.
— Mahatma Gandhi