Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
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| — | C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (via yna-na) |
Almighty God, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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| — | The Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Social Justice (via agayepiscopalian) |
The birthplace of St. Jeanne d’Arc in the village Domrémy, Lorraine. Next to the house is the Church of St. Remy were the young Joan worshipped daily. The font in which she was baptized still stands, as does a statue of St. Margaret in front of which Joan prayed. This lovely little country town in eastern France is still surrounded by fields and pastures. Off the beaten track, it has a population of less than 200, but is well worth a visit.
The icons—of Christ, the angels and the saints—are not mere decorations for bare walls. Rather, these representations of the Savior, the angelic hosts and the great leaders of the church (both men and women, clergy and laypeople, theologians and martyrs) serve to remind the congregation that all these, and all the rest of the faithful departed, are there with the congregation as it worships—or rather, that the congregation is there, with them all in God’s presence. If these icons are rightly appropriated by the congregation, “The faithful feel that the walls of the church open out upon eternity.”
James R. Payton
We shouldn’t be profiting from our students who are drowning in debt while we’re giving great deals to big banks, – the same banks, that destroyed millions of jobs and nearly broke this economy.
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| — | Senator Elizabeth Warren (via azspot) |
Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.
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| — | Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos (via theophilus1979) |
