Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not merely a work.
In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.
Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.
Johnny Hooker: Luther! Good God, we're millionaires! Luther: Jesus! Did you know he was that loaded? Johnny Hooker: Hell no. I just cut into him. I woulda settled for pawning one of them shoes.
Waylon Jennings: How come you ain't ever tried this kind of pickin', Luther? [Picks a song on his guitar] Luther Perkins: Well, Waylon, whatever you're lookin' for, I've already found.
The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.
Live desired in the world, and die lamented.
The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.
Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.
Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.
Egypt is not a country we live in but a country that lives within us.
We need a reason to speak but none to keep silent.
Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.
To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery.
The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I'm gay.
I the chief of sinners am, but Jesus died for me.
I was born in Northampton, in Burlington County, West Jersey, in the year 1720.
The more one pleases generally, the less one pleases profoundly.
Every human being is, by definition, a theologian.
Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.
There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.
