Quotes About Devotion

More important to what happened in our family, though, was the way my father felt about his work. He loved it. He believed in it with a pure fervor bordering on the religious.

I can't think of anything I'd rather have more than somebody lovin' me.

Actually, you can be bad at something...but if you love doing it, that will be enough. - August Boatwright

I felt amazed at the choosing one had to do, over and over a million times daily--choosing love, then choosing it again...how loving and being in love could be so different.

Why didn't I see this before? That my creative life is my deepest prayer. That I must pray it from my heart, from my soul.

Indeed, love is everything.

Actually, you can be bad at something, Lily, but if you love doing it, that will be enough.

What matters is giving over to what you love.

for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou longest, i will lodge; thy people will be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

I loved her the way you love God, with all my heart and soul and might.

I must give myself to something.

I would say, I loved her the way you love God, with all my heart and soul and might.

I will think only of him. I will give him more than my presence; I will give him the full attention of my heart. That would be my parting gift to him. I would go with him to the end of his longings.

Already that morning missus had taken her cane stick to me once cross my backside for falling asleep during her devotions. Every day, all us slaves, everyone but Rosetta, who was old and demented, jammed in the dining room before breakfast to fight off sleep while missus taught us short Bible verses like "Jesus wept" and prayed out loud about God's favorite subject, obedience. If you nodded off, you got whacked right in the middle of God said this and God said that.

I will think only of him. I will give him more than my presence; I will give him the full attention of my heart.

He who advances Without seeking Fame, Who retreats Without escaping Blame, He whose one aim is To protect his people And serve his lord, This man is A Jewel of the Realm.

25. Considera teus soldados como teus filhos e eles te seguirão até o mais profundo dos vales; cuida deles como teus próprios amados filhos e eles estarão a teu lado, até mesmo para a morte.

If God's looking for sacrifices, all He has to do is look at Mom.

There is an insatiable, demanding quality to the misogynist's love; no matter how much you give, or give up, it is never enough. He is never convinced that you care about him as much as he cares about you. He will constantly invent new tests of your devotion. It's very much like having a final exam every week for a course you can never pass.

Take me," she said. "I'm yours." Beela

I know you think I am a bad boy, a bad dog, Bang-Bang told him with a pointed stare. He placed his paw in his Tall One's hand. But know that I am with you. That I will not leave you.

In my absence, who would cherish Molly and Simone with my ferocity and unconditional adoration of who they are, no matter what they do or become? Who would be their biggest fan?

Johann carefully wrote the letters J J—short for Jesu, Juva, or "Jesus, Help"—at the top of the page. With that, the music began to pour from his soul and onto the page. When he was finally satisfied, he wrote the letters SDG at the bottom of the page. These letters stood for Soli Deo Gloria—"for the glory of God alone." His prayer was that whenever the music was played, it would point toward God.

When a woman is absorbed with God's glory, she will interpret her life according to His Truth