Quotes About Reverence

Work on something that matters. Have courage.

To celebrate our classiness, I propose a 15 minute round of applause, followed by a 15 moment of silence.

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

Some things are just to be admired from afar and not to be run after.

The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.

By being grateful to God you acknowledge that nothing is gained by your power alone.

Being truly thankful means you do not take CREDIT. You admit that the blessings you enjoy were GIVEN to you. You didnt pick that spouse, raise those kids, buy that home, attend that church, get that jobYOU DIDNT PICK IT, God gave it to you.

All that God does is intrinsically good and righteous, so it is also good and righteous for him to create the reprobates for the above purpose. Some would be horrified by this, because they are more concerned about man's dignity and comfort than God's purpose and glory, but those who have the mind of Christ would erupt in gratitude and reverence, and affirm that God is righteous, and that he does all things well.

God has spoken, and I dare not pretend that nothing happened.

An understanding of divine holiness should move us to fear God. He is inherently worthy of extreme reverence, and it is a serious sin to deny him of proper worship:

They ridicule us for taking orders from a book that was written thousands of years ago, as if truth changes with time.

I'm extremely profane, unconsciously so, when I see something great for the first time; I don't know why, but beauty and profanity are related to me in the same way. It may be that I want to think of art in the vernacular, but I have no control over what comes out of my mouth when my eyes take in great beauty...it might just be the reason I avoid going to museums with elderly ladies.

David was not obeying God, but it still wasn't Uzzah's place to touch the ark.

As long as the focus is on God the style of the music is irrelevant.

It is the duty of the householder not to pay reverence to the wicked; because, if he reverences the wicked people of the world, he patronizes wickedness; and it will be a great mistake if he disregards those who are worthy of respect, the good people. He must not be gushing in his friendship; he must not go out of the way making friends everywhere; he must watch the actions of the men he wants to make friends with, and their dealings with other men, reason upon them, and then make friends.

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." - William Butler Yeats, He Wishes For The Cloth of Heaven.

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

Animal femurs ascribed to saints who never existed, are still *** more holy than portraits of conquerors who, unfortunately, did

We yield at once with humbled mien, Because, with all our faults, we love our Queen.

O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

Let's put Christ back into Christmas.

Somehow we just dont make the same boisterous fun of Holy Week that we do of Christmas. No one plans to have a holly, jolly Easter.

Christmas is here, Merry old Christmas, Gift-bearing Christmas, Day of grand memories, King of the year!