Quotes About Service

Slowly, both the vaguely ironic and the deeply sincere among them came to see how seriously the Red Cross and the army took this service. And they started to take it seriously, too. They didn't feel like cooks, didn't feel like waitresses. Ellie said they were ass-kicking bitches, and they knew that they were. Though Irene said: "I was thinking of Amazons." Ellie and Dorothy stared at her—she made a soft little muscle—and laughed.

God has worker's hands. Just remember—angels carry no harps. Angels carry hammers.

I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.

To worship God in spirit is the service and homage of the heart, and implies fear of God and trust in Him.

Whoso hearkens not to God's voice, is an idolator, though he perform the highest and most heavy service of God.

Improving ourselves is not the sacrifice the Lord calls us to.

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

And the first thing that Christ says to us is this: Is that the kind of life you want to live? Is that the kind of person you want to be? Do you want to live in this world to see what you can get out of it, or do you want to live in this world to see what you can put into it?

As for myself I am somewhat puzzled. I do not want our pastor left to preach to empty pews. But I am greatly enamored of the Deacon's second service.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

Jack was out kissing babies while I was out passing bills. Someone had to tend the store.

Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man. Because all Americans just must have the right to vote. And we are going to give them that right. All Americans must have the privileges of citizenship regardless of race. And they are going to have those privileges of citizenship regardless of race.

What we won when all of our people united ... must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. ... Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

Think of it. Jesus left the comforts of heaven and came into our universe, our pasture, to smell like sheep!

Often, it'a not one great, dramatic thing that God asks us to do but hundreds of little everyday things. If we want to be used by Him, if we're ready to be used and aren't all tangled up with your own plans and projects, then He'll show us the work He has for us.

You can't serve God by acting contrary to His nature

A servant does what his massa says and goes where his massa sends him and doesn't quit until the job is done.

Jesus said that when we put others ahead of ourselves, the world will see God's love through us.

I want to do something important." "It's the little things that make all the difference in the world. The kind words we speak and the simple things we do for people.

baby-sitting their roast in his oven? Who knew what he would be doing for them next?

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I don't want to spend a fortune on my cremation urn, but I really do want to look nice at my memorial service.

What does the Dalai Lama's life teach us? Certainly, he is a sterling example of turning adversity into joyful service. But there is more to him than that: he is also a model of innovation and adaptation. He has taken the tenets of Buddhism and made them relevant to everyone. His message is not just about personal happiness and good karma; it is also very much about respecting the earth's resources, recognizing the equality of all people, and sharing with the less fortunate.

In a letter, she wrote that nursing would need to remain a profession of quiet and unthanked service, not an endeavor where employees would expect accolades or public recognition.