Quotes About Sacrifice

Everything I do, I do for love.

By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her problems.

If you love God, tear out your heart's love of the world.

The rich fop Francis of Assisi was bored all his life-until he fell in love with Christ and gave all his stuff away and became the troubadour of Lady Poverty.

Love, one time, layeth burdens; another time, giveth wings.

It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.

Lord, I surrender. I am completely overcome by your love.

Being a parent is absolutely exhausting and draining, along with all the joy and love.

I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.

We are united to Him, we are one, and it is when His Passion becomes real to us, through experience and love, that we grow aware of His presence in us.

FAUSTUS. [Stabbing his arm.] Lo, Mephistophilis, for love of thee, I cut mine arm, and with my proper blood Assure my soul to be great Lucifer's, Chief lord and regent of perpetual night!

Whoever is not able to sacrifice, has no talent for love.

Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.

There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish.

Christians walk as strangers in the world: They are untamed. They are free. To persevere with love, yet untamed by man, is often what leaves that open space for divine revelation when God so wills.

Unconditional love is hard to compete with.

Only true love can fuel the hard work that awaits you.

The sufferings endured for God are the greatest proof of our love for Him.

Ours should be the love that asks not 'how little?' but, 'how much?' The love that delights to pour out everything upon the feet of our Beloved.

If I find myself half-carelessly taking lapses for granted, "Oh, that's what they always do." "Oh, of course she talks like that, he acts like that," then I know nothing of Calvary love.

Life has now taught me that love for things, like all unrequited love, takes its toll in the long run.

Love finds an altar for forbidden fires.

What is the "extraordinary"? It is the love of Jesus Christ himself, love that goes to the cross in suffering obedience.