Quotes About Fellowship

There is a bond of fellowship in sorrow that knows no conventionalities.

Pity him not! Such a life and death is not for pity! Not in the riches of omnipotence is the chief glory of God; but in self-denying, suffering love! And blessed are the men whom he calls to fellowship with him, bearing their cross after him with patience. Of such it is written, "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you.

In plaats van naar de kerk te gaan (hun denken was niet verduisterd door de gedachte dat de kerk bestond uit gebouwen en organisatorische structuren) kwamen ze bijen als zijnde de kerk om gemeenschap te hebben in Zijn Tegenwoordigheid

This early recognition was critical, because it took me so long to publish anything at all. Moreover, the NYFA fellowship confirmed my stubborn belief that the stories of Koreans in Japan should be told somehow when so much of their lives had been despised, denied, and erased.

A wise politician, when asked if he were for or against Prohibition, answered: If by alcohol, you mean the dangerous drink which destroys families, than I am fully for Prohibition. But if, by alcohol, you mean noble drink which promotes good fellowship and makes every meal a pleasure, then I am against it.

Seek the fellowship of other writers. A writers conference is a great way to meet other scribes. Email makes it easy to keep in touch. Consider forming a circle of such friends.

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.

Within football we've got this unwritten rule that we're all in this together, we're all one.

Doing meet ups is one of my favorite things ever.

... it is the spirit of trade unionism that is most important, the service of fellowship, the feeling that the hurt of one is the concern of all and that the work of the individual benefits all.

I never yet have known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord's people were divided.

He (God) usually prefers to work through people rather than perform miracles, so that we will depend on each other for fellowship.

A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles.

True Christianity is love in action. There is no better way to manifest love for God than to show an unselfish love for your fellow men. This is the spirit of missionary work

Our sight is dimmed by the tyranny of the urgent, by the siren call of success, by the seductive beauty of physical things, by our inability to admit our own problems, and by the casual relationships within the body of Christ that we mistakenly call fellowship.

God will dwell in community with his people so that they can know community with one another

Maintain the unity of the Spirit

Because it is grounded in the Trinity, our unity also allows us to celebrate our diversity in the body of Christ.

So that the body of Christ may be built up

True human community only arises out of communion with God

Viaggiando per il mondo a cercar di capirlo non ci sono migliori compagni di quelli che con lo stesso spirito han fatto la stessa strada e ne hanno scritto.

I use both the 'I' and the 'we.' For on many, many matters, I am not simply expressing ideas that have happened to occur to Joseph Ratzinger, but I am speaking out of the common life of the Church's communion.

My first letter of acceptance, to UMass - Amherst, came with an offer of a fellowship and a note from John Edgar Wideman.