WIST Quotations

Nouwen, Henri -- Bread for the Journey (1996)

Dave — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:03:43 +0000

Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are much more accessible. They are men and women like us, who live ordinary lives and struggle with ordinary problems. What makes them saints is their clear and unwavering focus on God and God’s people.

Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) Dutch Catholic priest and writer
Bread for the Journey (1996)

Kertzer, Morris N. -- “What is a Jew?” Look Magazine (1954)

Dave — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:32:57 +0000

Judaism holds that man can most genuinely worship God by imitating those qualities that are godly: As God is merciful, so must we be compassionate; as God is just, so must we deal justly with our neighbor; as God is slow to anger, so must we be tolerant.

Morris N. Kertzer (1910-1983) American rabbi, writer
“What is a Jew?” Look Magazine (1954)

Penn, William -- Fruits of Solitude, #537-539 (1682)

Dave — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:21:09 +0000

A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. Some Folks think they may Scold, Rail, Hate, Rob and Kill too; so it be but for God’s sake. But nothing in us unlike him, can please him.

William Penn (1644-1718) English writer, philosopher, politician, statesman
Fruits of Solitude, #537-539 (1682)
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