Pope Francis revealed recently he daily prays a meditation from St. Thomas More that includes the line:
“Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor. Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke.”
Quotes
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"The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes."
- Martin Luther
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"There are many moments when I wake at night, watch my husband and son as they sleep, and think about the women I’ve met over the years who want nothing more than this: to be still in the dark, free from the piercing staccato of automatic gunfire, and to not be afraid."
- Dr. Samantha Nutt
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"To limit God's revelation to a cold list of dos and don'ts is as tragic as looking at a Colorado road map and saying that you'd seen the Rockies."
- Max Lucado
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"The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares."
- Henri Nouwen
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Two things to remember in life:
- Take care of your thoughts when you are alone.
- Take care of your words when you are with people.
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"When I regarded God as a tyrant, I thought sin a trifle; but when I knew him to be my father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against him. When I thought that God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against one who loved me so, and sought my good."
- C. H. Spurgeon