Thomas Gumbleton famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

We canot become nonviolent on the basis of intellectual conviction. Commitment to nonviolence demands a very profound conversion of mind and heart. If we take the time to pray with Jesus, we too will be converted in mind and heart. It wonï¿½t work if we try to reason it out. The only way is through a change of heart, a coming into a way of being that is the way of Jesus.
-- Thomas Gumbleton

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In the struggle for the rights of the poor in Central America and other places where globalization is bringing its negative effects, there is no organization more effective than the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights.
-- Thomas Gumbleton

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We now to peace and darkness And earth and thee restore Thy creature that thou madest And wilt cast forth no more.
The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passionâ€“â€“ cools your fears with peace.
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.
Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.
You donâ€™t have to be part of a club to know Jesus. And you donâ€™tï»¿ have to be part of a scene to know Jesus. And you donâ€™t have to be perfect to know Jesus. You donâ€™t even have to be semi-perfect to know Jesus. You just have to be willing, and open, and honest.
You can't accuse the creator of The Boondocks, ... Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.
The safe place lies in obedience to God's Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance.
Because I liked you better Than suits a man to say, It irked you, and I promised I'd throw the thought away. To put the world between us We parted stiff and dry: 'Farewell,' said you, 'forget me.' 'Fare well, I will,' said I. If e'er, where clover whitens The dead man's knoll, you pass, And no tall flower to meet you Starts in the trefoiled grass, Halt by the headstone shading The heart you have not stirred, And say the lad that loved you Was one that kept his word.
But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts. And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts

Thomas Gumbleton famous quotes

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