I love the idea of the Sacrificial Lamb...The point of the death of Christ is that Christ took on the sins of the world, so that what we put out did not come back to us, and that our sinful nature does not reap the obvious death. That's the point. It should keep us humbled. It's not our own good works that get us through the gates of heaven.
— Bono (b. 1960), Leadsänger von U2, Aktivist
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Humility & Pride, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
Bono
Der 1960 geborene irische Musiker Bono ist Leadsänger der Rockband U2 und als weltweiter humanitärer Aktivist tätig. Sein öffentliches Wirken verbindet den Einsatz gegen Armut und Ungerechtigkeit mit einem überkonfessionellen Glauben, der biblische Motive von Gnade und sozialer Verantwortung hervorhebt. Für Bibelleser steht er für einen unkonventionellen, gesellschaftsrelevanten Glauben, der zugleich im Spannungsfeld zu öffentlicher Kritik an Steuergestaltungen und elitenorientiertem Prominenten-Aktivismus steht.
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller