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Reverend Angela Ying, Pastor || 206-725-7535 || office@bethanyseattle.org
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Inspirational Quotes 2024
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- “God Will Stay with You” by John Legend
“You’ve been faithful for a while now
Faith growing stronger everyday now
It feels so good and there’s no doubt
God will stay with you
“As each morning brings sunrise
And the flowers bloom in springtime
On God’s love you can rely
And God will stay with you
“Oh God will stay with you through the ups and the downs
God will stay with you when no one else is around
And when the dark clouds arise
God will stay by your side
God knows you’ll be alright
God will stay with you
“Though Life’s troubles can get old
And our hearts tend to grow cold
God has something like miracle
God will stay with you”
- “The Summons” by John Bell
“Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
“Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
“Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen,
And admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
“Will you love the “you” you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you’ve found to reshape the world around
Through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
“God, your summons echoes true when I but call your name!
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I’ll go where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I’ll move and live and grow in you and you in me.”
- John Lamberton Bell (b.1949) is a Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland minister.
A member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist.
Responding to the suicide of Lizzie Lowe, who was afraid to tell her parents
about her sexuality, John Bell came out as gay during an address at
Greenbelt Festival. Since 2021, he has been a patron of the
Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian
community for LGBT people and their allies.
- Gay Pride Month
- “My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women (and men) while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences.”
- Audrey Geraldine Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992), from her book
“The Cancer Journals.” She was an American writer, womanist, radical feminist,
professor, philosopher and civil rights activist. She was a self-described
“black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet,” who “dedicated
both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing
injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.”
“I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you, and you, and you have got to give them hope.”
- Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930-November 27, 1978),
in his “You cannot live on hope alone”
speech on LGBT rights in 1978.
“Hope will never be silent.”
- Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930-November 27, 1978)
“How can people change their minds about us if they don’t know who we are?”
- Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930-November 27, 1978).
He was an American politician and the first openly gay
man to be elected to public office in California, as a
member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
- Reflections from Louis Armstrong
”Some of you young folks been saying to me, ‘Hey Pops, what you mean “What a Wonderful World”?’ How about all them wars all over the place? You call them wonderful? And how about hunger and pollution? That ain’t so wonderful either.’ ”
“Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute. Seems to me, it ain’t the world that’s so bad but what we’re doing to it. And all I’m saying is, see, what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance. Love.”
“What a Wonderful World”
Verse 1
“I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Verse 2
“I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Bridge
“The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying, “I love you”
Verse 3
“I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more
Than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world.”
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971). He was nicknamed
"Satchmo" and "Pops", and was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was
among the most influential figures in jazz. The song was written by
George David Weiss & Bob Thiele.
“It’s a Wonderful World" was sung by Mr. Armstrong during the
Vietnam War. As he shared its message of love, so do we keep
working and praying for peace in Gaza, Ukraine, and the world.” - A.Y.
- Power of Love
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) (27 Nov. 1942 – 18 Sept. 1970)
American guitarist, singer, songwriter. Not verified he really said this.
Regarded as one of the most influential electric
guitarists in the history of popular music.
“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”
- William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898)
British Liberal politician, Prime Minister. Attributed to him in
“The National Elementary Principal” Vol 28, Page 34 (1948).
“My books, they all have only one message: the heart's Power of Love must replace the mind's Love of Power. If I have the Power of Love, then I shall claim the whole World as my own.
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World Peace can be achieved when the Power of Love replaces the Love of Power.”
- Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007)
spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
musician and athlete. From his book
“My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).
“When the power of love replaces the love of power, man will have a new name: God.”
- Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007) -
spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
musician and athlete. From his book
“My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
- James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987)
American novelist, short story writer, playwright,
essayist, and social critic.
- Draw the Circle Wide
Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still.
Let this be our song: no one stands alone.
Standing side by side, draw the circle wide.
God the still point of the circle.
Round you all creation turns.
Nothing lost but held forever. In God’s gracious arms.
Let our hearts touch far horizons. So encompass great and small.
Let our loving know no borders. Faithful to God’s call.
In your sadness and your grief,
And when pain seems as if there’s no relief.
We will hold you — until the storms subside.
Draw the circle wide.
- adapted from Mark Miller and Gordon Light’s
“Draw the Circle Wide”
- MLK on Power and Love
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
- Martin Luther King - from his 1967 book
“Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”
- “I am the Light of the World”
Chorus:
“I am the light of the world.
You people come and follow me!
If you follow and love, you’ll learn the mystery,
Of what you were meant to do and be.
“When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone.
When the sages and the shepherds have found their way home,
The work of Christmas is begun!
“To find the lost and lonely one,
To heal the broken soul with love,
To feed the hungry children with warmth and good food,
To feel the earth below, the sky above.
“To free the prisoner from all chains,
To make the powerful care,
To rebuild the nations with strength and goodwill,
To see all God’s children everywhere.
“To bring hope to every task you do, to dance at a baby’s new birth,
To make music in an old person’s heart, and sing to the colors of the earth!
“To bring hope to every task you do,
To dance at a baby's new birth,
To make music in an old man's heart,
And sing to the colors of the earth!”
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