God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
Billy GrahamRead
Christmas is not a myth, not a tradition, not a dream. It is a glorious reality.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Christmas is a tangible reality that transcends myths and traditions.
Billy Graham emphasizes that Christmas should not be viewed merely as a collection of myths, traditions, or dreams, but rather as a significant and glorious reality that brings meaning and truth to our lives. This statement highlights the importance of recognizing the true essence of Christmas beyond its commercial and celebratory aspects.
Themes
ChristmasRealityTraditionMeaningCelebration
In practice
Example use cases
This quote would be perfect to share during a holiday gathering to remind everyone of the true meaning of Christmas.
More from Billy Graham
All quotes βThe wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
Billy GrahamRead
Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.
Billy GrahamRead
God will not force himself upon us against our will. If we want his love, we need to believe in him. We need to make a definite, positive act of commitment and surrender to the love of God. No one can do it for us.
Billy GrahamRead
Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.
Billy GrahamRead
Heaven doesn't make this life less important; it makes it more important.
Billy GrahamRead
Similar quotes
No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world. I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker.
Mikhail BakuninRead
Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
Hell is the bloodcurdling mansion of time, in whose profoundest circle Satan himself waits, winding a gargantuan watch in his hand.
Antonio MachadoRead
Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity, and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.
George Bernard ShawRead
A bad peace is even worse than war.
TacitusRead
Someday no one will remember that she ever existed, I wrote in my notebook, and then, or that I did. Because memories fall apart, too. And then you're left with nothing, left not even with a ghost but with its shadow. In the beginning, she had haunted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my memory and everyone else's, dying again.
John GreenRead