For me Christ was not to be bought for thirty pieces of silver but with my heart's blood. We buy not cheap in this market.
Dorothy DayRead
I do not know how to love God except by loving the poor. I do not know how to serve God except by serving the poor.... Here, within this great city of nine million people, we must, in this neighborhood, on this street, in this parish, regain a sense of community which is the basis for peace in the world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True love for God is demonstrated through love and service to the poor.
In this quote, Dorothy Day emphasizes the importance of serving the less fortunate as a fundamental expression of one's love for God. She suggests that genuine faith is interconnected with acts of compassion and community-building, highlighting the need to foster a sense of togetherness to achieve peace and harmony in a diverse urban setting.
Themes
LoveServiceCommunityGodPeacePoor
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about community service, one could quote this to inspire action.
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All quotes →The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our knowledge of and belief in love.
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As we come to know the seriousness of the situation, the war, the racism, the poverty in our world, we come to realize that things will not be changed simply by words or demonstrations. Rather, it's a question of living one's life in a drastically different way.
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Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
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