Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
Fulton J. SheenRead
If you do not worship God, you worship something, and nine times out of ten it will be yourself. You have a duty to worship God, not because He will be imperfect and unhappy if you do not, but because you will be imperfect and unhappy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of worshiping God over oneself, suggesting that neglecting this leads to personal unhappiness.
Fulton J. Sheen's quote highlights the concept that worship is an inherent part of human nature; if individuals do not direct their worship towards God, they inevitably end up idolizing themselves. This self-worship often leads to dissatisfaction and imperfection in their lives, indicating that true fulfillment and happiness come from a relationship with the divine rather than self-obsession.
Themes
WorshipGodSelfHappinessDuty
In practice
Example use cases
During a sermon, the pastor quoted Sheen to emphasize humility before God.
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