Easter Sunday Quotes and Messages

Easter Sunday Quotes

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
- Robert H. Schuller

For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born.
-Alice Freeman Palmer

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.
- Robert Flatt

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.
-Deepak Chopra

Hear the bells ringing they’re singing “Christ is risen from the dead!” The angel up on the tombstone said, He is risen just as he said!
-Keith Green, The Easter Song

Let every man and woman count himself immortal.

Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection.

Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise."
- Phillips Brooks

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

Mahatma Gandhi

The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.

Basil Hume

Bible Verses for Easter

Romans 1:4-5 
And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.


Romans 6:8-11
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Philippians 3:10-12 
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. (NIV)


1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... (NIV)


Matthew 27:50-53
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. (NIV)

What Would You Rather Have?

"I would rather have one little rose
from the garden of a friend than to have the choicest flower when my stay on earth must end.

I would rather have a pleasant word in kindness said to me than flattery
when my heart is still and life has ceased to be."

Pilgrim's Theme by BukasPalad

Pilgrim's Theme by Manoling Francisco, SJ
BukasPalad Ministry

Tired of weaving dreams too loose for me to wear
Tired of watching clouds repeat their dance on air
Tired of getting tired of doing what's required
Is life a mere routine in the greater scheme of things
Through with taking roads someone else designed
Through with chasing stars that soon forget to shine
Through with going through one more day - what's new
Does my life still mean a thing in the greater scheme of things

REFRAIN 1:
I think I'll follow the voice that calls within
Dance to the silent song it sings
I hope to find my place
So my life can fall in place
I know in time I'll find my place
In the greater scheme of things
Each must go his way, but how can I decide
Which path I should take, who will be my guide
I need some kind of star to lead me somewhere far
To find a higher dream in the greater scheme of things
The road before me bends, I don't know what I'll find
Will I meet a friend or ghosts I left behind
Should I even be surprised that You're with me in disguise
For it's Your hand I have seen in the greater scheme of things

(REFRAIN 1)

BRIDGE:
For Yours is the voice in my deepest dreams
You are the heart, the very heart
Of the greater scheme of things

(REFRAIN 1)

REFRAIN 2:

Why don't we follow the voice that calls within
Dance to the silent song it sings
One day we'll find our place
For all things fall in place
For all things have a place
In the greater scheme of things

Love Quotes and Poems

Climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough. – Robert Hastings

Did you close your eyes to dream and hear the rustle of the leaves

It was my echo whispering

My heart, my soul belongs to you

I Do Not Love You by Pablo Neruda

I Do Not Love You by Pablo Neruda

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

Golden Rules for Living

Golden Rules for Living

If you open it, close it
If you turn it on, turn it off

If you unlock it, lock it up
If you break it, admit it

If you can’t fix it, call in someone who can
If you borrow it, return it

If you value it, take care of it
If you make a mess, clean it up

If you move it, put it back
If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission

If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone
If it’s none of your business, don’t ask questions

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
If it will brighten someone’s day, say it

If it will tarnish someone’s reputation, keep it to yourself

-         Author Unknown-

The A to Z of Successful Life

The A to Z of Successful Life

A-    Arrive a little early for every date or appointment.

B-    Be enthusiastic in everything you do.

C-    Complete every assigned task.

D-    Do a little bit more than what is required.

E-    Express yourself after you know the facts.

F-    Feel comfortable in every situation by being yourself.

G-    Go all out to serve others.

H-   Help and pray for your enemies.

I-      Inculcate positive values.

J-     Join in and help when you are needed.

K-    Keep your head cool; it will save you more trouble.

L-     Listen with your heart, not your ears.

M-   Make the best of what you have.

N-    Never say it is hard, instead try your best.

O-   Open your heart to those less fortunate than you.

P-    Please yourself by pleasing others.

Q-   Quickly respond to any emergency needs.

R-    Remember the spirit of Christmas should be everyday.

S-    Study as to excel in your profession.

T-     Take advantage of opportunity.

U-    Use spare time intelligently.

V-    Value your health.

W-  Work at your work.

X-    X-out any qualities that could lead to failure.

Y-    You are the most important asset. Treat it well, physically and emotionally.

Z-    Zestfully meet any challenge.

How Do I Love Thee?

How Do I Love Thee? 

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of being and ideal grace.

I love thee to the level of every day's

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for right.

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

What is LOVE?

Love is patient,
love is kind. 

It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud. 

It does not dishonor others, 

it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
New International Version (NIV)

 

Ang pag-ibig ay matiyaga
at magandang-loob,

 hindi maiinggitin,
hindi mayabang
ni mapagmataas man,

"hindi magaspang ang pag-uugali,
hindi makasarili,

 hindi magagalitin, o mapagtanim sa kapwa.

"Hindi niya ikinatutuwa ang gawaing masama,
ngunit ikinagagalak ang katotohanan. " 

"Ang pag-ibig ay mapagpatawad, mapagtiwala, puno ng pag-asa,
at mapagtiis hanggang wakas.

1 Corinto 13:4-8

Magandang Balita, Biblia

Words by Angela Manalang Gloria

Words by Angela Manalang Gloria

I never meant the words I said,

So trouble not your honest head

And never mean the words I write,

But come and kiss me now goodnight.

The words I said break with the thunder

Of billows surging into spray:

Unfathomed depths withhold the wonder

Of all the words I never say.