As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift.
David O. MckayRead
Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal, every fine courage of the soul – by doing good for good’s sake – that is spirituality. –
Interpretation
What this quote means
Spirituality is defined by selfless actions and noble intentions directed towards something greater than oneself.
This quote by David O. McKay encapsulates the essence of spirituality as a collection of noble qualities and actions that stem from love, sacrifice, and devotion to ideals. It suggests that true spirituality is manifested through unselfish acts, loyalty to high ideals, and courage, all executed for the sake of goodness itself, rather than for personal gain or recognition.
Themes
SpiritualitySelflessnessLoveNobleIdeal
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of community service.
More from David O. Mckay
All quotes →The rising sun can dispel the darkness of night, but it cannot banish the blackness of malice, hatred, bigotry, and selfishness from the hearts of humanity.
David O. MckayRead
Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it carries the woman close to the brink of death, motherhood also leads her into the very realm of the fountains of life and makes her co-partner with the Creator in bestowing upon eternal spirits mortal life.
David O. MckayRead
It is possible to make home a bit of heaven; indeed, I picture heaven to be a continuation of the ideal home
David O. MckayRead
Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.
David O. MckayRead
Out of the homes of America will come the future citizens of America, and only as those homes are what they should be will this nation be what it should be.
David O. MckayRead
Similar quotes
In our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.
Dwight L. MoodyRead
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.
Pope John XxiiiRead
When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
Abraham Joshua HeschelRead
In prayer, we stand where angels bow with veiled faces. There, even there, the cherubim and seraphim adore before that selfsame throne to which our prayers ascend. And shall we come there with stunted requests and narrow, contracted faith?
Charles SpurgeonRead
Prayer unites the soul to God.
Julian Of NorwichRead
Prayer is no fitful, short-lived thing. It is no voice crying unheard and unheeded in the silence. It is a voice which goes into God's ear, and it lives as long as God's ear is open to holy pleas, as long as God's heart is alive to holy things.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead